Slim Chickens Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Always fantastic food, great value."
• "Chicken was very flavourful but the tenders weren't as crisp as I was hoping."
• "The buffalo Chicken Sandwich/Burger is lovely."
• "Delicious food, good menu and decent prices."
• "Best chicken we had in a long time. Not greasy at all and really delicious."
• "The chicken is well cooked, chips have great seasoning and the texas toast is tasty!"
• "Chicken tenders are their go-to and the chip's and french toast are nice too."
• "The food is amazing! Really tasty and fresh."
• "Got a mix meal with 5 wings and 5 tenders. The tenders were ok."

Cons:

• "The wings size were very small, taste was nothing memorable."
• "Recently they have changed their cooking procedure and no longer coat the wings."
• "The chicken tenders were good but a bit too thick for my taste."
• "The wings were ridiculously small and quite dry."
• "The honey BBQ one was devoid of honey."
• "To be honest, the chicken was dry, rubbery and almost tasteless."
• "The chicken strips were small and dry, chips were bland."
• "The food was so salty and overpriced in my view."
• "Terrible service and food, the wings were pink and undercooked."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Really polite and pleasant staff who greet you and are really helpful."
• "Service was nice and friendly."
• "Staff working non stop to keep diners happy."
• "The person who served us kept kissing her teeth when I got my meal."
• "Got a mix meal with 5 wings and 5 tenders. Staff and atmosphere were ok."
• "Service was quick and food was brought out quickly too."
• "Really new cool brand. Looks amazing and the food is great."
• "Great food, great place and exceptional service."
• "Staff are very friendly and prices are good too."

Cons:

• "Staff are rude and disrespectful and give dirty looks and mock certain customers."
• "Redhaired manager with all the staples in her face is very rude."
• "One member of staff who actually seemed to care offered to get my correct order."
• "Staff started cleaning the table before we had all finished."
• "Their treatment of staff is awful, I watched a member of staff been told to clean “slim chickens” sign over 5 times."
• "Staff are rude, and bullies. Considering most of them appeared to be adults."
• "The staff are managed poorly either shocking."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "£33 for 2 kids meals and 2 adult meals, pretty reasonable."
• "Good value, KFC maybe be cheaper but quality here is better for a smaller selection."
• "Always come to slim chickens bluewater the food is the best, staff are friendly and helpful. Slim chickens is reasonably priced and good value love it."
• "Great dining experience for the second day of opening, all staff were friendly and nothing was too much trouble."

Cons:

• "Quite pricey for standard burger and chips."
• "The Mac & Cheese which is £6.95 is smaller than a a coke can size! If that's their normal size the price does not reflect the portion size."
• "The food is so salty and overpriced in my view."
• "The prices are a bit steep however but just one meal kept me full for the entire day."
• "Overpriced standard chicken, the only reason it's busy is because all the other restaurants have a long queue."
• "1st time eating here. Really enjoyed my cheese & bacon chicken sandwich meal. Will now try everything on the menu. Plus really cool blues music playing"
• "5 pathetic wings, 5 tenders, 2 fries and a drink £17. Not good value for money."
• "The drinks were weak, they were selling burgers they didn't have all fillings for, the chips were really salty and the chicken strips were quite small."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere, cleanliness but the food was just amazing."
• "The place is clean and decor nice. Toilet are mixed and not separated, though they are cosy in terms of size."
• "Slim Chickens in bluewater is the best one of these franchises that I have been to. Food is pretty close to the pictures and tastes good."
• "I ordered a child dinner as I'm not a big eater. It had chicken strips, fries, carrot sticks, cucumber, and garlic bread with a dip. And it comes with a drink. All this for £5"
• "Nice chicken and chips and table service was very good and clean."
• "Great chicken meals. Great choices of sauces to go with your meal. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice alternatives to other branded restaurants. Toilets also very clean."
• "Was recently at the place. Staff were absolutely outstanding, very friendly and professionals. The food was delicious and ready in perfect timing, not to mention about the place, it was spotless. Definitely becoming a regular."

Cons:

• "Only thing I noticed was that tables weren't necessarily demarcated and we could sit anywhere (which in principle is nice) but it started getting bussier as we were finishing our meal and more people were sitting closer to us than I would have liked."
• "The reason I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because there is no order to the place as to seating ect also they let you pay for food as eat in even though there might not be a table for you too sit at."
• "The food is so salty and overpriced in my view. I went in around 2.30 and the place was quiet. The seats are comfortable and service is quick."
• "The bread is to die for. Chicken is juicy and tasty. Recommend blue cheesy to go with meal. Fries could be a little less salty with better potatoes. However everything top marks. Not sure kitchen roll as napkins"
• "Weird restaurant/takeaway. Firstly there are no menus on the table. Secondly there is a roll of kitchen towel on the table.....weird"
• "Plug sockets on the table which as a parent is not smart."
• "The menu is very limited. It's like a KFC only more expensive."