Castlereagh
Bistro

Bistro

556 Saintfield Road, BT8 8EU, Castlereagh, United Kingdom

Pizza • Seafood • European • Fast Food


"I have visited this place a few times over the years and I always had an enjoyable meal here but unfortunately I was disappointed following my visit on Sunday. Mum and I called in for a spot of lunch, I ordered the vegetarian carbonara and mum had the Turkey Ham dinner. When the bowl of carbonara was put down in front of me it looked great, and was plentiful. However when I started eating it, the pasta was overcooked while the vegetables were undercooked and the sauce was was so runny it was more like a soup and the overall taste was bland. The two slices of toasted garlic bread were the best part of my meal. On the plus side my mum enjoyed her meal. There was a bit of confusion with our desserts, my ordered the winter berry crumble that was served with a very small pot of custard, which was cold, not sure if this was supposed to be served like this? I had to ask the waitress for my dessert (Eton Mess ice cream) that I still hadn't received, when I got it it was OK but was more like a raspberry ripple ice cream as there wasn't much meringue in it. Overall I felt the food let the place down as the staff were friendly and helpful and the bistro is a nice place but the food was bland tasting. Portion sides are large and I feel that portion sizes could be smaller with more of a focus on quality and taste, just my personal opinion. Card machine wasn't working so had to taken into the hotel reception area to pay for the meal. Would not be in a hurry back."