The Potted Pig Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was incredible, it's the only way I can describe it."
• "Every dish was tasty, visually appetising and very satisfying."
• "The food was just delicious. The starters were well done and neither of us had room for a dessert."
• "The pork and venison on the menu was extremely well cooked, rich and full of different flavours hitting the palette."
• "The food was brilliant. Potted Pig starter and Duck breast & duck leg rosti main both exceptionally tasty."
• "Food was still as fabulous as before and so delighted to sample a proper Welsh rarebit."
• "The food was delicious and beautifully presented."

Cons:

• "The ribeye was ordered medium rare but came medium."
• "Over cooked pork belly that had clearly been on a hot plate for a while."
• "The potato elements didn't taste freshly-made - my mash in particular was heavy and solid."
• "The braised lamb was far from tasty and rather bland, the fish was overpowered."
• "The pork (main) was quite dry and tough."
• "The lamb was inedible."
• "The house specialty pork belly was greasy with unrendered fat and the chicken breast was dry."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was quick and efficient if a bit scattered."
• "Service was efficient."
• "We were offered water almost immediately which was good service."
• "A wonderfully attentive & genuine affable greeting from all staff, a delicate mashup of being made to feel special, but not uncomfortable."
• "Service was quick, frequent and staff were very helpful with choices."
• "The staff were incredible, even bringing tasters of the wines so we could choose."
• "The staff, the food, the ambiance, we could not fault. Would we visit again, YES!"

Cons:

• "We were then completely forgotten about when we wanted to have dessert which was upsetting."
• "When we asked the waiter to refill our water, he promised to do so, but he never did."
• "When the waitress eventually arrived all she said was well ladies do you want your food or not."
• "They made us wait to check with Chef whether they could even sit us down and then came back saying it's ok."
• "Apparently our meals had been ready some time but the waitress had omitted bringing them to us."
• "The service was dreadful and we were too very aware that we were last people they would probably serve today."
• "Service was very slow and not particularly attentive considering it considers itself a fine dining restaurant."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Wonderfully unique surroundings."
• "It's situated underground where you'll get no cell reception, which actually made for a very romantic, uninterrupted dinner so I highly recommend!"
• "The ambience is very nice and makes for a fun time."
• "The surroundings immediately lend themselves to the unique selling point & originality of an authentic characterful ambience."
• "Great location, style & atmosphere very cool."
• "The restaurant is a lovely cosy place underground (what I believe, is an ex-bank vault)."
• "The atmosphere, like the lighting, was subdued."

Cons:

• "That said the place is in a cellar and lacks any real presence from an ambience perspective. A bit dingy, with no windows but service was good."
• "Pleasant ambience of the space diminished by overly loud and poorly programmed music selection."
• "The interior was cozy but some parts were a bit strange for me."
• "Atmosphere was really cosy."
• "No atmosphere only two lots of us there. Dark and dingy."
• "It was busy and loud which was to be expected. But it felt like the atmosphere was missing something."
• "It’s always been dark inside but with the sun blazing outside, the inside feels even darker."

Value

Pros:

• "I found it great value for money as the portions are more than generous for what I paid for them."
• "For that price, the food was good value."
• "And £13 for a two course lunch in an independent restaurant is great value for a cheeky treat in my lunch break."
• "The food was incredible and great value, £22 for 2 courses."
• "The food was fantastic and it was great value for money."
• "Great value for money."
• "Food was excellent, great value for money."

Cons:

• "Small portions with a big price tag."
• "Expensive but you can anticipate that from the menu."
• "Pricey drinks."
• "The food wasn’t as good as I expected for this price."
• "Certainly overpriced."
• "Although the wine list is a bit pricey."
• "It’s arguably about 30% more expensive than it should be…"