Giggling Squid - Stratford upon Avon Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely date night meal. Very friendly and attentive staff."
• "Great service, staff very attentive & friendly."
• "The service was fast and efficient and the food was exquisite."
• "Food and service were perfect, friendly and efficient."
• "Service polite and attentive."
• "Very friendly service and the food was certainly above standard."
• "The service was quick and efficient, and the staff were friendly and chatty."

Cons:

• "Not only we had to wait more than 15 minutes to be seated, once a table was found and cleaned for us we were given menus but ignored for over half an hour."
• "They sneak in their service charge on the bill which is pretty cheeky."
• "Service was a little slow, but very kind and friendly."
• "Service was very slow, the waitress was hard to get hold of and not interested in getting drinks."
• "We were quite pressured to make our food order and were approached three times."
• "The only downside to this place is they seem to employ a lot of younger guys or uni students who do the bare minimum."
• "The staff are seemingly a little slow to ask for a drinks or food order, leaving us waiting for approx 15 minutes."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The thai green curry was delicious too."
• "Your food was absolutely delicious and your service was excellent."
• "The tapas menu is a fantastic way to enjoy a selection of mouth watering Thai dishes!!"
• "The food was delicious and at an extensive reasonable price."
• "Absolutely beautiful food and will definitely be returning soon."
• "The food was truly out of this world, it was so beautiful."
• "The Thai food was absolutely delicious, well presented and the service was impeccable too."

Cons:

• "I was a little disappointed in the pork belly starter as it wasn't crispy."
• "Found the green curry pretty mediocre and the price a wee bit high for the portions."
• "Chicken was not at all tender and there were small globules of what looked like undiluted thickening all over the meat and vegs."
• "The starters were dry, bland, and over cooked then the pad thai was disgusting and extremely over sweetened and very oily."
• "Main not good, very over cooked prawns in mine and very little chicken in my husbands."
• "The green curry was very watery and lacked depth of flavour."
• "The other dishes we had all basically tasted the same."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Excellent value for money!!"
• "Good choice of courses and reasonable prices."
• "The price was also very reasonable, I would recommend and definitely visit again."
• "Prices give good value and we will certainly go there again."
• "I'd say the prices are reasonable considering the quality & great service."
• "Prices are good for the quality of food and service."
• "We found the prices reasonable for what we got."

Cons:

• "Very pricey drinks not helped by the 'discretionary' 10% service charge automatically added at the end to the whole bill."
• "They now charge the same price for eating in as they do to take away and still apply the 10% service charge for the privilege!!"
• "This place is prone to arbitrarily increase the price for service charge."
• "78 pounds for 1 main course and four starters as my partner didn't fancy anything off of the main menu so just had one big starter and 2 small."
• "The wine at £9.99 a 250ml glass was the most expensive we had in Stratford over our stay."
• "The only downsides were the cold draught from the front door and the quite high bill at £68 per couple including tip."
• "At the end they slap a big service charge on which I think is ridiculous anywhere and I had this taken off."

Ambiance & Decor

Pros:

• "Served in a very classy, beautiful atmosphere."
• "The restaurant itself had a nice vibe."
• "The newly refurbished decor made the experience of eating at The Giggling Squid even better, for me."
• "The place was buzzing- vibrant and lively but the service was quiet and unobtrusive."
• "A beautiful spacious interior, attentive service and wonderful food."
• "Their interior and branding is so unique and gorgeous."
• "Love this place. Great atmosphere and cheerful decor."

Cons:

• "Shown to a table for two on a long seating bench with a total of four tables, very cramped not at all private."
• "Very confused vibe. It's like a noodle bar service but trying to serve restaurant food."
• "Although if your after un-authentic westernised Thai food then I guess its the place for you!!!"
• "The sticky rice comes served in a plastic bag in a rice basket, which is just odd."
• "Just not what you would expect from Thai people. The tables were wet the plating mats were dirty like soiled dirty."
• "Decor is nice and modern and plenty of places to sit."
• "A cute little cozy Thai restaurant in the heart of Stratford-Upon-Avon."