Thyme & Chillies Birdham Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Rating this restaurant 5 stars. Had an amazing dinner last night and everything about it was worth the 5 stars."
• "The texture was very silky smooth and creamy. Lot of spices blend together."
• "The food was very good especially the chef's specials."
• "Absolutely delicious. I didn't expect the food to be as good as it was!"
• "The food is fresh with wonderful tastes."
• "Everything was tasty and fresh. All the dishes were hot when we open them."
• "The food was amazing and not like your normal Indian cuisine menu."

Cons:

• "The chicken was dry."
• "However, chicken tiranga was disappointing (3 pieces and tasted average)."
• "The curries from a comfort point of view were verging on inedible."
• "A couple of other dishes weren't so good just ok."
• "Everything was doused in a tomato sauce and lacked the good old deep onion sauces with their depth of spice and flavour."
• "Food nothing special."
• "It was luke warm, really watery and I didn’t even eat half of it before I had to put it in the bin because it was tasteless and bland."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were charming and helpful."
• "The atmosphere was very pleasant and the service was great."
• "The waiting staff were so friendly and welcoming."
• "Special thanks to Antonio and Yash was their hospitality and friendly service."
• "Had excellent service from Sandy & Markus- thanks guys. Keep up the good work."
• "Staff are very friendly and helpful, service was courteous."
• "Staff were very friendly and attentive, quick and efficient."

Cons:

• "Disgusting service."
• "Making a reservation took many emails and when we arrived they did not have it."
• "On 3 previous visits staff were very helpful and the chef prepared an allergy avoiding meal for one of us. This time not only did they absolutely refuse, we were told they we were wrong (so lying!) and they would never have done so."
• "The service very slow and also had to send back a liquor coffee as was not made correctly."
• "The service was shocking."
• "They forgot to pack our rice and when we called them to ask for it they asked us to pick it up."
• "The service as a whole, left much to be desired."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A foody outpost of real India 10 minutes from West Wittering Beach, highly recommended."
• "Always a warm, buzzy atmosphere...on the weekends you will need to book as it is the best place around!"
• "The atmosphere was lovely, calm and relaxing, the staff was friendly and nice."
• "It is a very cosy, lovey place in the middle of the quiet and lovely remote location."
• "The place itself is absolutely gorgeous inside, with all the charm and warmth of a typical British Pub."
• "The atmosphere is very nice and relaxing."
• "Smart restaurant in a converted pub, with a nice atmosphere."

Cons:

• "THIS PLACE IS NOT FOR MOBILITY IMPAIRED, or BIG PEOPLE."
• "The pub is right on the main road and plenty of traffic goes past."
• "The dining room was hot."
• "Was also disappointed to see dirty hand prints on the toilet door after the lockdown, surely the place should have been cleaned and being kept clean."
• "For my starter I picked the amrirsari machu which I found very bland."

Value

Pros:

• "The price was very reasonable."
• "Although not cheap we thought that the fare was very good value for money."
• "The price reflects that which is fair."
• "Prices are more than fair."
• "Wonderful evening. Excellent food, sublime service and great value for money."
• "A little on the pricey side but reasonable value for money, based on the quality."
• "The dishes are sublime and to top it off the price was very reasonable."

Cons:

• "It’s also an expensive restaurant for what you get."
• "I myself found it very expensive at £1 per poppadom and £1.65 for dips small portion drinks £15 for wine and beer."
• "This place is VERY VERY EXPENSIVE !!"
• "Ordered a curry, rice and green salad came to £18 which I thought was quite expensive."
• "Very very expensive comparison with other restaurants I use our bill was £165 for 4 people including £15 service charge could not afford to eat regularly at this restaurant."
• "Small portions and overpriced for what it is- Paid 5 quid for one piece of ridiculously small mushroom bruschetta and another 4 quid for rocket salad of the similar size."
• "Bit steep on the price for the portion size but amazing food and service nevertheless."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Great location, a converted pub so it has a bit of an old English / Indian fusion atmosphere."
• "Nice beer garden and play area for kids and a nice pub inside."
• "Added bonus was the beautiful weather so was able to sit in their lovely garden would highly recommend."

Cons:

• "They do takeaway but don't deliver."
• "They said they were fully booked so no deliveries."
• "Service was good. WiFi good in the bar but does not extend to much out into the beer garden."
• "Please please please don't put chili in all the vegetarian dishes."
• "They do not thicken their sauces with wheat so my partner could have anything on the menu."