The Kitchen - Great British home cooked food Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant

Address: Springfields Outlet Shopping, Camel Gate, Spalding PE12 6EU, United Kingdom

Phone: +441775714691

Rating: 4.1
based on 148 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Staff very warm and welcoming priced without complaint lovely clean enjoyable surroundings."
  • "Staff were excellent, friendly and professional."
  • "Friendly and welcoming."
  • "Excellent service from the team at the kitchen."
  • "The staff were friendly and polite."
  • "Staff very friendly and polite."
  • "The lady who took our orders was very pleasant, friendly and efficient."

Cons:

  • "Tables not great for wheelchair to fit underneath."
  • "Restaurant was heavily understaffed so we were left waiting 20/30 minutes for our drinks."
  • "One on the female waitress had an attitude."
  • "Service, whilst friendly, it was rather slow."
  • "Took 20 minutes before staff took our order."
  • "No one came to ask if we were ok."
  • "Took so long for staff to eventually ask what we would like to eat, that we had to forgo our dinner to leave for another engagement."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was really good, we had the vegan options which were all lovely."
  • "The garlic bread was ENORMOUS and really tasty and the pie looked good."
  • "The food was fast to come out, perfectly cooked and portion sizes absolutely fantastic for the price."
  • "The fish and chips are always a favourite, I would rather have it here than a fish & chip shop."
  • "The food here was amazing, my partner got the sirloin and it was perfect."
  • "Food is absolutely delicious!!!"
  • "The food was served promptly and tasted amazing."

Cons:

  • "It's put us off for a return sorry."
  • "Very poor food and service so we will go elsewhere."
  • "Went for a meal on our shopping trip...absolutely terrible food...my burger when picked up poured out grease all over my plate."
  • "The food was okay but nothing special."
  • "Very overpriced for what is very average food."
  • "The eggs tasted like they'd been fried in fresh lard, nasty."
  • "The meals we very heavily overpriced, and the advert stated that any booking for 6 and over the organiser would get her/his meal free. But when bill was paid no mention of this free meal."

Accessibility and Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Wheelchair friendly, clean and tidy."
  • "Easy access disabled toilets and baby change."
  • "It's a really lovely space."
  • "Nice spacious, restaurant at Springfields."
  • "Featuring warm lighting and beautiful pastel colors, the main dining area is open and bright."
  • "Beautiful place and so close to shopping. What more could you ask for..."
  • "Nice on a sunny day in the outdoor area."

Cons:

  • "Take my advice and avoid if you can."
  • "The soft drinks on the gun are poor, thin and tasteless."
  • "Place looked rather shabby and seats were not particularly clean."
  • "Temperature within the site was a little low for our preference."
  • "Zero atmosphere, only adequate food and quite high prices."
  • "Nice atmosphere but cost savings all too apparent especially when expensive to start with."
  • "As Springfields is quite isolated the food outlets take advantage of this with high prices."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "A very clean restaurant, a good menu selection and plenty of serving staff, all were polite and friendly, service was quick, prices are quiet reasonable for good quality food, would certainly visit again."
  • "For what you’re getting, you're paying so little. The prices are very reasonable for the food and drink provided."
  • "The prices are reasonable for the food."
  • "Ended up getting 2 x 3 courses plus 2 kids meals and drinks for £60 total bargain."
  • "Good menu reasonably priced good variety."
  • "Great service, reasonable price."
  • "I thought the food was excellent, not cheap, but still good value for money."

Cons:

  • "If you wanted vegetables with the beef stew then you had to have a side order, which then bumps up the price."
  • "The waiting staff are pleasant but with a chef that struggles to cook correctly it really brings this place down."
  • "This place is very expensive for what you got."
  • "Food was over priced for what you get."
  • "Dessert was again overpriced at nearly £6 for a rock hard meringue with a few slices of banana and some cream on it."
  • "Meals were overpriced and only average quality."
  • "Overpriced for what it is, nice pub but average food."

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