The Lone Star Buxton Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Upstairs above a pub, there’s a bar and large dining room."
• "The restaurant is relatively easy to find and is located on the first floor of a building relatively close to the opera house."

Cons:

• "The restaurant is on a first floor, with a few stairs to climb. I think it could be a problem for the less able bodied."
• "Very cramped - needed permission from the table behind whenever I needed to go to the toilet."
• "The table by the bathrooms isn't great, there was a constant flow of people in and out that were very close to where we were eating."

Price

Pros:

• "The prices were very reasonable."
• "Price was great"
• "Good prices"
• "The total bill came in under £60 (Including drinks), between the three of us."
• "The three meals and two pints came to less than £60, which I thought was reasonable."
• "Prices are so good for what you get."
• "The portion size is generous and the price is reasonable."

Cons:

• "but the portion sizes are too large and it was quite expensive."
• "overpriced to say the least."
• "For one main and a side of ribs with chips it come to £40 absolutely ridiculous will not be coming back."
• "Food was wildly overpriced, one starter, two mains and three pints cost £75."
• "And far too expensive even for the reduced lunch prices!"
• "Great food, couldn't fault it, but the portion sizes are too large and it was quite expensive."

Portion Size

Pros:

• "The portions are generous and the price is competitive."
• "Great food, massive portions."
• "The portions are big"
• "Very generous portions, and delicious."
• "Portions very large and barely could finish all."
• "Quality food, good prices and enormous portions."
• "the portion sizes were epic."

Cons:

• "in burrito there was too much of onion and less meat and rice and kidney beans"
• "The double stacked burger is massive, both burgers had soft buns and juicy beef patties served with veg and fries (with skin)."
• "However, be aware, the portions for a lunch time are quite large!"
• "The portions were huge ( we couldn’t finish)"
• "Beware though the portions are big, we all struggled to finish the main meal"
• "the portions are huge! We shared 3 mains between 4 of us and there was plenty to go around."

Staff Service

Pros:

• "The staff working could not have been kinder, calmer or more helpful"
• "The two young girls were also brilliant and hard working."
• "the other waitresses were great and sorted us out quickly and in a friendly, attentive way"
• "The staff very friendly, pleasant and fun to talk to."
• "The staff were working extremely hard and under pressure to deliver great customer service at all times."
• "The staff were very friendly"
• "The staff were very polite and helpful, despite being rushed off their feet."

Cons:

• "Service wasn't quick when it came to drinks, we had to keep going to the bar to order."
• "Staff were busy and were rushing past us all the time. It was difficult to get their attention."
• "The waiting on staff were atrocious."
• "Rubbish servers they need mental help especially the French horrible person don’t talk to him he doesn’t respect anyone."
• "aside from the manager who was brilliant, the rest of the table staff seemed to spend their time hiding in the kitchen and chatting to each other instead of looking after customers."
• "we waited 20 minutes for her to only go into the back to talk to people and then start doing anything else"
• "No manners from the staff, food quality was poor and the wait-long."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "each dish was a taste sensation"
• "Best nachos ever!"
• "The food was if large portions and delicious."
• "What a fantastic place, food was to die for one of the best burgers I've ever had."
• "The food is out of this world."
• "Food was fantastic, great portion size and the onion rings were the best I've tasted."
• "The food was amazing, portions are generous."

Cons:

• "The meal in general lacked attention as salad was literally part of a lettuce (not sliced up or anything) with some stuff sprinkled on top."
• "it was completely tasteless and now I’m laying in bed with food poisoning from the beef in the tacos"
• "the food is a little bland and nothing like real mexican"
• "Some of the food, particularly the nacho cheese is overly salty."
• "The burger has a terrible texture, hard and dry, It had a really cheap taste to it, I couldn't bring myself to finish it."
• "Burgers very overcooked, dry and hard to eat."
• "Both our burgers were very burnt."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was brilliant."
• "everything felt safe but it didn't take away from the warm and inviting atmosphere."
• "This place has a good atmosphere and friendly vibe."
• "Great atmosphere, loud (in a homely way), on theme."
• "Great atmosphere"
• "creating a real friendly and lively atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere, very attentive staff"

Cons:

• "The music was essentially the same 10 songs looping."
• "but the crappy dance music on loop ruins the ambience."
• "But we were placed next to a family group with really really loud children (and adults)...does that mean other customers have to sit next to it when there are other tables empty."