Cona Restaurant Reviews Summary

Steak Quality

Pros:

• "The steak was just buttery soft!"
• "One of the best steaks I have had."
• "By far, this is the best steak I have ever tasted, I was encapsulated by the awesome taste and the satisfying sensation of my molars crushing the meat."
• "The Japanese and Australian wagyu are amazing and well worth a visit, but only for that. Cooked perfectly."
• "Food Quality - Best steaks I've had and you can tell it is high grade quality meat."
• "The wagyu steak was especially delicious and it's hard to find it in many other restaurants locally."
• "The steak was cooked to perfection and was the best quality I’ve ever had."

Cons:

• "Our steak was chewy, whilst asking for medium rare."
• "For mains ordered the Steak churrasco, not impressed meat was over cooked."
• "Quality of meet was good but a little chewy."
• "The premium steak was bland."
• "The lamb was tasteless and drowned in gravy, all the food I had was poor quality."
• "Terrible food! Spent £220 on some 'wagyu', terrible service and waaaaaaay over priced!"
• "The flavour profile for all of the savoury dishes were overpowering and lacked any depth or variety."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very warm and knowledgeable about the food."
• "The staff have always been welcoming and more importantly accommodating."
• "Really good quality food and service was 5*."
• "Very nice good quality steaks and extremely accommodating staff who went out of their way to make our anniversary special."
• "Our service staff were attentive, knowledgeable about the food / menu and happy to recommend the different cuts of meat they had."
• "Service was amazing, food was fantastic, would definitely recommend to anyone."
• "The staff were warm and friendly, the manager made us feel especially welcome."

Cons:

• "Dirty seating with crumbs and food all over it."
• "Very very slow service on the day - which staff were constantly apologetic for."
• "The food came over 1 hour late."
• "Terrible service and waaaaaaay over priced!"
• "The service sadly pretty poor in general."
• "The staff seemed to avoid making eye contact and their manner of communication and service lacked professionalism."
• "The service was poor as we had to call someone a number of times before we were approached."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Overall ambience of this place is perfect for couples, families and friends and caters for all."
• "Genuinely good food, a very well decorated establishment and the ambience is awesome."
• "The general ambience is lovely."
• "Beautiful atmosphere and beautiful food."
• "The ambiance is also very high end as it ascertains to a premium experience."
• "The décor was elegant. The sense of warmth gave our dining experience a relaxing and enjoyable feel."
• "Place had a nice ambience setting."

Cons:

• "The initial impression was of a dimly lit and somewhat somber atmosphere, along with limited space and humidity."
• "It’s in the red light district of Bradford and really small."
• "Not very visually appealing looked like fried cheese balls."
• "The loud music resembled that of a nightclub, which was unexpected."
• "Restraunt is too dark and old."
• "The restaurant itself is dark and uncomfortable."
• "Only small gripe is it’s a dark atmosphere inside and the music was a bit too loud."

Value

Pros:

• "Worth every penny!"
• "Very reasonable price for the quality."
• "You are not short changed in quality!!"
• "Price is dear but worth it for the quality of food."
• "Price of the food was expensive of course - but bearing in mind you're getting the finest quality aged steaks that you could possibly imagine, then it's not a bad price to pay for a rare treat."
• "It's pricey but really worth the visit for those special occasions."
• "Highly recommend however be prepared to pay a premium."

Cons:

• "Price point is a little high considering portion sizes."
• "This place is pretentious and over priced."
• "Pretty lame service and experience for prices they charge."
• "Some items are very very overpriced and customer service is lacking."
• "Prices are way too extortionate for the quality of steak."
• "Unfortunately the price does not justify the quality of the food."
• "Went a while ago and unfortunately it's over priced and over hyped."

Management

Pros:

• "The owner has a real passion for his food and restaurant!"
• "The owner is always knowledgeable and very welcoming."
• "The owner was friendly and helpful and showed the different steaks before we ordered."
• "The owner and staff were very lovely and accommodating throughout the full evening."
• "Never have I seen someone so passionate about their restaurant/food."
• "Service - Armi (the guy that makes this place tick/owner) is an absolute perfectionist."
• "The owner is very hospitable and charming, offering us complimentary sides and coffee at the end of our meal."

Cons:

• "The male waiter was ignorant, the owner totally ignored us."
• "My husband explained how extremely rude the main owner was over the telephone."
• "Manager is a little pushy when it comes to ordering."
• "I feel the owner was passive aggressive and did not fulfil his duties of customer service."
• "Absolutely arrogant and downright rude front of house, in particular the lad behind the bar."
• "The staff are NOT friendly."
• "Disgusting customer service by all the staff in this place."