Smiths of Smithfield Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food and wine choices are excellent."
• "The food was reasonably priced for the area."
• "The food was delicious."
• "Food was great."
• "The house rosé was good, the ribs I had for starters were excellent."
• "Food was super delicious and presented well."
• "The food is perfect, specially their burgers, humus flatbread, chips and they have a great selection of drinks."

Cons:

• "This time it was noticeable that there was less food on our plates."
• "I was quite disappointed with the food, the burgers were very 'well done' and burnt in parts."
• "The chicken was slightly dry and the sauce was really salty."
• "For dessert we ordered two sticky toffee puddings which were excellent."
• "The food was above average, but the service was so terrible that I’m definitely not going back."
• "The food was very very average overall."
• "The steak was a massive letdown. It was dry and flavourless despite looking like it had been cooked medium rare."

Service

Pros:

• "Sommelier was exceptional."
• "The staff were amazing and very attentive and the food was delicious."
• "We were served by Dilshad who was so sweet and attentive."
• "We were really well looked after and the food was very good."
• "The service is excellent too."
• "Staff couldn't have been more helpful and professional - and they catered to our every need."
• "The service was excellent: present, polite and attentive without being intrusive."

Cons:

• "The staff had managed to lose the meal tab."
• "Service average."
• "Poor and lousy service, shockingly unfriendly."
• "Rude staff, food was good but the staff definitely ruined the evening."
• "Service was awful."
• "Service was a bit scarce, and nothing written down for our order so came back to check order."
• "Service was slow."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Ambiance was amazing as was the rugged yet polished decor."
• "The atmosphere was perfect for me, doing some work, not socialising."
• "From start to finish the atmosphere was great."
• "The atmosphere was great."
• "Excellent pub restaurant with 3 or 4 levels."
• "Eaten here a few times. It's quite unique in the way you have levels of dining."
• "The decor is good and location is fab."

Cons:

• "Visited early morning so atmosphere muted."
• "Busy, bustling atmosphere so better for groups than romantic dining."
• "Extremely noisy."
• "The restaurant was dead in atmosphere and it was really cold inside so wasn’t impressed with that."
• "Noisy Thursday evening with large groups."
• "The service felt very pressured even though we had a booking."
• "Lovely setting but acoustics not wholly conducive to conversation."

Value

Pros:

• "You definitely get value for money with the food."
• "Possibly one of the best meals I’ve had in ages!"
• "The food itself was spot on, with those having steak being very impressed."
• "Perfect food cooked as we decided."
• "Great views, super food."
• "The food looked amazing and it tasted even better."
• "The express menu is terrific value, 2 courses and a drink for £15."

Cons:

• "Small tapas size dishes with a pricy tag."
• "The food was above average, but the service was so terrible that I’m definitely not going back."
• "Very over priced."
• "Price was hefty so poor value for money."
• "The food itself was only ok, and very over priced."
• "For the price point the bistro misses the point entirely and is a borderline rip off."
• "Very poor value for money and a shame to see an icon fall so low!"