Turtle Bay Northampton Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "Food was amazing, best meal I have had all year."
• "The food was great! And the music was amazing!"
• "Food was nice, I asked for not spicy and mine was just right."
• "Food was amazing - not one single part of it tasted anything less than delicious."
• "Superb food, my jerk wings were lovely and had good spice to them."
• "Deep, flavoursome, hearty food. I had the Trini curry Chicken."
• "The variety of brunch options was impressive, catering to diverse palates."
• "Second time visiting this Turtle Bay branch and wasn't disappointed. I really love the food."

Cons:

• "The only minus will be the food, as even the non-spicy food is still spicy."
• "The squid rings were very dry."
• "The Prawn starter didn't taste of much... the mains though made up for it."
• "The flavour of the food was nice but the meat, (curry goat) was very tough."
• "Whilst I liked the Baby Back Ribs, they were quite tough."
• "The Chilli Chocolate Brownie was really dry. More like desert than dessert."
• "I ordered a platter... one of the orders came wrong twice."
• "The food wasn't even close to what I'd hoped."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Extremely attentive staff and amazing design."
• "Service was faultless and felt it was genuine."
• "The manager of the place provided us with amazing service."
• "Served by Mark who was excellent at his job, attentive and knowledgeable."
• "The service was very good, efficient and friendly."
• "Absolutely love Turtle Bay! The vibe was relaxed and Prit, our server, was amazingly helpful and friendly."
• "Staff are friendly and attentive."
• "Service was quick and efficient."

Cons:

• "Our food took a long time to arrive."
• "The one thing that let it down was when I saw one of the women making the food, had her pouch of tobacco out."
• "Went on a Monday, food was slow to arrive."
• "Staff run off their feet, drinks very slow in getting to tables."
• "I got a buddha bowl which was ok but staff seemed a bit disinterested and not bothered."
• "Service was seriously lacking, we were sat down and promptly ignored."
• "If you're patient and don’t mind getting ‘hangry’, go."
• "Went for bottomless brunch, food and drinks were amazing. Was served by Archie, very friendly."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "We loved the atmosphere here. Loud and entertaining music."
• "Reggae music was perfect. So much better than expected."
• "Really nice atmosphere too."
• "The atmosphere is really good and the staff were very attentive."
• "The vibe was relaxed and Prit, our server, was amazingly helpful and friendly."
• "First time I've visited the Northampton branch. Love the decor of the place!"
• "Always a wonderful experience. The food is very tasty, they staff are friendly and the service is quick."
• "The atmosphere was excellent and we really enjoyed the food."

Cons:

• "Had high expectations when we got a welcome drink (non-alcoholic punch) and the waitress took our order early."
• "The atmosphere was buzzing with great music and lots of happy people."
• "The actual drinks themselves were delicious, quickly served at the bar by a charming man named Max."
• "We got in for the 241 cocktails offer and the menu is very well varied."
• "Wasn't blown away. My dish was awful, inedible, just not to my liking. Staff were friendly though."
• "The food was incredible, never had anything that was anything other than delicious."
• "The food is incredible, never had anything that was anything other than delicious. Especially recommend the baby back ribs."
• "I was definitely surprised at the range of food on offer, the service was attentive and we were a large group."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Drinks were delicious and I find the pricing reasonable for most of what is offered."
• "Our 3 course lunchtime meal was £29.50 which was 10/10."
• "The Bottomless Brunch is the best for choice and value of any I've ever had."
• "Never had a bad meal here, and the Bottomless Brunch is the best for choice and value of any I've ever had."
• "Fabulous service by all the team especially Ruth who looked after us, really good food."
• "Turtle bay is a great place, we was served by James and Shak, they were great hosts."
• "The food, drinks and service were absolutely fantastic."
• "Great customer service!! Especially from our server shak, gets involved, gentle and friendly."

Cons:

• "I have been going to turtle Bay in Northampton for around 4 years, I used to go there for the excellent offers on cocktails but don't go as often as the prices have gone up considerably."
• "Food OK, but overpriced no chips with the burgers. I won't be going back."
• "I really liked the food which was fresh, tasty and a decent portion. The main meal and drinks outside of the 2 for 1 cocktails was very expensive."
• "Would've been 5 stars but for me personally the main meal and drinks outside of the 2 for 1 cocktails was very expensive."
• "The drinks were expensive, but they do have Happy Hour(2 for 1)."
• "Extremely expensive for what it is. My regular coke was another thimble of ice with a splash of coke on top for effect."
• "I am writting this review as I am totally disgusted with the attitude from the management team at turtle bay Northampton."
• "Great place with tasty food, but at happy hours make sure you buy alcoholic cocktails."