Old Market Assembly Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Venue

Pros:

• "Genuinely a great, sustainable and ethical choice of a venue, which is rare even in these parts!"
• "Quite small but good atmosphere, food menu quite muted but all well cooked."
• "Interesting atmosphere inside and outside with a nice roof terrace and stage for live music."
• "The place is very nice and has a lovely intimate atmosphere."
• "Chilled out but vibrant atmosphere."
• "Nice looking venue. Gives the hip and trendy vibe."
• "Massive place with a lovely vibe."

Cons:

• "Not the greatest atmosphere as the building is very high-minded and the tables arranged around a stage."
• "Didn't feel particularly warm and friendly."
• "Atmosphere was dead. Smell was honking."
• "We were packed in like sardines."
• "Unfortunately, despite booking quite far in advance, the experience was quite chaotic."
• "Doesn't seem to be good at planning events."
• "Strange experience at OMA."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "They're practically giving it away considering the quality."
• "The food we did receive was good quality though."
• "Roast is also amazing, so tasty."
• "Best pizza ever! The hot and smelly incredible. Not to mention those amazing crispy courgettes."
• "Yummy Sunday roast. I had the beef and my friend had the pork belly, both delicious."
• "The food was excellent."
• "Food cooked with seasonal local fresh vegetables and love."

Cons:

• "Roast dinner was mediocre, long wait to be served and took some time for it to be delivered to our table."
• "Having to pay £8.50 for a mediocre food portion that would cost less than £1 to make is just another kick in the nuts of people willing to spend what little money they have left on a drink and meal with friends."
• "Overall a pretty disappointing eating experience for the money."
• "The quality of the food unfortunately fluctuates greatly."
• "The crackling was chewy and gummy with the potatoes being burnt."
• "The food however is not great- we tried pizza and fries and I think it wasn't my best choice of the day."
• "The tomato sauce was so acidic with no flavour except the flavour of tomato puree."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff weren't bad."
• "Great environment, staff were really friendly and food was great!"
• "A bar tender came out to lend me a pump and a hand. What a community hero."
• "The wait staff always kept us updated on the wait, always had a smile and attended to our requests so quickly."
• "Staff are friendly and service is pretty quick."
• "Staff at the bar were very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff welcoming and friendly."

Cons:

• "Ordered via deliveroo for collection on 23/10/2020. My order was delayed 25 minutes and i didn't get any notification, so I had to wait there (collection order)."
• "Some of our orders were forgotten and took ages to come."
• "Booked a table for 8. Ordered pizzas and an hour and 10 minutes later they still hadn't arrived."
• "Even having pre-ordered the pizza they managed to forget two pizzas."
• "We sat in front of our empty plates for 25 minutes with no one apparently willing to come over and clear them."
• "There was absolutely no service in the restaurant."
• "Having waited for 45 minutes for our food to arrive we cancelled our order."

Accessibility & Location

Pros:

• "Good public transport options from Old Market."
• "Really close to city centre, worth walking up Old Market for. Vegan friendly."
• "Love this venue. LGBTQ etc friendly in middle of LGBT quarter 'Old Market'."
• "Venue accommodates reasonably well for people with physical disabilities."
• "Great independent venue, always lots on. Lovely vibe."
• "Great food and atmosphere in a historic building in the heart of Old Market."
• "Really good addition to old market."

Cons:

• "Toilets up lots for flights of stairs so if you are physically challenged and need the loo you will struggle."
• "Events will turf you out without a ticket, so check before you go if anything is on."
• "Seems they don't have any ladies toilets."
• "Doesn't appear to have WiFi though, which is a shame."
• "Came here for food after booking a ticket for a comedy club but they wouldn’t let us order as they only made enough for the people that booked a food table."
• "The machine of the dough balls failed and we waited near 40 mins for them. Drinks were awful."