The Daffodil Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was very tasty."
• "Food was amazing, staff polite, friendly and helpful."
• "The food was well presented, sandwiches fabulous, cakes and pastries ok, but the scones, cream and jam marvellous."
• "The food was divine, absolutely faultless."
• "The cod was excellent."
• "The beef was beautiful, the wine was good and the service great."
• "The food was fantastic, as were the cocktails."

Cons:

• "Was left very disappointed by our meal, my steak was so tough could not get the steak knife through it even though I had ordered med rare."
• "Then there is the food, great cup of tea but stale food."
• "The chocolate & orange brownie was rock solid to a point where it was inedible."
• "The chicken was over-cooked and dry and the fondant potato was a little burnt."
• "However, the food itself was left much to be desired. Dry cakes and burnt pastries."
• "The steak was chewy and not good at all, but removed from the bill without us even asking."
• "Went to first night of the Cheltenham Jazz festival, the food was simply unacceptable."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Was relatively expensive but very good value for money."
• "It's good value with unlimited wine for 2 hours."
• "We had the bottomless brunch on a Sunday afternoon. Bargain!"
• "Great value with the bottomless Prosecco and wine."
• "Prices were great and I would definitely recommend, whether it’s a special occasion or just a quiet night out."
• "Not cheap but totally worth every penny... I will Def be back x."
• "Martini Mondays are good value."

Cons:

• "The biggest disappointment was being charged £10 for some bread and butter."
• "Everything was overpriced and the atmosphere left a lot to be desired."
• "Ended up paying £26.50 for main as didn't like any starter and certainly not paying £7 extra for dessert!"
• "The food certainly wasn't worth the price."
• "Overpriced and very disappointing. Food was average."
• "The food was very nice, but very expensive for what you got and the wine selection was dismal."
• "The spend for two people who ate three courses each, a cocktail and an overpriced bottle of wine was only just short of The Ivy and only half as good."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is impeccable given the tight schedule of getting the diners finished in time for the 2130 main jazz event."
• "Ambience of a 1920s Art Deco era, staff first class."
• "The staff were fantastic."
• "The service was excellent from the moment we arrived to sorting out a taxi when we left."
• "The staff were extremely polite and obliging."
• "Fantastic table service from our waiter Aaron, give him a payrise or some sort of recognition, he was marvellous."
• "The staff were absolutely amazing and Aaron was very accommodating to our party."

Cons:

• "They charge 10% service without mentioning it on the drinks list or when they present the card machine."
• "Our waiter Richard was terrible, very unprofessional."
• "Our evening was spoiled by a rude waiter (Richard)."
• "One star off as bar staff could do with more training as looked lost when asked to make a simple cocktail on the small menu."
• "The hoity toity restaurant manager, Julie did a great job of making our whole group feel unwelcome."
• "Average service by a disinterested server."
• "Poor service and not even busy. Asked several times for water."

Ambience & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The décor etc was absolutely lovely, however it did feel like style over substance."
• "Super chic and well done refurb of stylish interior (it was a 1930's cinema), fabulous creative food, friendly staff and buzzing atmosphere."
• "Ambience of a 1920s Art Deco era, staff first class."
• "The restaurant has a very nice relaxed vibe, separate bar area is away from the eating area, which is very nice and keeps the noise away from the eating area."
• "Great and warm welcoming feeling."
• "Amazing location and atmosphere."
• "Really atmospheric Art Deco interior (a converted 1920s cinema)."

Cons:

• "Cold while sat there having afternoon tea. Wanted to sit there with my coat on."
• "I was disappointed by the lack of atmosphere, the average food and horrible acoustic."
• "The place feels a little stuffy."
• "Poor service and zero ambience, it would be like going to a hotel and being stuck in the cleaning cupboard."
• "Really disappointed with The Daffodil's complete lack of customer service and general manners."
• "The ambient is dominated by a big piano and the view on the kitchen."
• "The place was incredible keeping the old theatre style."

Facility & Decor

Pros:

• "Old art deco cinema with its kitchen where the screen was."
• "Lovely (if spare) Art Decor interior as advertised."
• "A very smart venue with an ‘Art Deco’ feel."
• "Incredible and very unique surroundings (an old art deco cinema which once operated between the 1920s and early 1960s)."
• "It's a very unique venue for Cheltenham, with a lovely Art Deco exterior and polished interior."
• "Wonderful place, an old art-deco theatre so very atmospheric."
• "Very atmospheric converted cinema. The balcony is the bar. Retains old Art Deco features."

Cons:

• "Cheese board dessert was basic."
• "Only negative was dessert, overpriced and let the rest of the experience down, not tasty at all."
• "Would appreciate not having to ask for knives and plates at afternoon tea then have to ask for napkins as they were overlooked too."
• "Pots of tea weak, like they were using the same tea bags and just filling with hot water."
• "It's fairly pricey at the bar and only serve beers in 2/3rd pint glasses (£4.75) so over £7 for a pint of lager!"
• "Having booked over the phone as a surprise Christmas meal for my partner, found our booking wasn’t registered and restaurant wasn’t open for lunch."
• "No nice greeting or offer to take coats, straight to table."