Red Mezze Reviews Summary

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Walls are painted or covered in red wall paper. Beautiful Turkish lamps cover the ceiling giving a middle Eastern vibe."
• "Great atmosphere, very good observation of social distancing. Staff were attentive and prompt."
• "This place has such a lovely, warm vibe about it and the staff are friendly and super efficient."
• "They have a lovely little outdoor area so if its sunny you can eat in the sunshine."
• "Lovely food in a really relaxing atmosphere."
• "The decor was slightly unusual, but a conversation starter nevertheless. It was a small restaurant, but that was part of its charm."
• "It is a nice place on a small side but cosy."

Cons:

• "Didn't feel safe enough and left. Tables are not even 50cm from each other. Not all staff wearing masks."
• "Place absolute chaos, people were walking in without reservation being given priority."
• "The only slight criticism is that the Turkish music is too loud at times and I personally have difficulty holding a conversation with others."
• "Quite small inside, no background music so you feel like everyone can really hear your conversations."
• "First time coming to red mezze. Wasn't overly impressed by the deco a little dark and dull. No parking outside, city centre location makes finding parking a nightmare!"
• "If you are in a wheelchair you are obligated to sit outside. Also the staff can be a little rude."
• "Surrounding is bad."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was absolutely outstanding again as always."
• "Food is delicious especially the hot meeze."
• "Everything we ordered was stunning and fresh, hot and tasty."
• "The Mixed Grill was absolutely delicious, all meats were cooked to perfection with a nice chargrilled taste to them."
• "Food tasted nice and portion sizes were good."
• "One of the best kebabs I’ve EVERY had - tender and amazing flavours."
• "The food was delightfully uplifting & bursting with flavour, decent portions."

Cons:

• "Definitely not worth the price even with the discount. Only thing nice was the lamb. Dishes were flavourless."
• "Worst customer service I have experienced and bad contaminated food."
• "The musaqa and mixed grill are soooo spicy really although I told them to not put any chilli in my food."
• "Again service was really good but bland taste of food and it took 1 hour 20 min."
• "Starters were great and delicious, but the mains were obviously overnight and did not taste fresh at all."
• "The food was subpower, bland and looked like the people making it had never tasted their own food."
• "Very disappointed in the food..almost nothing for vegans and gluten avoiders."

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service, delicious food, Friendly staff, amazing traditional atmosphere."
• "Service was prompt, courteous and friendly."
• "Service was fast."
• "The service was to a high standard, not only that but very chatty and friendly, asking if we were okay throughout our time there and quick to cook to food."
• "Staff very welcoming."
• "Staff are so polite and accommodating, the menu is fairly priced and the quality is outstanding."
• "The staff were cooperative and helpful."

Cons:

• "The only shortcoming may be that the staffs weren't quite friendly."
• "Food was eatable, waiters were rude not just to us but to one another and to the chefs!!"
• "Very rude staff at the drink section."
• "The girl serving us was so rude and had a bad attitude."
• "Poor quality food."
• "Tasty food however very poor service."
• "I would like to ask the waitress, if you hate your job this much why don't you find another one so we can eat peacfully at this restaurant?!!"

Value

Pros:

• "Definitely recommend and will visit again."
• "Been there twice, in the last 3 weeks. Absolutely love the cuisine and the fact that they serve really good vegetarian food too!"
• "Firstly, the food is perfect, so damn tasty but secondly I couldn't believe the value for money."
• "Great value for money, we tipped highly and still had enough money in our pockets after the meal and tip at the end of the night."
• "The food was outstanding and very reasonably priced."
• "Lunch set meal is absolutely a money-saving option, really worthing it."
• "One of the best value restaurants in Newcastle. £9.95 for a two course lunch and there has been no compromise on quality or portion size."

Cons:

• "When you had to pay around £50 for a small portion of food without having a hospitality (turkish delight (locum))."
• "Unfortunately the food is tasteless not like before, I even had two starters both so tasteless the bread I had with them was old and cold and getting crumbled."
• "Food prices are OK, but a bottle of water is very expensive."
• "Definitely overpriced Turkish restaurant, bland tasteless food and small main course portions."
• "Very poor after spending nearly £30 !!!"
• "However, I think the price was a little bit higher than other similar places."
• "Only downside was I asked for vegetarian moussaka and they served me lamb instead."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "At walking distance from haymarket!!"
• "Close to local bus service and about 5 minute walk from metro."
• "The staff are friendly too, and they even have some picnic tables outside if you fancy some al-fresco drinking/dining in the summer."
• "Enjoyed our food worth every penny.. Really tasty and absolutely filling. Staff were quite busy but always had a smile for everyone."
• "Had a Just Eat delivery from here.. it arrived on time, still hot and well packaged!"
• "Waiter can speak English."
• "We were allowed to stay as long as we wanted."

Cons:

• "If you are in a wheelchair you are obligated to sit outside. Also the staff can be a little rude."
• "Booked table for 7pm, told to wait in queue with people that had not booked a table, waited 40 mins then just left."
• "Ordered tonight for delivery, first time ordering and wont be ordering again. Chips were raw and food was bland."
• "Waited roughly 30 minutes to order, we didn't receive menus, cutlery, or any kind of service and eventually just had to leave."
• "The staff is simply extremely depressed and aggressive, sometimes they even throw plates at you!"
• "This place isn't value for money ... services was bad... they only started to be friendly as we were leaving..."
• "A restaurant that I visited for many years, unfortunately this time I am really disappointed."