La Braseria Reviews Summary

Category: Mediterranean restaurant

Address: 28-30 Wind St, Swansea, SA1 1DZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441792469683

Rating: 4.0
based on 175 reviews.

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

  • "One of my favourite restaurants in Swansea! Lovely atmosphere, fab staff and excellent food :)"
  • "The ambiance was great, very relaxed atmosphere within a cosy setting."
  • "Really great authentic vibes when you walk in."
  • "The atmosphere and service is wonderful and it's nice to get dressed up for a change and wear something special."
  • "Rustic decor, very atmospheric."
  • "Lovely dark lit atmosphere inside."
  • "Beautiful inside with a rustic feel."

Cons:

  • "The whole experience used to be we have etc on today which is excellent and so on. That's no more."
  • "Restaurant is looking run down and in need of refurbishment."
  • "When we were shown to our table we realised just how dark it was."
  • "The 'rustic atmosphere and decoration ' was also jaded and very 80's."
  • "Dated menu dated decor."
  • "The restaurant isn't rough, but the street outside has some colourful locals making a nuisance and begging to be arrested by South Wales' finest."
  • "Atmosphere was very weird after having so much go wrong."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was outstanding and staff were friendly."
  • "Really nice venue and the staff were fantastic."
  • "It's bought out really fast, the service was really good."
  • "Service was perfect and food was delicious."
  • "The staff were so polite and friendly they made us feel so welcomed and you could really feel that they knew the food/menu well."
  • "The service was on point without being pushy."
  • "The staff are very welcoming and friendly."

Cons:

  • "the manager didn't even offer an apology or compensation of any kind."
  • "Absolutely horrible horrible place. The butcher at the salad bar was the rudest person I have ever met."
  • "Was made to feel as if they are doing you a favour by serving you food whilst taking a £100 of your money."
  • "Everything is a chore such as asking for a knife or a drinks menu which includes sighing huffing and puffin around the table"
  • "There seems to be a standard charge of £88 regardless of what you order... I'm done with this place... it's outdated."
  • "The waiter did not come back to ask if everything was ok with our meal."
  • "Service was bad wont be rushing back."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Beautiful food, nice and hot with prices that are reasonable."
  • "Good sangria."
  • "The food is completely delicious, especially the fried calamari, very tasty!"
  • "The food was so lovely, tasted very fresh and seasoned beautifully."
  • "Really good fresh seafood & meats with generous portion sizes."
  • "The food was delicious, we had the T-Bone steak with home made chips & the portion sizes did not disappoint."
  • "Food was phenomenal, i had the two course lunch menu, a huge wedge of Deep fried brie with a generous portion of red currant jelly, main was a rump steak and jacket potato, steak was delicious cooked perfectly for me."

Cons:

  • "Wine is expensive though, starts at about £14 and goes up to about £4,500!!"
  • "Have ate many times at this restaurant and this have gone very bad steak was awful chips were cold."
  • "The monkfish maincourse was ok but was very overseasoned."
  • "smallest portion of Monkfish I've ever been served."
  • "Very disappointed extortionate price no sides of any tomatoes or salad just bare steak poor quality and not worth the price."
  • "The main course was absolutely awful. The chips were all bits and the battered hake you couldn't get a steak knife through."
  • "The calamari was terrible, it was like rubber."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "I was surprised by the prices here as I thought it was going to be much more expensive."
  • "The bill was reasonable as well."
  • "All in all fantastic value and a really excellent meal. Beers and wines were fairly priced."
  • "The quantity of the dishes are large enough to satisfy your needs and that of your wallet."
  • "For 19.95 it was excellent value."
  • "This little gem of loveliness is well worth a visit, the food is excellent and the portions are large!!"
  • "Fantastic place, costs about £25 for a meal with a drink and starter."

Cons:

  • "but I feel £66 for 2 glasses of wine and chicken and chips for 3 hours isn’t great."
  • "considerable amount of time waited for food had to enquire 3 times after 2 hours"
  • "The only let down for here which is a real shame is the service provided by the guy who takes your food orders at the counter."
  • "The steak was really poor. Mine came out on a skillet that was so much hotter than my partner's that it was smoking and I couldn't touch it for at least 5 minutes."
  • "Not worth £28.68, bitty chips and fish plain and flavourless."
  • "Vodka and Diet Coke £9.05, over priced."
  • "Plus the set menu have increased.5 of us ate almost £200.very disappointed."

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