Giggling Squid - Salisbury Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff are always so welcoming and pleasant."
• "Every single member of the Salisbury ‘Giggling Squid’ Team were First Class. Attentive, friendly, seemingly intent on ensuring our meal was the BEST."
• "Both of our servers were extremely knowledgeable and friendly."
• "The staff were very polite and attentive."
• "Friendly efficient service."
• "The service was great, very polite and friendly waiters."
• "Service fast and friendly."

Cons:

• "Booked a table for four for 1330pm, arrived at 1335 to a half-full restaurant to be informed that our table was not yet ready and had to be cleaned."
• "The waitress that served us was rude, and unhelpful when asked to help with something on the menu."
• "The waitress was so rude to us."
• "The meal lasted for over 2 hours because of the painfully slow service."
• "Service poor despite being only one other couple in the whole place."
• "What really ticked me off was the lady who took our order continually and obviously tried to sell up during the whole meal."
• "Unfortunately we had to ask ask the waiter a few times before they took it off the bill."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing."
• "Food was however excellent and melt in the mouth."
• "Absolutely delicious food. Great service."
• "The Beef dumpling starter is exquisite."
• "Beautiful food, well presented."
• "All three of us agreed the food was wonderful."
• "The Thai-infused flavours were expertly balanced."

Cons:

• "Food was tasty enough although most portions were small for the price."
• "Whilst the food was good, it wasn't it's usual excellent."
• "However, my Partner had the Salmon main which arrived and soon discovered it was Raw."
• "Food was bland as was service."
• "Found one bit of chicken in entire bowl which was quite small as well."
• "Food average, chicken massaman had barely any chicken but lots of hard potato."
• "The food was horrible! Microwaved food for that price?"

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "The ambience of the restaurant is modern and warm."
• "The atmosphere was calm and people were enjoying their meal."
• "The inside of the restaurant is also quirky and different, and really suits the restaurant style."
• "First time eating inside and the place was beautifully decorated with flowers and other quirky things so it really made the experience better."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant was lovely and clean."
• "The fresh coat of paint and floral decoration and artwork on the wall all make the place bright and colourful."
• "Fantastic atmosphere with great decor."

Cons:

• "It is quite loud in this restaurant."
• "Right outside is a street corner area with park-like benches and some drunks/homeless have made it sort of their place."
• "They could do with some sound control."
• "The only downside is the tables are quite close together and so it is hard not to hear your neighbours conversations or have any privacy."
• "Unfortunately the night we visited they were definitely understaffed To be fair it was a Monday night but I think they had not factored in half term the service was slow but it didn't effect the food or the fabulous selection of soft drinks."
• "Slow service as we appeared to have got forgotten."
• "The restaurant is long and thin with a large number of tables some of which are rather close together for a nice romantic dinner."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Service charge included, and well worth every penny."
• "Lunch is 10,95 pounds, 2 people with a water 27,40, finally we paid 30,14 because they added 10% from your bill."
• "We had a great evening here with lots to choose from on the menu and all reasonably priced."
• "Great vegetarian range as well."
• "We had the two meal combi which was great value."
• "You don't have to spend a lot if you don't want to, either way you get your money's worth."
• "We had a really lovely meal which was absolutely delicious and not too expensive."

Cons:

• "Astonishingly, a 10% service charge was added to our bill, which we duly declined to pay."
• "Drink menu is also quite expensive, I had Thai beer forgot the exact name of it, it was delicious but 7 pounds for it feels expensive."
• "The overall bill was about £67 which for 2 starters and 2 mains with 2 glasses of wine was I thought expensive especially as the portions were not huge."
• "I found the wine overpriced with a 250ml glass of red wine being from £6.95 to £10.75 which to me is excessive."
• "Very pricey (70 GBP for 2 without alcohol or desserts) but you get what you pay for."
• "Only slight negative is the wine is a bit pricey."
• "When comparing to the restaurant's own pricing it transpires there is up to a £4 + mark up on some dishes."