Aspendos Folkestone Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Both courses tasted amazing and where way more than what we could both eat."
• "Food was very tasty and freshly cooked to order."
• "Absolutely amazing food 2nd visit, mixed kebabs was amazing and well presented."
• "The food was very tasty and cooked to perfection, the portions were very generous."
• "Food is always excellent, particularly the lamb - perfectly tender."
• "The food tasted absolutely amazing and the portion size was huge!"
• "Everything was fresh, tasty and just absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "They do not participate in the Eat Out Help Out scheme which means you're paying full price for very mediocre food to say the least."
• "Overcharged me £25 and then refused to refund me."
• "I have ordered for delivery today and found mold on the bread."
• "The food was very poor."
• "Food here is awful and I’m sure they served us just charcoal."
• "The kebabs where dry and seemed over cooked."
• "Over cook meze very hard falafel very dry miss a good turkey salad."

Service

Pros:

• "People who are working here are friendly and professional."
• "Staff were attentive to just the right level."
• "Service was impeccable by the Lovely ladies."
• "Fast and excellent service, normal prices, excellent hygiene in the hall of the restaurant and compliance with strict cleaning measures in the toilets of the restaurant."
• "Staff was welcoming and friendly. Service was quick and professional."
• "Staff were really friendly and attentive."
• "The staff made us extremely welcome."

Cons:

• "Rude, unhelpful staff. No allergen information."
• "Dangerous place, no health and safely in place, had accident on wet floor which they did not put any warnings out."
• "Your manager was always shouting at other staff too."
• "Don't tell collection customers their order will be ready in 15 to 20 mins. It never is."
• "Waiters are unhelpful and they've managed to mess up my order, even though it was written down."
• "But at the end of the night the waiter brought us our bill and said 'we are closing when i told him its written 11pm he said noooo we close 10pm thats what its written our web page.' That was a bit UNPLEASANT."
• "Morons who don't listen to orders properly I wasted money asked for a halloumi burger no meat, you would think a haloumi burger would be close to vegetarian right?!"

Ambience

Pros:

• "A terrific meal. Restaurant was busy but you'd never know whilst you were eating."
• "The prices reasonable, the restaurant is decorated beautifully, it's my go to place to take family and friends :)"
• "Lovely atmosphere, would highly recommend."
• "The restaurant has the option of sitting outside where you have a lovely view of the sea and sun."
• "The restaurant is very well decorated with the cooking area visible behind a screen."
• "We enjoyed the decor, which added to the experience; everything was clean and new feeling."
• "A delightful atmosphere that creates coziness."

Cons:

• "Very noisy big room reminded me of a holiday camp restaurant so many children."
• "Ambience was not very cozy as it was too light, too crowded and too noisy."
• "But it just lacks any ambience. You could just as easily be in a no name cafeteria."
• "I didn't expect to have to sit outside with a young child and disabled person in the cold to eat with the smokers!"
• "Can get a little chilly once the sun goes down as it's quite windy."
• "One of the waiters was soo nice I'd come again .. if not for him I probably wouldn't .. food was okay but ambience was not very cozy as it was to light to crowded and to noisy."
• "The way he said and acted wouldn't recommend going there."

Value

Pros:

• "We have always loved Aspendos, for the price, you get a very good portion, excellent, mouth watering and high quality food."
• "Good value for money."
• "Great portions and options. Reasonably priced."
• "Two courses for £11.95 was almost too good to be true."
• "Weekday lunchtimes offer particularly good value for money."
• "The lunch menu which is super value for money."
• "There was a lot of food and quite affordable too."

Cons:

• "Overpriced for what you actually get in my opinion."
• "£12.50 for 4 tiny falafel (mostly sweetcorn!!) in humous or £14.50 for 10 massive pieces of lamb with rice, bread and salad."
• "It’s not Turkish restaurant. It’s Nepali restaurant, very expensive, not Turkish."
• "The beer states 'draft' on the menu but comes in a bottle... Work that one out."
• "Lovely food perhaps a bit pricey but worth it."
• "The portions are huge, but not necessarily the best quality and the sauces are a bit lacking."
• "Ultimately I cancelled my order as I can't afford to have my time wasted due to others incompetence."