Melange Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious. The individual ingredients of great quality and well made."
• "Wild mushroom Arancini was top notch. My chargrilled chicken and dauphinoise pataats hit the sweet spot."
• "The flavours were wonderful and there are lots of vegetarian options available."
• "Each dish was cooked to perfection and bursting with flavour."
• "The food was excellent, especially the Mediterranean fish stew."
• "The spinach and ricotta tortellini was so yummy, plenty of tomato sauce how it should be."
• "The food hits the mark every time."

Cons:

• "The eggs were butchered and overdone. The sourdough toast was sloppy bread which hadn’t been toasted."
• "Overpriced; not particularly impressed by the food either."
• "The food we both agreed on was really nice, but it didn't blow us away."
• "Food: great but steak was overcooked."
• "The pasta isn't anything special and you don't get enough to be content."
• "Absolutely bland and tasteless and massively overpriced."
• "To serve undercooked fish with blood on the bone is one thing."

Service

Pros:

• "Always service with a smile and excellent high quality food."
• "Great staff and excellent service - very helpful when you are not sure what to order."
• "The waitress who served us was lovely and polite."
• "Staff was very polite, and they were careful to make sure we were happy with everything we ordered."
• "The staff were super attentive and provided a great service."
• "Staff are friendly and helpful. They checkin in your happiness with the meal without feeling imposing."
• "The staff were very friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "The waiting staff's communication skills, etiquette and politeness was unfortunately questionable."
• "Food was good but staff were awful."
• "One of our meals didn’t show up, they didn’t apologise, just said it was coming."
• "First time ordering, thoroughly disappointed food arrived 40 mins to an hour late."
• "Service was pleasant but a bit slow - had to ask to order, for another drink, for the bill, to then pay the bill etc."
• "Service: very understaffed for a bank holiday Monday at 6pm."
• "Service.here was diabolical. Fried eggs turned up at the table raw."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere of the restaurant was great and we enjoyed our dinner."
• "The atmosphere is welcoming with friendliest of waitresses and waiters and a specialist cocktail waitress."
• "Lovely atmosphere too with the old Charlie Chaplin films projected onto the wall."
• "Atmosphere is vibrant and I love the decor."
• "I absolutely adore the interior decor and romantic vibes of this place, seats are extra comfortable and with cushions!"
• "Wonderful atmosphere – to fit any occasion."
• "The ambient ​is super nice and you felt immediately welcomed by the lovely staff."

Cons:

• "Busy, watch the table near the toilet - little squashed."
• "The food was average, and the atmosphere was dull and soulless."
• "Just felt a bit lethargic and impersonal."
• "The atmosphere was dull and soulless."
• "Though the staff (one in particular) made the evening uncomfortable."
• "Felt uneasy about crowded tables. Absence of staff masks. Failure to enforce one-way systems."
• "It was incredibly warm the day we visited in late June, and unfortunately there didn’t appear to be any air con in the restaurant."

Value

Pros:

• "We had mains, olives, a desert and a bottle of wine for under £60. That's hard to beat."
• "Price: very reasonable for the quality."
• "The set menu is very good value for money."
• "Generous portions, so their veggie breakfast came piled high on the plate."
• "Absolutely delicious and incredibly well priced...the fish cakes and soup are particularly good."
• "Price is a notch above average but perfectly worth it."
• "Good value for money."

Cons:

• "Overpriced regular quality with less quantity than usual is why I would never go back."
• "Pretty pricey for what it was. Mains were at or above the £20 mark, but bear in mind that it’s just meat and you’ll need to order sides."
• "Two courses cost £70 for two people with just a glass of wine each - so you'd expect just a little bit more attention to detail on the food."
• "The crème brulee was a little bit overpriced and runny."
• "Not cheap at around £14 but good value if you price the items separately."
• "It was extremely well presented but consisted of 95% chicory leaves and 5% cheese, nothing else.. and costed around £15 each."
• "To pay for tap water without notice is shocking and rude."