Ernest Cafe Bar Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff were so attentive and friendly throughout."
• "Never have I been met by such friendly staff."
• "Lovely helpful staff too."
• "Staff have always been friendly and attentive."
• "The staff are lovely."
• "Friendly staff, good clientele and great location also."
• "The staff were extremely polite and great at recommending food from the menu."

Cons:

• "However i wouldn't recommend them if you have allergies/dietary requirements as their staff definitely need better training in that."
• "The drinks order (for just two of us) took over 20 minutes alone."
• "Waited nearly one hour for the food to arrive, no communication from staff. Terrible."
• "Unhelpful and aggressive door staff."
• "The service wasn't that great however since we had to ask multiple times to pay."
• "The staff were a bit weird and took way too long to bring me tap water + food."
• "Waited 25 minutes with no service."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was beautiful so so good and I can confirm the cocktails and mock tails were fabulous."
• "Great selection of very tasty food."
• "Food absolutely amazingly tasty."
• "The food was excellent and plentiful, and it was very reasonably priced."
• "Honestly the best veggie breakfast I have ever had!"
• "The food was very tasty."
• "Food is fantastic, reasonably priced and served hot and fast."

Cons:

• "Ordered poached eggs on toast with sausage and bacon. Sausage was the hottest things on the plate, the rest was just warm."
• "The food is veeeeery average and very over priced."
• "Coffee isn't up there with Newcastle's best."
• "Poor food standard."
• "The ham hock hash was nice but not worth the money."
• "All savoury food was tasteless and tasted sweet lacking depth of flavour."
• "The halloumi wrap was very average and quite chewy."

Atmosphere and Venue

Pros:

• "It had a good vibe about the place."
• "One of the best places in town for a sit down drink or a dance, cocktails are next level."
• "Very cool vibe, nice staff & venue."
• "Great food and drinks with a chilled atmosphere."
• "Place has a great vibe."
• "A relaxed atmosphere, Ernest has it all."
• "Nice vibrant atmosphere, with proper coming out going all the time."

Cons:

• "It all felt a little bit too focused on what it looks like for Instagram."
• "The place could do with some air-conditioning."
• "It was one of those places inside where the music was playing so people were talking loudly over the top of each other, which made it too loud for me to chill in."
• "Public health-wise this is suicidal.. And believe me, I know microbiology.."
• "Internal corridor to toilets very dark."
• "It was freezing where we were sat (front door wasn't allowed to be closed)."
• "Group conversation regularly interspersed with queries on where the drain smell was coming from."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "The food is not cheap but really good value."
• "Fair prices."
• "The food was excellent and plentiful, and it was very reasonably priced."
• "Fabulous brunches at a very reasonable price."
• "Food is delicious and very reasonably priced."
• "Good value for money."
• "Great value. Large section of great food and 2 glasses of wine for 15 pounds each!"

Cons:

• "I wouldn't recommend taking kids under 5 when they are busy."
• "£3 for a pint of diet coke... my jaw dropped on the floor."
• "Very overpriced - three of cost £40 for an english breakfast and juices! More expensive than London prices."
• "I feel robbed, don't know how you can justify charging £5 for this, was only 9 frozen chips inside with a soggy bun."
• "Sausage sandwiches for the kids were expensive!"
• "It was not overly expensive but not exactly cheap either."
• "Prices are a little steep but I think it’s worth it."