Boston Tea Party Birmingham Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The pancakes were so light and fluffy, my absolute favourite."
• "The food was great, I had 'the boss' all day breakfast."
• "Food is always beautifully presented and of course the quality and taste is there too."
• "The vegetarian brunch was really good and so was their coffee."
• "The food and drinks are delicious and of high quality. It arrives promptly and is always fresh after ordering."
• "Absolutely fantastic food. Really fresh and delicious."
• "The food was glorious hot and tasted fresh!"

Cons:

• "Twice scrambled eggs were too dry, poached eggs were a bit overdone as well."
• "However, the only drawback we encountered was the pricing relative to the portion size."
• "The eggs royale were just cold, and the shakshuka tasted like ketchup."
• "The pancakes were just about cooked, bacon bland and fatty and the syrup was tastless also."
• "The breakfast came out soon after but the scrambled eggs were really cold."
• "I ordered Egg Benedict and I can't understand how you fail in making it.. but holandaise was poor, eggs were not great."
• "Food is hit and miss. Some days the same thing on the menu can taste great and others not so."

Service

Pros:

• "As always, friendly staff, great choices, well situated."
• "5 star service I received from Joe."
• "Service is very good."
• "The staff are 100% focused on customer care and experience."
• "The staff are absolutely lovely."
• "Amazing customer service!!"
• "The staff and service was excellent, highly recommended."

Cons:

• "Only thing was, our table was dirty and we had to ask 3-4 times to staff before they cleaned it up."
• "Only minus point was that the staff who was working kept making lots of loud noises while moving the chairs."
• "Walked in and this guy walked up in normal clothes and asked what I wanted, eat in or take away, I said who are you and he was greatly offended and said I work here."
• "Won't be returning to this place anytime soon!"
• "Eggs where under cooked and staff were very rude about it."
• "Food was really delicious and tasty m. However, the waitress was so unprofessional."
• "The staff are not friendly or particularly helpful."

Value

Pros:

• "Very reasonably priced too!"
• "Prices were absolutely reasonable for somewhere to eat in the middle of Birmingham though."
• "Right in the heart of Birmingham. You get a lovely friendly staff and great food for low prices."
• "£4.75 for the large cup with a free hot drink, I think that is such good value."
• "It's not the cheapest place in town, ok, but it is excellent value."
• "The menu is warm, welcoming and very reasonable."
• "An absolute gem of a place, not cheap but worth it for the quality of the food."

Cons:

• "Nice restaurant but prices don’t reflect value. Food was okay but not £12 worth for an English breakfast."
• "The Drinks were charged separately and added to quite an expensive meal."
• "Food doesn't reflect the value, I feel like I could have just gone to the shops and plated a better dish for half the price."
• "For the price of the tea though it should be a larger pot or unlimited tea for an hour or something."
• "It's a bit expensive (some of the extras can feel a bit extortionate)."
• "Overpriced, long delays, and ridiculously small portions every single time with any branch you visit."
• "The price is steep. ~£3 for a hot chocolate and ~£11 for a burger."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "A convenient little water station to fill your own cup (great to avoid awkwardness at restaurants)!"
• "Very busy. Nice interior."
• "This is a very nice cafe/restaurant with nice staff."
• "Nice decor, relaxed surroundings with great, efficient and friendly service."
• "Incredible place. The best breakfast-themed place I've ever been."
• "Lovely tea room with very helpful staff."
• "Beautiful cafe with a light industrial theme."

Cons:

• "It was very crowded and noisy!"
• "Needs a bit of TLC with the dusty light fittings and firm bench seats."
• "It's quite big so no trouble to find a place to seat either."
• "It's a bit cold by the windows."
• "Unfortunately there was a lot of banging from workmen upstairs when we were there."
• "My only gripe about where we sat was that being near the door, there was a frequent cold blast of air every time someone walked in."
• "Feel the whole place could be considerably cleaner."