Blue Strawberry Bistrot Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are always very welcoming and efficient, good selection of drinks at the bar too."
• "Our waitress Koren was superb, with customer service of this standard you will never go wrong."
• "Service was excellent and the food was amazing."
• "Richard was charming. Richard was funny. Richard was very attentive."
• "Service excellent as always."
• "The waiting staff were superb and very professional."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive but didn't hover around the table."

Cons:

• "Service was ok, set menu lunch was nice but spoilt by overpriced drinks and a 10% surcharge automatically added to the bill!"
• "Sluggish service."
• "Staff very miserable and to be honest took the edge off the night, very unhelpful."
• "Visited 29th April for friends birthday and what should have been a great evening was ruined by very poor service."
• "They overcharge you with the 10% tips, which this shall be at your will."
• "The service was atrocious, our aperitifs were slow."
• "Service was friendly but very very slow between courses."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Overall, great atmosphere, food and service, all at a very reasonable price."
• "The atmosphere was relaxed and cosy and the food was absolutely delicious."
• "Food was very nice."
• "The food quality was astronomical, everything from starters to mains to desserts."
• "As a vegetarian of 30 years... the food was absolutely delicious."
• "The food was very nice too."
• "The food was delicious! I had calves liver which was so delicate and melt in the mouth....yummy."

Cons:

• "The beef was nothing less than well done, over cooked. Roast potatoes were soaked in oil like chips rather than a roast potato!!"
• "Food average the half lobster I was served was very small & no claw where most of the meat is in a lobster it was also tough & overcooked."
• "Roast potatoes were hard and dry and were clearly cooked some time ago."
• "The food was very unbalanced."
• "The ubiquitous Blue Strawberry Salad which I felt lacked something."
• "The food was very limited, stodgy and the pan fried chop was largely fat."
• "Badly cooked slimy liver."

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "The setting is charming, the building is beautiful."
• "Love this beautiful venue. So friendly, charming hosts."
• "A very enjoyable lunch in a quaint little bistro. You'll feel right at home amongst the pottery and French market finds."
• "The courtyard area is a perfect setting when the weather is good."
• "A really pretty and warm atmosphere, with our added benefit of being unexpectedly booked into a snug which gave it a private feel."
• "Ambience and decor very welcoming."
• "Great atmosphere, cosy surroundings."

Cons:

• "No parking available on the day and poor location doesn't really cut it for me."
• "Also for this price point I was expecting elegant dining. Screaming children isn’t part of that ideal for me."
• "The place was chilly, we were having lunch but ended up put my coat back on... other customers also kept their costs on..."
• "The marquee has zero atmosphere, noisy clatter more akin to school dinners."
• "Our table seemed to be in the middle of the corridor so quiet conversations not feasible."
• "It was very hot, busy and crowded, not one member of waiting staff was wearing a mask and the service was very slow."
• "We also felt that the restaurant was tired cramped and none of the staff had masks."

Value

Pros:

• "Overall, great atmosphere, food and service, all at a very reasonable price."
• "Lunch was a reasonable £17 for 2 courses."
• "Highly recommended for a special night out of food."
• "Whilst its not cheap, the prices are reasonable given the quality."
• "Prices were very reasonable for the quality on offer."
• "Great little gem of a restaurant. Lovely setting and atmosphere, very good food with a home cooked feel at very reasonable prices."
• "Not cheap, but you get what you pay for, well worth it."

Cons:

• "Food was OK but was expensive."
• "It was very expensive for a lunch time menu at £22 per dish."
• "£20 for lamb which consisted of 5 slices of lamb 1 potato and a few leaves of kale."
• "Maybe slightly over priced."
• "£85 for 4 people when the portions were miniscule and the food not the best seemed a bit over the top."
• "Drinks are also incredibly overpriced."
• "Overpriced, overrated."