"Mercado Lounge is a great place to enjoy breakfast. Good portions and cooked well."
"Beautiful presentation of the food and a great range of drinks."
"Food is full of flavour and it's so different. The sweetcorn fritters are the best."
"The food is great, the bar is cool but the staff are cooler."
"Food delicious and good sized portions."
"By far the most delicious food in the area."
Cons:
"I will not be coming back and no photo as not worth the effort."
"Giving a two star because the two fish fingers were very nice, however my wife’s dish of pasta and mushrooms was tasteless."
"Tired old furniture and very overcooked food."
"Awful Tapas. Cold food, even the sweet potato fries were Luke warm."
"The food almost always comes out cold, often is not exactly what was ordered."
"More shabby than chic! Dry bacon, cold mushrooms, breakfast was just not that great."
"The chicken had been burnt and they had tried to take off the burnt bits."
Service
Pros:
"Service was good as well."
"The staff are friendly and helpful. A new favourite."
"Friendly service, relaxed atmosphere."
"Staff are also friendly and welcoming."
"The service was great and quick. Very friendly staff."
"Staff were welcoming and friendly."
"All staff attentive and friendly."
Cons:
"Staff are lovely but the service can be very slow at times, even when it's not that busy."
"The service is shocking and the faux artisan beer house thing they're failing to get anywhere near with their selection of Bath ales is laughable."
"Not enough bar staff on for a Saturday night so loss of sales due to the long queue."
"Plus the service is extremely slow!!"
"Obviously amateur staff on tonight. The food was not nice."
"Service was quite slow and I felt a bit forgotten about despite being sat in the middle of the restaurant on a quiet day and the staff were a little aloof."
"The only snag is an extremely long wait for food no good if time is limited."
Ambiance and Decor
Pros:
"Clearly the place to go on Sunday morning, very busy, but it is a large place and fitted our table of 4 without a booking."
"They also have an area for children to crayon and draw which is very nice."
"A nice social space with a decent seating area."
"Nice place, tables are spaced out, staff are friendly, clean, with good food and drinks."
"The ambience was incredible, the facilities were extremely clean."
"Really relaxed place for a drink - family friendly also."
"Nice atmosphere, good choice of drinks and very well priced."
Cons:
"From the outside the building is confusing, does not suggest a restaurant."
"Decor looks shabby. Tables were dirty."
"Too noisy; too many dogs; poor service; shabby chic furniture had coffee stains down the legs."
"I couldn't quite work out who the manager was."
"The bar urgently needs a new dishwasher though as most of the glasses are cloudy."
"It's a very noisy venue."
"Scruffier than the other Lounges I’ve visited (for example none of the three ladies’ toilet cubicles were usable at 7:30pm)."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Good value wine and really good music."
"It's all reasonably priced and is always delicious."
"Food was okay and reasonably priced."
"Nice friendly relaxed atmosphere and food was nice."
"Always good selection of food available with Veggie, Vegan and GF."
Cons:
"over priced cheese and leek pie 1 carrot 1 Brussels chopped up and sliced half parsnip for 12.95 sat on a spoonful of mash."
"Drinks can be a hint expensive but that seems to be par the course nowadays."
"Not worth the money."
"Waited over an hour for food, when got it it was cold."
"The only negative for me was the noise, I found it rather noisy and difficult to hold a conversation with the family."
Special Features
Pros:
"Perfect place for dog friendliness, I was nervous about taking my rescue girl there on her first outing but she had a great time."
"Great pup/restaurant/cafe which is dog friendly."
"Also dog friendly!"
"It's great if you have kids, dogs and food allergies/intolerances."
"Perfect for any Coeliac, whole menu which is so similar to the normal one and all staff super clued up on the needs that come with the disease."
"Very relaxing and Lovely atmosphere, my partner is celiac and they have really gone out of their way to accommodate Gluten free."
"The selection of food and drinks is fantastic - especially for veggies and vegans."
Cons:
"We did have yo move tables as autistic grandson couldn't cope with a dogs barking quite near to us."
"Supposedly young adults being sick outside, can't get served as staff to busy talking to there friends at the bar."
"Take the ridiculous pictures down of old people from the windows."