Ego Mediterranean Restaurant & Bar - Kenilworth Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Highly recommend the steak cooked to perfection."
• "The belly pork was delicious 😋."
• "Another really good Spanish meal, with an excellent Calimari starter, and a good Mixed Paella."
• "Each item on the sharing board was very tasty and well presented."
• "Food amazing especially loved the hanging kebabs, plus the mini desert and tea."
• "Absolutely delicious meal this evening! The flavours and textures were superb! Every aspect of the meal was just delicious!"
• "The prime rib of beef was beautifully cooked and melted in the mouth."

Cons:

• "Deserts were average (cheesecake)."
• "The asparagus and pea risotto appeared to be rice pudding with peas and bits of asparagus randomly chucked in, the flavour was non-existent."
• "Food was tasteless and completely lacked any flavour or seasoning, not Mediterranean at all."
• "The food was very sub-par."
• "But the main course was very disappointing, we both had paella which was not as full of flavour as it could have been."
• "The food quality, particularly the main courses, was not good with the steak and ale pies being very dry."
• "The food was badly presented and not good."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly staff."
• "The staff were lovely, food was great and a lovely buzzing atmosphere for a Wednesday night."
• "Great service all around with waitress and waiters very attentive."
• "Waiter saved the day and was extremely kind and professional."
• "Service was amazing the food was delicious we even left a nice tip to our waitress."
• "Had a lovely meal on Wednesday friendly staff nothing was too much trouble recommend to try going on Tuesday for steak night the Gin was spot-on some lovely flavours the steak was cooked to perfection starters good."
• "The staff were attentive, service was prompt."

Cons:

• "Service was awful, we were asked for a food order within a minute of sitting down."
• "Could do better. Didn't have record of my confirmed online booking, bit slow with service."
• "We didn't find the staff very attentive."
• "Complained and was told they are short staffed."
• "Got a bit neglected by a waitress once when we had finished our meal."
• "Staff didn't challenge them."
• "Service could be improved, same for the management."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is nice, if a bit loud."
• "Certainly value for money considering food quality and restaurant atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is much improved after their recent renovation."
• "A lovely buzzing atmosphere for a Wednesday night."
• "Nice restaurant with good ambiance."
• "Clientele of all ages. Very pleasant atmosphere."
• "It has a very pleasant atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Air-con malfunction, which is not great for a summer evening, even in Midlands!"
• "Room temperature was slightly on the cool side for my partner where we sat."
• "It was very noisy and I couldn't hear my friends."
• "Awful ☹️ kitchen playing loud music and kitchen staff literally shouting out the music."
• "It was very noisy and hot but everyone seemed to be having a good time."
• "Went on a Thursday night. Very busy with slow service."
• "OMG worst experience ever."

Value

Pros:

• "Certainly value for money considering food quality and restaurant atmosphere."
• "A wide range of dishes to suit all tastes and appetites and very reasonably priced."
• "The food is consistent and reasonably priced."
• "Good value for what we ate."
• "Very good value and a nice place to be."
• "Delicious food, generous portions, guys value for money."
• "Mom and dad loved the sunday roast, great portions for an even better price especially for the quality."

Cons:

• "Portion size almost derisory."
• "Tapas portions could have been fractionally larger and one starter was forgotten."
• "The mixed kebab quite underwhelming especially for the £18.95 price tag."
• "Bit pricey given the standard and portion sizes."
• "Would have given another star if it were better value!"
• "Price average standard dining price but need to be careful what you order. Or else your meal can be very expensive."
• "Extremely over priced."