Harbour House - Restaurant, Bar & Terrace Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The oysters were tasty, very fresh and delicious!"
• "The Swordfish which was superbly cooked and the rich tomato sauce was fresh and full of flavour."
• "Had the most delicious meal here... scallops, burrata, mussels, lobster, trout, and plaice."
• "The seafood linguine was particularly excellent."
• "The fish (salmon and seabass) was fresh and tasty."
• "For starters, we thoroughly enjoyed the kegeree... mussels."
• "Incredible restaurant! Fish of the day was great and gnocchi was really delicious as well."
• "Best steak I've had in Bristol in a long time! All the food was amazing and the cocktails were just so yummy!!"

Cons:

• "But the pasta was not so good, it’s tasteless and it’s watery."
• "Only negative was the plaice, which seemed a bit on the small side, not enough flesh."
• "Service was excellent and fast, friendly staff, but the food was distinctly bad."
• "Unfortunately the food was quite bland. I had the seafood linguini and the “creamy lobster bisque” sauce was actually watery and tasteless."
• "The food wasn't as expected and it was served very slowly."
• "Food was bad. We've ordered chicken and salmon. Both were bland and definitely not worth the price."
• "Steak came out rare instead of medium rare, which is hard to get wrong considering most people order it medium rare."
• "Every aspect of our roast dinner needed seasoning. Chalky potatoes, bland tasteless cauliflower cheese, undercooked broccoli nearly took out a filling!"

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The staff were knowledgeable, presentable and friendly and put up with our awful jokes and relentless cocktail ordering."
• "The staff are warm and friendly and cannot do enough to help, and the atmosphere is cosy and wood based."
• "Amazing service very friendly and helpful, let us store our birthday cake in the storage room."
• "Our server was a lass with red hair who's name we sadly neglected to ask. She was so attentive, polite, friendly & happy."
• "Top quality cooking, service and locally sourced ingredients and drinks menu."
• "Service was excellent, all cooked fresh and served relatively quickly."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful, finding us a table even though we arrived an hour earlier than our booking."
• "Had a phenomenal time with my grandmother, the service is on par with Gordon Ramsay's restaurants."

Cons:

• "The cocktails were delicious, perhaps too delicious as we got through A LOT. My one niggle would be the Jalapeño cocktail was not spicy at all."
• "We were here today for Sunday Roast...the restaurant was full yet service was excellent."
• "Service - Was slow and last time we visited someone had ticked the items on the menu that were vegan so we expected the same this time but the wait staff didn't know much about the menu."
• "The food was pretty good and the service very on it but we had arranged for a table outside that was agreed at the time of booking but when we arrived we were put inside."
• "Unfortunately a discriminatory restaurant. It with sadness I have to post this review. My wife and I presented as walk-in's and were told walk-in's are not accepted."
• "Ripped off at the bar! I ordered two lager Shandies and a white wine spritzer. When I later checked the receipt, I found that the barman had used their most expensive wine for the spritzer."
• "The food wasn't as expected and it was served very slowly (even though we had pre-ordered due to the size of the party)."
• "We ate at Harbour House in Bristol on Sunday on the strength of a Jay Rayner review and were very disappointed."