Birdies Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really delicious lunch at just £20 for three courses."
• "Mussels to start were delicious!"
• "Delicious food and a little pricey for what you get."
• "Everything was cooked to perfection, lovely staff and ambience."
• "Best food I've had in ages."
• "Huge garlic prawns followed by a lovely sea bass."
• "Honestly the food is just the best."

Cons:

• "Big disappointment. Zero quality. To avoid."
• "Unfortunately the food doesn’t live up to the potential (or price). It’s poor, pre prepared, re heated."
• "The potted lobster average."
• "The monkfish was good but the mashed potato was lukewarm."
• "3 of us started with asparagus soup which tasted nothing like asparagus the mains were not great."
• "The stew was tasty."
• "The monkfish I ordered was battered but it was soggy not crisp as I would have expected."

Service

Pros:

• "Attentive and very professional staff.... great wine selection... just couldn't fault it."
• "The service was very good, and our two course lunch meal was very reasonable at £21."
• "The staff were absolutely wonderful."
• "Polite attentive service from lovely staff."
• "Service was friendly but not intrusive."
• "Great service and quality of food."
• "Friendly, unfussy service."

Cons:

• "Throughout dinner a steady stream of people looking for a table came in and stood next to us speaking to the bartender. It was annoying."
• "Not a particular good selection of wines or other drinks for that matter all in all very poor."
• "The staff seemed really pleased to see us."
• "The staff are rude and liars."
• "The waitress seems knowing nothing about the menu."
• "The only reason not five stars is I found the seafood bisque and the seafood asiette slightly disappointing."
• "The staff are not accommodating and snooty."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely intimate atmosphere."
• "Busy little Seafood Restaurant, really buzzing, great atmosphere."
• "Cozy relaxing atmosphere."
• "Sitting outside seemed pretty romantic."
• "Warm, clean and romantic atmosphere."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere makes you feel like you're genuinely on holiday."

Cons:

• "Very noisy. No soft furnishings to absorb the sound."
• "Only one toilet which is not great for people with IBS."
• "It's a smaller place, so better book ahead."
• "A little hot where we sat as the ceiling fan was not working, but the electric fan helped!"
• "We were maybe in on a bad night beef Wellington was tough nothing to crack the lobster claws with, all in all people seemed to have better service and food than we did."
• "All in all £124 for a mediocre meal sat next to the toilet."
• "The only thing let’s this elegant place down is chalk board menus which is hard to read with lighting and different colours."

Value

Pros:

• "Food great! service great! Atmosphere great! Value great!"
• "Insane value for money!"
• "Great value."
• "Very reasonably priced."
• "Good wines and sensible pricing."
• "The food and service were excellent and great value, especially the lunch menu."
• "A really great dinner for a fair price."

Cons:

• "Delicious food and a little pricey for what you get."
• "Not cheap, but lovely for a special occasion."
• "A little pricey for what you get."
• "The bill was over £125 for two people, including a bottle of wine. For that kind of price I was hoping for a bit more skill from the kitchen."
• "Small portions of prawns for the price on the menu."
• "My beef wellington was very average at best, and frankly tough as the famous boots. Not good value for money."
• "All in all £124 for a mediocre meal sat next to the toilet."