The Vault Bistro

2 St Mary's St, Penistone S36 6DT
$$ Continental

Reservations

Business Info

  • Address: 2 St Mary's St, Penistone S36 6DT
  • Cross Street: 2 St Mary's St, Penistone
  • Cuisine: English | Greek | Indonesian | Seafood | Sunday Brunch |
  • Cost: | Inexpensive
  • Category: Fine Dining
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Unknown
  • Meals Served: Brunch | Lunch | Dinner | Late |
  • Parking: Street |
  • Payment Options: VISA | MasterCard | Cash | Apple Pay | Google Pay | Debit |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Phone: 01226 764534
  • Features: Full Bar, Sunday Brunch, Late Dining, Live Entertainment, Organic Ingredients, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Lounge / Bar, Healthy Options, Free Wi-Fi,
  • Occasion: Romantic Dining, Dining Alone, Business Dining, Meet for a Drink, People Watching, Special Occasion, Vegetarian, Trendy / Hip, Date Night,

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Business Hours

Reservations Available
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Wednesday Hours 18:00 - 23:00
Thursday
Thursday Hours 18:00 - 23:00
Friday
Friday Hours 17:00 - 21:30
Saturday
Saturday Hours 12:00 - 21:30
Sunday
Sunday Hours 12:00 - 21:00
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Customer Reviews & Ratings

4.56 out of 5 stars based on 590 votes

Overall: 6/10
Food: 4/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 7/10
Oct 23, 2023
Michelle K.
Table booked before the new menu upgrade. Not much choice for non fish and pork eaters. Disappointed that the hanging skewers, hummus and mozerella sticks have been removed from the menu. Service and ambience of the restaurant is fantastic and we used to really look forward to our frequent evenings out there. Unfortunately due to a lack of choice for us on the menu it is unlikely that we will return.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Feb 21, 2024
John S.
Lovely venue, lovely service and lovely food. Very, very nice. Highly recommended

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Mar 20, 2024
Sheryl S.
Excellent food and service

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Mar 25, 2024
Elaine Q.
Good service and food as always and friendly staff

Overall: 7/10
Food: 5/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 5/10
Mar 10, 2024
Paula D.
Service excellent. No alcohol free wine. Salad bland and overpriced - rocket, baby leaf, onion, cucumber would have been better. Steak was good though! Great offers. Lovely setting.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 15, 2023
Julie S.
Excellent food service and restaurant. Will be returning soon.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Dec 09, 2024
Ella C.
I absolutely love the food, it’s the best. As well as the service too.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 7/10
Nov 11, 2023
Robert W.
Food was simply brilliant, amazing attentive detail. Credit to the staff aswell, fast service always popping round for drinks etc. thank you for a lovely night.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Mar 25, 2024
Andrea C.
This was our first time dining at The Vault and it won’t be our last. We had an amazing evening and have already recommended the bistro to our family and friends.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Feb 05, 2024
Eve L.
Thoroughly enjoyed our evening. Staff were lovely and they kindly reimbursed us as post ordering the dish wasn't available due to chef being concerned over the fat content of the meat, I was impressed the staff were open about this instead of serving regardless of quality. For this reason alone we will be back. It was a great first visit.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 25, 2023
Stephen H.
Superb Sunday roasts selection and quality

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 10/10
Jun 19, 2024
Sonia R.
Outstanding food and service

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 14, 2025
Margaret H.
Had a wonderful evening. Couldn’t find fault with anything.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Nov 15, 2023
Phil W.
Bravo Zulu

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 10/10
May 22, 2023
rachel o.
Had a really lovely meal with friends. Thanks

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Dec 26, 2023
Julie W.
Food was lovely but we waited an hour before receiving our starter.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 0/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 08, 2023
Lindsey A.
Great food, good service.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Feb 15, 2024
Claire H.
The food is great here, we had Sunday Lunch and it was delicious. Service good and friendly, will definitely be back.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Oct 02, 2023
Roger B.
Lovely clean, bright venue, very good food & service. Mid Saturday afternoon was (expectedly) quiet, but at busier times I'm sure the atmosphere and vibe is great!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 15, 2023
Craig S.
Fantastic service, clean and well presented restaurant however one of our dishes came luke warm but overall good food and would definitely eat there again.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Sep 27, 2024
Carolyn N.
Very welcoming as they had literally just opened for the evening. Main meal choices only about 6. Mainly tapas and light bites but plenty of choice. Vegetables all extras and slightly over priced. A couple of things mentioned as disappointing and no alteration to the bill. Chef advised... Good parking available.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
May 30, 2023
Jane T.
The waiting staff were happy, polite & efficient. The food was lovely though my eggs were a little over done. Overall a very pleasant experience, Mum & I will definitely visit again.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 18, 2023
Margaret N.
Best Sunday dinner I’ve eaten in a long time Thoroughly enjoyed the experience Margaret Needham

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 09, 2024
Corinne S.
Great service and perfect cooked Sunday roast, very tasty too. One of the best in the area. It wasn’t busy, expect when it’s full or night time be more of atmosphere. Maybe music would help with that.

Overall: 4/10
Food: 1/10
Service: 3/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 1/10
Sep 23, 2023
Susan W.
My meal was awful overcooked pork, a small scoop of very average potatoes and not a vegetable to be seen. It was difficult to attract the attention of the staff as they were so busy talking I didn’t bother to complain just when they collected the plates mine being nearly full! We even had to go to the bar to request coffee because they never came to ask us, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be recommending the Vault as a good experience and would think twice about returning.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Aug 05, 2024
Wendy S.
Great food, amazing dessert - will definitely revisit when back in the area

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 8/10
Apr 30, 2024
Mark C.
Was overall very nice, but sat next to door and had to get up about 4 times to shut door when people came in as cold was blowing in, very annoying! You need to get door to close properly or screen in.

Overall: 6/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 3/10
Value: 7/10
Jun 17, 2024
Darrel S.
Food was good, service picked up after a slow start. Main issue guys is the noise… we struggled to hear each other across the table.. accepting the room was pretty full but anything you can do to dampen noise would be welcome

Overall: 10/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Feb 10, 2024
Colin W.
A wee bit on the pricey side but - the food was very good ,the staff were excellent, and we had a very enjoyable time . We will certainly book again .

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
May 08, 2024
David S.
Really good

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 24, 2024
Steve F.
Absolutely fantastic meal.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Apr 01, 2024
Susan B.
Amazing food as always

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Nov 02, 2023
Suzanne G.
Amazing food in a beautiful place! We’ll definitely return!

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 31, 2023
Vicki H.
Great food good service.

Overall: 6/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 5/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Nov 22, 2023
Damian S.
Firstly the food was delicious and the service speed was good even. The main issue I had was we were placed on a small table and planned to order a few small plates. We asked if we could have a nearby, empty small table added to ours for room to put all of the plates but were informed this was not necessary as we would have enough room. We didn't have enough room and ended up having to stack plates on top of each other to fit them on. Secondly, when booking we were asked what the occasion was. I informed them it was out 20th Anniversary. Absolutely nothing was mentioned or came of this. Why even ask in the first place?

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Dec 17, 2023
Peter B.
Excellent food and excellent service

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jul 07, 2023
Neal O.
Great food, great staff, thank you for a lovely evening!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 21, 2025
Mark R.
Absolutely fantastic place. The food was exceptional, the service friendly and quick and it has a warm and inviting atmosphere. Can highly recommend!

Overall: 6/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 4/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Nov 13, 2023
Hannah B.
The food, ambience and value were great but unfortunately the overall rating was brought down by service. We ordered tapas style and were left waiting a very long time for plates to be cleared. Two of the dishes were never brought out at all. We had to catch staff whenever we wanted more drinks without anyone asking us if they could get us any - despite empty bottles and glasses sitting on the table a long time. The crackling on the belly pork was not crunchy - very chewy.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 16, 2023
Diane W.
Great night, just felt a bit squished near the door/radiator bit other than that champagne and food was fabulous x

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jul 03, 2023
Janice B.
Excellent food and service. Just small mix up over one of our orders stopped us scoring all 10s.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 6/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 7/10
Feb 18, 2024
Rita B.
I had tagliatelle with chicken ,Tagliatelle and sauce very nice but chicken....... too many bones and skin not enough actual meat .

Overall: 7/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 3/10
Value: 7/10
Aug 13, 2024
Tiegan J.
We came on a Saturday afternoon, we were the only people there it did lack a bit of ambience the music was very quiet. To say we were the only people there for a good 2 hours at all the food service took a while. We ordered several small plates to share and there was a wait of around 20 minutes to bring out the Korean chicken when we already had all the other food so we were waiting but weren’t told there would be a wait so we didn’t start the rest of the items without it. The food itself was really nice and the lady looking after us was lovely!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 03, 2024
Andrew J.
We love the small plates and have had them many times, however, the bao buns were dry mainly because the chef had skimped on the duck filling. Such a shame as we love this place and have introduced lots of new customers over the years.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 5/10
Value: 7/10
Sep 10, 2023
Mark A.
Too noisy. Couldn't hold a conversation. Service was good with nice staff. Food good, maybe we were just unlucky with the general ambiance.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 9/10
Nov 26, 2024
Michael S.
Lovely evening out

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 25, 2023
Natasha D.
Amazing food and lovely atmosphere

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Sep 20, 2024
Helen B.
Great lunch time treat, staff we're lovely and food was excellent - apart from ourselves only one other table was occupied, hence the lower ambience score.

Overall: 6/10
Food: 3/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 4/10
Aug 13, 2023
Sophie B.
Nice venue and nice ambience but let down by the food quality. Two people had the wagyu burger and were underwhelmed - and I think it's quite hard not to make a good burger in all honesty. I had the korean sticky chicken - I don't know what the sauce was (out of a bottle?) but there was way too much of it and for me it had a really unpleasant taste to it. I also had the king prawns on toast which were completely bland and tasteless. I actually found eating both my dishes quite unpleasant and would have left them but we were taking my son out for a treat after a difficult time, and I didn't want to make a fuss. It's so easy to make food delicious with the right use of flavours but that definitely wasn't the case for us with the dishes we had.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 19, 2025
andrew s.
We always love coming to the vault - excellent food / great wine, very attentive staff, all in a lovely venue. Thanks for another great evening!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 28, 2025
Lisette S.
Great selection of food which was delicious and very friendly staff.Will be back soon

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Feb 11, 2024
Janice F.
Lovely location , very good quality food , service and value . This is my second visit and it didn't disappoint .

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Feb 27, 2024
Josephine S.
Great visit thank you, loved the food and the cocktails were great as well! Brilliant service and friendly smiley staff

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 28, 2025
Mark w.
Always have a great experience when visiting the Vault. Good value lovely food. Excellent service. Brilliant.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jul 23, 2024
Jill H.
Excellent as always. Lovely staff. Thank you!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jul 25, 2023
Jane K.
We absolutely love The Vault and the Speakeasy bar. Wonderful food, fantastic service. Highly recommend the bottomless brunch on a Saturday we have visited many times and equally for an afternoon of small plates chilled bottle of wine watching the world go by. X J&R

Overall: 7/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Jan 01, 2024
lesley v.
I felt the staff could have been more friendly, there was not a lot of smiling. She main was an £18 fish dish which was dry and didn’t come with enough sauce. I would only return if the vegetarian menu changed. Pasta and pesto or goats cheese risotto are not great choices. The environment is nice but as usual the couple tables are too close together.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 25, 2023
Lesley L.
We were a table of 7 and we had a great meal at The Vault last Wednesday and were given a table by the window which was lovely, the food was delicious and served quickly, the staff were very friendly and helpful, I have never been before but would certainly recommend it.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 6/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 5/10
Jul 25, 2024
Chrissie Y.
We normally love The Vault but last night one of our guests sent back her Caesar salad as the chicken was too tough and another guest was given the wrong prawn dish so ate when the rest of us had finished & also the asparagus dish had been forgotten so came late. At £70 per couple it was disappointing & for me I was completely surprised as it’s usually excellent. Staff very pleasant & helpful, very apologetic too when errors were pointed out.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 10/10
Nov 24, 2023
James T.
Absolutely great food & atmosphere, the staff are super helpful, we couldn’t have wanted anything else, Oooo amazing cocktails

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Apr 18, 2023
Ben H.
We had a great evening. The only point to make was to remind your team to watch tables to check if customers want more drinks. We had to approach the bar to reorder as the (all extremely pleasant) staff were in conversation. It’s a minor point and didn’t detract from our evening but it’s something I recall from student days working in restaurants to keep an eye out.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Aug 01, 2023
Keith R.
Everything very good.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Dec 09, 2023
Janet R.
It’s was all nice but did miss the hanging skewers we all really liked them.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Jun 25, 2023
Alison B.
Our first time at The Vault. We absolutely loved every bit of it. The venue, the staff and the food were brilliant. Only thing I will add is that as it was quiet the night we came the music was a bit too loud. But that's just a small minor thing. Overall it was fab

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
May 03, 2024
Joanne E.
Loved the new menu. The food was delicious and the service was good. Tables were just a little cramped.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Dec 11, 2023
Angela L.
Great food and a fabulous atmosphere. Staff really helpful.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 7/10
Apr 03, 2024
Emily W.
Lovely food, service good, the only thing i would say is roast pork should come with stuffing. Great value Sunday lunch

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Feb 02, 2024
David R.
Interesting menu, tasty food, good service and an appealing building. Definitely worth a visit.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 9/10
Dec 02, 2024
Sarah T.
We loved our food - especially the pork belly!! The only niggle was that all 7 of our small plates came within about 8 minutes of each other. Everything was delicious but we had to choose which of the dishes would be better eaten hot and which could go cold which was a shame. If the food was more spaced out it would have been 10’s all round.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 9/10
Mar 02, 2024
Wendy B.
First customers of the evening so lacked atmosphere and was cold otherwise no complaints at all

Overall: 10/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 9/10
Nov 13, 2023
Justine C.
Fabulous food ( apart from the steak which was a bit tasteless and tough and the sauce was too spicy) Great service staff went above vw and beyond to please.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 14, 2023
Elaine Q.
GF options which is necessary for my husband. Friendly staff. We recommended it to family and friends who have also been and enjoyed it here. We will definitely be returning

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Jul 10, 2023
Mark L.
We were the first through the door so the atmosphere was took a little while to get going but the staff were lovely and quickly made us feel at home. The food did not disappoint; great portion sizes and extremely tasty. Definitely recommended.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Feb 11, 2024
Alexandra V.
We had a fabulous evening meal here. The food was outstanding and well priced. The staff were very polite and friendly. The only thing that could have made this better is if you offered more non alcoholic cocktails or mocktails and the chairs were comfier but overall a great night. Thank you

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 15, 2024
Chris G.
Excellent Sunday lunch at Vault Bistro.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 01, 2024
Andrew M.
First visit, really enjoyed food drink ambiance everything, staff very good polite friendly and efficient, recommended to a friend who will be visiting this coming week and we will return thank you.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Nov 04, 2023
Pete M.
We went on a cold damp Thursday night early in the evening , First in , had to ask to have heating on . Staff great tho , very attentive and obliging Food was really good except for roast potatoes which had seen better days ! Looked like they had been recooked a couple of times otherwise excellent We were offered a free pudding which was a nice touch We would go again and do recommend you try it

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Feb 18, 2024
Gina W.
Great visit for our first Sunday lunch at The Vault, baby shower in progress which was loud at times and might have been nice to have been aware of this when we booked. Meal was lovely, cauliflower cheese needed more cheese for my taste and food overall could have been hotter but would definitely visit again

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 16, 2023
David S.
Only thing that let it down was the fact the vault was empty when we arrived. Several other people arrived before we left and atmosphere was far better.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Feb 29, 2024
Jane A.
Excellent

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
May 23, 2024
Peter B.
Great food excellent service very friendly and helpful staff. Only down side, please get a new spring on the door so it shuts on its on as numerous people left it open causing a cold draft.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Nov 07, 2023
Paul T.
First time visit. Lovely food will visit again

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 09, 2024
Rachel W.
Had a lovely evening, food great and arrived quickly. Staff were friendly and attentive.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Nov 26, 2023
Alan J.
Great Food and Ambience But Cold Draft from Main Door

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
May 22, 2023
elaine s.
very nice food good service and friendly staff

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 30, 2024
Martin N.
Top class, from start to finish.