St Davids Gin & Kitchen Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The curry was amazing and good portion sizes as well, highly recommend :)"
• "Excellent food and wonderful owners."
• "Really excellant food, service and prices."
• "The most delicious Indian meal ever."
• "The food was delicious at Saffrons and the service was quick and pleasant."
• "We tried the catch of the day fish which was excellent."
• "Local produce cooked well."

Cons:

• "Although the food was good, it was nothing special and was overpriced considering."
• "The food wasn't bad, quite tasty but the meat wasn't the best quality and I found it quite expensive."
• "The anise and gin melange was left uneaten - not quite the right balance of flavours."
• "Not one item was made fresh."
• "The dessert - Apricot frangipane - was dry & tasteless."
• "The lobster is tasteless."
• "Curry includes black oil and tough cheap meat with no substance."

Service

Pros:

• "Really friendly staff. Prompt service."
• "Staff very friendly and only the briefest wait for food."
• "Food was ready to collect on time and there was great friendly service inside on collection."
• "Service was excellent as we had lots to order, really friendly staff."
• "Very competent waitress, food very good albeit a bit fussy."
• "Staff were lovely and attentive where necessary."
• "The courteous, kind and helpful staff were amazing."

Cons:

• "11 minutes late and they gave our table away."
• "The Manager's attitude made Basil Fawlty look accommodating."
• "Service is shockingly slow and poor."
• "The waitress, seemingly distracted, barely gave us the time of day."
• "When we complained at the end, there was absolutely no apology from the manager."
• "Truly terrible service in every way."
• "Service I have received has been shocking."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "All that and reasonably priced too."
• "Excellent food and great value all round."
• "Fair prices considering the quality of the ingredients."
• "Good value too."
• "Prices and service were very good too."
• "It’s good value for the calibre, and served by a lovely friendly team."
• "Portions were particularly generous which made up for slightly higher prices."

Cons:

• "Very average in my experience. Food is good, but personally I feel this is heavily overpriced."
• "Overpriced, overrated."
• "The price for the mushroom risotto seemed expensive to me."
• "Over priced for what it is and limited vegetarian options.... £19 for a cauliflower steak!"
• "Just generally the food was quite expensive for what it was worth."
• "Prices are a little higher than the rest of the restaurants in the area, but the quality is through the roof."
• "Was reasonably tasty but not worth the price - all mains pushing £30, surf and turf £52."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The interior decoration is also unusually good."
• "Really cosy atmosphere, candles on tables, lovely interior."
• "Quality dining in Britain’s smallest city, a creative menu with a tasty local theme."
• "The atmosphere was lovely and relaxed."
• "Delicious, fresh food in a clean, bright bistro setting."
• "The restaurant has a rustic feel and a very nice ambience."
• "Friendly and relaxed atmosphere and good service."

Cons:

• "My experience was appalling and seriously disturbing."
• "Atmosphere was a bit muted but I suppose that was down to the people in there."
• "Worst of all, the toilet was grim and slightly shocking when considering the prices being charged for the food."
• "Very upsetting experience."
• "Service not customer focussed."
• "Ambient soul music was a plus and helped to save our evening out."
• "The food tasted bland and leaked flavour."