The Lighthouse Bar & Kitchen And Lounge Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was great, had the linguine marinara which was lovely."
• "Fabulous sea views and a great breakfast menu."
• "The lunchtime Calzone's are incredible and the evening steaks are stunning."
• "The food is excellent and great value."
• "The portions sizes were plentiful and hearty."
• "Our food came quickly & was excellent."
• "The food was incredible and so much choice we had the Italian grazing table and everyone commented on how good the food was."

Cons:

• "The food was extremely disappointing, cold pizza with hard base, fries were cold and soggy and the sea bass was lifeless, very disappointing."
• "Food was below average the only enjoyable part were the mussels but you don't get many for your buck!"
• "The food was the worst meal they have ever eaten (tried to eat). Their sea bass was cooked bone dry and her guests fish was burnt."
• "Pizza was £13.50 each and was just bland and disappointing."
• "Food was terrible, so-called chips were greasy hard scraps not one whole chip coleslaw yuk tastes."
• "The pastas and pizza were average, except the 'pesto pasta' which was totally bland, containing minuscule amounts of pesto."
• "Food was all deep fried, terrible."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is friendly and efficient- with a strong focus on cleanliness."
• "Nothing is too much trouble and they have it down to a fine art even on busy evening's."
• "The waiter was lovely, the service was really good & the setting was beautiful."
• "Service is always quick (you order and pay in advance at the desk) and most important, the food is freshly prepared and tastes great!"
• "Fantastic meal and service was simply impeccable."
• "The staff were number one and extremely polite and did everything asked of them."
• "Our server Sam was helpful and attentive."

Cons:

• "Service is rubbish pub does better service than this."
• "The waiter came and took the order with a couldn't care less attitude."
• "The plates were just banged down in front of you with a (take it or leave it attitude)."
• "Service was strange - we have been rushed by the waiter to order, no sense of hospitality, like a running engine."
• "A really nice meal, but unfortunately the staff were dismissive and appeared to be more interested in rushing us to leave within the 2 hours."
• "Service from blonde girl on the till was awful too."
• "Table service was exceptionally slow."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Excellent quality Italian food - not the biggest menu, and a little on the pricey side for the area (those from London will think its cheap!) but well worth it."
• "Very affordable, especially for the quality."
• "Came with a side of crisps and salad leaves. Great value."
• "Good food, good service, good value."
• "All food was reasonably priced as well considering the location."
• "Love the place, amazing views, amazing food decent price."
• "Great value for money."

Cons:

• "It's a pity the prices are extortionate and you pay £1.50 an hour parking for the privilege of visiting!"
• "Ridiculously expensive offerings. Not good value for money."
• "The lunchtime menu was overpriced & very limited in choice."
• "Absolutely not value for money. Steak was tiny and was like rubber with no taste."
• "Poor food and extortionate prices."
• "Very expensive wine by the glass (£9). Bottles of beer expensive (330ml £4.50). Limited menu."
• "Great location but really overpriced for drinks and food."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "What a lovely place with a gorgeous view of the Mumbles."
• "Panoramic views of the bay and lighthouse."
• "Situated in Bracelet bay one of the most scenic restaurants in Wales with views looking over the Lighthouse and bay."
• "Great location. Nice views."
• "Enjoyed the view to the Lighthouse while eating a great Pasta speciality."
• "It's a lovely place to call in for a nice cool drink or a beautiful Italian ice-cream."
• "The views across the bay and across to the headland are beautiful in all weathers."

Cons:

• "Window pane misted up where we were seated requires a replacement."
• "The view was amazing but the restaurant was a massive let down."
• "Walked out before even ordering."
• "Too noisy, food is not great, views are so so - no sea view really."
• "Only to be told by a female member of staff, that they were closed."
• "The outside is lovely but sadly not very clean."
• "Closed! A seaside town and the place was closed at 4:45pm. Lots of various people trying to get in ... only to be disappointed."