The Wigmore All-Day Dining Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fantastic food, great staff and lovely surroundings."
• "The food delicious and the portions are large."
• "Chips are always crispy and dry not greasy. Fish is amazing the tastiest and crispiest batter ever."
• "The fish is properly prepared, no skin or bones!!! Chips are equally delicious!!"
• "The food was absolutely amazing, I had a Wigmore Special - it's fish and chips, with 'fickles' (battered Pickel and oh my gosh. So yummy) With curry sauce."
• "The tender, juicy chunks of chicken and pork were expertly marinated, infusing each piece with a harmonious blend of herbs and spices."
• "The best fish and chips ever. I drive from London to Wigmore for the fish and chips, they're that good."

Cons:

• "I have never started horrible fish and chips like that in my life, the fish was too dry and had too much butter that would give you a heart attack that filled the container."
• "Old refried chips fried in dirty oil...dry tasteless fish that was 'freezer burnt'."
• "The chips were awful, Over cooked and tasted as bad as they looked."
• "Fish was not cooked fresh had a very burnt and bitter taste like the oil was not changed in the fryer for a long time chips also was burnt."
• "Very greasy fish and not fresh and mainly batter small amount of fish."
• "Large Cod was mostly chewy batter with very little actual fish at all."
• "More batter than fish. Fish without skin. Cooked from frozen."

Service

Pros:

• "Special shoutout to Caitlyn and Barbara for making todays meal special!"
• "The service is always outstanding."
• "Service really attentive and the kitchen is open so you can see clearly that everything is done to order."
• "Polite, attentive & professional staff."
• "Service is friendly and the atmosphere is pleasant, comfortable and, again, friendly."
• "Staff always pleasant and polite."
• "The staff is doing excellent work."

Cons:

• "Disinterested staff got my order wrong again."
• "I will never in a million years come back again. The chips were stale and the fish was soaked in oil."
• "Seems they have been replaced by robots who have no emotion and can't get the basics right."
• "The staff have become rude and don't care they can laugh and joke with other staff but as soon as a customer walks in the face becomes pi££ed off and sulky."
• "Your rude response clearly shows why your staff have the attitude they have."
• "I found this to be the worst experience I’ve ever had, the staff were ridiculously impolite, rude and unprofessional."
• "The service we experienced is abysmal, absolutely the worst I have encountered."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The restaurant is well designed, great seating layout and a very welcoming environment."
• "decor was fresh, modern and clean."
• "A gem of a place in the Wigmore area of Luton."
• "Additionally, their covid-19 procedures are also absolutely top notch as well and you could tell they've thought everything through thoroughly."
• "The place is smart, stylish and spotless thanks to the tireless efforts of all of the staff."
• "Tastefully decorated."
• "There is a lovely ambiance here, the novelty of a nicely furnished fish and chips restaurant is a definite crows pleaser."

Cons:

• "Terrible place has gone down hill used to be first-class."
• "The menu hasn't much variety. It's mainly one type of paste, fish and chips and salads."
• "The only downside for me is that the staff are very robotic and not very welcoming or friendly."
• "Loved this place but its really gone downhill, pathetically small portions, skimpy salad, small fish but masses of batter, fatty chicken and got my order wrong but still charge high prices."
• "Service and quality has gone way down. They serve food in boxes and not on plates anymore when eating in so there's no presentation with food anymore."
• "Horrible after taste/ it was really dry/ no tissue or sauces provided."
• "The only issue is lack of attention by staff."

Value

Pros:

• "Fair prices for restaurant dining experience. Under £50 for 3 people with soft drinks."
• "Good portions good value."
• "Prices are very good."
• "Choice on menu is varied and good value."
• "Good food for reasonable price."
• "Not the cheapest you can get, but definitely very good value for money."
• "Fresh, tasty and lovely large portions."

Cons:

• "£9 for a tiny piece of cod. Portion of cod bites for £2.50 was a single cod bite."
• "Very expensive for basic fish and chips."
• "Definitely very overpriced!"
• "Restaurant prices for low-grade takeaway."
• "Now really overpriced and the quality and size of the fish has dropped quite a bit even after their price rises."
• "Very expensive for a start and when you're paying over £10 for fish and chips one can expect hot food not cold."
• "Fish and chips with drink cost me £9 out of a box. Worth £5 from my local chippy."