Binary Bar and Restaurant Reviews Summary

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Nice restaurant really lovely decor and the food was tasty."
• "Lovely airy feel and atmosphere to the Binary Bar and Restaurant."
• "Went for the first time last night. Nice place, lovely bar area."
• "The restaurant itself was surprisingly lovely."
• "Modern, stylish, well-run venue with great seating spaces, mature, experienced staff."

Cons:

• "However, it was a bit loud for my own personal liking."
• "The fish and chips my husband had were the best dish. Nice and hot. Fish of the day Salmon was tasty but cold. I just hate cold food."
• "It was really good atmosphere. Amazing experience. Had my daughter’s 21st bottomless brunch."
• "Visited on a whim, after finding a table was then moved upstairs where it was much more busy and loud."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Service a little slow (only two servers looking after the tables), but staff friendly and knowledgeable."
• "The staff could not do enough for us all, polite and professional."
• "Went for their opening Sunday as a party of four and had an absolutely lovely night."
• "The service was friendly and efficient."
• "The staffs were lovely, polite and had great customer service skills."

Cons:

• "Service was okay, however food took extremely long to the point where we weren’t sure if they remembered our order."
• "Service very poor, nice place inside, food wasn't all that was ok. Decent size portions."
• "Booked table ahead, upon arrival no one there to show us to table we had to ask around, food and drinks took 45min to arrive."
• "On arrival we waited a few minutes upstairs before we were acknowledged and finally seated."
• "Visited for breakfast on a Sunday morning. A sophisticated yet relaxed atmosphere."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Of all the restaurants I've been to (and I've been to a lot), Binary serves the best steak."
• "My friends encouraged me to try medium rare sirloin steak at Binary and ...my goodness! Tender, succulent, and absolutely delicious."
• "The food ranged from alright to delicious. A bit overpriced. Every dish should have been spot on and delicious at the prices charged."
• "However, our experience of the food was very different. 3 out of 4 dishes were cold."
• "Food wise and staff wise, the Binary, like Harpurs particularly, not so much The Dragon, is perfectly fine, as you can see."

Cons:

• "Once receiving our starters the mains took almost an hour which was outrageous; just for my food to be 2 cubes of steak and extras."
• "Unfortunately was disappointed in this aspect."
• "The cocktails were ok, Affrogato cocktail was meant to be Salted Caramel Rum but it was so strong with coffee it was disgusting."
• "The dessert which was Baked Alaska was unedible - we were literally sawing it with knives and it wouldn't slice at all!"
• "I can’t give a review on the food because we were basically turned away for having children (2 toddlers and a baby)."

Child-Friendliness

Pros:

• "Visited for breakfast on a Sunday morning. A sophisticated yet relaxed atmosphere."
• "Have been to binary a couple of times now and really liked it. The food is great, good serving size. The staff is extremely friendly and welcoming. Went with my 6-month-old and it’s child-friendly too."

Cons:

• "I can’t give a review on the food because we were basically turned away for having children (2 toddlers and a baby)."
• "We arrived at 11.30 am on a Saturday after being told it was really child friendly by a local playgroup. We walked in and the place was nicely done but completely empty, when a server was eventually spotted we asked for a table and were told he would have to check as they were very busy (upstairs, apparently) and did we have a reservation."