The Flint House Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is high quality, and very well presented."
• "The food here of very good quality."
• "All of our food was delicious and the duck is a must try."
• "The food tasted amazing and the cocktails were also pretty good."
• "The food is excellent, the service is caring and friendly."

Cons:

• "The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special either."
• "The butternut squash dish lacked depth of flavour."
• "What we tried in terms of food wasn’t anything extraordinary."
• "The food quality considering it's steep price...flavour was quite average."
• "The food was not bad, but really nothing impressive either."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are welcoming, friendly, and attentive."
• "Service was very friendly and attentive."
• "From beginning to end, we were treated with such care and attention!"
• "The staff makes you feel welcome, shows patience, and always has a smile for you."
• "The service was excellent especially from our waitress Maddy."

Cons:

• "Although the staff were all very pleasant the service was shockingly slow."
• "Unfortunately the service was too slow, even on a Thursday."
• "Service slow, the noise horrendous."
• "Service was a little slow - took some time to take our order."
• "Service was poor as they didn't even know what they were serving."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "We felt a nice atmosphere when we entered the restaurant."
• "In my opinion, the restaurant is much more atmospheric than the pictures suggest."
• "Enjoyed a wonderful lunch, sat outside on the terrace."
• "Beautiful building and interior with exceptional waiting staff."
• "The sunny terrace was wonderful, a little intimate but lovely to sit in."

Cons:

• "The overall experience was pretty mediocre...the locals treating the place like it is a bar."
• "A bit noisy as they started packing up and cleaning shortly after 9."
• "The waitress loudly and patronisingly told me it was equivalent to 3 small glasses before she humped off."
• "As a restaurant from the Ginger stable, we expecting cooking of a higher calibre."
• "The place has a lot going for it but I would like to see them exercise some generosity with the food."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "All in all, a great restaurant with a really good value for money."
• "We had the 5 course chef's menu with wine pairings. Every plate that came was delicious."
• "We had the Chef’s menu with wine pairing. It was absolutely fantastic!"
• "Very good value considering the quality and originality on offer here."
• "The chefs menu with wine pairing is a bargain, and probably the best meal I’ve had in Brighton."

Cons:

• "This just seems to be the new thing at restaurants, perhaps to make you spend a little more."
• "We ordered the corn fritters, pork rib eye, butter nut squash, dressed chickpeas and confit potato...more expensive due to ordering more dishes."
• "We had to endure a 30min wait between each course."
• "The only negatives are that the terrace has potential and the food was good but not worth the money in my opinion."
• "They could do a lot better considering the prices some of the portions were very small."