Simpsons Restaurant Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was excellent."
• "Such a great ambience, service is always amazing and the food never disappoints!"
• "The service is faultless, and the food fantastic and absolutely beautiful."
• "The waiters here are gracious and highly knowledgeable."
• "Attentive staff, pleasant setting."
• "The service was impeccable. The advice and guidance provided by the knowledge staff made a real difference."
• "The service was also exceptional."

Cons:

• "The service was appalling for this level."
• "The waiter didn't know what tapenade was."
• "Our dishes were delayed and arrived later to the tables close to us, who were in fact seated after us."
• "We were soon pouring our own drinks."
• "They made a few slip-ups forgetting which seat to bring different dietary requirements to for each course."
• "The service was really slow but quite chaotic. The staff were not well trained although they were polite."
• "The service was also lacklustre with several reminders needed and having to seek out staff on more than one occasion."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was stunning and truly difficult to pick a favourite course."
• "The paired wine was carefully selected and a perfect accompaniment for the food."
• "It was some of the most delicious and divine food that i've ever tasted."
• "The scallops were amazing, best I've ever had."
• "The food was exquisite and the wine was fantastic."
• "The food is beautifully presented and the flavour combinations are genius."
• "Absolutely amazing food."

Cons:

• "Although my partner did have a bone in his fish."
• "The food was ok, colourful, and flavoursome, but there was nothing to get exited about."
• "We had a 6-course tasting menu which was too seafood-heavy for our liking."
• "Every one was so incredibly small, and completely devoid of carbs, that we were all left hungry by the end of it."
• "The beetroot salad which was the least impressive dish."
• "Exquisite food although stingy portions, ruined by ridiculous prices and below standard service."
• "Food was very good, but none of us left thinking it was stunning, or had any particular stand out elements."

Ambience & Setting

Pros:

• "Beautiful setting, a real oasis of calm, for that special occasion."
• "The property is a beautiful Victorian house and honestly from the minute you walk in, it does feel like you are at a cosy lovely home!"
• "The restaurant has a nice garden, comfortable lounges, a gorgeous private dining room."
• "Upon arrival we were kindly greeted at the door and taken to our table, guided through some wonderfully decorated rooms with relaxing piano music being played."
• "The decor and grounds are lovely."
• "The extended 'conservatory' style restaurant is a nice place to eat."
• "The decor of this place is lovely, vibrant, colorful and inviting."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere is a bit regular, too much light, basic looking wooden tables."
• "The main restaurant with its paired-back colours and understated style for me is missing that luxurious feel."
• "The dining area lacked character."
• "Lots of smells not all good!!!! + Noisy coming from a large open windows u can see into the kitchen not really want i wanted two see at top end Mitchell and star restaurant!"
• "The main dining hall was a bit simple and somewhat disappointing."
• "The 'lounge' area... was cold, sterile and reminded my wife an I, of sitting in an NHS dentist waiting room."
• "No surprise this place was empty and thus void of atmosphere on a Friday evening."

Value

Pros:

• "Innovative modern cuisine, based on seasonal produce, extremely good value."
• "The food is to die for the team really know who to extract every once of flavour."
• "Absolutely fantastic the staff are the brilliant and the food is superb."
• "The food itself was, as expected, first class."
• "Everything was top quality and whilst on the face of it the food looks expensive, it really isn't, because the experience you're given really is 5*."
• "We enjoyed every single dish we were served and the price was very reasonable."
• "The tasting menu is definitely recommended, and worth every bit."

Cons:

• "It came to over £1600 (including service fee and taxes which aren't included in the price you see on the website)."
• "The espresso Martini I ordered didn't feel worthy of the £16 price tag."
• "I really can't see how you can charge £130 pounds for the plant based menu. It really doesn't show."
• "When being charged £300 for a meal for 2 at a michellin star restaurant I would expect much better."
• "For the price £600. for two people think it should been Faultless but woz not!"
• "Unless they sort out the extortionate prices, I will not be recommending."
• "Ruined by ridiculous prices and below standard service (which they added on at 12.5%)."