The Hill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food here is utterly divine."
• "The food was excellent, very well cooked and there was lots of it."
• "Possibly some of the best Mediterranean food I have ever eaten."
• "Everything tasted good but would highly recommend to try mushroom croquettes, fish ceviche and patatas bravas."
• "The wild boar ragu with tagliatelle was one of the best pasta dishes I've ever had."
• "Absolutely amazing food. 10 out of 10 to the chef."
• "The food was great! Fresh, good portions and really lovely ingredients."

Cons:

• "Food was good but not amazing."
• "Unfortunately the rice was a bit dry and the beef in the stroganoff was somewhat tough."
• "The Paella was very dry, had clearly been microwaved prior to serving, not good."
• "Some of the food was excellent, other items they had clearly cut corners and used frozen pre-packaged."
• "Boring, unimaginative food that lacks flavour."
• "Disappointing for the price, we both had Ecuadorian specials but frankly the food was basic."
• "The portions was really small and not well plated, would not recommend this place."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was good and friendly."
• "Service impeccable."
• "The staff were masked, super courteous throughout and the perfect amount of attentive without feeling interruptive."
• "The service was just right from the lovely staff."
• "The staff were efficient and friendly."
• "The service and timing was faultless."
• "Great service and really friendly staff."

Cons:

• "One hardly spoke, and it took a more senior waiter to gesture that one of the younger staff should come and greet us."
• "Table booked for 7pm... Food came later."
• "Had to remind staff that we were due a 'drink upon arrival' at 9pm."
• "Service poor (didn't offer water or become available to ask for some, forgot our starter and then told us we never ordered it."
• "Staff are friendly but need a bit more training, they forgot a coke that was asked for twice."
• "One let down was the dished ordered arrived when others had been finished or just not at all!"
• "I booked a table for my husbands birthday, I requested a candle in his dessert but never got one."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Cosy local place."
• "Good atmosphere and friendly staff."
• "They play some live music too to add to the atmosphere."
• "Nice garden space and ambience."
• "The atmosphere was lovely with the help of an amazing guitarist playing a mixer of different songs."
• "Wonderful atmosphere, live acoustic guitar was beautiful."
• "The atmosphere was amazing."

Cons:

• "It was quite empty when we arrived, so we were worried that if we made a good choice coming here."
• "Irritating guitar player driving everyone mad with his miserable music."
• "Some of the food was lovely but some a bit disappointing, as well as lack of atmosphere (no music playing, just silence etc)."
• "For at least two of the service staff seemed it seemed to be their first night, perhaps even their first job!"

Value

Pros:

• "The food was very reasonably priced."
• "Service and food good at a reasonable price."
• "Also fantastic value! 3 course dinner for two plus a drink each - £68."
• "Good value for money too."
• "Recommend to anyone looking for a nice meal out, very reasonably priced for the quality of food."
• "Lovely place, with excellent service and very affordable prices."
• "Reasonable prices for the generous portions."

Cons:

• "Portions should be slightly bigger for the price you pay."
• "£64 inc 'service' for a starter shared, 2 mains, a glass of wine and 2 pints of beer - ouch."
• "Very over priced."
• "I left feeling short of satiated. Prices quite unjustifiable for what is served up. Food just a bit above average."
• "Do not go there if you don’t want to spend loads of money and leave the place very hungry."
• "Very over priced."
• "Portion sizes are disappointingly meagre; I left feeling short of satiated."