J Sheekey Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was nice."
• "We sat outside on the covered terrace, it's located in a quiet pedestrianised area so very pleasant to be outside."
• "Nice warm welcome, attentive service, lovely atmosphere."
• "Lovely atmosphere (like a classic French bistro but with better service)."
• "Atmosphere nice, great decorum, soft background music."
• "Great ambience with an old-fashioned feel."
• "Lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Where we were sitting I think the atmosphere was a bit canteen like."
• "The place gets busy at peak hours and can get quite noisy."
• "Rather tacky exterior with excessive red furnishings and fake flowers."
• "The bar and left is too noisy."
• "We were sat at a covered outside table and we were cold despite the heater."

Service

Pros:

• "Brian delivered a seamless service from advising us on the wine that would suit our meal to the recommendation for our food."
• "The service was professional and slick."
• "Service was attentive without being suffocating: exactly as you’d expect here."
• "Always fantastic, friendly staff, glorious surroundings- casual fine dining- smart, sophisticated and so sexy."
• "The service is superb, we got served by a guy from Ecuador who spoke perfect English, Spanish, French and Italian."
• "Customer service was top-notch."
• "Service was excellent."

Cons:

• "We felt that the waiter did not care about us, he was very cold."
• "Some of the service staff might make you feel that they gave you a favour by serving!!"
• "The staff were impolite and rushed."
• "We were seated by the hostess without menus or an offer of water, and waited about 15min before a server eventually came over to take our order."
• "Service was gruff right from the start, took quite a while to receive menus."
• "Service was not good."
• "Service through the entire evening was almost non existent."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was ranging from good to very good."
• "Every dish we ordered was excellent."
• "Everything was cooked to perfection."
• "The battered tempura prawns were light and fresh."
• "The food was good, I have to say it, as it is the truth."
• "The oysters were really fresh and yummy, and both fish portions were delicious."
• "The food was phenomenal."

Cons:

• "250 pounds were not worth it IMHO."
• "The seafood platter was half the size and almost double the cost."
• "A completely overpriced tourist trap that is probably very good at serving oysters and caviar, but not anything that requires any culinary prowess."
• "My cod fillet and a side was returned as cold and lacking flavour."
• "The quality standard of dishes had gone down."
• "The tuna tartare was not as fresh as I would have liked it to be and was lacking in flavour and seasoning."
• "They cooked dishes in Asian fusion style but put too much sauce/spices, clearly destroying umami and natural flavour of ingredients!"