Langan's Brasserie Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was perfect, yellowfin tuna, fish and chips followed by chocolate fondant were my choices."
• "Food really to a great British standard and very affordable for this level of dining."
• "The beef tartare and the catch of the day were both quite good."
• "The food was absolutely lovely and really large portion sizes."
• "The steaks were excellent, perfect seasoning and perfect temperature."
• "The roast dinner was sublime."
• "The steak I ordered was one of the best I had, simply insane."

Cons:

• "Very disappointing. Food far short of the mark at these prices."
• "Food was over cooked and tasteless."
• "Very disappointing meal... Spoiled what should have been a lovely evening."
• "It was poor land has lost all the good bits of the old restaurant."
• "The main course was not special."
• "Wine list absurd, literally starts >£100 a bottle."
• "Food was mediocre. Starter Steak tartare was pretty good without the sauce to cover the beef flavor, but the main course of cod in bouillabaisse was rubbery and lukewarm, prawns were overdone, and bouillabaisse was heavy, overpowering."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly and helpful, and service was fast."
• "Excellent service from regular staff and reception team."
• "The service here was excellent - I have an intolerance to dairy and the waiter was fantastic about it, making sure I was well looked after."
• "the excellent quality of the waiting staff"
• "We were served by a lovely waiter with a scrumptious sense of humour."
• "The waitstaff was extraordinarily attentive and quick, making the dining experience even more enjoyable."
• "Service is extremely professional."

Cons:

• "The service was decidedly below par on the Sunday lunchtime we attended; forgotten drinks, forgotten food, a bit chaotic at times."
• "We were then passed to a different waiter whose English was non-existent."
• "Service was slow on the drinks had to wait several times for wine glasses to be filled."
• "The service wasn't great however: not attentive enough and I felt that the waiters were not terribly well informed."
• "Very poor service. The waiters were inattentive and slow."
• "The service was slow and impersonal, and did not justify adding 15%."
• "The service was so bad we asked for the service charge to be removed from the bill."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere. Really good food. It's quite noisy but for me that was part of the atmosphere."
• "an excellent ambience for conversation"
• "All makes for a good atmosphere though."
• "The atmosphere was so relaxed and beautiful."
• "Atmosphere was fantastic."
• "It has a good atmosphere, glamorous without being over the top."
• "The ambiance is really interesting as well, very unique."

Cons:

• "It was not the experience we have received in the past or still expected, so will not be returning."
• "Midway through our meal loud music started playing making having a conversation with my wife difficult without shouting."
• "old fashioned attitude to disability"
• "wheelchair users had to use public toilet out on street"
• "The dining room was so loud, we couldn't hear each other at the table."
• "A loud place you can't talk you need to shout one another to be heard."
• "On arrival we were taken to a table at the back of the restaurant that was isolated and cold."