Seared Fillet Of Seabass
Crab & Lobster

Crab & Lobster

Dishforth Road Asenby Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3QL, Harrogate, United Kingdom

French • Cheese • English • Seafood


"Very disappointed with this restaurant. I booked as we were in the area and the menu looked good. We skipped starters and went straight to mains, I ordered the Haddock in mustard sauce my husband opted for the Malaysian fish curry. When my dish arrived, the ill advised tower of onion rings on my fish had collapsed and they were hanging off the edge of the plate almost taking my poached egg with them. Why the chef had tried to defy gravity I don't know but I wish he'd put that effort into flavour and colour. The plate was beige and tasted the same. There was a lack of flavour in the mustard sauce and the mash. The onion rings were weird, the batter was chewy. My husband declared his Malaysian curry to be bland. We decided to have pudding, they were much better but not good enough to warrant the price. At the end of the meal it took 45 minutes to get the bill and pay. The staff were clearing plates from empty tables and seemed to have forgotten they had customers. The ambiance in the restaurant was strange when we arrived it was quiet despite plenty of customers and we felt we had to whisper, later with live music we couldn't hear each other. The decor was odd, an attempted blend of old fashioned dining with quirky additions didn't really work. My overall impression is that this restaurant is stuck in the 1980s. I don't mind paying more for exciting dishes, but all the excitement was on the menu. This meal would have been poor value at half the price."

Reids Billericay

Reids Billericay

66-68 Laindon Road, Billericay CM12 9LD, United Kingdom, Basildon

Pub • Steak • Vegan • British


"Booked lunch for a birthday meal at 12 o'clock, was told to go into the bar where we could get drinks beforehand. No bartender to greet us, floors hadn't been cleaned and empty cups and glasses still on the bar from the night before. When we went into the restaurant at around 12:20 the gentleman from the bar area began serving us more drinks, during this time there were two young waitresses also in attendance who didn't seem to be doing much. After a long wait we eventually gave our food order to the young waiter and our starters only came out at around 13:30! Mains came out at around 14:30 which for a 12 o'clock booking is madness especially as we were the only table in the restaurant! The young waitresses who brought out the main courses didn't even know what some of the dishes were called and couldn't tell the difference between a chicken burger and a wagyu burger! This is bad enough but there were only six main courses on the lunch menu to memorize. I had the wagyu burger which was far too small for the bun and was of the same standard as a wetherspoons burger and for £16.00 completely overpriced! The furniture needs replacing as all the original chairs and tables back from 2005 when it was known as The Ivory Rooms ares till being used, really sad to see a place that used to have great food and service turn into this. In short, this is pub food with restaurant prices and some of the staff need more training!"