Spitfire Barbecue Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service excellent and lovely atmosphere!"
• "Our server, Brice, was really nice and we had a little laugh with him every time he came out to see us."
• "Service is pretty quick."
• "Our server was extremely polite and attentive."
• "Great friendly staff."
• "The service was attentive and fast and the wait times were not too long."
• "Our server, Alex, provided top quality customer service. Very friendly and polite plus when we had a slight issue he rectified it immediately."

Cons:

• "The server seemed clueless about their duties, and we had to ask for the bill twice."
• "He didn’t ask us if we’d like any desserts or the bill."
• "The staff was unattentive as well."
• "The service was exceptionally poor tonight, taking nearly 40 minutes to be asked for our order from sitting down."
• "Service was slow."
• "The server didn't show any acknowledgment of the delay, not even a simple apology."
• "Service was very slow for a Wednesday evening and took nearly 30 mins for our initial drinks orders."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing and cooked fresh."
• "Amazing Brisket, great sausages and tasty cocktails."
• "They have plenty of sauce options and the food was made well."
• "Delicious BBQ food. The Ribs with the belly fat were the best I'd ever had and just melted off the bone."
• "Both of which were absolutely delicious, meat was tender and moist."
• "The food is excellent and cooked to perfection."
• "The bacon cheese burger was delicious with a soft bun and juicy hot and fresh and tasty."

Cons:

• "The half chicken was very small for £10."
• "The fat hadn't rendered as much as I like, and the meat itself lacked flavour."
• "The brisket was dry and small."
• "Been there got tasteless and burnt food, and service was poor."
• "The brisket itself didn't had any characteristics in flavour."
• "Very ordinary half rack of ribs. Tender and falls off the bone but the flavour was missing a mark."
• "The ribs didn't fall off the bone as we had expected (they were nice but nothing special), the chips tasted quite bland - almost like oven chips."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The atmosphere fab."
• "Also it's in a great spot on the river!"
• "It's also dog friendly on terrace, perfect for the summer evenings."
• "The vibe in the restaurant is excellent, lots of outdoor seating too which is so nice in the summer as it overlooks the harbour."
• "The location is beautiful. Right on Bristol waterfront."
• "Right on the quayside, the first thing that hits you as you walk in is the smokiness of the restaurant (in a good way)."
• "The restaurant offers a nice view over the harbour and ample outdoor seating."

Cons:

• "When we arrived, we were told the only place where we could sit it's outside, but there was no cover-up."
• "Became a match day pub atmosphere rather than a nice meal out."
• "The seating is a bit basic with bench seats or metal chairs, some are just stools."
• "Not a very comfortable place to sit in and enjoy our meal."
• "Be pretty or avoid… We queued for 10 minutes to be told they were fully booked."
• "Just put the atmosphere as 4 stars because the tables were a little close together and ended up being quite loud with other people towards the end when we were leaving."
• "No non disabled parking, but the car park is a 2 minute walk."

Value

Pros:

• "Very good value for money and can not wait to return again!!"
• "The price was reasonable for the quality and quantity of food."
• "I would say a well spent £20."
• "Super polite staff, delicious food, decent portions and fairly priced for the amount was served."
• "Price is fair for the amount of food you get."
• "The food was amazing and very fairly priced!"
• "Awesome food, great service and very reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Not worth the price, not worth the wait."
• "The bill came to £77.60 for the two of us."
• "At £8 for a really thin slice of beef & £8 each slice thereafter feels like a giant rip off."
• "Drinks are also very expensive."
• "Only reason for not being 5 stars was because of the price for the portion - the mains were delicious and got more bang for your Buck, but the sides were a little small."
• "Prices are about 20% too much for the quality of the food."
• "A bit too expensive £30 for just 6 wings and one burger and cowboy fries and 2 soft drinks."