Steak of the Art Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our hosts Ruvan was a star! Helped us choose from the menu was super kind as well as making our visit that extra bit special, he’s a real credit to SOTA."
• "Was seated quickly and our drinks order taken."
• "Staff very helpful."
• "The servers were really friendly and attentive and actually had a personality."
• "Very friendly staff, who are enthusiastic about the restaurant and food."
• "Our waiter was fantastic, as were all of the staff we encountered."
• "The staff are friendly & helpful, the food is fabulous and the decor is great."

Cons:

• "We spent over £200 here but unfortunately we won’t be returning."
• "After speaking to the waiter about this we were told this couldn’t be removed."
• "Service was terrible! The girl who served us as very aloof."
• "Service much too slow. Had to wait over an hour even though our party had preorder all the meals."
• "To add to the ridiculous wait times we were given wrong meals for starters, mains and desserts."
• "We waited 20 minutes without someone so much as glancing in our direction before heading to the bar ourselves to request service."
• "The waiter or manager was super blasé about just about everything."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food and drinks were excellent quality and value for money."
• "Delicious steak in unexpectedly comfortable surroundings."
• "Steaks here are really impressive. Cooked to perfection, bursting with flavour."
• "All sides and drinks were good."
• "The steak and truffle chips were to die for - the best I've had in a very long time!"
• "Food was fantastic, the steak just melted in the mouth and everything tasted amazing."
• "The food was great and we absolutely loved the steaks."

Cons:

• "This has to be one of the worst steak houses I have ever visited."
• "They didn’t have any chateaubriand in stock."
• "Steaks were tiny, not cooked to specifications and expensive."
• "Toilets a bit cramped and a touch messy."
• "The peas felt microwaved, the onion rings had raw batter and I would be generous to say my seasonal veg was aldente."
• "Some tasteless Mac and cheese and burnt Sweet potato fries."
• "Chips taste like they have been parboiled then left out slightly too long."

Ambiance & Decor

Pros:

• "Great place located by the Bristol Harbour."
• "Get the Alice in Wonderland booth if you can."
• "We loved our quirky booth with bow ties and retro seat covers."
• "Quirky decor leaning into an abstract art gallery theme."
• "Each booth had a different theme. We got sat in a Mexican day of the dead inspired booth and the artwork was beautiful."
• "Really well designed restaurant and dining area that doubles as a local, Bristol area art gallery."
• "Such a cool restaurant with every section done by different artists."

Cons:

• "On a cool evening they had the bifolds open and this left many of the women feeling cold and wearing their jackets."
• "It was also freezing inside as they decided to keep the door open."
• "The room we were sat in was freezing. Music was awful. Restaurant had no soul."
• "As our drinks arrived out of 3 glasses 2 had lipstick on them 🤮."
• "Tuesday near 6pm isn't really busy time, but when I was waiting for my order, I couldn't really talk with my partner, because some people sitting at the end of the restaurant were drink and super loud."
• "The Crème Brulé cheesecake was a little disappointing."
• "Food tasted good, but it was very dirty."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Food is a little pricey but then the food was amazing so worth every penny for a perfect steak."
• "The drinks are high class and moderately priced."
• "Steaks are very affordable but also very good quality. Value for money is on point."
• "Overall really nice lunch and very good value steak."
• "Would visit again, didn't feel it was too expensive for what it was. Worth a visit."
• "Pretty good value."
• "Beautiful food and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Something has changed after the pandemic... The restaurant is going down hill ... A month before they charge us £1 for extra gravy?"
• "Food was very nice. Spoilt by a service charge which I personally find rude."
• "It's not cheap, but I don't mind paying a bit more for a guaranteed good meal."
• "Overall very expensive for the quality."
• "The prices are absolutely above the average for a steak in Bristol, and the quality of the meat is good, but doesn't justify the additional quids over other similar places in the city."
• "It was an extremely poor meal especially for the price and the mandatory 10% service charge that was added to the bill."
• "£15 service charge on top means we won't be back, standard of food/service does not justify that ☹️"