The Potted Lobster - Bamburgh Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is delicious and very affordable."
• "The food is sublime, the wine is superb."
• "Fabulous seafood in an unpretentious setting."
• "The crab claws in ponzu chilli sauce were delicious, the langoustines were sweet and perfectly cooked."
• "The food was SUPERB. Clear as day that the produce was as fresh as they come."
• "Absolutely fantastic food, saw this place on Hairy Bikers and had to book, portions are good size."
• "The fish is fresh and perfectly prepared."

Cons:

• "I looked forward to eat lobster. But something terrible happend with the lobster. It was mechanically cut in half and “cleaned” The best part, legs, where missing."
• "The black pudding was nice but the potted lobster had little flavour and half lobster was tough."
• "Starters rather disappointing squid fresh but chewy and Asian slaw a few mini straps of veg in a lot of what was basically mango chutney."
• "Trout and Salmon always develop an acidic twang when it is not really fresh, as this did."
• "The batter was just mostly pepper and really lacked flavor."
• "The oysters were fine but they speak for themselves-other than having broken shell in, which isn't good, potted lobster was grainy and over priced."
• "The whole lot bland."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are very attentive but without fuss or hassle."
• "Friendly welcoming staff. Excellent service and simply amazing quality food."
• "All the staff were lovely but a special thanks to ‘Liv’ for taking such good care of us, nothing was too much trouble."
• "Wonderfully attentive and friendly staff led us to a lovely table."
• "Prompt, responsive, friendly service."
• "The staff are so friendly and helpful."
• "The service was super friendly and the food exquisite."

Cons:

• "I had to ask on three separate occasions for a glass of water before finally 30 minutes or so later being given one."
• "We asked her if she would try one, she smelt them and said 'I see what you mean, but the Chef said' and walked away, completely un-bothered by our issue."
• "The food was fine, however although no apology was ever given or no mention of any special occasion was acknowledged."
• "However, the food was a bit overpriced for the taste and quality of it."
• "The service provided was not up to standard."
• "Terrible service. Was lied to about opening times and was refused entry as it was ‘too busy’."
• "The service was very slow and sparse and there was a dog inside barking."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The interior of the restaurant was lovely."
• "Nice relaxed atmosphere; we did not feel out of place in our walking gear."
• "Friendly service and nice chilled atmosphere."
• "The place itself has bags of character too."
• "Simple but well thought out sophisticated feeling decor."
• "The decor was light and airy."
• "Great restaurant deco as well."