Birdies Bistro Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Setting

Pros:

• "The restaurant has very nice scenery, surrounded with farm and you can see the train run pass."
• "Right by the estuary, with a large free car park, and an impressive amount of seating both inside and out."
• "Great atmosphere at swift service."
• "The setting is so cool, fresh and clean."
• "Huge outdoor seating area at the rear away from the road next to Hayle River and estuary."
• "Outside seating has great views plus, if you're inside, the walls are floor to ceiling windows so you can see the birds."
• "The outdoor seating has been done really well and the views across the estuary are just lovely."
• "A beautiful location and beautiful food! Service is excellent with friendly staff."

Cons:

• "But the thing that really let it down was the noise. You couldn't hear yourself think."
• "Overall a nice place to come with good food and service but one downside is when it’s busy the bistro is very noisy and echoes throughout so it’s not that relaxing."
• "The new refurbishment acoustics are really bad. It is so loud you can't hear what anyone on your table is saying or hear the waitress properly."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food were very good and tasty."
• "Had a lovely meal at Birdies today, recommend the Katsu burger... delicious."
• "The food was simply delicious I thoroughly recommend this o anyone staying in the area."
• "The eggs Benedict are to die for. Excellent food. Excellent service."
• "Came here for breakfast few months ago, everything was perfect. Today we came back for their lunch and of course happy tummy!"
• "Lovely cafe with a light and bright interior but also a large outdoor seating area and a conservatory. Really great food, large portions, reasonable prices and friendly staff."
• "The chef here is amazing and clearly knows how to blend flavours and select high quality ingredients at reasonable prices."
• "A true gem of a place! Gorgeous, freshly cooked and locally sourced food, good value for money and pleasant views over the estuary whilst we ate."

Cons:

• "The food was nice. Not much for vegetarians, that was disappointing."
• "Food was good, lots of clean plates. Service was slow which didn't bother us as we weren't in a hurry."
• "Good food, lovely staff, but the price really lets it down."
• "The Katsu chicken burger was a little on the dry side but my partner really enjoyed her BBQ chicken."

Service

Pros:

• "All staff we spoke to very friendly and helpful. Dog friendly as well."
• "Great atmosphere at swift service."
• "Friendly service. Amazing cakes and seems to serve a great brunch however we were just having a coffee."
• "The staff were friendly and witty."
• "Staff were very friendly, accommodating and respectful of covid procedures."
• "Hugely impressed by the service team. We visited on a very busy day and what could have been chaos was expertly managed."
• "The service was also spot on; the two lovely ladies who served us throughout were both very warm, welcoming and polite."
• "The service was second to none, the food was huge portions and excellent quality."

Cons:

• "But the thing that really let it down was the noise. You couldn't hear yourself think."
• "Had high hopes for this little place but left feeling really disappointed. We finally put our order in near to 13:00 and the food took forever to come."
• "We were locals and had both driven from Helston and Penzance, disappointing didn’t book. As website says they don’t do it."
• "Not even worth the one star. Rang to book got told we dont have to book turned up and they said you're meant to book."
• "We left and found somewhere less busy, which is a shame as the food did look quite nice."
• "Not a good experience. Went in and had to ask whether we order at the counter and a lady said no and she would bring menus. Got our menus and sat there for 20 minutes waiting to order."