Giggling Squid - Leamington Spa Reviews Summary

Menu Variety

Pros:

• "The Giggling Squid has a really great menu, with a lot of different options for all taste buds."
• "Food was super tasty with a lot of flavours I never tried before in other Thai places."
• "The menu is large, with plenty of options for all dietary requirements."
• "The menu is very clear on allergens and great for Coeliacs!!"

Cons:

• "My rice noodle selection from the menu was not available."
• "Minus: They lacked in options for vegan desserts."
• "Tom yum noodles was completely bland. I couldn't taste any flavour."
• "Vegan menu, you have to pay extra for rice, whereas on the regular menu you don't."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The main dish’s were sticky chicken and duck, both were cooked to perfection and tasted amazing."
• "The dumplings and duck spring rolls were fantastic."
• "Food was amazing as was the atmosphere."
• "Both our prawn green curry and prawn pad Thai were nice."

Cons:

• "Starter consisted of mainly fat, slow and poor service, tasteless main."
• "Pad Thai tasted like a gloopy sweet grease bomb."
• "Food arrived 40 minutes later than advised, part of the order was missing, food is just about lukewarm."
• "Food was ok, but not brought out together, one dish was missing."

Service

Pros:

• "Mia was so attentive and made our eating experience so much better."
• "Highly recommended, Lucia was the perfect host."
• "The staff were so nice and friendly, and the food was out of this world!"
• "Excellent service, Lucy was very attentive and looked after us so well."

Cons:

• "Service was rubbish. Had to get up twice to ask where my drinks were."
• "Waited for a table and a waitress who was stood around looked at us several times but didn't come over to help."
• "Really slow service, food mediocre. Issue with our bill."
• "Staff let the place down. As soon as we got there they kept asking us to order food...it was really annoying."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "Love the decor and design artwork of their menus too."
• "Light and airy restaurant with comfy booth seating and outdoor tables."
• "Beautifully decorated restaurant. The staff were so kind and friendly."
• "The decor and atmosphere was perfect for a meal with friends, a date, or a celebration."

Cons:

• "It's a Giggling Squid so you have expectations of super delicious food and awesome staff, but it wasn't as intimate as the other GSs I've been to."
• "Nice food, but service was bit slow we noticed others who came after us got their food first, had to keep asking for our order."
• "Parking nearby is a problem - only one hour parking allowed on the main road."
• "I will not be ordering from here again. First two experiences were very good however this time bad experience."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Spirits and wine were also particularly good value for money."
• "The food was great and reasonably priced, with perfect portion sizes."
• "Great value for money. Highly recommend."
• "Best tasting Thai/Vietnamese food I have tasted locally. Prices are reasonable."

Cons:

• "Prices compared to portion sizes is a joke imo, 1 medium sized spring roll for 3.85£, 2 small oily battered for 4.75."
• "To charge someone £17 for a bit of beef that would made a Michelin star taster plate look generous is outrageous!"
• "However, the food is a little pricey for the portion sizes, and drinks as always in restaurants such as these was on the costly side too."
• "The portion of Tungyem soup noodle is small and the favor is different from I try from traditional Thai."