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55 Degrees North

55 Degrees North

Portrush, Coleraine, United Kingdom

Food • Pizza • Steak • Pasta


"today to say that they were short personal, which was good, waitress explained, we had to go to the bar to order meals themselves, which was absolutely in order again. we have set ourselves and ordered our meals in the bar fast enough. However...no child menu was available, we were told that this was a menu for everyone. every adult meal came apart about mins and a meal was not served, all we thought it was on the way because the great waiting time served between other meals. a meal was absolutely ice cold and it was not possible this was explained to the waiting staff and the meal was taken away without other cakes. as I eat my meal, I discovered a wood shock that was redirected to the waiting staff. the young waiter took the wood from me, examined it, threw it on the floor and told me: “I am not the cook.” about a few minutes later a waitress came to ask, everything was in order and I explained a meal was ice cold, there were wood in mine (which I was not able to show her how the younger waiter threw it away) and another meal did not arrive at all. about a few minutes later the same waitress came back to explain after talking to the cook, the wood was “cold”. my brother in law was with me who is in the did a cook himself and could confirm that this was not ingwer, it was sharp and could scratch the skin. I then asked how the cook would know that it was ingwer if he did not really see the foreign object in my meal!? my man asked the personal if they had baby change facilities they told him they hadn't done it, they explained there was only one disabled toilet on the doorstep. my son had to be moved on the floor in the bathroom. when I later asked where the toilets were to be used for me, I was directed on toilets below that in the did perfectly functioning baby change facilities! the manager wouldn't talk to us and instead he sent his waiting staff to communicate with us. we got a refund for the unsatisfactory meals, but that was far from the standard we expected, I can confirm that I never returned to this restaurant."

Boat House

Boat House

Loch Lomond, Balloch G83 8QZ, G83 0NH, Alexandria Railway Station, United Kingdom

£££ • Food • Pasta • Pizza


"Booked this place for 8 people to celebrate a Graduation. Off to a bad start, no-one greeting guests at arrival and was left standing for at least 5 minutes before a waitress who seemed to have an attitude finally showed us to our table. Service was ok to start with taking drinks and main meal orders reasonably promptly. However when the drinks arrive there was an extra drink that no-one had ordered. The main courses then arrived in dribs and drabs with at least 10minutes(possibly longer) between the first dish arriving and the last one, by which time the fist dishes had cooled noticeably. Food was ok but nothing special. Make sure you check the menu and prices before you go as the costs can quickly escalate. Also we had one guest who likes to enjoy their food and takes their time eating it. This didn 't stop the staff clearing the rest of the table leave this one individual still eating, felt completely inappropriate and a clear sign to get a move on. Ordered desert which again was ok but nothing special. Then the fun of trying to get the bill and pay for it. Our original waitress seemed to have disappeared and finally managed to attract a member of staffs attention from the opposite side of the room. Asked for the bill and eventually someone came over with the bill then walked away. I assumed that they were away getting the payment reader but no. Had to finally flag down the Manager and asked to pay. He did return with the card reader at least. Spoke to the Manager on the way out and expressed our huge disappointment and clearly stated that this would be our FIRST AND LAST TIME . He offered an apology but by that time just wanted to get out of the place. No I would not recommend this place!"

West Mersea Oyster

West Mersea Oyster

Coast Road, CO5 8NA, Colchester, United Kingdom

Fish • Pasta • Seafood • British


"We were really looking forward to trying the seafood platter. The presentation wasn 't exciting, felt like everything had just been plopped onto the platter with no thought. There was water and brine puddling on the platter, I overheard someone on the table next to us saying the same thing about theirs. Perhaps they were short-staffed and it was an off day because whoever prepared our platter had little experience and no love for seafood which is simple to prepare especially in a seafood restaurant. Most of the seafood had obviously just been defrosted, hence the water. I do feel that the seafood shouldn 't be advertised as being 'fresh ' when this isn 't the case, fresh should be advertised as fresh and where frozen you as a restaurant are obliged to let customers know they are paying for and eating frozen seafood. Some but not all customers know the difference straight away. Whether a customer can tell the difference is irrelevant, it isn 't good practice to not be truthful especially where food is concerned. The only reason I was reluctant to complain was because this was a treat and I didn 't want to ruin the afternoon. We will return to the island which is really lovely but unfortunately not back to this place which strangely doesn 't even offer basic traditional fish and chips, I fact no hot food at all! After wandering around, there are much nicer places to eat for next time."

Cadgwith Cove

Cadgwith Cove

New Road, TR12 7JX, Cornwall,Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom

Pubs • Steak • Seafood • British


"Friday 25th August 2023, My husband and I we saw a sign for a 17th Century Seafood Inn at Cadgwith Cove, and so we decided to explore this further. A steep narrow lane winds down to a small cove, divided by a small rocky promontory. Thatched stone cottages cluster round the beach. It is a working fishing port and local fishermen catch mainly crab and lobsters out in the bay and these are sold at the fish market on the quay. We parked the car in the car park at the top of the hill and took the path down to Cadgwith Cove. The path wound through a wild flower meadow and then down through the thatched cottages, even through gardens on the way to the cove, a very idyllic place with pastel coloured cottages and lovely cottage gardens. A flight of steps brings you out opposite the harbour quay, with its brightly coloured fishing boats and buoys, nets, chains and winches used in the catching of lobsters and crabs. Cadgwith Cove Inn was a lovely thatched inn, with a lovely outside courtyard, where you could sit and eat in the sunshine; they also have a nice indoor restaurant. My husband and I had a nice table for two inside. The restaurant is oak beamed and has pictures of seafarers and boats and plaques about boats which have been lost to sea in the cove. We perused the small but interesting menu; it had lots of lovely fish dishes on it and we ordered our food. We both had starters; my husband had scallops and I had crab pate served with brown bread and butter. The starters were delicious and were just the perfect size to get the palate started. My husband for his main course had the prawn, hake and monkfish curry served with rice, which he said was delicious. I had lobster thermadore served with a nice crispy salad and buttered new potatoes. The lobster was to live for and I had lots of fun excavating the meat, so all that was left was a pile of sculpture like shells. The meal was delicious. We washed all this lovely food down with a nice chilled bottle of Chardonnay white wine. We both had a dessert; my husband and I both had the dark chocolate and almond torte, which was sex on a plate and seductively delicious but lovely and light and was perfect finish to our meal. We did not bother with any teas or coffees afterwards as we were both well fed and very content. After our meal we went outside to listen to the locals singing ‘Sea Shanties’, there were lots of people there and it was nice to be part of this wonderful celebration."