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| Quality of service | 3.7/10   |
|---|---|
| Quality of food | 5/10 |
| Value for Money | 1.6/10 |
| Overall rating | 3.1/10 |
Full review by
Guest.
on 22nd Sep 2008
User Rating : 1
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Good Points: Nice Location in Padstow, nice decor.
Bad Points: Where do I start, we went to this restaurant this week (17/09/08) and could honestly say I would not recommend it. The service I thought was well below par although the waitress was very friendly. However, she didn't seem to know who had ordered what meal, what the meals were that she was serving and service was generally slow. Another bug bare was how close the seating was to each other. How many tables can one person cram into one room, it was ridiculous. The ultimate bad point had to be when my partners meal came out (Turbot with Hollandaise Sauce) and after two mouthfuls, he found a dead fly in the sauce. Obviously we drew there attention to this and the waitress apologised and sent someone over to talk to us who I can only assume was the manager because he never introduced himself. He said my boyfriends meal would be taken off the bill and offered to "rustle something quick up" for him, but as you can imagine after what he found he didn't want anything else. Free Desserts were offered before we left but as you can imagine we no longer wanted to eat anything else there so we came away still paying practically full price which was minus the fly dish only. Overall we will not be going again. I don't know how Rick Stein can put his name to the place, disgraceful.
General comments: Overall I would not recommend this restaurant, if Rick kept a closer eye on it perhaps he could bring the standard back up to its best but until he does I wont go again. Bitterly disappointed, spoilt what should have been a nice meal and afternoon. I think staff training should seriously be looked at, employing people who know what they're talking about would be high on the list
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Review by
Guest.
on 3rd Sep 2008
User Rating : 6
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At The Seafood Restaurant I felt that the apparent lack of professional service really took away from what could have been a very enjoyable evening. It seemed quite obvious to me that we had very young students trying to do something that takes more than a bit of training.
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Review by
mrscha
on 5th Aug 2008
User Rating : 10
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We arrived at the agreed time and were shown straight to our table, the restaurant was busy but ordered and the staff efficient and friendly, we were offered a drinks menu and bread was brought to the table and explained to us, as mentioned I have never been that enamoured with sea food but was determined to try something although there was a non sea food option on each part of the menu. (starters and mains) I had the non sea food starter of papardelle with spinach, ricotta and basil, which was ...
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Review by
GeoffreyThaw
on 18th Jun 2008
User Rating : 4
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The Seafood Restaurant - The quality of the little amount of food that was served was very good but, considering the prices, the hype and the accommodation costs, everything else left me feeling very disappointed and ripped off. I think you should experience the Seafood Restaurant in Padstow once, but only once, and take my advice: stay at a B&B in one of the nearby picturesque villages.
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Review by
fenney
on 10th May 2008
User Rating : 1
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Our reservation to celebrate my 60th birthday was booked by my son at least six months in advance. However, the reservation desk still managed to get the day wrong and insisted that we sit at a table which we had not asked for. Due to more problems not expected at this class of restaurant, we decided to cancel our booking which was very disappointing as we had travelled a long way to be together for my special birthday meal. I feel that the majority of staff at the restaurant and on the recep ...
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Review by
jlamond
on 6th Apr 2008
User Rating : 1
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The Seafood Restaurant of Rick Stein in Padstow is a noisy, bright restaurant with no atmosphere. The food was very ordinary and even paying over £30 for lobster didn't guarantee a good meal. Frankly the staff seemed like they couldn't care less, don't go there for a relaxing or gastronomic experience.
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Review by
EAS
on 3rd Jan 2008
User Rating : 1
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After so much hype my wife and I booked and dined at the famous seafood restaurant. As a couple who love their food and have eaten in many a Michelin star restaurant I found this whole experience from start to finish. The staff were poorly trained and had no idea. (Every one of our courses was served by a different waiter) The food was something that I could cook up myself and had NO imagination. The lighting was very bright. All in all I would not rate this restaurant. There was no value for mo ...
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Review by
SimonB
on 23rd May 2006
User Rating : 1
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My wife and I had a Saturday afternoon lunch at Rick Stein Seafood Restaurant. We had to book well in advance to get a seat, and other people were turned away not having booked. Nice surroundings, but no more than average service.
Food...
Starter: I had Red mullet, which was not great. The fish could have been a lot fresher, and it seemed very expensive at £13. My wife had Sushi which she enjoyed.
Main course: I had fish and chips with mushy peas. I have had a lot better from a chi ...
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