Meze restaurant Eastbourne Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The meals was perfect at a reasonable price."
• "Freshly made bread, delicious salads and perfectly cooked grilled meat."
• "All absolutely delicious."
• "Cracking food, all cooked and made fresh in front of you."
• "one of the best meals I've had in years ! fresh food cooked to order."
• "The Beyti and Adana dishes were flavorful and perfectly cooked."
• "The food was amazing, and loads of options to choose from."

Cons:

• "The tonic water was flat."
• "Only let down was the calamari starter, leathery and clearly not fresh."
• "Hot dish wasn't even warm. Main courses were cold too."
• "Portions were big and tastety. I gave 4 stars because my lamb was a bit too dry."
• "I was really looking forward to the salmon but all I got was a small piece with a great pile of salad and 8 pieces of lemon."
• "The food was plain. No proper spices no flavours."
• "Miserable portion sizes."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was outstanding too!"
• "Service was excellent."
• "The staff were helpful."
• "Very welcoming, service was excellent."
• "The service in this restaurant was excellent, the people were very friendly."
• "The staff is incredibly friendly and provided us with a 10/10 customer service experience!"
• "Service impeccable can't fault it."

Cons:

• "The guy that served us couldn't decide whether to be happy or grumpy."
• "We were told we could only stay for one hour so we felt rushed."
• "Instead of say that its not free table they lock the door."
• "It was the worst place with very rude manager."
• "The service was not good particularly from a young waitress who was quite rude."
• "If only they didn't chase us out in order to give the table to new customers waiting at the door."
• "Rude and unhelpful service."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A lovely atmosphere."
• "The restaurant is small but cosy, great atmosphere, especially with the open grill where you can watch your food cook."
• "Lovely place with friendly staff and a nice and cozy seating place. Delicious food, pricey but overall good service."
• "Cozy atmosphere, really lovely little place - happy to have discovered it!"
• "Small, cosy and warm restaurant. Lovely ambiance and perfect for both a family night out and with friends."
• "The vibrant energy and welcoming atmosphere is something to applaud for."
• "We really enjoyed the atmosphere with traditional music."

Cons:

• "Very hard to find anywhere nearby to park a car."
• "The restaurant was fully booked. Make sure you book beforehand!"
• "The open grill really heats up the restaurant so we were sweltering sitting next to it."
• "To book a table you have to leave your phone number and email address, which would have been useful for the staff to use when they decided to give away our table on Saturday night."
• "Steps at the entrance (which is also narrow) of the restaurant and to get to the toilets so not wheelchair friendly at all."
• "The seatings are not good."
• "Very small portions."

Value

Pros:

• "Every penny well spent."
• "Mid range prices but with complimentary nibbles bread and dips before your meal arrives value for your money this place Will not be bettered."
• "It looks a bit pricey when you order but you realise it's not pricey when you start eating."
• "Prices for what we had were reasonable as well, coming in at just below £28 per head."
• "Food was very flavoursome and big portions provided and bill was even better."
• "Amazing value for money and quality of food."
• "Wonderful selection of food at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Prices were Skye rocket."
• "The food was great as well but it's on the pricey side of Eastbourne's average meal."
• "Just slightly over priced."
• "Portions are little, very expensive."
• "Ordered a takeaway from here recently, extremely poor portion size for cost compared to eating in."
• "I found the food to be good but over priced."
• "If you haven't been before, you need to."