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The Spice Centre

The Spice Centre

37-38 High West Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1UP, West Dorset, United Kingdom

Vegan • Indian • Vegetarian • Gluten Free


"I purchased a groupon voucher. First time I tried to use it I booked a table for two over the phone. No problem they booked me in for the specified time. But when I said I had a groupon voucher I was told I could only use it on a quiet night, not the night which I had already booked for. Ok. So I rebooked for a 'quiet night '. When we arrived it was empty. We were the only people there. We ordered drinks and food. Food was mediocre. Quality rather than quantity, not what I would expect from an Indian restaurant. I would compare it to Iceland frozen curry. We didn 't complain but decided we wouldn 't bother with dessert. The Manager knew we were using a groupon voucher before we ordered however when we wanted to pay and I showed him the photo of the groupon voucher on my phone complete with barcode, Security code and groupon code he scrutinised every detail on it. He said there was no date on it and said to me that people try to use vouchers which are out of date. I then had to point out to him the valid date on it. Then he said we should have printed it out. Then he messed about trying to take a photo of it with his own phone. Then he said I had to give him my phone number in case there was a 'problem ' with the voucher. It was really very awkward. Almost as though he just didn 't want to redeem it. I have used groupon before and I know how to use the groupon voucher code and merchants have never had a problem taking the details off my phone before. I had already read several reviews about the spice centre bad customer service but I had decided to purchase the groupon voucher anyway. I really wished I hadn 't. I won 't go again and will warn everyone I know not to waste their time or money on the Spice centre."

The Restaurant Bar & Grill Manchester

The Restaurant Bar & Grill Manchester

14 John Dalton Street Manchester, M2 6JR, United Kingdom

Asian • Cafés • Mexican • Barbecue


"Restaurant Bar Grill is owned by Individual Restaurants, of which own a couple of restaurants around the city, including on in partnership with celebrity chef, Gino D 'acampo which is one of my favourite Italians in the city, this offers a different type of cuisine in a large, stunning building just off Deansgate on John Dalton Street, it is opposite Salvi 's. Walking in, it doesn 't feel like a restauraunt at all and I did struggle to find this place at first and I had to use Google Maps in my own city and only located it through it being opposite Salvi 's. The place inside is huge, you enter through a bar, upstairs you have the restauraunt and terrace area, keep going up and you have Head Office. The staff were so friendly and kind especially the host who escorted me upstairs and to my seat. The gluten free menu had some good options, I ordered a gluten free greek kebab, I was told it consisted of chicken, peppers, onions and it sounded pretty good so I ordered it, the service, however, was really slow and I must have been waiting over 20 25 minutes only to be served a gluten containing item instead, it was served with a form of bread, I had to check it was gluten free, only to be told No I asked them to remake the dish as it wasn 't gluten free to avoid cross contamination which they had no problem with, again this meant I had to wait even longer which was a pain considering the restauraunt was mostly empty, with only 3 or 4 tables of which looked like staff sitting there, probably from Head Office as they didn 't seem to be ordering food either, I totally understand waiting for food when it 's busy but considering it was virtually empty, I can 't understand why or at least I didn 't understand why until I tasted the food, I couldn 't understand why a stunning, large venue offering 50% off food could be empty, of course until the food. My kebab was awful and if it wasn 't for the staff making it free due to my long waiting time and the fact I didn 't want to spend much longer in the restauraunt, I would have sent it back. The chicken was bland, and it also had halloumi on which I wasn 't expecting, I bit into this and it tasted so bad, halloumi is one of my most hated foods anyway, accompanied by something which tasted like pico de gallo, this just put me right off my food regardless, I do think a better explanation either on the menu or from the staff at what food would be served is warranted, as I didn 't get what I was expecting at all. The portion size for the prize also is laughable, my dish normally would have cost £18.50, with no sides plus a service charge. 1* Considering how great the host and most of the staff were it 's a shame to give such a low rating, but I think it is warranted given the circumstances of the long wait times, poorly described terrible food and the fact I was given gluten by mistake and if I hadn 't of been suspicious and asked to confirm if my food was gluten free, I could have been really ill. By the time my dish was remade, I had lost all confidence in this place to be able to deliver a safe meal regardless."

Wagamama Bristol Cribbs Causeway

Wagamama Bristol Cribbs Causeway

The Mall, Merlin Road,Patchway, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, BS345DG, BS34 5DG, United Kingdom

Cafe • Wine • Italian • Burgers


"Visited at lunch on 29th April 2023. We had not been to Cribbs Causeway in years and had not been to a Carluccio's for years too. Decided to have lunch at Carluccio's. A very pleasant, Italian host (the gentleman with dark hair) greeted us. We had the option to choose where we would like to be seated as it was not very busy when we entered. Waitress, Sofia was very lovely. Though the restaurant does cater for gluten and dairy intolerances/allergies, which is very much appreciated as they have quite a lot of options, Sofia was very aware of what could be served without having to consult the kitchen. As Sofia mentioned that she is Coeliac, I guess she could empathise with me as it is not a choice to avoid gluten and dairy. Sofia clearly takes pride in her customer service. It was a pleasure to have such a lovely, polite waitress. The only negative regarding the food would be, Carluccio's should have a better range of desserts for gluten and dairy intolerance instead of just having sorbet as an option. Sometimes, we would like to have something more substantial like a tart or a slice of cake and in this day and age it should not just be a sorbet on offer. Saying this, Carluccio's is not the only restuarant who has this problem when it comes to desserts for people who can't eat both dairy and gluten but seeing that the rest of the menu is quite good for people with these intolerances, the desserts, let me down. However, the great customer service received and the tasty food that all 3 of us enjoyed, are reasons to return. Have to add that some of the seating does need repairs as the rips in the leather/fabric is not very attractive looking when being shown to a table with rips in the seat. I do not know if this is an issue that Cribbs Causeway Maintenance/management should deal with, but it would be worth addressing."