Maison Bleue Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was good. Service was dreadful."
• "Good food, all round pleasant experience."
• "The food was outstanding."
• "Food was up to its usual high standard."
• "Everything we ordered was of good quality, and everyone enjoyed their meal."
• "The food was well cooked although the portions were a little small."
• "The food delicious."

Cons:

• "Food is not good and small portions."
• "One dish was so salty it was inedible, while another seriously lacked flavour."
• "The fried haggis balls were cold as ice in the middle."
• "Had quite possibly the worst espresso martini ever made."
• "The haggis balls were very disappointing - not very spicy, or very well fried, and covered in gravy. Avoid."
• "Had steak frittes: meat was terribly dry, salad wasn't dressed at all."
• "This is one of the worst meals I've ever had in my life. I got food poisoning from the French onion soup."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very helpful, and spoke both French and English!"
• "The staff are very friendly as you'd expect from a place this size."
• "A very friendly waitress who made us feel very welcome and looked after."
• "Staff were charming and attentive right from the moment we walked in."
• "The service was excellent."
• "Staff was super friendly."
• "The staff were very efficient and the food was marvellous."

Cons:

• "The food was good. Service was dreadful."
• "Service was dreadful. A £45 of Chablis came barely chilled."
• "Service was mixed as one of the waitresses (the blonde-haired) was kind and nice but the other (brunette) not so much."
• "We waited 1 hour for them to serve us the first course."
• "We waited for 30minutes. Once the manager noticed that we still haven’t gotten our table he told the waiter with the sunglasses and he said he didn’t see us even though we’ve been sitting there for the past 30minutes!"
• "The waitress was incredibly rushed off her feet and seemed stressed which was a real shame as the food was wonderful."
• "Unpolite staff, I went in and asked for a table. They obviously had seats for my family and me, but they said they were full."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Atmospheric, dimly lit interior."
• "Good location, nice decor."
• "The atmosphere is ideal, if you're into surprise menu nights, this is your next adventure."
• "The decor is understated, warm, comfortable, stone arches, mellow tunes played at a low level, rustic aged wood and thistles on the table."
• "Wonderful, cosy restaurant, in a lovely old building."
• "Great staff, lovely decor, and perfect atmosphere / sound level to talk in a large group."
• "The setting and ambiance is absolutely beautiful and very romantic."

Cons:

• "Restaurant itself was freezing, no heating!"
• "It can get fairly loud, especially upstairs."
• "Very cold approach from the beginning."
• "Outright lies and saving face won't make the situation any better."
• "The worst part of it all was when a couple of white-skin folks walked in they got a table RIGHT AWAY!"
• "Shouting across the table was ridiculous and spoiled the atmosphere."
• "Decor very pretentious and cringey."

Value

Pros:

• "The two course menu was £16.95 with dishes that would suit anyone."
• "3 course meals are really cheap and filling (about £16)."
• "We took advantage of their 1998 prices offer, which is a very thrifty lunch menu £7.50 for two courses."
• "The price for a set meal was very competitive and worth every penny."
• "Very good food, we went when it was super busy but still got a table for us and the toddlers."
• "We did the student 3 courses for £15 on a Tuesday deal, which is remarkably cheap for the quality and setting!"
• "The price was great for the quality on offer."

Cons:

• "Generally overpriced and variable."
• "We ordered a couple of desserts that weren't in the deal and found they were £9 a piece! Nice but over-priced."
• "It was so overpriced. Normal pub food is better than this place."
• "We stopped in for drinks and appetizers, and had just a terrible experience here.. Lousy, overpriced service--with an enforced gratuity!--overcooked scallops, and scotch we could have gotten significantly cheaper at any one of the many neighboring restaurants (we checked)."
• "Poor Value!!! Paid £105 for 3 steaks and 1 round of drinks and came away hungry."
• "Sadly not much choice of French cuisine dishes in French restaurant."
• "French onion soup was watery and tasteless and without seasoning, the beef bourginon was also under seasoned."