The Frustrated Chef

90-94 Chilwell Rd, Beeston NG9 1ES
$ International

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Booking Notes:

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Business Info

  • Address: 90-94 Chilwell Rd, Beeston NG9 1ES
  • Cross Street: Chilwell Road
  • Cuisine: Asian | Contemporary | Continental | Fusion | International | Spanish |
  • Cost: | Very Inexpensive
  • Category: Casual Dining
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Casual
  • Meals Served: Lunch | Dinner |
  • Parking: Street | Public Lot |
  • Payment Options: VISA | Amex | MasterCard | Cash | Apple Pay | Google Pay |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Phone: 0115 922 8300
  • Features: Takeout Available, Winning Wine List, Wheelchair Access,
  • Occasion: Child Friendly, Romantic Dining, Dining Alone, Business Dining, Quiet Conversation, Special Occasion, Vegetarian, Quick Bite, Trendy / Hip, Date Night,

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Business Hours

Reservations Available
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Customer Reviews & Ratings

4.71 out of 5 stars based on 6049 votes

Overall: 10/10
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Jan 12, 2025
Sarah B.
Always LOVE going to The Frustrated Chef. Great food, great service, lovely atmosphere

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 23, 2024
Simon L.
Frustrated chef is solid gold - always has been - wonderful food and atmosphere and not at all out of the question expensive. I love the place.

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 16, 2024
Wendy T.
Great food as always

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Dec 13, 2024
Katie M.
Couldn't fault anything!! Food delicious, good service and friendly staff. Quiet enough to hold a conversation but enough buzz to give a great atmosphere. Perfect.

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 03, 2024
Amber T.
Fantastic experience. The biggest difference and improvement since our last visit was the service. The food has always been amazing but the service was previously lacking (so much so we hadn't returned in well over a year), but the team during our visit were nothing short of wonderful and we will absolutely be back soon!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
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Dec 02, 2024
Vicki W.
Food delicious. Good value.staff very nice

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 30, 2024
Shelagh M.
Excellent food, excellent service but music a little too loud

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 24, 2024
Jenny B.
Excellent as usual both food and service

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Nov 14, 2024
peter L.
thoroughly enjoyable meal, will be back again hopefully.

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Nov 13, 2024
Shan G.
Fantastic service and lovely food Will definitely be coming again

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 05, 2024
Alan W.
Always excellent

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Nov 04, 2024
Alison R.
Just excellent, as ever......

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 02, 2024
Sue T.
The food was amazing, it's such a pleasure going somewhere that serves a decent salad (Asian slaw) where such a lot of thought and flavour has gone into it. The belly pork was amazing and all the better for being piping hot, it was absolutely delicious and other dishes equally as good. The service from Danni and Ida was outstanding, always a pleasure to see you both. Many thanks from the Malaysian Dim Sum chef & his Miss Piggy

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 11, 2024
Steve H.
Best restaurant this side of Nottingham

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 28, 2024
Rosaline C.
Excellent food and lovely staff. Would be even better if there was a heated tray on table to keep all that gorgeous food hot/warm

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 28, 2024
Nicky O.
Wonderful restaurant - we will miss coming to eat with you when we move!

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 23, 2024
Chris W.
Always great food and staff

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Sep 14, 2024
Laura B.
Amazing food, large portions that I usually struggle to finish (and I can eat!) and lovely staff members. Thank you so much for the great experience !

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 13, 2024
Andrew I.
Very much enjoyed our visit with excellent food, attentive staff and a fantastic ambiance FC is a great local venue and we are pleased to support you all. Thanks

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 19, 2024
Peter C.
Another great evening with friends at this lovely restaurant. Food superb and a great atmosphere.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 16, 2024
Sheelagh M.
Had a fabulous meal. Food very good,,staff very helpfully and friendly. Only improvement..WD the front door.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 09, 2024
John E.
enjoyed very much will be back

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 04, 2024
Jenny B.
All fine, as usual, a good experience.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 25, 2024
Jo R.
Love this place, the food is amazing, nice atmosphere and the beetroot & feta salad is always delicious!

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 21, 2024
Paul H.
Great night at the Frustrated Chef. Food superb as always, with good portions at a reasonable price. Drinks were also good value at not much more than pub prices. Would love to return there before too long.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 5/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 9/10
Jul 21, 2024
Viv D.
Missed the patatas bravas! Although setting very nice I think it cud be a bit more cohesive with the Spanish themed food. Maybe music too. Atmosphere bit bland. We did thoroughly enjoy our time there though and food was delicious . Will come again

Overall: 10/10
Food: 6/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 8/10
Jul 15, 2024
Maureen B.
Food average, service good staff very good. Think the restaurant needs a makeover, at least painting.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 15, 2024
Kerry H.
Excellent as always!!

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 11, 2024
John S.
Lovely meal out with friends - reasonably priced and friendly service- what more could you want!

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 07, 2024
Andrea E.
Loved the beetroot, apple and feta salad. Do miss the Ubi though.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 02, 2024
Pamela B.
I've not reduced the score for this as it's not happened before but we were served warm white wine, there was a cooler with ice in, but had to ask for extra ice to put in wine glass to get the wine to be chilled, thankfully our second bottle was chilled, we had to ask for water for the table and wasn't offered. The service and food were all excellent.

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 24, 2024
Sheila R.
Wonderful food lovely atmosphere made a birthday of a 94 yr special

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 22, 2024
Ruth T.
As always an excellent visit and meal. Food was extremely flavourful. My friend said she felt like she was on holiday. Delighted when you didn't close, long may it last! So easy to get to current location on public transport to allow for a drink. I wouldn't go to Melbourne I'm afraid.

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 10, 2024
Tina C.
Amazing food, fabulous staff they always make you feel welcome, with excellent service.

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 01, 2024
Paul B.
Great food as always lovely service one thing I'd like to see a few more changes to the menu it's been the same lunch time one for a while it's all really nice but some different choices would be welcomed

Overall: 10/10
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May 28, 2024
Susan D.
Such a shame it’s closing.

Overall: 10/10
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May 09, 2024
Sarah T.
Some of the portion sizes are too far too big. Eg calamari, absolutely Amazing dish, but a large portion. Especially when you want to try other dishes, so you end up being limited or having to over order dishes.

Overall: 10/10
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May 04, 2024
Steve W.
Great food. Service excellent. Dani is always friendly and efficient and her colleague yesterday was equally as good. We had a two week old baby with us (they were warned!) and they ensured that we had enough room for a pram - thank you.

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 22, 2024
Wendy W.
We have been coming here for years and are devastated that is closing. It will be a great loss to Beeston. Everything about our last visit was perfect. The food was exceptional and we and our friends could not fault any of it. We have followed Dani from Stapleford to Beeston and, who knows, we might even make it to the restaurant's next incarnation in Melbourne. Best wishes to all concerned.

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 22, 2024
Siobhan P.
Great service. Delicious food.Highly recommend.

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 11, 2024
Joy B.
So sorry to hear that you are closing down.

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Apr 08, 2024
Cecile S.
Excellent meal. Friendly staff & great food

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 08, 2024
Glenn C.
Beautiful food as always

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 07, 2024
Elaine N.
Have never been disappointed here. Cannot fault the food, service or the atmosphere.

Overall: 10/10
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Ambience: 8/10
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Mar 31, 2024
Steve O.
Really good, as always, love eating here. Maybe parts due for a lick of paint, looking a bit tired, decoration wise. But otherwise great, will be back soon.

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 26, 2024
Philip G.
Really enjoyed the meal, service was great and we had a good time. Would happily go again.

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 25, 2024
Christine B.
Excellent in every respect. Thank you

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 24, 2024
Sue W.
A first time visit and we were not disappointed. Food excellent there was a hood choice on the menu, portions were a good size and the food was piping hot. The girl who served us was pleasant and unobtrusive. A good experience and we will return. Thank you.

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 17, 2024
Christine W.
Everything was lovely but drinks didn’t arrive till we had almost finished the meal but we still enjoyed our lunch

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 16, 2024
Kriss O.
Absolutely delicious food – I tried 13 of your main courses and all three of your puddings! The waitresses were also very good too

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 12, 2024
Nicholas M.
Very good service, wide range of dishes to choose from, generous portions created with care and good value too. Looking forward to returning.

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 10, 2024
Paul H.
The whole experience was excellent and it would be difficult to say what could be improved.

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 09, 2024
Claire H.
A lovely restaurant with delicious food and a pretty setting. Service was great and the quality of food was brilliant. Highly recommend.

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 06, 2024
Jon M.
Excellent food and service (as always) in a lovely environment. Thank you

Overall: 10/10
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Feb 13, 2024
Sharron A.
First time at The Frustrated Chef. Food excellent, Service excellent and will definitely return. Highly recommended!

Overall: 10/10
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Feb 13, 2024
Ella G.
Me and my boyfriend have visited a couple of times and we LOVE it here. Best tapas we’ve ever had and no where else compares. We will be back again soon!

Overall: 10/10
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Feb 12, 2024
Mark h.
Absolutely brilliant place. The food was absolutely amazing, so many tapas options, and all of them were delicious! Really good prices and portion sizes and the staff were all super friendly and helpful. It’s the first time we’ve been here but we will DEFINITELY be back!

Overall: 10/10
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Feb 10, 2024
Brian G.
Magic!!!

Overall: 10/10
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Feb 04, 2024
Bruce P.
Excellent variety of food, great prices, great service!

Overall: 10/10
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Jan 28, 2024
Samantha R.
Great meal as always Great staff too

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Jan 28, 2024
Jane B.
It was a bit weird having all the occupied tables being placed in one part of the restaurant looking straight into the kitchen although I understand why you did it.

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 19, 2023
Liz M.
Excellent service as always with high quality tapas. Booking process acknowledged my husband’s mobility needs which made our night out as relaxed as possible. Thank you FC….. you’ve got it all SPOT ON!!

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 18, 2023
Tina C.
The food was fantastic as always, the service was great, great valve for money. Not a bad word could be said

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Dec 12, 2023
Steven W.
The staff this time were excellent, a real improvement

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 11, 2023
sheila A.
nothing else to add it was just amazing as always

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 09, 2023
Helen A.
Amazing food and service as always.

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 09, 2023
julia w.
Delicious food in a warm cosy setting. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food so beautiful and of a high quality. Heartily recommend a visit

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 04, 2023
suzanne w.
As ever, lovely. Great, efficient service. Good food

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 04, 2023
Rosemary W.
Very good. Friendly service and wide range of menu choices. Generous portions.

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 01, 2023
Rachel W.
Had a lovely time, only complaint is a slightly wobbly table!

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 29, 2023
Christine F.
Lovely meal thank you

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 21, 2023
Billy W.
Been before will come again.

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 20, 2023
Shelagh M.
Easy to book, food was excellent and the staff were outstanding

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 20, 2023
Cathy M.
We visited to celebrate a 15th birthday. The service was friendly and prompt and brightened up a full day. We ate from the lunch special menu and were not disappointed. A huge range of fabulous choices both vegetarian and non. We loved the flavours and hugely enjoyed our visit.

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 18, 2023
Janet T.
A very pleasant meal

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 18, 2023
Murray S.
Every aspect of the experience remains of a very high standard

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 09, 2023
Owen S.
Careful not to order too much, it's easily done and you might not be able to eat it all

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 07, 2023
Helen O.
We had a great experience although would suggest bigger tables required for 2 people in a tapas restaurant as not enough space for required dishes. We did get moved to a bigger table on request but the table was already pre-booked an hour later so had to slightly rush. Luckily my partner is an eating machine so we managed within the hour. Other than that it was fabulous and the staff were very helpful and accommodating. Will definitely go again.

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 06, 2023
Rochelle N.
Fantastic variety of extremely tasty food. Plentiful portions.

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 01, 2023
Helen O.
It's a great place with excellent food and a friendly atmosphere.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 31, 2023
Reuben L.
Food was delicious. Nice relaxed vibe. Staff were attentive but not in constantly bothering you. Overall very good experience.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 22, 2023
Tony R.
Can't fault the place love the food and the service is excellent! Been a few times now and will definitely be back!

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 20, 2023
ian g.
A highly enjoyable meal

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 16, 2023
samantha G.
Lovely food has always,quick service,lovely atmosphere

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 12, 2023
David W.
Never disappoints. All the food was first class and an all round lovely experience.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 23, 2023
Claire G.
I took my friend for her birthday and we both really enjoyed it. The food was great, the service was excellent, it was just lovely. Would recommend to others.

Overall: 10/10
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Ambience: 8/10
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Sep 23, 2023
Nauman R.
Good size portions , great value I recommend pil pil prawns

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 21, 2023
Emma H.
We had a great meal out. The food was exceptional and the service was top notch!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
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Ambience: 10/10
Value: 7/10
Sep 19, 2023
Matthew H.
Excellent tapas, been a few times and thoroughly enjoy it. Food is great and service is excellent

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 18, 2023
Sandra S.
Lovely food generous portions, good choice and good value for money

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 18, 2023
Louise N.
Really good, food was amazing! Will be back x

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 16, 2023
Wayne H.
Never fails to disappoint.. we love eating out here for special occasions

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 15, 2023
James A.
A great evening, food was delicious and great value for money, service(Amelia) was impeccable - very promp and professional Excellent resteraunt will defo be going back

Overall: 10/10
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Ambience: 8/10
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Sep 15, 2023
Tim B.
Food was amazing, the new staff was very friendly especially on her first day . As it was our first time, we were asked to leave as they were closing, but there was another table with people. The staff should explain his the menu wrks . Please compliment the chef the food was delicious..

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 14, 2023
Steve W.
Always enjoy this place. Excellent food and great service. Steve Wright

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 13, 2023
Jane M.
Really enjoyable experience great food and attentive staff

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 11, 2023
Christine B.
Excellent in every respect. Question though. I think it would be more hygienic if there were serving implements. As it was we were getting eg Asian slaw with our forks that had been in our mouths.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 11, 2023
Allan F.
Fantastic service, gorgeous food.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 07, 2023
Geoffrey Harland F.
Just now and then the staff didn’t appear precisely when we wanted them. The decor is Spartan but that’s OK

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 05, 2023
Emma S.
Absolutely amazing place the staff were lovely and the food was amazing