The Brackenbury

The restaurant looks very nice from the outside and is cosy inside, what is letting this place down is the poor service if you are not buying one of their expensive bottles of wine. We had to ask for absolutely everything. Also if you decide to go, make sure they don’t seat you front of the door, everyone coming and going, the door don’t close back automatically, the worst was one of the waiter going for a cigarette outside and did not close the door coming back, I had to stand up and close it myself. The food was good but very simple for the price they charge and the elaborate sentences on the menu.
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Pierre Jotterand
Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Saturday, October 18, 2008

Having read very good reviews about The Brackenbury we decided to go for a quick dinner on Wednesday 8th October.

The decor and atmosphere are nice, the service was pretty good and our waiter pleasant.

Our food was good enough but, we felt, rather overpriced for what we received. We shared an aubergine and mozarella starter, which was fine but nothing very special. Then I had the slow roasted pork which had a nice taste but was not properly slow roasted which meant that it was a little tough. My finacee had the fish with jerusalem artichokes, which were under cooked - but she said that it tatsed delicious.

They didn't have either of the wines which we wanted to order nor any ice - however we settled on a couple of glasses of Shiraz which were perfectly adequate.

I was a little disappointed with our meal but there seemed to be plenty of other people in the restaurant by the time we left, all of whom appeared to be having a great time. We will probably go back at some point in the future, but we won't rush in doing so.
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Mark Chiverton
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Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Saturday, October 11, 2008

This is our local restaurant, which we go to on a regular basis, and it never fails to impress. Either for dinner for a celebration, or the most delicious brunch (eggs bene are the best here!) on a sunny weekend morning when you feel like a treat. Joe the manager and his team of staff are always helpful and friendly. Cant recommend it enough.
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Brackenbury/Carthew resident
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Thursday, July 10, 2008

I ate at the Brackenbury yesterday and had an excellent meal off the fixed menu. Sardine fritters, very nice and crisp. Then mussels in white wine, which my daughter and I both loved, followed by raspberry pud, forget wjhat, but very nice. VERY good service, lovely sunny day, under the awning on the pavement. Highly recommended. I hadn't been for a long time, my how it has improved.
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Dick Warner
Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 7
Thursday, September 06, 2007