Bar + Block Steakhouse Milton Keynes Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Asian Beef starter is really quite nice and the Harissa Salmon was a generous portion."
• "I paid some extras and had a gorgeous rib eye steak and salad with their block steak sauce. Gorgeous. Cooked perfectly for my taste."
• "Food was great. Lady name Lisa overdone herself with help she offer and decorations."
• "We had roast dinners except my littlest who had a burger. Everything was polished off."
• "Food was delicious and the quality was excellent."
• "Food wise, the starters and steaks were very nice."
• "The meals selected by the quests was perfectly cooked with generous portion sizes."
• "The food was superbly cooked and well presented."

Cons:

• "My sister had to send her steak back as it was almost dry and no where near medium rare."
• "When it did one steak was cooked wrong and another meal was missed."
• "The medium spiral cut fillet steak was overcooked, cold and looked like something the cat dragged in."
• "The steak was tough and over cooked, my baked potato undercooked, and sauce cold."
• "The main arrived and the Steak was ok The sides of Onion rings were so overcooked they were rock hard and inedible!!"
• "Our prawns n scallop starters were obviously frozen NOT FRESH!!"
• "The food was appalling - fries were more like crisps, steak cremated when asked for medium rare."
• "The "tripple fried chips" were chewy, cold and reheated. My steak was OK but totally unseasoned."

Service Experience

Pros:

• "Our waitress was brilliant and accommodating."
• "Really friendly staff and who I presumed was the manager/shift lead made me laugh as he was so funny."
• "Everyone is very friendly and attentive, but top marks has to go to Kate."
• "We were served by Andi who made us feel very welcomed."
• "All 3 of the serving staff we dealt with were friendly and attentive."
• "On 1st July my son and his new wife had their wedding reception meal here. The staff were excellent."
• "Really good visit Liesa was also brilliant with her service levels and was very attentive."
• "Lovely friendly staff. We had 2 great waitresses Kacey and Holly who were very helpful."

Cons:

• "Given it’s a Monday and wasn’t very busy the service was very slow, waitress had to go back and forth asking us to change our choice of drink."
• "Waited far too long for food. Attended as part of a group of 18. We booked and pre ordered our food as requested."
• "It took over 30 minutes to get the bill and pay."
• "Service was shocking so much so we only had a starter despite ordering a main course."
• "Waited 35 mins for starters, mean was cold so had to send back."
• "The service was extremely slow. We were a party of 5 on a Tuesday night, and it took an hour for the starters to arrive."
• "The front of house waiter was extremely rude & looked like he couldn't be bothered at all."
• "Service extremely slow, wasn’t given menus until asked. Drinks took a very long time."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "On the contrary, they gave us £30 off and our waitress was brilliant and accommodating."
• "In the end they did give us a discount and 4 free drinks but we cancelled desert and went elsewhere."
• "Prices were reasonable and were happy to pay for all the service."
• "The whole meal was value for money and the atmosphere was fantastic."
• "Free WiFi too."
• "Nothing i can complain about! Great food and incredibly cheap."
• "£10 for an adult and kids eat free for breakfast, great variety of food."
• "Superb evening at Bar and Block in MK. Lovely restaurant atmosphere."

Cons:

• "I feel like for what you get it is overpriced."
• "£6 for a side of scallops with only 2 and the smallest pot of peppercorn sauce."
• "It’s honestly daylight robbery at this point."
• "The "triple cooked in beef dripping" chips were disappointing. Barely crunchy and insipid in taste."
• "Waited an hour just for our starters to come."
• "But it was much to late to turn the opinion of the experience and this poor restaurant."
• "The front of house waiter was extremely rude & looked like he couldn't be bothered at all."
• "29£ for a small steak that you can get from Lidl...chips tasted old and the portions were small."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "I'd probably go again because it was a pleasant place overall."
• "Restaurant has very nice atmosphere and looks very well maintained and clean."
• "We were served by Andi who made us feel very welcomed."
• "The food was delicious and the quality was excellent."
• "Nice place visually and comfortable to sit."
• "The decor is cosy and cool."
• "Lovely atmosphere, great service."
• "Great new restaurant in MK. Easy to park."

Cons:

• "It’s a shame!"
• "Ridiculous wait times and the food was over cooked and cold."
• "The restaurant was amazing. I had booked a Sunday dinner meal for my Father's 90th birthday."
• "Staff chatting loudly obviously bored."
• "The restaurant downstairs was abysmal."
• "It was very quiet when we came in and we still had to wait over an hour for food."
• "The steak was cooked well but overall there's better places to be found doing this kind of food."
• "Honestly really disappointing. So rubbish as we get one night out a month."