The Pantry Fine Foods Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The attention is first class."
• "Unusually an all male serving team which was friendly and efficient."
• "Staff very friendly and welcoming."
• "The service is welcoming, friendly and efficient."
• "Service was prompt and very friendly."
• "Very prompt and attentive service."
• "Excellent service (very friendly, attentive, efficient)"

Cons:

• "Service wasn't great, slow and with attitude."
• "Service can be very slow to bad when it's busy."
• "Little slow welcoming to our seat and taking order."
• "Service isnt fast, table spacing isnt great."
• "Food was really good but they failed on service."
• "Service is little slow but staff are very polite and friendly."
• "The male member of staff gave us a telling off for having sat at an empty table."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Many gluten free options available, quality ingredients beautifully presented."
• "The Pantry does some delicious, affordable, homely food."
• "The food was exceptionally delicious."
• "Had the Norfolk & Suffolk cheeseboard. Absolutely delicious."
• "Their buffalo cauliflower is to die for, and their puddings are mouthwatering."
• "The food is amazing and so reasonably priced."
• "Great food, just the right size portions and so very tasty."

Cons:

• "Food was good but not particularly hot. Garlic bread did not taste of garlic."
• "Got to say though a shock when you pay £15 for scrambled eggs, toast, one sausage, one tiny slice of bacon, couple of potatoes and tea. Too expensive."
• "Waited about 20 minutes for two sandwiches."
• "Came here with my friend for a nice lunch expecting the delicious food we were seeing around us but instead but when you order house pastrami sandwich on rye and club sandwich we got a cold meal deal sandwich."
• "The food was delicious but there was what looked like green mould on the cheese that was on my step daughters chips."
• "It's ok, not sure why people rave so much, it was nice but I have had better, cheaper and quicker."
• "The fish finger one was a bit greasy and not much flavour and the caramelised cheese one could have done with more cheese and less lettuce."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The space is light, airy and comfortable - we sat on a table outside and caught a little of the sunshine which only added to our experience."
• "It's got a really nice atmosphere and is perfect at all times of day, from breakfast to dinner."
• "It is a very cozy place."
• "This is a really exceptional bistro the local and fresh food is really good and changes often."
• "You feel like you are in a garden."
• "The atmosphere was cozy and the music gentle."
• "Nice decor and reasonable ambience on arrival."

Cons:

• "A very minor complaint is things are a little bit crowded."
• "Restaurant is empty, my partner goes in ahead (we're both visible minorities) and she's asked twice (by two separate servers) 'if she has a reservation'; not lost on us that we are the only visible minorities in the restaurant."
• "Very busy and noisy but that's people."
• "Bar area is a bit too rustic kitchen for me & that means I wouldn't want to move on to dinner despite subdued lighting."
• "Not the best with takeaways they kept forgetting the egg on my lunch."
• "The light above the table was also flashing, possibly faulty."
• "We left and will not be going back."