The Cellar Reviews Summary

Category: Hotel Aberaeron

Address: 8 Market St, Aberaeron, SA46 0AS, United Kingdom

Phone: +441545574666

Rating: 4.7
based on 144 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Absolutely stunning food."
  • "The food was superb."
  • "Food was excellent although tapas portions were a little on the small side for the cost for some of the dishes."
  • "Had the sea food linguine which was superb."
  • "The food was absolutely exceptional."
  • "Best tapas we've had outside of Portugal."
  • "Absolutely tender throughout and full of flavour."

Cons:

  • "Only marked down a star cause it was a bit cold eating out here."
  • "The seafood linguine sauce was very overpowered by the taste of dill and mustard."
  • "Despite some reviews suggesting Y Seler is dog friendly it definitely is not."
  • "The vegetarian sharing plate was small and bad value for money."
  • "The problem was in the blandness of the food."
  • "I did not like the cod loin which was served as fish and chips. It had a very unpleasant texture and I could not eat half of it."
  • "Not a very nice sunday lunch unfortunately Not many vegetables lack of gravy."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "All the staff working at the hotel bars, restaurants were extremely helpful, and couldn't do enough for us."
  • "The staff were so helpful and accommodating."
  • "All the staff are really helpful, approachable and attentive."
  • "Staff really friendly and good, service excellent and food high quality."
  • "Staff attentive at all times and very helpful and friendly."
  • "The staff are absolutely fantastic and a credit to the place."
  • "The service was absolutely fantastic, all staff were friendly polite and attentive."

Cons:

  • "Other staff on bottom entrance and rear gazego was awfully rude to me and family."
  • "We did tell the waitress and asked for the dessert menu it never arrived 15 minutes later we asked for the bill explained in a quiet polite way about our food and long wait, he gave us an apology and the bill for over £100 for the 4 of us."
  • "Had to leave over 80% of the meal, and when I tried to complain I was told everyone else who had ordered it had been more than happy."
  • "Also very messy staff, waiting half an hour to clean a table, the lady came more than 7 times to clean, cuz she was picking 1-2 items at a time."
  • "Rude staff, sloppy food and flat drinks… we booked 3 times just to get a table as they kept giving our table away."
  • "Service wasn't great, few bits missing on the order, nobody came to ask if everything was ok?"
  • "Despite staff standing around doing nothing and making eye contact with them, we were still ignored."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Considering the quality of the food I thought it was good value."
  • "Great value and lovely staff."
  • "Not cheap but definitely worth the money."
  • "Prices are good too. You get what you pay for."
  • "For food of this quality, the prices are fair."
  • "The prices are very reasonable for the quality they provide."
  • "Ridiculously good food. Although some may find it expensive, considering the quality of the food I thought it was good value."

Cons:

  • "And quite a bit overpriced compared To other places."
  • "We found it to be pretentious and over priced."
  • "Costs £31 for a steak, tomatoes and a mushroom, the least they could do is add chips for that price."
  • "Lovely location good food and service was a little on the higher price point though."
  • "So, overall, we feel we have been overcharged for an average quality food and service."
  • "The cost was slightly expensive but not overly so."
  • "Unfortunately a couple of days after being at the restaurant I noticed I had been over charged on the bill."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

  • "Decor was not the typical beach vibe which was welcomed but nevertheless relaxed and comfortable."
  • "Lovely refurbished restaurant and wouldn't hesitate to come back again."
  • "A well stocked wine cellar, local free parking and harbour side views."
  • "Lovely to sit on the balcony overlooking the harbour."
  • "Unstuffy atmosphere with a small terrace and reasonably sized indoor section."
  • "Great atmosphere and love the décor."
  • "Décor and location is great."

Cons:

  • "restaurant was nice & clean had reservations as soon as we went into the cellar room, the noise level from the people at the tables was to the roof."
  • "Some cobwebs/spiders in the corner of the room which wasn't to my wife's liking and was a bit cold upon entering the restaurant downstairs until they finally put the heating on."
  • "Beautiful decor, can be noisy if there is a big group owing to the current minimalist fashion of bare wood etc."
  • "Room we were put in had little atmosphere, i had mussels which were lovely, other half had lamb and was a bit disappointed."
  • "It's decorated with high attention to detail."
  • "The place looks stunning, the atmosphere is great."
  • "A cosy, modern little bistro with views of the quay, trying to offer a high-end dining option for visitors to the town, or very special occasions."

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