Giggling Squid - Brighton Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Nice atmosphere, excellent staff, and quick service even when busy."
• "Lovely location, very nice restaurant. On different floors, cozy."
• "I like the atmosphere, it’s cosy inside."
• "The setting is lovely, it feels really cosy and homely but still has a nice buzz."
• "Really nice atmosphere too."
• "The atmosphere is friendly and vibrant."
• "The layout was lovely and cosy."

Cons:

• "Seating outside is lovely, but can be rather hot as no shading from the midday sun."
• "The downstairs seating area is a bit small and as the entrance is also small, with a lot of people coming in & out, it gets a bit chilly."
• "Toilets were disgusting and decor tired and dusty."
• "The decor inside is unpleasant."
• "Very cramped tables very close."
• "Environment might need slight upgrade."
• "Decor inside is lovely but it seems very inaccessible as it's all up stairs and through narrow corridors."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are helpful and attentive."
• "Good attentive waiting staff."
• "Service was amazing and very focused on making sure we were happy with our selections!"
• "Staff attentive and knowledgeable."
• "So impressed by the service."
• "The waiting staff who were so helpful, warm and friendly."
• "Service was good and staff were attentive."

Cons:

• "When we mentioned that the food was going to be cold because everything was served at once the waitress showed attitude."
• "The waiters weren't attentive or knowledgeable - they hadn't even noticed that one dish was missing."
• "No one here seemed to care at all."
• "Terribly rude staff."
• "Their staff aren't the most approachable, they seem to have a reasonably short temper."
• "However our experience was spoilt by the bad service and awful attitude of one waiter."
• "Complete and utter disinterest from staff."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The sticky chicken and coconut rice were just packed with flavor, king prawns were also cooked perfectly."
• "Squid was cooked to absolute perfection, thai salad was a breath of fresh air."
• "The food at Giggling Squid is possibly the best and most imaginative Thai I've ever tasted."
• "Salt and pepper squid was amazing."
• "Super tasty food, I recommend the salt and pepper squid and the chicken pad Thai as a must, but everything is good."
• "Authentic thai food. Lovely presentation."
• "The food was all really fresh and tasty, not over rich, but like the best home cooking."

Cons:

• "The curry was overly creamy and oily."
• "Finally the biggest thorn in my side was the price at the end which came almost to £80 for two?! which in comparison to the portion size wasn't great."
• "The food was hit & miss. Hit: the Pad Thai is great! Miss: Vegetarian Gra Pao (chilli & basil) was bland."
• "When the dishes arrived, our main, a Pad Thai, was tasteless and bland."
• "Neither of us particularly liked our mains either."
• "The food wasn't to our liking, for example I ordered duck spring rolls and I was literally playing 'where is the duck?'"
• "The crying beef was overcooked and dry."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Overall clean, reasonably priced and nice food."
• "Well priced and good food."
• "Great Thai food at reasonable prices."
• "The food was delicious and very good: big portion and very flavoursome!"
• "Good value for money!"
• "The food is always fresh and very reasonable."
• "Lovely well prepared meals at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Our bill was over £200 which would have been fine if the food and the service was good, but sadly it wasn’t."
• "The sharing platter to start was lovely, but a little pricey in my opinion."
• "Food quality is fantastic, but portions are on the small side for the sunny day sea bass and prawn pad thai."
• "Tasted fine but was unpleasantly surprised when two starters, two mains and two beers manifested in a bill of £70."
• "The noodles were 50% oil / grease, the curry sauce looked like it was congealing / separating, the spring rolls / squid were sopping wet."
• "I paid £127 for uncooked chewy beef, chewy squid, cold stir fry and an hour and half wait."
• "£13 just for a few bits of meat mixed with a dab of sauce and a couple of vegetables."