Niche Gluten-free Dining Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Everything was AMAZING. Worth every penny."
• "Fantastic food."
• "Absolutely phenomenal food!! 100% gluten free!!"
• "The food was absolutely amazing."
• "The food was delicious and well put together."
• "The NFC Chicken is tasty and nicely spiced with complimentary sauces."
• "The food was fantastic."

Cons:

• "The food was fine, nothing very special."
• "The food served came cold and rather bland."
• "Was really disappointed by the food, I was so excited to try it considering everything is gluten free but it tasted very bland."
• "Honestly the food was pretty average. The Yorkshire pudding was horrendous and the gravy was tasteless."
• "The white fish was tasteless, almost like it was old and had lost all its flavour, the chips were soaked in oil and squashed."
• "The NFC basket was dry and overcooked, the Mac cheese was tiny for the price."
• "The food is very disappointing and definitely not worth the price."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were really friendly and we will be visiting again!!"
• "The service was really top notch. Very quick and helpful."
• "Great service."
• "Service was excellent!"
• "The staff was attentive and friendly, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere."
• "Service was also superb. Really so welcoming, friendly, warm, helpful....it couldn't have been better."
• "Elite customer service."

Cons:

• "Cozy place, but it took a lot of time before we could place our orders and even more time before we got our food."
• "The table we'd booked months in advance was given to a party that arrived just before us."
• "Terrible service, we had to ask several times if we could order."
• "Unfortunately the service was a bit slow and forgetful, we were brought the wrong main and the kyiv was overcooked."
• "We waited over an hour for our main courses to arrive."
• "Service took forever, with very little check-in during the visit."
• "Service was super rushed and rude even when the restaurant was half empty."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere - inside and outside seating."
• "The entire place had a cosy vibe."
• "The ambience was just perfect, mellow soft music and relaxing decor."
• "It's a lovely restaurant inside, very modern and well decorated."
• "The restaurant had a lovely atmospheee too."
• "With it being a small spot on the corner with lots of natural light and beautiful decor, we almost didn't want to leave."
• "Very nice and quaint restaurant with classy decor!"

Cons:

• "Unfortunately this was a huge let down for me and my girls."
• "So hot and uncomfortable in there."
• "The restaurant was small, pokey and had 0 atmosphere apart from hearing the staff chatting around the corner."
• "We were left outside for 15 minutes with no drinks order being taken."
• "The table right next to us kept staring at us... Their hostility was so obvious and discomforting."
• "Overall rip off."
• "It was my first and my last time at Niche Gluten Free dining."

Price

Pros:

• "Maybe a little pricey but it really was decent portions and very good quality."
• "Fair priced as well!"
• "It's also really reasonably priced, especially considering the portion size."

Cons:

• "I appreciate the dedication to promising a celiac friendly menu, but the food is disappointing, over-priced and not showcasing good produce or ingredients."
• "Even though they gave us drinks and dessert on the house, the bill was still staggering for the terrible quality of the meals."
• "So disappointed! Food was really overpriced - why should a salad that is gluten free anyway, cost 50ore than anywhere else..."
• "Overall very expensive and underwhelming."
• "The food quality was decent but honestly the prices are way too high for what you get. I’d expect to pay those prices in a higher end restaurant/gastro pub where menus change. Hence why wouldn’t go back again. Rather disappointing for me personally."
• "They’ve found their niche and using that to their advantage to put unnecessarily high prices on their menus!! Not impressed at all."
• "It is a little on the steep side, dinner for 2 coming to £100."

Special Dietary Options

Pros:

• "They also have a low FODMAP specific menu which I have never seen before at a restaurant."
• "This restaurant even has a low fodmap menu."
• "Absolutely phenomenal food!! 100% gluten free!!"
• "Great, as a coeliac, to be in a restaurant where I didn't have to worry about gluten and there were good vegan options."
• "A Gluten-Free eaters dream!"
• "Niche is a total gluten-free environment, a coeliac paradise - which means not having to check if the starter bread is GF, or if this sauce or that sauce has gluten."
• "It’s the only restaurant I’ve been to that is nut and gluten free (a welcome relief as an allergy sufferer), as well as being Coeliac Society accredited."

Cons:

• "Vegetarians and vegans may also require Gluten-free food, and this establishment caters very poorly for them, particularly the latter group."
• "Much better places offering gluten free options nearby."
• "All the vegan options were off the menu."
• "My partner was given an old menu for the low fodmap option which meant what she thought she ordered could not be fulfilled."
• "This menu feels like a GF concept restaurant that hasn’t updated their menu since 2006 and are coasting on the promise of celiac certification. Save your money."
• "However my food was dry. I've had a gluten free Kyiv before and this didn't compare in the slightest. It was like eating a dry chicken biscuit."
• "Mediocre food, small portions and expensive."