Ego at The Dore Moor Inn, Sheffield Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The excellent food is the only thing keeping this review at 4 stars."
• "Food was good enough - goats cheese starter was tasty."
• "The meals we ordered were tasty."
• "All the food was lovely, but a bit let down by them missing one of the mains for our party of five."
• "We had Sunday lunch, it's was beautiful the beef was cooked exactly how I like it very tender extra gravy dessert delicious."
• "Best food we have had in a long time. The service was really good."
• "Had fantastic fish and chips here today. Deliciously flaky fish and a light and crispy batter."
• "The food was really nice, can’t fault that."

Cons:

• "Not the best fillet steak (6oz)."
• "Sea bass was generous portion and nicely cooked, though my fishcakes were a little bit dry."
• "Rhubarb crumble was crisp and with good balance of sweet / sour flavour. Could not taste the alleged gin in it."
• "My main was paella. At any cost, never mind £17, it was terrible. Never in my life have I had paella swimming in oil."
• "2 main courses were fine, but my belly pork was cooked incorrectly. The skin was not crispy and the fat was like jelly."
• "Some very good food, some food items were very bland and lacked taste."
• "Out of my 3 courses only one was really enjoyable. There wasn't enough gin glasses to go around so had to drink my gin & tonic out of a tumbler."
• "Very disappointing meal. This is a typical overpriced chain restaurant without proper chefs and with poor quality food."

Service

Pros:

• "Service efficient and clinical."
• "Can't praise this restaurant enough. Service was great, always someone on hand to get extra drinks."
• "The service was spot on & food was cooked exactly as requested."
• "We had an issue with the way our steaks were cooked. Dealt with superbly by Megan."
• "Our waiters were very friendly and efficient."
• "Service was excellent. Attentive, helpful and polite."
• "Called in for an evening meal with friends. Service wasn't always great, we had to fetch staff a couple of times. Not a big problem though."
• "Good service, staff are always super friendly and the food is great."

Cons:

• "Waited 25 minutes from being seated to even having a drinks order taken."
• "Waited another 25 minutes after finishing mains to order dessert."
• "Most of them stood at the till looking bored."
• "Final issue - the ramp walking down to the car park is in quite poor condition and a trip hazard."
• "Not that food nor the location was perfect the service was much to be desired. Customer care needs to be addressed."
• "Bit of a last minute pop in on Bank Holiday Monday. Service superb. Will definitely come back!"
• "We had to wait 15min for a table which is fine we sat in the bar waiting staff could have brought a selection of menu for us or took our drinks order."
• "We had to wait 15min for a table which is fine we sat in the bar waiting staff could have brought a selection of menu for us or took our drinks order."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Large and stylish interior decor."
• "Really enjoyed our experience at Egos, it was very busy so parking was tight but managed to find a space."
• "Great first visit, very nice surroundings, lovely atmosphere & good staff looking after you."
• "Excellent food with a varied selection of Mediterranean dishes. A lovely atmosphere inside and great service from friendly staff."
• "Lovely atmosphere as soon as you entered the Dore Moor Inn. Staff very friendly and attentive."
• "Managed to boost a table for a large group at the last minute. Service was impeccable, all the staff were polite and affable."
• "The venue looked absolutely stunning. The Christmas decorations were beautiful."
• "We had a lovely time at the Dore Moor Inn. Staff were excellent and very efficient."

Cons:

• "Upon arrival, we expected to enjoy a drink before our meal, which we could do, but had to do so outside."
• "It was like disney world. Sooo noisy with kids."
• "Bit of a surprise as we have previously had good experiences here."
• "Sunday night family meal. Service a little slow and often food/drink delivered to wrong table."
• "Ok if you enjoy mediocre food and cramped atmosphere."
• "It was my treat day from my daughter as this is one of her favourite places which I really dont blame her, its clean and the staff was very helpful, also there was decent parking spaces."
• "I was becoming despondent about the rarity of decent quality restaurants in Sheffield."
• "Very disappointing meal. This is a typical overpriced chain restaurant without proper chefs and with poor quality food."