George's Great British Kitchen Reviews Summary

Decor and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The decor is lovely & sea themed, the menu choice is great and the food itself is phenomenal."
• "Interior is absolutely lovely, beech hut booths, high ceilings and chalk board illustrations all over."
• "Vintage British seaside gimmick with little beach huts which are basically private booths you can book."
• "The setting is quaint, like a posh sea side restaurant."
• "The decor is amazing, again a nice blend of old and new."
• "The decor is quirky, and gives off shabby chic cottage vibes. I loved it."
• "Decor inside is really well done."

Cons:

• "It can get very noisy in the evenings which makes it difficult to have a chat with your friends."
• "The music was a bit too loud."
• "It was very loud."
• "Upstairs is very dark."
• "Very cold, people leaving the door open."
• "Little bit too warm upstairs (September) and music a bit on the loud side."
• "The restaurant itself was uncomfortably cold."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are so welcoming and friendly, the lighting and music really helped the mood to relax."
• "Staff were very friendly and the food was fantastic."
• "Service though was friendly and speedy."
• "Service was superb, our waiter, Matt was brilliant with us, asked all questions about made great recommendations."
• "It was our waiter's first day however he was lovely and really efficient, you would never have known."
• "Straight away as we arrived we were greeted by their friendly staff."
• "The staff were quick, polite, and friendly."

Cons:

• "Would no be back again in the future. Will just go and order fish n chips from corner chippy."
• "FOH got our order wrong from the start, trying to be clever and remember our order without writing it down."
• "Once they knew we had a prepaid deal the service dropped quickly."
• "The service was very poor, and the food not that much better, we will never eat here again."
• "The waiters where quite rude like they wasn’t interested."
• "Service was very slow. Staff seemed robotic just going through the motions rather than being bothered."
• "The girl who greeted us when we arrived looked like she wanted to be anywhere but there."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was so tasty, I had to borrow some of the wives chips to mop up the sauce left on me plate."
• "Food was well cooked and thoroughly enjoyed by all."
• "The paprika cod was my favourite, the rest weren't far behind."
• "Food was brilliant with a concise but varied menu."
• "Food absolutely delicious and couldn't ask for anything else."
• "It's Fish and Chip shop portions with restaurant quality food!"
• "The fish and chips is a must try as it's one of the best in the city."

Cons:

• "The food wasn’t like it used to be."
• "Rarely tasted fish and chips so bland, batter so mushy, peas so utterly tasteless."
• "I felt the quality of the food has declined since we visited a couple of years ago. I would say it's average and not worth the premium price point charged by the restaurant."
• "However, the quality of the food is not the same anymore, it was average at best."
• "The food was disappointing... this meal was not VFM."
• "The haddock was clearly not hand battered in the kitchen. It was soggy and not crispy."
• "The food was awful! It looked good but the flavour was not pleasant on a few of the items."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Lovely restaurant near Market Square. Definitely recommend!"
• "Prices, particularly on the lunch menu, were very reasonable."
• "Great value lunch menu, 2 courses for only £10."
• "Very reasonably priced for the portions you receive and friendly, approachable staff."
• "Price wise, spot on .. 3 drinks and 2 mains under £40"
• "Good sized portions and reasonably priced."
• "The food is reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "We somehow spent upwards of £70 on some over-sweet cocktails, a glass of wine and two tiny fish dishes."
• "The amount seafood in there were not worth the £18 ish price."
• "Used to love it here when they first opened but then felt like their prices increased and portions went down."
• "Drinks overpriced £10 pound for just over a pint of Guinness very poor."
• "If it wasn't for the 50% off I would have ended up paying 47 quid."
• "Fish and chips is £18!!!!!!"
• "Was tasty but didn't feel was worth 11 quid."