Comptoir Libanais Bath Reviews Summary

Decoration and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The decoration of the restaurant was awesome."
• "Unique decor, does not feel like a chain."
• "Really like the vibe, the decorations, the music."
• "Besides the wonderful art deco, chic atmosphere...wonderful food to offer too."
• "The atmosphere is just lovely!"
• "Venue very clean with a nice atmosphere."
• "Beautiful restaurant with great atmosphere."
• "Beautiful decorations and nice location."

Cons:

• "Was fairly quiet (albeit a Sunday evening) but got shunned off into the corner away from the rest of the restaurant."
• "Unfortunately, the restaurant wasn't even busy so I can't imagine how bad the service would have been on a busy night."
• "The only negative is that whilst there are aspects of the decor that I do like, there seems to be far too much going on with trinkets, lamps and baskets hanging everywhere."
• "Appalling. Just another chain blighting the Bath high street."

Service

Pros:

• "Attentive service."
• "The manager has been our waiter a couple of times, and is the perfect host."
• "Very pleasant staff and good friendly service."
• "The manager and staff were super friendly, amazing service!"
• "Staff friendly and helpful and venue very clean with a nice atmosphere."
• "Amazing overall experience. The decor and atmosphere feels very authentic."

Cons:

• "However, the service was too slow as they had one staff only."
• "Service can be a little slow, but fine once you manage to get hold of someone."
• "Slow service, bad attitude and food lacked lustre."
• "Very disappointed with the service. Staff were extremely slow."
• "The service on a Saturday early evening was awful."
• "Staff needs more training, felt like they weren’t attentive enough."
• "Food was nice but they gave us olives at the beginning which we didnt ask for... they charged us for them!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great as expected from Comptoir Libanais."
• "We're vegetarians and this wonderful restaurant was a lucky find...its wonderful food & veggie-friendly menu."
• "A great lunch! Went in the other day whilst in town with my Mum. The food was excellent and the portion sizes were generous!"
• "Ate a delicious meal this evening at Comptoir Libanais in Bath; I had the lamb kofta grill, followed by the orange blossom mouhalabia."

Cons:

• "I ordered zaatar garlic bread and cheese samosas, and they were very ordinary."
• "Slow service, bad attitude and food lacked lustre. Some of the food looks pretty poor."
• "The food was ok. I've eaten at this place in London many times but I didn't think this was as good."
• "Food was not great. It was very plain, not seasoned very well. Salad was horrific."
• "We ordered two different main courses, Steak and mix grill. The steak was actually not cooked at all."
• "The only vegan option they had were in the starters. Not even the falafels were vegan as they fry them in the same oil they fry the lamb in!"
• "Food was okay, but the service was really quite terrible."