Las Iguanas - Newcastle Reviews Summary

Value for Money

Pros:

• "It's well worth the money £29 pp. For starter and main and as much prosecco as we could drink."
• "The price is really reasonable £35 for two hours."
• "Would highly recommend to anyone and was great value for money :)"
• "The bottomless brunch was fantastic value for money."
• "Went for bottomless brunch and it was a good price for the amount of cocktails you get."
• "Really good value... 2 zombies, 2 mojitos and 3 course meal for about 40 quid."
• "For £35 we got a starter, a main and about 8 cocktails each!"

Cons:

• "The atmosphere of the restaurant was as dim as my future prospects after spending that much money on such a terrible meal."
• "For a bowl of nachos, 2 portions of fajitas and a couple of drinks £110 was bit much!"
• "The food was good but not worth the price."
• "The food is tasty but massively over priced."
• "£30pp is not an affordable price for most and certainly not worth it with the lack of attentiveness of the staff."
• "Pretty poor value for money, chicken burger had tough chicken and just wasn't nice."
• "The prices were so steep, I felt like I was dining at a fancy prison."

Service

Pros:

• "Super friendly and attentive staff and the cocktails were great too."
• "Our server Aimee was amazing and couldn’t do enough for us."
• "Service is by far the standout here alongside the amazing cocktails."
• "Staff are super nice. Older guy is really friendly and charming, and the girls are all pretty and amiable. Service is second to none."
• "Aimee was our waitress, she was amazing as ever!! Super friendly and kept us topped up always."
• "Staff were friendly, helpful and a good giggle."
• "The staff were extremely friendly and cudos goes to amiee out waitress who kept me and my mam laughing all night."

Cons:

• "Stood at the bar for ages before someone acknowledged us."
• "Staff walking around miserable, waiting for drinks a long time too, which ruined the vibe."
• "The service was a bit slow, we had to go to the bar to get more drinks, as the waitresses were too busy."
• "Service was very slow though. Not enough staff on & those on weren't in a hurry."
• "This waiter had absolutely no people skills and we were made to feel very uncomfortable."
• "However, upon arrival, we were waiting 10 minutes for our table to be cleared and then another 40 minutes for our welcome drinks to be served."
• "Service was extremely slow and when pre-ordered food arrived it was barely warm."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fajitas are amazing, the fondu starter for 2-4 comes with my recommendation too."
• "Food was excellent. Nachos to begin with followed by a beef burrito."
• "Taste was superb."
• "The highlight, however, was undoubtedly the excellent dishes they served."
• "I had the blazing bird with BBQ sauce and fries and it was a very reasonable size and very tasty."
• "Food was amazing and our waitress was absolutely amazing."
• "The food was amazing. Excellent portion sizes."

Cons:

• "Food was bland. Genuinely lacked all seasoning."
• "Food came out cold."
• "However, I ordered the chocolate brownie and ice cream for £7.50 for dessert and was shocked at how small it was."
• "The refried beans were not nice and my burrito wasn't very tasty."
• "The sweetcorn side was extremely dry and the ribs I had were too fatty."
• "Main course rack of ribs, very poor, clearly reheated slathered in industrial barbecue sauce."
• "Chicken enchiladas were poor. Clearly weren't under the grill for long enough for the (sparse) cheese to even melt, however the base was stale."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was good, a good variety of songs played."
• "Lovely environment & vivid atmosphere."
• "Love the bustle, and it's in a great central spot."
• "There was a lovely atmosphere in the restaurant too… definitely coming back."
• "It's always full of energy and full of atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was really good with the way the place is decorated."
• "The whole atmosphere of the restaurant."

Cons:

• "I would only go back to do the brunch if I was drinking nothing but Prosecco or beer, and wouldn’t go back to this one due to the poor service and atmosphere."
• "It was very loud, lots of parties in."
• "We were located downstairs which was particularly dark, my napkin had stuck to the sticky table, the toilet smelt of urine."
• "Despite the restaurant being quiet that night, the music was incredibly loud."
• "On walking in I felt slightly unwelcome."
• "The atmosphere is relaxed and inviting."
• "My only negative would be the room it does reverberate people's conversation chatter so it can seem a bit loud from my old ears."