Curious Cow of Harrogate Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "From being greeted at the door to leaving, the staff were friendly, helpful and always smiling."
• "Charlie,the lady that welcomed us was very helpful and professional from start to finish."
• "The waitress was very polite, attentive and pleasant."
• "The table service was excellent."
• "The staff were so welcoming and polite."
• "The servers were polite and attentive."
• "Our waiter was very friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "When I went to speak with the manager and challenged this, he was quite rude."
• "Poor service. Booked for Father’s Day. 1.5 hrs for food to be served!"
• "We had to order at the bar cos no one came to take our order."
• "After being ignored for 15 minutes and not even the offer of a drink, we left."
• "Completely under staffed and the kitchen had clearly lost its way."
• "Today was a mistake and will not be returning."
• "Waited ages for our order to be taken."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The freshly made pizzas were delicious and the fish and chips that we had were also very good."
• "The fillet steaks were done exactly as requested and pork chops and bacon and cheese burger were delicious."
• "The food was superb. I had mushroom and camembert wellington, my father had roast chicken. Both plates were faultless."
• "Roast dinner was really tasty, the sticky toffee pudding ticked all the boxes."
• "Best fish a chips ever and the Pizza was 1st class."
• "Called in for a meal on our way back home from York to Lancashire. The food was excellent."
• "The food was delicious - well cooked and tasty."

Cons:

• "The chicken, bacon and avocado salad had only 4 very small token pieces of avocado and some pieces of lettuce were very gritty."
• "The maple pork chop was tough and very chewy, like a very cheap cut of meat."
• "The burger was quite burnt, the butter chicken was all batter and no chicken."
• "The cheesecake was bland and the mango salsa was overpowered with mint!"
• "Starter camembert sharer had been overcooked, was so runny we had to ask for a spoon."
• "The squid was tasteless."
• "Beef was inedible to chewy and we couldn’t swallow it."

Ambiance & Decor

Pros:

• "The whole place is very modern and spacious."
• "We had a celebratory lunch in the private room and it couldn’t have been more perfect."
• "The decor and atmosphere was special, fresh and comfortable."
• "The restaurant was an impeccable environment."
• "A great atmosphere and beautiful decor."
• "The place itself is absolutely stunning - decorated to a high standard and really impressive when you walk in."
• "Pleasant clean looking pub/restaurant with a modern decor."

Cons:

• "For some reason noise travelled and the bench seats not allow for much privacy."
• "Also smokers were straight outside the Windows looking in."
• "The renovation was lovely though (although way too many plastic plants.. real ones would be more impressive!)."
• "The place is full of fake plants which I think look naff."
• "Not all wine choices available."
• "I found it a bit noisy due to lack of soft furnishings at the conservatory end of the building."
• "The Yorkshire pudding ☹️"

Value

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and even better we got 30% off the bill."
• "All our meals were stunning, well presented and so delicious."
• "The food is always very nice never had any problems at all."
• "It isn't cheap, BUT you get what you pay for I feel."
• "Food were amazing, delicious and huge portions."
• "The prices aren't too high so it's affordable for a treat."
• "A fair price for the quality of the food which represented good value for money."

Cons:

• "Very overpriced."
• "NZ white wine was £13 a glass so be aware it may not be cheap!"
• "It's really expensive for below average service and a poor atmosphere."
• "Drinks very expensive, the tables I observed only had one drink each all night."
• "I later realised that we were overcharged for drinks too. A very expensive mistake."
• "It's expensive for what it is."
• "Decent food, very overpriced."