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Pubs • Drinks • British • American
"We booked lunch for 6 of us, for pre theatre meal. We were shown to our table on arrival, which was at the back of the restaurant, where beer barrels and pizza boxes were stored. We were there about 5 minutes and a delivery arrived, sp for the next 15 minutes the door was opened and closed while the delivery driver unloaded. Our main courtesies arrived and 2 of the 6 dishes were cold. We were told they would be cooked again fresh snd take 3 minutes. The rest of the party had finished their main courses by the time the dishes were replaced. Ambience if sitting in a cold store room and cold food made for a very disappointing visit. ."
Pizza • Mexican • Seafood • Italian
"I was served by a tall, dark-haired girl who I believe must be the manager; if she isn’t, she certainly should be because her service was exceptional. On the other hand, the guy at the bar, who resembled Ed Sheeran, was quite unfriendly and distant. We would have felt unwelcome if it weren't for the waitress, who worked hard to make us feel at home. She was constantly moving around to ensure all of us were taken care of, seemingly compensating for the lack of effort from the rest of the staff. I was really impressed by her ability to manage the place almost single-handedly. The food was great, but there seemed to be a lack of leadership on the floor. Also, I noticed a red-haired guy actively trying to undermine our waitress, which created an uncomfortable atmosphere. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have given this place a 4-star rating."
Fish • Meat • Steak • Chinese
"My hubby treated us both to the Carvery lunch in Harrod's Georgian Restaurant.We had a buyagift voucher. WOW! It was lovely. The atmosphere was fab. The staff were friendly and not overbearing. We had an amazing selection of starters. Fish, meat, a variety of salads, cheeses, breads, the list is endless. We then had the most delicious carvery lunch the meat was the best I have ever tasted! It's well worth a visit. Go on treat yourself!!!!"
Wine • Beer • French • Drinks
"Very disappointed with one turkey dinner (lots of gristle) and bill did not deduct deposit I had paid previously -this should have been done automatically it was only because I checked that it came to light. Please get this sorted out. A bad mistake!"
Tea • Pizza • Coffee • Healthy
"I received the group on voucher as a gift, so was really looking forward to going for afternoon tea to celebrate my sisters birthday. What a let down. there was a toaster left out filthy next to our table. Staff didn 't want to be there (although they were lovely when talking to us, No one asked if we were vegetarian etc. I asked what teas they have and a lady brought over a box and said 'there 's some in there, have a look ' so i felt awkward and just selected normal, she didn 't even ask my sister. Had to ask for my sisters prosecco, No music on, sat by a door that was broken and staff and customers kept banging shut and moving the metal arm on the top up and down. Sandwiches were rock hard, the watercress on top was pathetic. Cakes were nice and so was the scone. Its clear to me that the hotel has gone down in standards as everything seemed to be budget. There was only 3 tables in and i understand why. I wouldn 't return again."
Kebab • Sushi • Cafés • Seafood
"This cat themed bar and lunch restaurant is lovely. Portions may be a bit small for some, but everything is delicious. We brought our little son with us and they were super accommodating, making space for his pram etc. Also, they have the most adorable dessert menu, with little hand-drawn pictures of what's on offer for the day pinned to tiny little cork boards. This is the upside of the portions not being massive; you always have space for dessert here! :"
Kebab • Mexican • Turkish • Barbecue
"here for Christmas moms. beautiful restaurant, but on a Tuesday evening at the beginning of December was in the grunde empty, only one table taken, although another table later taken in the night. presumably in comparison to bogaz in the moulsham street and eating was just as good. this restaurant is located directly in front of the actual center of chelmsford, but is recommended to visit."
Asian • Indian • Casual • Full Available
"My wife and I have already experienced the lovely food fayres of this restaurant. We had visited a few years ago in a six person party. On this occasion we visited with close friends and we were not let down. The refurbished restaurant is lovely and the food surpassed our expectations. Our starters were chosen after a while deliberating and consisted of a prawn kati roll, a chicken tikka, a chicken chaat and an onion bhajia. Four different starters and all so well cooked. Just lovely we all mentioned. Our main choices included a lamb jalfrezi superb , 2 x chicken manchoozi superb and a chicken tikka masala very tasty We opted for onion rice, egg rice, plain naan and a keema naan which again were delicious and fresh and light. The flavours of all of our food were delicious and very well spiced, but definitely not over bearing, juts tasty and right.....if only this restaurant was near to home we would be there every week. It is an absolute must for anyone visiting this area who fancies a very nice Indian meal."
Full • Wine • British • High Tea
"Lovely location, and good weather enabled everyone to sit outside on the sunny terrace. The staff were friendly and welcoming and provided good service, but the food was disappointing. Some sandwiches were dry, tasted as though they'd been made the day before. The waiter replaced it promptly with another dry sandwich. The desserts were small taster size portions (which was fine) but did not appear freshly made. The cream tea part of the menu was nice, but again a very small scone. The gluten free option was preferred over the regular afternoon tea by our group."
Sushi • Pizza • Asiatic • Seafood
"We have been meaning to come here for a while. We were impressed with the whole evening. We stated in the drawing room to look over the menu and have a pre meal drink. We made our orders and were then lead to the atmospheric dining room. We were given a taster soup before our main meal. The attention to detail in the quailty of the food is what you always hope for and seldom get. This is a small and friendly team, who know what they are doing. After the meal the chef came and had a chat and talked about locally sourced and seasonal produce used. We have booked to return in April to celebrate a big birthday with all the family. After discussing our desires, within 48 hours an emailed proposal has been sent and included detailed with had not considered. We have no hesitation in recommending this and whilst it is not cheap, I do not consider this expensive."
Beer • Wine • Pasta • Coffee
"I stay at La Gaffe Hotel whenever I am working in London (which is in normal times very often and I consider it my 'home from home '. I have been staying there regularly for at least 15 years. I LOVE it. The staff are so helpful, and put up with my somewhat unconventional work hours with great good humour, always making sure I manage to get some dinner if I need it. The food is wonderful, and has my friends from all over the world drooling when I post photos of a particularly succulent supper dish on Facebook. Another major plus is the wonderful people one meets whilst staying there many of whom have become close friends over the years. There is always someone to chat to, even if staying there as a single female (which is not usually the case in other hotels... As I have often said to Lorenzo Stella, the owner, I just would not be able to function in my job without La Gaffe in my life. La Gaffe is 58 years young, and long may it continue to flourish both as a Restaurant and a Hotel!"
Full • Lunch • Brunch • British
"Where do I start! My husband and I were looking forward to afternoon tea at the Orangery restaurant, after perusing the menu online beforehand it sounded quite nice. When we arrived we were greeted and shown to our table, the place was almost empty, with only one more couple there. We were asked if we’d like tea or coffee, this came out after 5 minutes. The wobbly cake stand with the very sparse amount of sandwiches and selection of cakes came out much later and our teapot was nice and empty by this time! We weren’t offered a refill and tried in vain to get the attention of the waitress who was extremely busy chatting to the other couple about house prices for about 10 minutes. She noticed my husband waving his arms in desperation to get her attention and completely ignored him 4 times! Eventually she managed to fetch us another pot then took the rest of our milk away whilst she refilled it in the kitchen. I thought we were going to die of thirst! The sandwiches we received were not the ones advertised online. We were given plain ham, cheese and pickle, egg mayonnaise and salmon. Where were the watercress, horseradish, cress etc and the coronation chicken? 4 small fingers of basic sandwiches each…. Not enough and I could have made these at home! The scones weren’t warmed and the cakes bore no resemblance to the menu whatsoever! Where were the mango tarts, Victoria sandwiches, pistachio macarons? We received, very dry coffee and lemon cake, chocolate cake and chocolate macaron. Not very inspiring at all for the hefty £21.95 per head price tag! We couldn’t eat a lot of it as it was that rubbish! We did think we might get chance to take the rest home for the kids, but after waiting another 15 minutes to get any attention we gave up and left. As we stepped out of the door the waitress shouted across the room to us to see if we wanted to take the rest home. We said we would have if she had bothered to ask us 15 minutes earlier. Overall a dreadful experience, zero customer service, very inattentive staff, please don’t waste your hard earned cash on this place. Whilst we were there we looked at reviews on trip advisor and see that many people have complained. Short replies have been added by the Orangery saying that they have taken note of the comments, yet absolutely nothing has been done about any of it! We won’t be returning!"
Food • Steak • Grill • British
"they love the service and the atmosphere in industry. eat big as long as they are not vegetarian, how sad the veggie main for the last months was risotto, which in my opinion can give you a vegetarian after the most boring unimaginative dishes. as there is a vegetarian in our party, they are not to return to frequent basic to have the same laborious walking option. a real scandal as the other courts are really imaginative. a little fantasy in this department would bring us through the door much more often. Otherwise, the location or the personal cannot owe."
Thai • Beer • Asian • Drinks
"I loved the efforts the chef put. Food was lovely!!!!!! My boyfriend wanted some fries but they didn't have any. We were okay with it but few minutes later they presented the fries which were okay but they made a homemade sauce which was absolute delight! The staff was so sweet I loved it. Later, since they don't serve fries, they didn't even add it in the bill. I felt so bad. But they were very sweet. Will definitely go back there!"
Cafés • Steak • Asiatic • British
"this is my favorite pub for eating in banbury. but this time, despite the online booking on a day or two before, we came to lunch to find out the kitchen was closed for the renovation. instead we had a great all-day breakfast from rain’s cafe!"
Italian
"The welcome was warm, the staff was attentive, and the dining experience was enjoyable as always."
Sushi • Steak • Drinks • Japanese
"My family of five dined at Kouzu while on vacation. Each of us felt a very strange vibe at Kouzu. We were seated in a corner of the first level by a woman who then took our drink orders. There was only one or two other tables filled. My son ordered a soda—a coke. She said they didn’t serve any soda in the restaurant. Really? So he instead ordered a water. She proceeded to bring a large bottle of water that she opened in front of us. I asked what it was—that he wanted just a tap water in place of the soda they didn’t carry. The server then left the table. Another gentlemen came around and sort of took over. I asked him why they didn’t carry any other drinks except water—he said oh we have lemonade coke, Diet Coke etc. The next strange thing was the menu. They gave us ample time with the menu and when they came to take our order I asked what a certain thing was—he said oh that’s a priz five menu that’s different! This menu has never been passed out to us. This was a sushi restaurant and what is nice—and needed quite honestly—is a rundown of each item as it’s placed on the table, as the majority of us ordered a la carte. This didn’t happen. I will say the food itself was delicious, however, the strange vibe we got coupled with the sizable price tag would deter me from patronizing this restaurant again if given the chance."
Pizza • Italian • European • Vegetarian
"Booked Esca on chance as it was near Glasgow Green and Barrowlands Ballroom. I was not disappointed, as we were shown quickly to our table and had prompt service. We were both able to order easily from the choices on the pre-theatre menu and I was impressed by the vegetarian 'meatballs ' with spaghetti. The bill was very reasonable for the food and wine we enjoyed and I would return!"
Tea • Full • Dining • Spanish
"We had read reviews of La Casa and were not disappointed. The food was lovely, authentic and very tasty, portions generous- we had a mix of vegetarian and meat Mezze, and the lamb cops with rosemary potatoes, orange cake and crema catalana for dessert. Service was friendly and swift. Recommend booking ahead, especially during festival season."
Pub • Vegan • British • Vegetarian
"We chose The Black Horse today for a pre Valentine’s Day lunch. A table was ready for us after only calling to book with 30 mins notice. The staff were all so friendly and accommodating, I had an off menu gin cocktail made for me which was lovely and all of our food came out hot and was delicious, especially the rolo cheesecake! Really enjoyed our meal today and can definitely say we’ll be back again. We would highly recommend the black horse and really hope the new owners are successful as they were lovely too. Thank you!"