Bill's Bath Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great, delicious and arrived at table quickly."
• "Food was tasty and the prices were reasonable."
• "The food (had the vegetarian Halloumi burger) was beautiful, and the staff were very friendly."
• "Good food, good pricing."
• "Despite being busy the service was excellent and food well prepared and to Bill's normal standards."
• "The calamari was amazing. Really tender and tasty."
• "The Garden Plate was very tasty, especially the poached eggs."

Cons:

• "The food was mediocre and somewhat under seasoned."
• "Food was fine, nothing special."
• "Burgers so so, burger meat had no taste, burger buns was cold, kids food dry and tasteless."
• "The breakfast wasn't good enough for a return visit after this."
• "Food wasn't bad for the price but probably won't be going back."
• "The food looked like it has been sitting under heat lamps for a long time before being brought out."
• "The food for was terrible !! brown avocado on toast lukewarm tasteless everything really."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are attentive and engaging."
• "Ana García was absolutely amazing. Greeted us in the kindest way and made us feel right at home."
• "Service was wonderfully polite and responsive."
• "Received amazing service from the staff, so attentive and friendly."
• "The service was faultless! Friendly, efficient and perfectly timed."
• "Service is the best I’ve seen in quite a while."
• "The staff were very friendly and the service was well-timed."

Cons:

• "I feel like I was invisible, not very good service to say the least."
• "One drink came wrong, no apology."
• "The bill took a further 15 minutes to appear."
• "At times there were up to 4/5 staff only feet from our table and we couldn't get their attention."
• "The staff are unbelievably snobby."
• "25 mins before our order taken and that only after we'd hassled the staff."
• "Service very slow, 30 min to get a drink then they forgot mine, had to ask twice to make sure my drink was still coming."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere manages to be both cosy yet lively at the same time."
• "Great plave in Bath with lovely atmosphere."
• "You'll be very well looked after even at its busiest."
• "Lovely restaurant, just behind Bath Abbey, very welcoming, cosy, friendly, honest staff."
• "I really love the decor style, really upper class while remaining casual enough that you don't feel out of place."
• "The place offers both outdoor and indoor seating, both of which have completely unique vibes."
• "It's also just a great vibe in there, done really nicely!"

Cons:

• "It was busy and the music was a bit loud when we arrived."
• "Half way through our meal, a waitress just randomly put a candle onto the table."
• "The toilet facilities really could do with a major overhaul."
• "Toilets are down stairs near kitchen and unfortunately you pass by smelly bins in a bit of a subterranean underworld."
• "Music was too loud for easy conversation."
• "The only downside would be how the seats are arranged you feel a bit packed in."
• "Atmosphere was a bit dark for my liking."

Value

Pros:

• "Good service and food was prepared quickly without any compromise on quality."
• "The service charge was included and it was all a good price."
• "The set menu gives a good range of meals, all excellent value for money."
• "High standard of food, good choice on the menu."
• "It was even cheaper than we expected."
• "The pricing was really fair."
• "Not very expensive!"

Cons:

• "Wouldn't accept cash which is a big disappointed."
• "Be aware, it does have a 10% service charge added to all bills."
• "All that for a bill £100+ for family of 4 made this a disappointing experience 😕."
• "On reflection as I look at the bill I feel the £51.64 inclusive of 12.5% service charge to be a total waste of money."
• "Definitely not value for money and poor quality."
• "Little expensive, spent £100 for 5 people."
• "We were surprised by an unexpected service charge which was not welcomed."