Gastrono-me Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is lovely and well presented."
• "Food was amazing and the atmosphere is really nice."
• "Every single dish we have ever had has just been so delicious."
• "Food was delicious and very well presented."
• "Absolutely delicious food and cocktails! The burgers were amazing."
• "All freshly prepared, cooked to order and delicious."
• "The food is delicious and of very high quality."

Cons:

• "Very long wait for what was essentially a salad."
• "Very disappointing first visit after it reopened."
• "Food only ok but seriously expensive (£11 for scrambled eggs)."
• "The pancake was thick and dense."
• "I'm sorry to say I had the most normal Burger you could ever describe."
• "The chicken souvlaki was awful, 3 Tiny bits of chicken and a couple of chips placed in a pita and served at £15."
• "The 'macaroni and cheese pancakes with pulled pork' (seriously) was like trying to eat a piece of wet drywall - heavy and tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff very friendly and paying attention to small details."
• "First time in Gastrono-me was for a Christmas Work Party. Atmosphere was great and staff were attendant."
• "Had the molten cheese fries and the halloumi tacos. Very lively atmosphere with friendly waiting staff all in all a good dining experience."
• "Really friendly staff and great atmosphere."
• "The waiter helping us in with the push chair, the friendly and prompt service."
• "Service very attentive with good humour and banter which is great."
• "Service was beyond excellent. They apologised for serving our mains slowly (we hadn't noticed!) and insisted on giving us a discount."

Cons:

• "The service needs so much improving. The management should really work on getting their staff motivated to serve the customers."
• "Service was a little slow despite not many tables being filled and is my only complaint, would recommend this place for some good food."
• "Service wasn't great, not really smily/welcoming, they all look like students who don't want to be here."
• "Service, though friendly, was slow considering it was empty."
• "The service here is terrible."
• "Service was unpleasant. Food was not great, focaccia nothing like I’ve ever tasted before."
• "Slow service and poor value for money."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Lunch was fantastic and at £34 for 3.5 of us it represented good value."
• "The best value for money restaurant I have found in a long time, and delivered with style."
• "Funky, simple yet great food at a reasonable price."
• "The drinks are fairly priced for their strength and also unique."
• "Great, friendly service, and chilled atmosphere."
• "The portions are very large and very reasonably priced for the size."
• "Good tastey food, great atmosphere and very efficient and polite service we will definitely be back again (this was not our first visit) this is one of the best places to eat in Bury that is not too expensive."

Cons:

• "Was a bit pricey for what we recieved but otherwise very good."
• "The portions are small but pricey."
• "On top of this there is a 12.5% service charge on the whole bill."
• "Great cocktails but way overpriced."
• "Then a mandated 12.5% service charge which really rubbed us all the wrong way."
• "Highly overpriced. I've never known somewhere you pay £13 for a hot dog for it to come with no sides etc."
• "All of this was very high priced for the experience."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The place is nice and has a great menu, but service was dreadful."
• "We have been here before and it was fantastic so we thought we would come back."
• "Loved our meal here, really great place the decor inside is modern clean and lovely."
• "Definitely worth a visit if you're in town :-)"
• "Staff are polite and attentive, decor is amazing, food always looks spectacular and has the taste to match."
• "The restaurant is aesthetically pleasing and in a great location."
• "A beautiful, spacious restaurant."

Cons:

• "I must be getting old! Why do restaurants have lighting that shines in your eyes and not on the menu?"
• "It wasn't very busy so the atmosphere was a little lacking, but it was a Tuesday in early November."
• "Trendy decor but lighting with no shades irritating after a while."
• "At first I thought it didn't look like a restaurant."
• "It was so busy and loud I could not hear myself think."
• "The decor and seating is well laid out with the open half windows in the summer is very nice looking into Angel Hill."
• "It's such a shame a wonderful cafe is now barely recognisable."