The Magic Roundabout Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "The burger was perfect and the hanging beef kabab was beautiful. Meat cooked brilliantly."
• "Every single ingredient was high quality, cooked perfectly and well presented."
• "Wow...absolutely stunning....we had calamari for starters then chicken kebab and the apple smoked chicken which is how chicken should be cooked melt in your mouth and all was amazing and so succulent."
• "Had the pigs and blankets starter with cranberry sauce and it was beautiful and had the smokefest sharing platter and it was beautiful the ribs the pulled pork and the beef was really divine the meat was amazing until I started eating the chicken wings only to discover that the chicken was raw."

Cons:

• "The food as well was in general disappointing, I got Poached eggs with salmon and even though they were quite generous with the salmon, the bread seemed literally the lowest quality which brought the meal down."
• "Food was horrendous. Bland, cold, dry, tasted like it had been frozen 50 times over and like it had sat there for a century."
• "The food here is lovely. They have. A large selection of dishes across breakfast, lunch and dinner... It’s a small restaurant that is in need of a spruce up and the toilets do let them down ever so slightly."
• "Awfully bad quality food. It’s frozen food stuck in a quick re-heater, full of rubbish ingredients which leave you clutching your stomach when you leave."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Really enjoyed our meal. The nacho starter is more than enough to share, really big portions! Reasonably priced too for the amount of food you get. Staff were very friendly and approachable."
• "Great service. We got the shared meat platter and they forgot to season the lamb shank. The waiter realised, resolved the situation quickly and took the FULL platter off of our bill for the inconvenience (£46)."
• "The staff are absolutely amazing and made us feel so at home and welcomed. The food arrived quickly and all hot and fresh for such a large group."
• "My girlfriend boringly had a sausage sandwich, look at the photo I’ve uploaded, the bread is thicker than the table, proper bread! Soft and tasty too!"

Cons:

• "We sat down and it took a bit of time for the waiters to even notice us. The owner seemed attentive, however the staff didn't."
• "Should be called Tragic roundabout based on last night's experience. Booked well in advanced and had good reviews and extensive menu. Arrived early, waited 5 mins for table, which was fine. Sat down and waited 5 mins to get served with drinks and ordered starters and mains with drinks."
• "I went here a couple of weeks ago and had some of the worst customer service I have ever experienced."
• "Visited December 2020 for brunch. Wasn't too sure what we would find inside as the outside is quite garish but went inside due to having outstanding reviews!! (Never judge a book by it's cover?)."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "The decor and atmosphere is lovely, however the food was even better! I had the all day breakfast bap and it’s not only very generous in terms portion size, but was delicious."
• "Truly outstanding! 5 stars really isn’t enough for this place! Great location, beautiful quirky interior, amazing food!"
• "This is a great looking restaurant with a lot of attention to fun details inside. The food was generously portioned, tasty and came out quickly enough that we could have a slow stroll back to our tour bus."
• "Great little place, they do also have an upstairs area. We had a small breakfast (light) and that was enough(so nice we went back again the next day)."

Cons:

• "The decor is a bit dated too if I'm honest, would nit recommend at all, piss poor TBH."
• "Service was good, staff friendly. However, I was expecting much better considering the reviews. The food was poor to say the least."
• "Drinks were fine but didn't really have much of an atmosphere at the time we visited. A little cramped and cake selection within the display looked a little dry and warm out and I couldn't see anyone really wanting them."
• "Returned to this restaurant after a delightful first visit. However, the subsequent experience didn't quite match up."