The Wilderness Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Loved the atmosphere and rock music playing tunes we all know."
• "The most attentive staff and relaxed atmosphere."
• "Black decor throughout, but not too dark & great rock music, loud enough to hear, but not overpowering."
• "Great vibe/decor. Awesome soundtrack."
• "Great vibe with dark decor and wild wings pick music with a bit of an anarchic theme this week."
• "Cool vibe with an open kitchen - smart & intimate atmosphere."
• "An awesome atmosphere (with quality rock music playlist that you can find on spotify)."

Cons:

• "Let down by poor toilet facilities (unisex and disabled?)."
• "The loud music made sure that you could hear the description of the food, serving a fish course after a mutton one seemed an odd sequence."
• "Some of the decor could do with a spruce up and the toilets aren't great for an establishment of this type."
• "Whilst I enjoyed the rock music…I felt this was a bit too much for a fine dining restaurant."
• "The decor is dark (we think it's a new venue since the pics here?)."
• "Portion sizes a bit small and cost was right up there with top London restaurants."
• "Another issue, the young waiter that described the dishes was not very clear and neither of us could really understand him as he went too fast."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Food is worthy of a star, how it hasn't already got one beats me, much better than some of the those that have multiple stars!"
• "Each course we had looked wonderful and tasted sublime."
• "Flavours you never realised matched were presented and explained eloquently by the knowledgable staff."
• "Every course is full of flavour."
• "Each dish is meticulously prepared and presented, the matching wines bring out the flavours incredibly well."
• "The food was incredible, perfectly cooked with incredible flavours and excellent presentation."
• "Food from the tasting menu was some of the best I've sampled in a while with a few absolute stunners combing some exotic flavours superbly."

Cons:

• "Food ok but not at the level that it costs."
• "Drinks pairing wasn't to my taste; drinks were mostly sweet cocktails which matched the food flavours exactly rather than complimented them."
• "I was a touch disappointed with the drinks pairing though."
• "I'm afraid the quality of the cooking and wine did not live up to the £500 price tag for two."
• "Lack of clarity on cost was frankly misleading. At this price point disappointing."
• "Nice but doesn't get close to its fine dining competition in Brum."
• "Probably won't be a fourth visit."

Service

Pros:

• "Absolutely incredible experience. Loved every course, fabulous vibe (music had us bopping in our chairs) and the team were brilliant as usual."
• "The staff were friendly, charming and extremely knowledgeable about each dish presented to us."
• "The service whilst being relaxed was perfectly attentive, warm and welcoming."
• "Fantastic service with knowledgeable and friendly staff, they made our experience thoroughly enjoyable."
• "Staff were amazing, very knowledgeable and friendly."
• "Staff really really informative and attentive."
• "The staff were perfect and so knowledgeable, the food was nothing short of perfection."

Cons:

• "Service was very very slow."
• "The staff were friendly, but not very attentive until directly questioned about if food was served."
• "Friendly abuse from the waiter was in keeping with the tone of our table."
• "Really great food however the music was too loud, there were not enough staff, and the wine flight was poorly timed."
• "My only negative comment was the time between courses and the matching drinks, this could have been somehow minimized."
• "After leaving a review on trip advisor, the owner comments that I am 'siri', which I find offensive and is bluntly mocking me."
• "Owner is rude and clearly can't hack any negative feedback! No sense of professionalism to negative feedback."