Buckle and Vaughan Restaurant Winchmore Hill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was served professionally and was to a very high standard."
• "Really enjoyed the food, that was cooked to perfection and presented very well."
• "The food was very well seasoned and plentiful, as well as reasonably priced."
• "Everyone loved their food it was presented fantastically & tasted devine."
• "The fishcake as always was delicious and the seabass mains were cooked to perfection."
• "The food was delicious and bursting with flavour."
• "The food is beautifully presented and tastes even better!"

Cons:

• "The food has lost quality and was absolutely tasteless."
• "Mixed fish skewer had over 50% onions and sauce was bland… Quality of starters and other dishes was also average."
• "Food was blend. I had mix grill it was dry."
• "Very sparse on the plate, everything is extra."
• "Ate here last night, although the food may look nice it lacks flavour and quality."
• "Appetizers were nice but the main course wasn't great. Risotto wasn't fully cooked and the steak was a cheap cut, lots of stringy fat and the chips were saturated with vegetable oil."
• "The mixed grilled meat didn't have much flavour either."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely smiling staff, efficient and attentive to your needs."
• "The staff here were friendly and very attentive, really felt like a valued customer."
• "First time visiting the restaurant and we were absolutely blown away by the impeccable attentive service."
• "The amazing manager, Liam, helped me sort out all the problems you have with a party of 30."
• "Staff are knowledgeable when I was trying to decide on the gin and which tonic. Professional and polite, will definitely keep visiting."
• "The staff were amazing and congratulated them on arrival, we had excellent service throughout the evening."
• "The service received from Alex and his team was outstanding."

Cons:

• "The service was only ok - we had to wait a long time for our starters."
• "Service was a little strained, likely due to not enough people serving a full restaurant."
• "I had to repeat drink orders a number of times, and go to the bar to the bar a number of times to ask again for drinks whilst the waiting staff were socialising."
• "Service is extremely poor."
• "Food was ok slow service."
• "We were constantly rushed to order."
• "Waited over an 1hr for our party to be served."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Good food, good company, all-in-all a great time was had by everyone."
• "The restaurant has been newly refurbished too and looks beautiful."
• "Great atmosphere The food was delicious."
• "Interesting place, great service, good food."
• "Delightful setting and brilliant ambience."
• "Nice decor and ambience with lots of soft furnishings and fabrics which really helps to reduce noise."
• "It was casual and Bright place even inside as I don't like dark places."

Cons:

• "They keep making the restaurant dark. Lights dim."
• "Unfortunately rather noisy sound seems to bounce off all the walls."
• "Sometimes the mood lighting is too dark to the point where I'm squinting to see my food."
• "The restaurant looks tired and needs to be renovated."
• "Ventilation is not great."
• "They have no respect for their Neighbours, What on Earth they decided to Empty their bottle bins at 10.30pm or sometime at midnight."
• "Upon entering that facility the toilet hadn't been flushed there was no towels too wipe hands after washing them."

Value

Pros:

• "This is the best value for money restaurant in north London."
• "Just over 200 quid for 8 people, very reasonable I thought."
• "The menu on offer is incredible and the pricing is very reasonable!"
• "The set menu was good value for money."
• "Good standard for the local area."
• "The pricing is very reasonable!"
• "Not the cheapest but you get what you pay for."

Cons:

• "The menu looked a little on the expensive side but the portion sizes justified the cost."
• "Slightly overpriced and starred were quite small but of very good quality."
• "I paid just under £100 for the two of us, so it wasn't a cheap experience."
• "Also quite pricey."
• "The food was expensive for location and small portion too."
• "I think it's overpriced."
• "Would not recommend menu over priced for poor quality food."