Catch Seafood, Bar & Grill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious, wife's lobster fantastic, my mixed seafood platter similarly great."
• "The freshest seafood, moules and anchovie starters then a whole sea bass and a fried haddock and chips mains."
• "Calamari and alioli was divine. Steak was one of the best I've had in a while."
• "The beef was cooked to PERFECTION."
• "The curry and fish were phenomenal. Fresh and beautifully cooked."
• "The quality of the fish dishes I’ve had are out of the top drawer. Fresh, cooked to perfection and well presented."
• "The seafood was amazingly fresh and cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "Calamari overcooked and very greasy. Seafood linguine the pasta massively overcooked sauce watery and bland no flavour."
• "I felt our starters were overcooked and the seafood linguine had small unpeeled prawns covered in sauce."
• "Some of the food was decent, but some was pretty bad for the money (£17 for langoustine tails would be one to avoid)."
• "Terrible food! Unfortunately the fish and chips were greasy."
• "£12 for one chicken skewer and some Salad was disappointing as a starter."
• "Food being bland and not substantial."
• "The starter (calamari) was inedible."

Service

Pros:

• "Our serving staff were very informative and took the time to explain the various options on the menu."
• "All of the staff where so friendly, helpful and engaging...... loved it."
• "The staff were fantastic despite being down a staff member."
• "The staff are brilliant, attentive, friendly and fun."
• "Staff were superb and very friendly and professional."
• "Great service, particularly the young guy who served us."
• "Staff attentive without being in your face."

Cons:

• "Rude and arrogant manager!"
• "The waitress was disinterested from the minute we arrived and was generally unhelpful when we had queries."
• "Waited for 10 mins to be greeted - we felt we were an inconvenience."
• "Paid £120 deposit for booking 1 week prior to actual date of booking, we’ve turned up on the night to be greeted by an incredibly rude host."
• "We ended up waiting half an hour and no one had even come to take our drink orders."
• "We were left standing for 10 minutes without a single acknowledgement from any member of staff."
• "Service was very slow, even though it was early evening and practically empty."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Felt like a modern twist on a traditional fishing village restaurant. Nice decor."
• "Highly recommend this lovely restaurant with super nice menu choices, great staff, pretty decor and its dog friendly too!"
• "The interior was very classy and well decorated."
• "Great location opposite a stunning beach."
• "The decor is laid back and has a real seaside feel to it."
• "Lovely atmosphere and decor."
• "The location and presentation of the restaurant is excellent."

Cons:

• "Once seated at our table there were flies buzzing around which I absolutely hate."
• "But there were two very young boys working, one was about 12 years old, the other one was about 13!"
• "It’s a real travesty as the location and presentation of 'The Catch' are perfect, clean and modern - it’s just a shame that the female ‘HOST’ is clearly out of her depth in her management role."
• "The lighting is poor, weird cloud lampshades !? half of them not switched on and two very stark light bulbs used."
• "Also felt the ambience of this place had somewhat changed ....the music was very loud from the outdoor speakers."
• "Atmosphere was good playing Christmas tunes but these were quite loud as our table was under the wall mounted speaker."
• "The lighting is poor, weird cloud lampshades !? half of them not switched on and two very stark light bulbs used."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Not the cheapest but well worth a little more money than the average meal."
• "Best place I've eaten in a while and worth every penny."
• "We had the lobster (£32) and seafood catch of the day platter(£25), both of which were worth every penny."
• "The food was also well priced and delicious."
• "The food was exquisite and well priced."
• "Portions are okay and the price is good for what you get."
• "The pricing was not cheap but not expensive."

Cons:

• "It was unattractively presented and underseasoned, as was my husband's hake -and the chips tasted like the oil needed changing."
• "I felt that this restaurant was very overpriced, taking advantage of a trapped diner with very little choice of places to eat."
• "But I was horrified that a pint of lime and lemonade is £6.50!"
• "We were a little surprised at the price of a coke and lemonade coming in at £12!"
• "Overall it was expensive for what it was and I can think of another better place in newquay on the beach that presents fish with flavour and presentation!"
• "For £140+ for two adults and a kid even the basic stuff wasn't met which is what matters."
• "Wine £33 per bottle which along with £20 each for grilled fish and uncooked chips was hideously overpriced."