Pebble Beach Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "For main I had what is, in all honesty, one of the best steaks I've ever eaten, with a blue cheese topping that set it off perfectly."
• "Dinner in the restaurant was delicious."
• "The prawn risotto was the best I had ever tasted- the restaurant is run by a Michelin star chef."
• "The fish was beautifully cooked, fresh and in a lovely light sauce."
• "The sea bass and steaks are excellent."
• "The food was amazing and the atmosphere was 10/10."
• "The food is elegantly presented and an epicurean delight that tantalizes all senses!"

Cons:

• "Restaurant very tired looking, food very disappointing."
• "Whilst the view speaks for itself and is such a delight, the menu is dated and boring. The food itself was quite bland."
• "The meals were very below average."
• "The strawberry panacota certainly wasn’t to the standard I would expect from a restaurant like this."
• "The pasta starters were shockingly bad, Dolmio on the cheapest badly cooked spaghetti worse than a spar ready meal."
• "The fish and chips were average with fast food type fries."
• "The food was disappointing, they forgot the vegetables to go with roast and they were cold when we got them the Brussels were inedible burned and dried out."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff friendly, informed and efficient."
• "The service is excellent an on par with any great restaurant in Europe."
• "We were made very welcome and the meal was perfect ...gluten free knowledge made me feel comfortable with what was served for me."
• "The service was fantastic, I requested an unusual (non-alcoholic) drink and it was prepared without fuss."
• "Joe, the manager, was fantastic as was his team of well trained, polite and courteous staff."
• "Service from all staff was superb, but Emily deserves a shout out - thanks Emily."
• "The waitress was efficient and friendly and the service excellent."

Cons:

• "Service could have been a lot better."
• "The service was terrible... even to the extent they apologised...."
• "Service is very impersonal and rather disappointing, to be honest."
• "Service incredibly slow."
• "Waiters/waitresses in abundance but let down by having to wait ages for each course of food."
• "It was really difficult getting anyone’s attention from the waiting staff."
• "Dreadful service - very very slow only went for morning coffee and cake."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "Whilst the view speaks for itself and is such a delight, the menu is dated and boring. The food itself was quite bland."
• "Sitting on the terrace with some prawns and wine you’d think you were in Spain or Italy."
• "Views over the Needles and Isle of Wight."
• "Always great to be on the beach front."
• "We sat outside with a beautiful view over the Solent to the isle of white under a heated lamp."
• "Great clean terrace with quality, well-maintained outdoor furniture and the inside is beautifully designed with panoramic views from all tables."
• "Perfect location with amazing views from the restaurants outside terrace."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the British weather didn't play ball, so was cloudy and windy, which couldn't be helped."
• "Unfortunately the cliff top has collapsed at points stopping the walk but only really adds to the environment."
• "The decor is very dated and tired in places."
• "No view to the needles as weather not great and no parking on site available."
• "They have attached a large tent like arrangement to the rear to accommodate party bookings - not sure about that - accessed through fire doors that BANG close every time someone goes through."
• "Children running around screaming....not good when trying to have a romantic evening."
• "The only let down was the desert menu that had a slightly 1970's feel to it."

Value

Pros:

• "Superb food at a mid range price."
• "Fairly pricey, but worth it."
• "Expensive but worth it for a special occasion."
• "The price we felt was fair for the 3 courses we had."
• "Friendly staff and reasonably priced."
• "Great service always, a very enjoyable dining experience all in all."
• "Reliably good quality cuisine."

Cons:

• "We thought the portions of fish served were very small compared to the overpriced cost."
• "Very expensive for the experience."
• "However it is not cheap and a 10% service charge is added which makes it even more expensive."
• "But £14 for a starter......come on."
• "Food poor and expensive plus add 10% service charge."
• "Expensive: I ordered a fish dish that cost over £20 and it came with little more than fish."
• "I don't feel comfortable with the £25 per main prices anyway but paying that amount I shouldn't be expected to worry about deep cleaning and staff breaks."