ACanteen / Abar Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Chelmsford

Address: 35 New London Rd, Chelmsford, CM2 0ND, United Kingdom

Phone: +441245205889

Rating: 4.3
based on 446 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The door and bar staff are super friendly and efficient."
  • "Service was great, the staff were always checking in on us."
  • "Service was friendly and considerate so we didn't mind."
  • "Service was spot on!"
  • "The service was exceptional."
  • "The staff were very welcoming and friendly."
  • "The staff really looked after us, and the food and drinks were delicious!"

Cons:

  • "Our drinks took a long to arrive, one was missing and our meals were brought to the table at different times."
  • "Took 35 mins for a server to come and take our order."
  • "We asked for condiments and water when our food arrived, neither came."
  • "Waited 20 minutes to pay and had to go to the counter in the end."
  • "Service was slow and the staff need to be more attentive."
  • "The service on the other hand was awful, took forever to take our order."
  • "The service was so slow."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Food was good and drinks were good."
  • "Great food as always, staff were super helpful."
  • "All guests had a roast which wow’d and succeeded expectations!"
  • "The food has improved over the past couple of years and is now very nice."
  • "Everything is well presented and equally tasty!"
  • "The food was just 10/10 delicious!"
  • "The food was wonderful."

Cons:

  • "The biscoff cheesecake was grainy and warm!"
  • "The bread tasted of cheese on toast, no garlic at all and the burger was a touch overdone, brown throughout."
  • "The sausages on the full breakfast were burnt on the outside and uncooked inside."
  • "The prawn cocktail was tiny shrimps with no flavour."
  • "The chicken buttermilk coating was also burnt and the chicken itself very watery inside."
  • "The vegan butter supplied with the soggy sour dough tasted like plastic."
  • "My fish arrived partially raw and without the advertised brown shrimp."

Atmosphere & Venue

Pros:

  • "A chilled atmosphere, and a varied menu."
  • "Really lovely staff, good and atmosphere."
  • "A stunning menu (especially breakfast/brunch) and a gorgeous new bar!"
  • "Jazz band was fabulous and would love to see them again."
  • "Lovely atmosphere."
  • "The atmosphere was fabulous last night with great music from the DJ."
  • "Incredibly inviting venue with loads of entertainment for the whole family."

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