Bill's Chelmsford Restaurant Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "The interior is also lovely, certainly a nice place to have dinner inside or outside."
• "We were seated outside with a lovely view of the river."
• "The atmosphere was lovely and aesthetic."
• "The atmosphere was also fantastic, the location is lovely."
• "The restaurant itself is clean, tidy and well presented."

Cons:

• "My only criticism is that the chairs we had were a little uncomfortable."
• "The minute we were seated they offered us water which we accepted, and then realised after it arrived that it wasn’t tap water."
• "Very uncomfortable cramped booth for two people."
• "The acoustics were terrible and my table couldn’t hear each other."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The calamari is delicious!"
• "I selected the gluten free chicken shawarma - it was well cooked, great flavours."
• "Thoroughly enjoyed eating my halloumi shawarma - it was filling and so delicious."
• "The food menu is small but perfectly formed."
• "All the food was amazing, cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "The chicken burger was a little dry, and the mayo was quite spicy."
• "Seafood linguine was cold and when I asked should it come with more than two very small prawns."
• "One drink thrown over someone. One plate of food shoved at someone and the chips even fell out the pot."
• "The smashed avocado with bacon and poached eggs... eggs rock hard. 2nd attempt, eggs soft, bacon stone cold."
• "The garlic flatbread was cold, no garlic taste at all and the cheese was stone cold/hard."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff did a wonderful job of being attentive and welcoming."
• "Good service, good food, good atmosphere."
• "Our waiter, Cristoph (I think, sorry) was brilliant! Friendly, attentive, with a cracking sense of humour!"
• "Very good American diner style food with plenty of twists... Good food good service good price."
• "The service was fast, efficient and super friendly."

Cons:

• "Service was extremely slow had to ask at 5 times many more for menus, bill, bill payment, chasing order."
• "The service was awful and the waitress was rude."
• "Service needs improvement too, asking for the bill, the waitress (manager) disappeared and didn't come back."
• "Service was on the slow side but the food fills a corner."
• "The service was terrible did not take our empty starter dishes just put mains on the table no offer of other cutlery."