Hall & Woodhouse Portishead, Bristol Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was good quality."
• "One of the very best meals we’ve had ‘out’ at any price: imaginatively constructed, beautifully cooked."
• "I opted for the steak and tangle foot pie, which was great."
• "One of the nicest place I have visited so far. Highly recommend this place. Best Sunday roast beef ever."
• "The menu is delicious, with enough meat and dairy free options."
• "Really delicious food here, Sunday lunch is great and not very expensive."
• "The food was outstanding."

Cons:

• "The mashed potato potion was on the small side."
• "The sirloin of beef was also chewy and overcooked."
• "The beef 'sirloin' looked like slices of meat bought around the corner from the Co-op and were inedible."
• "Fish well and truly overcooked."
• "The chicken wings tasted like they had been heated up in the microwave."
• "Food was awful and way overpriced."
• "Eat here if you enjoy over cooked, tasteless, chewy beef."

Service

Pros:

• "The waiter was excellent, polite and helpful (Harrison)."
• "Service and staff were lovely."
• "Our two waitresses were excellent."
• "Michael the deputy general manager went above and beyond his duty he really looked after all of us and was great with the children."
• "Staff are all super friendly, so thanks for a great dining experience."
• "From entrance to exit the staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Service very friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "A member of our party complained about the food but the server said there wasn’t much they could do."
• "We weren't table checked and it was hard to get their attention during the meal."
• "Had to order drinks directly from the bar downstairs due to non-existent service."
• "Poor bar service during my visit. It wasn't busy but the manager and staff continued their chat rather than serve."
• "Service very slow."
• "However, there was a Very long wait for food and they were not busy, and when it arrived was very underwhelming."
• "The manageress was neither polite nor helpful."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "We love this place - a great family atmosphere with relaxing and spacious layout."
• "The atmosphere was good and the place was full."
• "Lovely decor, friendly service and a great selection of food and wine."
• "Interesting building made from Containers! Located next the Marina at Portishead. You can watch the boats."
• "Lovely place. Nice decor, very cool location and loved the vibe it has."
• "The venue and location is absolutely stunning!"
• "Nice location and like the design and overall feel of the place."

Cons:

• "Blinds not down whole restaurant was being blinded by sun."
• "Very disappointed to find out that we had to sit outside in the cold!!"
• "We were sat on our own not in the main restaurant, someone walked in and got a seat in the main restaurant."
• "Decor, chairs, tables, carpets look very dirty and scruffy especially considering your spending a small fortune on food and drink in this place!"
• "Every guest on our table had a dirty water tumbler."
• "At no point were second drinks offered despite all of our glasses being empty."
• "The waiter who took our plates didn’t even ask how the food was, considering the amount we left uneaten..."

Value

Pros:

• "The cost of drinks was deducted from the bill, and at the end of the meal the server refunded the cost of one meal without our asking for it - which was nice."
• "Come here every Friday during lunch break. Great quality food, but a bit on the expensive side."
• "All at a price that is more than kind to the wallet."
• "Great beer, food, and exemplary service."
• "Excellent meal, good value and cocktails were excellent."
• "The food is good value, not the best, but very good; it also has a wide selection of vegetarian food, and all at reasonable prices."
• "Had Sunday Roast, was very impressed."

Cons:

• "Food and service were quite good...., but very expensive food and drinks here...., burgers overpriced, fries a bit mean portioned and very small as well as too salty."
• "After all of us saw the cost of the deserts, above £7.00 not one of us ordered."
• "Paid £70 per head for three course Christmas menu."
• "Drinks very expensive too, £3.15 for a can of Rio and a glass of coke concentrate from the pump £3.60!!"
• "Completely overpriced fish and chips (over £12) and half a coke (over £3)."
• "My only criticism is that I think its over priced for what u get."
• "This is the most expensive place to drink in Portishead, food is expensive for what it is."

Parking

Pros:

• "There are a few car parking spaces outside the building, and more exist in the car park behind the building opposite."