Fantastic Sunday lunch, absolutely delicious! All the staff were absolutely charming and very…read moreattentive.

Fantastic beer, fantastic staff…read more The staff here were all friendly and upbeat, the atmosphere was cosy and warm and the beer was perfect.

This time it wasn't just for drinks! Was trying to impress a Welshman who doesn't know that he's a…read morefoodie, but he is. His love for food surpasses the long standing affair I have had with food... and that's saying something! I will admit, I was a bit confused, as there is the Wine Bar and Restaurant serving tapas menu, but there is The Garden Room Restaurant which, according to their website, serves "top quality menu, serving all the favourites..." I made reservations the night before and we showed up a little early to have a drink beforehand. The staff were very attentive, very friendly... not pretentious. They brought us hot rolls while we looked over the menu. The only problem is while I was looking over the menu I left part of the roll to eat after we ordered, but it went rock hard because it had cooled down. You can order a la carte, or you can choose 2 courses for £16.95 or 3 courses for £18.95... add a couple extra quid for the Sirloin Steak and the Fillet Steak. We decided to go for the 3 courses... I was a little disappointed that 3 out of the 5 starters had stilton cheese... not only am I not a fan of it, but I'm also lactose intolerant (some dairy products affect me more than others...). I ended up having the Baby Chicken Caesar Salad, while the Welshman had the Grilled Portuguese Sardines. From some of the tables (one of which we were sitting at) you can clearly see into the kitchen and watch the chef at work. Normally this might make me a bit nervous, but this was actually nice, it was like watching an artist at work. The Baby Chicken Caesar Salad was nice, would have liked a touch more dressing and some more of the fabulous fried croutons. The Welshman practically inhaled the sardines, but before they disappeared, he let me have a taste. I've never been a fan of sardines because all I can think of are the ones in a can that I find repulsive, but these were delicious and it is possible that I could order this on my own upon another visit to the restaurant. For our mains, I had the Minted Breast of Lamb while Mr. Welshman had the Prime Sirloin Steak. I have had just about every other cut of lamb, but never breast, then again I've never seen it on a menu. Food came out and it was truly beautiful and smelled wonderful! My advice to anyone that has never had Breast of Lamb before... it is rolled and it is a thin layer of meat lined with fat, so rather than cutting straight into it, try unrolling it. I don't think I would order Breast of Lamb again, however the meat that I did have (and some of the bits of fat) were so tender, but it was quite a bit of work. The mash, cabbage, and bacon with the jus was fabulous! Mr. Welshman's steak with chips, tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions looked wonderful and by the way he was devouring it, it had to be good. He put a piece on my plate to try... he ordered his steak rare and, well, I was a bit hesitant to try it, however, the meat just looked so beautiful and there wasn't any blood. So I gave it a go. At that very moment, I became jealous of him and his steak. It was gorgeous. After our mains, we decided to just order one dessert to share. Of course we went for the Soft Chocolate Pudding. It does take longer than the other desserts to prepare, so you have been warned. We also decided to have a bottle of the house white after finishing a bottle of the house red. I will be honest, I have almost always preferred a white wine to a red wine, but in this instance I preferred the red and after a couple of sips, we had wished we had stayed with the red wine. The chocolate pudding came out... it smelled lovely. It came with ice cream with white chocolate bits in it and a raspberry compote. Honestly, it didn't need any of that, maybe just a bit of cold double cream to help cool down the chocolate pudding, but it was very good. We sat for awhile, trying to finish the white wine, and I saw some of the tapas dishes go out... I'd like to go back and try that menu too! Overall, it was a good dining experience and I'll definitely be back again!

Really nice alternative to the standard pubs and bars in Grantham more sophisticated and with a…read moregreat atmosphere. However, drinks and food tend to be pricey.

This place was the best meal i've had for miles around! The presentation was second to none! The…read morestaff are fantastic and really make you feel like your the most important person in there. Price's are very cheep for the quality you get and i would happily pay more. Really recomend to everyone young and old!

food was awesome. Loved/the food presentation . Tasted/as good as it looked. loved the open kitchen…read moreand the obvious fact that I was getting fresh food cooked on the day. The service was faultless and the staff did their best to please.. The manager was very friendly and even gave us their christmas menu which looks interesting as well. Will definitely return not before long.

From the owner: Fine dining Indian restaurant bringing you very special food delicacies from different parts of…read moreIndia. Dishes are cooked right in front of you in an open kitchen. Our specially trained staff will be happy to help you with suggestions on our menu.

This place has a number of outdoor tables looking over the Union Wharf basin and they draw you to…read morethe restaurant, which isn't otherwise especially welcoming from the exterior. Inside on Sunday lunchtime, the place was buzzing but a table was soon found for us. There's no draft beer, so we ordered Peroni and a bottle of Argentinean Malbec. The food order was taken promptly by a friendly young waitress. The starters of pâté and toast and calamari were both good and the roast topside of beef was splendid. This a lively place, well-patronised by families and deservedly so.

I thought I'd better share this review after my recent visit to the Waterfront Restaurant in Market…read moreHarborough after my marathon 3 hour sitting! The Waterfront is almost totally free of taste or character and, as described by my brother in law, the main restaurant area is one up from a school canteen. The tables were arranged in a specially designed liner pattern; the waiters appeared to be also specially trained in deliberately bumping into all of the guests! This started off being a comedy moment but after the seventh occasion I realised this wasn't so funny, and was starting to get some sort of repetitive injury. I changed tables to one closer to the waiter behind the bar who was posing as an undertaker. The dining experience started after over an hour (and two complaints) when my food finally arrived. Other people were clearly waiting longer than our party and I could hear the grumblings of a lynch mob forming. My authentic Eastern European waiter professionally tried to diffuse the situation by saying, you want more bread then? My starter arrived which can only be described as a watery crayfish cocktail; it had been clearly defrosted during the monumental delay. There was a good pool of what I can only describe as fridge water left in the bowl at the bottom. To be fair and give a balanced review the main course was as described; rib eye steak which was tender and well cooked, although I may have been choking on the price. The accompanying bowl of boiled unseasoned vegetables was ok but rather insipid and the McDonalds-style fries were equally as described (although obviously they didn't have the packaging). The crowning glory of the service was the surprising edition of a gravy thumb print in side one of our bowls of food from presumably the waiter; I'm really hoping it was gravy. To finish my sweet was fine and as described, however one of my group ordered the cheese board, which I hate to say was misleading, there were four thumb sized style pieces of cheese and four biscuits to be accurate. Overall I was disappointed with the whole dining experience mainly over the expectation of the price versus food quality and service. The restaurant isn't cheap, in fact it's one of the most expensive in the area so for the price (and joking aside) I expected more than this. It seems that the owner, the chef and I have lost interest.

We have dined at Ascoughs on a number of a occasions, and…read morealways found the food to be of high quality and excellent value for money. They are let down only by a lack of attention to the niceties. We had booked for 7:45 and had that confirmed by telephone. We arrived at 7:44, to be told that we were booked in for 8:00. We were shown to our table and ordered pre-dinner drinks, which took ten minutes to arrive. We were not offered "intros" to accompany them, and were left on our own for a further quarter of an hour before anyone came to take our order. The wine came almost immediately and was opened even though we were still drinking the pre-dinner drinks. The diners at the next table were heard to complain about a 25-minute wait, and on the other side a chipped plate had to be sent for exchange. When the food came it was of the usual high standard, but for some reason, although the waiters attentively removed empty plates, they ignored the empty drinks glasses, which were only removed when asked, at the end of the main course. It's a shame that such simple things turned a splendid experience into simply a pleasant one. Here's hoping they pick up on this and earn their fifth star.

I had lunch here recently - 3 courses for £9 - but book a couple of weeks in advance because this…read moreplace is busy! The menu is interesting, and the skill of the chef is readily apparent - in everything from the choice of dish, the quality of the produce, the presentation, and of course the cooking! I would say, in general, you'd be hard pushed to find better quality food in the area. I have only a couple of qualms. Firstly my dessert was, frankly, quite disgusting - it was a treacle tart with no sweetness, just sickliness, and the pastry was stale. Not Good. Secondly the staff, though professional, seemed somehow world weary and without personality. They need someone there to inject some life into the atmosphere. Still - my first course of potted shredded duck, with a lovely creamy horseradish, bread, salad and pickles was muchos tasty! My main of sea bass with cauliflower mash worked very well also. To give you an idea of sorts of wide ranging foods you can expect - the soup of the day was borsch! =) Anyway I'd definitely go to Ascough's again. Their style is to serve smaller portions - but at an excellent price, and allow people to experience excellent cuisine without breaking the bank. It works really well, and it's no surprise this place is always packed.

Popped in for lunch after reading a positive review in the Times…read more The restaurant was very quite ensuring that the waiter was very attentive! A mixture of furniture in a small room provided a relative feeling of an Eastern European restaurant that was physically comfortable and discreet. The lunch time menu was succinct but provided an added complexity that it all sounded really nice but after much deliberation I settled on: Mushrooms in a garlic sauce on a toasted olive bread that was both delicate in taste and complex in taste. Not being too adventurous today I opted for the chicken schnitzel hoping that it was as god as the last one I ate in Muchengladbach a number of years ago. Well is as good as I remember it but far larger than I was anticipating and really succulent with a lovely crisp bread crumb covering. A generous portion of home made chips that were a perfect compliment with an amazing crispness and fluffy inside. We will give it a couple of weeks and turn to test out the evening menu.

My husband and I happened upon this delightful restaurant during a recent lovely visit to Newark on…read moreTrent. From the minute we walked in we were hooked. Ramona welcomed us and showed us to a lovely table. We felt like we had just been seated in her dining room at her home. [Later we found out that she is the owner! So that was pretty spot on] She went out of her way to make sure that we had just the right wine to go with our entrees, allowing us to sample a few before selecting a bottle. We ordered goulash (first time ever) and a pork dish that was amazing. We shared an apple strudel that was delicious as well. Since we will be traveling to Romania in July, we wanted to try Modern Eastern European cuisine. An added bonus was when Romona sat down with us and helped create a travel itinerary for our trip to Romania. We were so pleased with our dining experience here and hope that we have more like this in Bucharest and beyond.