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G Bistro

G Bistro

Gisborough Hall, TS14 6PT, Redcar and Cleveland, United Kingdom

Full • Bistro • British • European


"We had dinner here 10 days before Christmas, and the bistro being less than half full should already be a sign to the management that something isn't right.The menu is very limited and lacked imagination. We had 3 different dishes risotto, salmon and pasta, and chicken shawarma. Sadly the risotto was dry, lacked seasoning and taste, and had a slab of goats' cheese on top rather than adding flavour and moisture by being stirred throughout. It was similar with the salmon, with over cooked fish sitting on a pile of pasta. The shawarma was just very strange. The whole dish was something that could be pulled together with cupboard ingredients and the leftovers from yesterday's roast chicken and doesn't deserve place on the menu. The chicken had been previously cooked (it was obvious from the taste), and mixed with far too much chilli that destroyed any potential balance. They even managed to mess around with the pitta. Rather than serving puffed pittas that could be stuffed with chicken, it was cut into pieces and piled onto the plate as if it was just flatbread. If we had not been visiting with parents (that would have been upset) every dish would have been sent back to the kitchen and we would have gone elsewhere.The venue makes a lot of fuss about the pedigree of the chef, and even has large photos in the toilets (very odd). The menu and cooking however is that of an inexperienced or amateur team.The only factor stopping the rating being terrible is that they served good coffee while we sat in the lounge next to the real fire."

Taco Mazama

Taco Mazama

6 Renfield St, City Centre, Glasgow, G25AL, G1 3, United Kingdom

Food • Meat • Cheese • Mexican


"I stopped here on Saturday night for a late night feed with my other half. I 'd had a massive lunch so wasn 't actually that hungry, but the S.O. was starving and suggested Taco Mazama as a nice alternative to a greasy takeaway! I 'd been in the Taco Mazama inside Central Station before but was left a bit unimpressed by the standard of service I 'd received, although the food was nice. I 'm happy to say the Renfield St shop was different! I opted for a small quesadilla filled with chipotle shredded tofu, cheddar cheese (duh), caramelised onions and jalapenos which came to £4.50. S.O. got the fajita filled with beef and chorizo chilli and it was the more enormous thing I 've ever seen! The server ripped the first tortilla because it was packed so full! We took away and ate once we were home and I loved it. S.O. said his fajita was too beany but he 's a notorious fusspot! I got the roast tomato and chipotle salsa to dip my quesadilla in and it was nice and spicy! I think next time though I 'll ask for a side order of sour cream because my mouth was on fire by the time I was finished! The staff were super nice in the store. I asked the server to talk me through using the Swipii machine because I hadn 't used my Swipii card before. Turns out she hadn 't either but was kind enough to stand and go through it with me. I really liked the vibe in the shop and liked that they have the allergens menu on the wall for you to look at. I hadn 't realised how many veggie options were on offer before, and I think I 'll definitely be back for more. There 's not many seats in the shop, but I 'd like to sit in on my next visit also. I 'd like to add I got a quesadilla once from Pinto (a place I actually really liked) and it was such a disappointment. I honestly was devastated by how terrible it was because I 'd been looking forward to it all day, and I 've not been back to Pinto since! I think Taco Mazama will be my go to place for fast mexifood now!"