Leigh Bistro Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Couldn't fault the food, which came out quicker than expected but wasn't lacking in quality or flavour at all."
• "The food my husband and I ordered was all cooked to perfection."
• "The food was delicious and well presented."
• "Had a lovely meal, seabass, cooked to perfection, husband had steak, both meals great."
• "Food is really delicious and good portion sizes."
• "Food brilliant really well cooked and presented."
• "The food here is excellent; both fresh and cooked very well."

Cons:

• "Over cooked steak, small portions of other food, they food tasted bland."
• "Pork belly starter was bland."
• "Unfortunately the hot starter was cold and the other was way overcooked. The main course was revolting and tasted soapy."
• "Food was not great steak very dry."
• "But food was disappointing, scallops were so undercooked they were actually cold."
• "Very fatty pork, 0 meat... when i ask is it meant to be like this the lady said YES it is....."
• "Came here for dinner yesterday and had the belly pork roast with my partner. It was horrible and We could not eat it."

Service

Pros:

• "Giovanni and his staff could do no more for us."
• "The service is exceptional and friendly."
• "Service impeccable and at a decent price."
• "The staff were really friendly."
• "The manger was amazing, so attentive and couldn't do any more for us all."
• "The service is friendly, professional, courteous and attentive, but not fussy."
• "Service was excellent."

Cons:

• "The service was horrible they don’t believe in customer being right."
• "Staff was rude as we were waiting for someone."
• "Staff were rude and denied it even though there was nothing in the small print and give an excuse to justify it."
• "Was spoken to rudely and the manager stood around the table lecturing us about how his staff don’t communicate."
• "Felt like the poor Relative was almost completely ignored whilst the staff spent all their time looking after the people who weren't using a voucher."
• "Really appalling, staff was rude and restaurant was empty."
• "Service was good if a little slow to get out the main course."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "George Michael playing in the background was favourable also. The ambience was the best."
• "Atmosphere was really good."
• "Good atmosphere and music too."
• "A lovely sunny day, the atmosphere was very relaxing."
• "Enjoyed the cosy ambience of Leigh Bistro upon entering from the cold outside."
• "Relaxed atmosphere, music in the background, and great ambience."
• "Absolutely beautiful place to eat. Attentive staff and very relaxed atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The only minor point was that we were at the back of the restaurant and it was baking hot, even with the air con unit more or less directly above us."
• "Extremely noisy unfortunately, due to a huge mixed party on a table put together the length of the room."
• "Because of the noise did miss a starter order for one of our party, which was soon put right."
• "I marked down the atmosphere because right next to our table was a table of 4 very extremely loud people who wouldn't care about the rest of us."
• "As other reviews have remarked it is difficult to converse and hear due to the very hard if attractive decor."
• "The food last time was cold and bland…."
• "My major gripe was the extremely long wait between starters and mains."

Value

Pros:

• "We had a Groupon voucher for the 3 course (£29) for 2 people which was great value."
• "We had a groupon voucher and so the bill was £12 with drinks."
• "Also prices are very affordable!"
• "We will definitely be returning, food great service great and reasonably priced."
• "The prices were great too. We had the starter and main each and 3 drinks and it came to about £50, which for food of that quality I think is very reasonable."
• "2 courses for £15.50 was absolutely amazing value for money."
• "Good food and reasonably priced."