The Garrison Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is always excellent, with a regularly changing menu and a good selection of wines available."
• "Food at this amazing place is consistently good and I'll keep coming back even just for the ginger ice cream."
• "Prawn croquettes were nice and so was the lamb."
• "The food was cooked very well and staff friendly."
• "The main (spare rib) was excellent."
• "The fish and chips are brilliant!"
• "The food here was delicious and just perfect."

Cons:

• "Our fish was drowned in oil and paprika."
• "Yorkshire pudding was the first I’ve ever not liked."
• "The pasta missed seasoning and the risotto was dry."
• "Beef Sunday roast was lackluster. Thin slice of sirloin which was 50% fat."
• "The food is still over-rated and expensive (and the portions, as well as the seating, are Lilliputian)."
• "Sadly, we found the food here really disappointing."
• "Vegetarian food is poor. It felt like the kitchen had been made to do a veggie option but didn’t really want to."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were lovely. Hence the 2 stars."
• "Lucy couldn't have been more helpful. She knew the menu very well and what wines would be best."
• "Our waiter was very helpful and our group of eight left very happy and full."
• "The staff were attentive and kind, and let us stay at our tables longer than our allocated time."
• "They were just nice and friendly and accommodating! The service was amazingly fast."
• "Service was friendly and very patient!"
• "Friendly and attentive service. Safe social distancing between diners."

Cons:

• "Waiting staff didn’t offer another drink and were very hard to understand."
• "I was met with an unfriendly member of staff upon turning up to the reservation."
• "Once we ordered it took us about 40 minutes to realise the waiter forgot to place our order."
• "Service took a long time."
• "We only had an hour time to eat and the staff told us to leave the table asap twice just right after finish the food because people were waiting."
• "Waiter came back for drink order. My friend enquired about another dish and was told 'no, it's too late, kitchen already closed'."
• "We were served by a miserable waiter wearing sweat pants."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Busy over the Christmas period which added a nice atmosphere."
• "A super relaxed vibe but with a touch of elegance and style."
• "Fantastic cosy atmosphere! Excellent variety of Food!"
• "The ambiance and the bar staff however seemed very nice, it had a good vibe."
• "Relaxed informal interior and decor with mixed cosy seating and view of open kitchen."
• "I was really impressed by the mix of pub, restaurant and living room atmosphere that in total looked like a sophisticated old school dollhouse."
• "What a great atmosphere and great service."

Cons:

• "Slightly crowded and noisy."
• "The place over crowded, and the seating a little uncomfortable."
• "Some spaces are a bit tight but adequate."
• "The atmosphere was bland and the restaurant was empty."
• "Tiny Tiny Table - not suitable for four adults having Sunday lunch."
• "The restaurant uses a lot of interesting furniture but seems to be fitting too much in too little space."
• "Too many tables shoved into a small space. Very cramped."

Value

Pros:

• "Meals and drinks were reasonably priced."
• "Food better than expected and the place was packed during a lunch time service."
• "The food is very good, reasonably priced, and staff are quite lovely."
• "Incredible dishes and very good portion sizes and excellent value for money."
• "It is good value, especially relative to nearby options, and given the quality of the food."
• "Little gem with great food, excellent service, good wines and all at a reasonable price."
• "Full and proper English breakfast so very good and the ingredients were perfectly selected."

Cons:

• "Overpriced."
• "Some prices are a tad high for what it is."
• "The food is delicious, if not a tad expensive for the portion sizes."
• "The food was average, maybe a bit overpriced for what it is."
• "Also expensive for what you get- not very good value for money."
• "The Garrison isn’t cheap."
• "Sides were a bit overpriced for the size of them."