Cottons Vauxhall Reviews Summary

Drink Quality

Pros:

• "Pitcher of rum punch rounded off the evening. (Value for money)"
• "Only positive was the drinks especially rum punches were top notch!!!"
• "The rum punch was great, strong and the staff kept topping up our cups!"
• "Cocktails tasty and strong without too much ice."
• "The cocktails are really nicely done and they're also very generous with the alcohol shots."
• "Amazing cocktails, great happy-hour deal on the house wine, tasty nibbles and chilled outside area."
• "Cocktails are small and overpriced."

Cons:

• "I do not recommend the rum punch it was practically juice and ice."
• "The actual food was very mid, I wouldn’t go as far to say it was authentic Caribbean. The drinks were watered down."
• "The Pina colada was curdled as it wasn’t made fresh."
• "Once the cocktails came after over an hour of waiting!, they was made incorrectly which we left full glasses!"
• "Cocktail tasted so generic, with hardly any alcohol and mixers and juices that taste so processed, yet it was still 35 quid for a 4 drinks cocktail jug."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Oxtail was on point, very very lovely with right amount of gravy, at first glance it looked like a small portion as severed separately, but honestly it was the perfect amount evenly balance and left me oh so satisfied."
• "First time at this gorgeous location. Perfect for al fresco dining in the sun. We loved the curry mutton, roti and jerk chicken wings."
• "Food was definitely lovely. I had the Deep Fried Chilli & Coconut Prawns which were nice but the coconut flakes were a bit too much, for me."
• "The food was amazing and the customer service was 10/10."
• "Great food, atmosphere, and drinks! Brunch was lovely, would have loved to stay longer!"
• "Came here last night for the first time for a friend's birthday and I was definitely impressed 👌🏼 Food was lush, flavours on point."
• "The food was amazing and the customer service was 10/10."

Cons:

• "My jerk wings were okay but sad it was only 2. Our mains were a good but dry and had to ask for sauce."
• "All the food (apart from starters) was cold nothing was even warm."
• "The food however was not as expected."
• "Service from the ladies was great. Very polite and attentive. But food came out before we got our drinks, about 5 minutes after we ordered it and it was lukewarm."
• "Food was bland and not authentic but would come again for the drinks!"
• "The rice and peas and coleslaw could do with improvements."
• "The food portions was remarkably small, literally a cup of rice to share."

Service

Pros:

• "Very good service, too."
• "Service from the ladies was great. Very polite and attentive."
• "Staff were great, very attentive, quick and friendly."
• "Great attentive service. Excellent value for money for dinner before 7pm."
• "The staff is very warm and friendly and happy to go above and beyond for you."
• "I personally recommend cottons in vauxhull for excellent customer service friendly and polite team members."
• "Lively atmosphere with good music and friendly staff."

Cons:

• "When we raised this we were told the original chef is off and another chef cooked today. Then the server kept stretching her arms over to serve the table."
• "We could only smell but not taste or feel the rum. Staff told me there was three types of rum in there but it was so weak, it couldn’t even affect a teetotal person."
• "On arrival we weren’t made to feel welcome."
• "The service was terrible. 90% of the staff seemed like they didn’t even want to be there."
• "Most of the staff were amazing but one particular person stood out, I believe he could be the manager as he was giving that kind of vibe."
• "The greeting at the door and seating was flawless."
• "Had lunch here. Went back after having quite an enjoyable NYE dinner."