Middletons Steakhouse & Grill Reviews Summary

Category: Steak house

Address: 11-15 Timber Hill, Norwich, NR1 3JZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441603920397

Rating: 4.3
based on 379 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff went above and beyond to make sure we had the best experience and for the first time in a long while, whilst eating out, everyone cleared their plates and we all got what we wanted."
  • "But everyone was so friendly, great service."
  • "The attending staff was always smiling and made us feel really welcome."
  • "Service was propmpt and the waiter was very nice and they did a plate with happy birthday on with some brownies for my son."
  • "Staff and service was top notch, couldn't ask for any better."
  • "Service from our waiter was great"
  • "The staff were absolutely lovely and so friendly."

Cons:

  • "Waiting staff are incompetent- didn’t know how to pour wine, missed out one of our meals."
  • "Our server who I think was the manager/head waitress as was not wearing the usual uniform was sour faced, didn't smile once, very unfriendly and sharp."
  • "They were so busy we didn't get seated until 7.10pm, not a great start in my opinion for a booked table."
  • "I won't be coming back again, I could have lived with the overcooked food if they had rectified it but the poor service sealed their fate for me."
  • "We spent a large amount of money tonight for a really poor service poor meals but lots of attitude."
  • "Staff looked generally unhappy and fed up which dampened the atmosphere."
  • "The staff on Friday night were quite rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The premises were clean and well maintained as you'd expect."
  • "Ordered the 16oz Ribeye which I can safely say was the best steak I’ve had in the UK in 5 years."
  • "Never had a bad meal here, the food has always been very tasty and fresh."
  • "The steaks were all cooked as requested and beautifully tender."
  • "The prawn and crayfish cocktail was lovely."
  • "The Spanish grill was beautiful."
  • "Superb, steak was cooked to perfection."

Cons:

  • "Pricey for what we had and heavy emphasis on 'portion control' in evidence."
  • "Sadly we went for the prime deal and the steak was of poor quality."
  • "The food wasn’t great."
  • "Food was not worth the price and waitress would keep forgetting what we wanted."
  • "The food was over priced for what it was, we requested medium rare and medium steaks and we all got rare steaks."
  • "The steaks were bland, the lobster too, and it tasted like it was boiled from frozen."
  • "Food was extremely dry, burnt in places, overcooked and just slapped together on the plate."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "All ages are comfortable there, including children for whom there is a children's menu and high chairs available."
  • "Lovely venue, great atmosphere."
  • "Great atmosphere. Good selection of steaks and didn’t bat an eyelid being asked for rare."
  • "The atmosphere as a whole was wonderful."
  • "Very welcoming, we had a great position upstairs looking down to the lower level."
  • "The actual restaurant was large with adequate room for sitting comfortably and moving around when necessary."
  • "A nice sit-down place where you can enjoy drinks and nice food with your partner or family."

Cons:

  • "It was very, very noisy."
  • "Overall, it was an expensive meal poorly prepared and badly presented."
  • "The atmosphere was also pretty dismal."
  • "Very loud surroundings, a bit overwhelming..."
  • "It was extremely noisy and not a place to relax and enjoy your meal."
  • "The atmosphere is often ruined by the acoustics of the room."
  • "Very noisy busy atmosphere, was hard to hear what your fellow diners were saying."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Fed 5 people for 46 quid so can't complain too much."
  • "Had set lunch deal £14.95 per head."
  • "To be able to enjoy a two course meal for four people, with drinks for under £60, is fantastic value for money, especially when you know the meat is top quality."
  • "There is plenty of choice on the menu, prices were reasonable."
  • "You can buy 1, 2 or 3 courses from the fixed price lunch menu with the 3 courses costing only 10.95 and all include a great variety of options."
  • "The lunch menu was cheap and the food was very good."
  • "Also fantastic value for money; I would recommend coming here for lunch as their lunch menus are very good."

Cons:

  • "They slap on a 10% 'service charge' which is optional, but they don't tell you about it directly and its up to you to see it either on the menu or on the bill."
  • "Terribly overpriced for what is served."
  • "This place is not cheap, and the quality of the food is so poor."
  • "Food was good, drinks good (albeit a little pricey)."
  • "For £97 expected a bit more (no starters, small dessert)."
  • "All extremely over priced."
  • "We probably won't return as the food was very expensive for what it was. Stick to Miller & Carter - same price but a lot better."

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