Casa Bristol Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Some of the dishes were very good, some were OK without being mindblowing, a couple were meh."
• "The chef's choice menu was a excellent."
• "The food is just something else, I mean you have to go and try it, there are no words to explain how excellent it is."
• "One dish, langostine-shiitake actually brought a tear to my eye - umami perfection."
• "Every morsal was tremendous."
• "The food can only be described as exquisite."
• "The chefs work very hard to provide u with great flavoured food cooked for you fresh and timely."

Cons:

• "The asparagus however was very very salty."
• "Yet they put raw fish and meat."
• "Many courses were overwhelmingly salty and there was a running theme of miso which stayed with you and took over other flavours."
• "Fish was dramatically over seasoned, and the lions’ mane ragu so salty it verged on inedible."
• "Tasteless no flavours drab and uninteresting."
• "When 3 courses are partially burnt, another inedible to both of us, there is something wrong."
• "First of all the food itself was very under par for what I had expected from a restaurant of this calibre."

Service

Pros:

• "Amazing experience a few moody members of staff one annoying one with a moustache but other members of staff make up for that."
• "Highly recommended for those seeking a refined dining experience that marries exceptional cuisine, impeccable service, and an inviting ambiance."
• "The staff are all lovely and attentive."
• "Staff incredibly attentive & informed."
• "The staff, from arrival were absolutely fabulous, very friendly, positive and heartfelt and helpful."
• "Service is attentive, personable, fast, efficient & friendly."
• "The observant staff provided a friendly, efficient and unobtrusive service that was perfect."

Cons:

• "We were so rushed by the staff to finish, pay and leave... We couldn't even finish our mini deserts because they took them away!!"
• "The service was quite strange. Some really friendly, more low-key folks and some more traditional fine-dining folks made for a strange vibe."
• "Service terrible just put on table and waiter walks off."
• "Overly attentive service."
• "Service wasn't very personal or attentive."
• "Was told on arrival dishes arrive when they are ready, meats would arrive about 45 minutes after ordering. Two hours later we chase the meat dishes to be told 'you don't understand how we do things'."
• "Chaotic front of house."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is ecstatic."
• "The ambience was perfectly matched to the menu."
• "Acoustics are amazing, the music is of excellent quality without being over bearing."
• "Service and atmosphere was great and definitely adds to the overall experience."
• "The atmosphere is relaxed and classy."
• "This restaurant is all about theatre and a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the procession of courses."
• "Ambience takes you to a different level of dining experience."

Cons:

• "Music too loud, odd mix."
• "Decor very dark."
• "Not a relaxing experience."
• "Great music which was loud and pretty random - one minute playing Biggy then Hans Zimmer?"
• "However, the intrusively loud house music was incongruous and distracting to the point of being really quite irritating...my friend and I could barely hear each other speak."
• "Combined with the genre-fluid and too-loud music it was all a bit unsettling."
• "Only thing that was slightly off putting was the music. Early 2000s pop didn’t feel the right vibe for this place."

Value

Pros:

• "For what we had and the calibre of food, we thought the cost was super reasonable."
• "The price is definitely expensive but worth every pence."
• "Don't let the price put you off, seriously, if you need to save up then do it because afterwards, you will understand that it is worth every penny."
• "It's also great value at £30pp."
• "This is not a cheap meal but you do get great value for your money."
• "Yes it is pricey- but so so worth it."
• "Managed to get a booking for the menu del giorno on a Saturday just before the cutoff at 18:30. Fantastic value for money."

Cons:

• "The reason for the 4 instead 5 rating is for the few dishes that were nice but not nice enough for the price point."
• "Price tag seemed unnecessary for some of items - £30 for only 2 lonely lamb cutlets simply garnished with salt."
• "Very very expensive."
• "At over £100 a head I would have expected a little more."
• "Tasty food but not worth it for the price."
• "Prices are really high for an Italian tapas restaurant which isn’t a Michelin restaurant but definitely marking its prices to match that."
• "Too expensive."