Liverpool
Pieminister

Pieminister

31 Bold St, Liverpool, England, L1 4DN, United Kingdom

Steak • Vegan • British • Vegetarian


"Date visited: Wednesday 11th October, approximately 2PM. My partner and I were welcomed by a young lady who had, quite simply put, an attitude problem from the first second she saw us. Greeting us as the door seemed like a chore for her. When seated, we didn't want to cause too much of a fuss (but by the end of our stay, I wish we did but the table was kind of dirty and the cutlery wasn't the cleanest either. We stated our allergy problem to her, only for my partner, when they went to visit the bathroom to overhear her talking about us, mocking what we said and were saying that we were weird and odd whilst laughing about it. After being seated for about ~10 minutes (in a next to empty restaurant at the time she finally came over to ask us what it was we wanted to order, again, with the chore-like attitude. We ordered a drink each and she all but dropped the glasses and cans on our table, didn't say a word and just walked away. When our food arrived, one of our side orders hadn't been given to us, so I walked up to the young lady to ask if we could please have the side order given to us; I was greeted with a sigh because I was interrupting her on what looked like Snapchat or a similar app (which she also was on for the majority of our stay by the looks of things. The food it's self was fantastic. We both thoroughly enjoyed our pies and sides, so thank you very much to the chef. During our meal, I'm not sure if it's a company policy or not, but we didn't get a single check back to see if everything was okay with our meal, instead she opted to talk to the chef or to sit on her phone. My partner and myself stayed for a chat for a good while after our meals, during which she did take away our plates etc, but again, without really saying anything, nor did she ask if we enjoyed our meals or wanted a dessert. A group of four or so guests were seated in front of us, but they seemed to receive much kinder and more attentive service than we did, and I'm still struggling to understand what she had against us. After about an hour of talking and slightly waiting to see if she'd bother to come and ask if we wanted the bill, I went up myself to ask, interrupting her again on her phone, which resulted in another sigh. Overall, we had a mixed experience there, the service received from the waitress was torrid and enough to make me warn off every single person I see going in there, and I'd happily do so if not for the food it's self, so all credit goes to the kitchen/chef(s . We, without a shadow of a doubt, will never be returning if that's the standard of treatment we can expect from the FOH staff. [hidden link]"

Seven Seas Brasserie

Seven Seas Brasserie

Lord Nelson Street, L3 5QB, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Steak • Seafood • European • Vegetarian


"Arrived with family (4 adults, 1 child for a pre theatre meal (arrived 5 mins late but called in advance to advise . We were seated quickly and unfortunately that is where the good part of the experience ends. After 25 mins looking at the menu with nobody approaching us we asked a passing waitress if we could order. Food was ordered, and starters arrived after about 15 mins, small portions but reasonable quality. Then the wait began.... 40 mins later and several reminders that we had theatre tickets, the food arrived. We had observed food on the pass for approx 15 mins and sadly this was delivered to our table, bearly warm and overcooked. Chewy fish, inedible burger and chewy chicken in a sauce that was essentially passata with peppers and certainly did not match the menu description! We began to eat the warm/bland food as no time to send it back however my sisters meal did not arrive. After several minutes my sister went up to the waitess and asked where her meal was, the waitress asked the chef, in front if my sister, where her meal was, to which he replied, 'oh I must have forgotten to cook it '. The chef then asked my sister if he wanted her to cook it now to which she replied that she did. My sisters meal came out 10 minutes after ours, we had finished eating so she ate alone. At no point did anybody ask if our meals were ok they really weren 't! Nobody asked about allergies (I thought this was now a requirement in restaurants? And we weren 't offered any other drinks or desserts but in all honestly we waited so long we didn 't have time. The restaurant was half empty so this cannot be blamed for the poor experience. I asked to speak to the manager, none available. My sisters main meal was taken off the bill and 25% discount applied however this did not make up for spoiling our night. We have visited this restaurant a number of times previously but sadly this is likely to be our last."

The Bagelry

The Bagelry

42 Nelson Street, Liverpool L1 5DW, United Kingdom

Coffee • British • American • Vegetarian


"This is my second visit, the first was lovely and I gave four stars! This time just didn’t hit the mark. The tables were dirty and no one was cleaning them. That was my first impression, we found a table and ordered our food. It was freezing and draughty, one of our party closed the door. The bill was £57 for 4 bagels, 4 soft drinks and a portion of tater tots, this was discounted from last time with a voucher. I am not mean and will happily pay for quality to wasn’t too perturbed about this, thinking of my last visit. The tater tots were fine but that’s where it ended I’m afraid, my friends ate their bagels but said that they weren’t as impressed as last time. I actually thought mine was stale- it certainly didn’t appear as fresh as last time. I can’t comment on my friends’ food as they thought theirs acceptable! Mine however, was not. I chose one of the specials; Harissa chicken on a garlic bagel the chicken mixture was so cold it set my teeth on edge, I seemed like it had been frozen and defrosted it was so cold, I can’t confirm this, it may be that the fridge was on a very low setting? I couldn’t eat it though and left three quarters of it. I decided to order a hot chocolate to warm me up, I was actually shivering at this point! The hot chocolate was quite disgusting, Luke warm, I’m not convinced there was any chocolate in it, the taste was so insipid and bland. I did return this and was told that they could ‘maybe give me a refund on the hot chocolate’ I decided not to bother and just cut my losses and leave. I won’t be returning, there are so many good places to eat around this area that I don’t need to come back here. What a disappointment . I wondered if, in opening another branch, they have spread themselves too thin"

Cote Bistro Liverpool

Cote Bistro Liverpool

51 Paradise Street, L1 3EU, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Steak • French • Bistro • Breakfast


"The food was lovely however our experience wasn 't great.. After trailing around Liverpool this morning looking for somewhere to brunch we stumbled across cote which looked lovely so we headed in. This was around 11.30am We were greeted by a woman who quite clearly didn 't want to be there saying I 'll be with you in a minute while proceeding to stand there chatting to her colleagues. The weather was quite mild so we asked if we could be seated outside. We were shown to a table outside by a different lady and handed menus. We decided what to eat and waited for someone to come and take our order. 15 mins later another lady came out with a coffee for a man behind us. We grabbed her attention and asked if we could order. 'you can but not with me, I 'll grab someone for you '. Another 5 mins later a man came over to take our order of eggs Benedict, eggs royale and 2 coffees. He came straight out with knifes and forks and said I 'll just grab your coffees. Another 10 mins later he brings our coffees out. We sit chatting for a while and finish our coffees then the man who took our order came out at 1230 to inform us there is no salmon for the eggs royal. My friend opted for the eggs Benedict instead. At this point we thaught we would have had and eaten our food and left by now but sadly not..we ordered a 2nd drink which actually came out quite promptly! I notice at this point another couple being seated in the window. 12.50 we are starting to get impatient now and the couple in the window have just finished eating. My friend heads in to see what the hold up is. Another man who had not long arrived came out to see what our order was and informs us that they don 't know what 's happened to the order and he was getting the chef to make it straight away, he was very apologetic and said that the food was on them. 2 mins later after being there an hour and a half our food is on the table. It was delicious and worth the wait to be honest. I went in to pay for our drinks so we could finally leave but was told it was all on them, which was a very kind gesture which we really appreciated. I do think the staff need some training in customer service and obviously the ordering system needs to be altered so orders can 't just go missing. I don 't understand how a table sat waiting for over an hour can go un noticed or how an order can just go missing. Food fantastic. Staff not so."

Willow Bank

Willow Bank

329, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Pub • British • Breakfast • Vegetarian


"My twin brother Stephen and I were pub hopping down Smithdown Road when we decided to drop into The Willow Bank Tavern, a great pub I always look forward to visiting. I love the look of this pub ,its a proper pub, multi roomed ,many original features remain ,great decor and furnishings including a superb looking wooden island style serving bar, tv's to enjoy the sport and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub both inside and outside looking out onto the busy and bustling Smithdown Road. We were here on a Friday afternoon, we track and traced and sanitised our hands and we were allocated a table were we ordered a guinness each, guinness was poured in the correct manner even allowing time for the all important settle, we just kicked back and soaked up the great vibe in this busy and popular pub. My guinness was superb, a thick, creamy and most importantly iced cold guinness bursting with taste, on a hot afternoon a totally refreshing brew, my only gripe was that my delicious guinness was served in a Stella Artois glass ,a bugbare with me .We really enjoyed our guinness in here and although our visit was only fleeting as on every other visit to here we had a great time. The Willow Bank Tavern is easy to locate along Smithdown Road, a road and area teeming with pubs, bars and restaurants. Opening hours are;Monday to Sunday, Midday till Midnight. A wonderful, traditional pub that if you find yourself on Smithdown Road it's most definitely well worth dropping into."