The Brickhouse

We had a really enjoyable night though were very wary due to previous reviews.

The staff were charming and Attentive. The design means that every table has a great position. Our table for four would have taken six comfortably. Being able to buy pints rather than vastly overpriced bottles meant we spent much less on drinks than we expected. It's more lounge music than club style which fits well with the venue and thankfully means that its not a place that attracts hen or stag groups.

The burlesque show was led ably by our compete who really held together the whole evening and made us all feel both involved and entertained.

We all enjoyed the food and particularly enjoyed the tiramisu. Often watery this is a large potion that was rich and creamy with the necessary coffee bite.

Overall more than I would normally pay but worth it.
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Derek
8 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Saturday, October 08, 2011

Well what can I say, mostly it is a stunning venue and a good night out. the food is great, staff are friendly and there is always entertainment. The unfortunate thing is the entertainment is variable...

I was there with my boyfriend and several friends from work in August watching the circus of shadows and they were amazing, honestly!

I was there again last night watching the league of gentlemen and I was very, very disappointed :-(

The food and service is very good but the entertainment is hit and miss, right now it is definitely miss.
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7 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 9
Thursday, September 01, 2011

I LOVE the brickhouse! I've eaten there a couple of times and the food has always been of a high standard - simple but good. More recently my partner booked a space in the top floor bar with the beds for my birthday - and I had no reservation telling our 30 guests they were going to have a fabulous night. And they did - even the more consevartive members of the group! It can be a little hectic as a supperclub, but they don't take themselves too seriously and the staff treat you like one of their gang rather than a VIP. It's casual, it's fun and it's a top night out.
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Tiggy - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, August 09, 2011

My friend had pre-booked seats for The Brickhouse which included a meal and the promise of a thrilling cabaret show.

The food was extremely disappointing, especially the minute steaks, which were far too chewy and full of fat, I couldn't finish mine plus the chunky chips looked as if they had been fried in the cooking oil for too long (they looked like the cheap ones you can get from Iceland).

The staff service was average.

The cabaret show was absolute rubbish with one act "Squiggy The Clown" being of very poor taste, often drawing reference to abusing underage children (my friends found this equally disgusting).

I would never go back there again, waste of time and money!!
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Nick
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Thursday, August 04, 2011

I had a fabulous time on friday night. The entertainment was exceptional; particularly the guy called ’steven williams’ who was amazing. I also thought the food was really good; and the waiting staff were really attentive.
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8 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

I recently booked a table for my Mum and Dad as a little "Thank You" present (just for being lovely people)

Anyway, I just wanted to say a huge "Well Done!" as they had a wonderful time and were delighted with the food, the cabaret and especially the brilliant and friendly service they received from everyone there. They had a real laugh and could not sing your praises highly enough.

Before going they had a certain amount of trepidation and although I had been to your place once in the past and tried to re-assure them it'd be fine, I knew they were a little uncertain so I was really happy when they called the next morning to say they'd had a superb time.

So there you go, congratulations all 'round and a special mention for Trixie who took the initial booking and was a delight to deal with.
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Jean
9 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Expected it to be so much better.

Phoned for days at a time not getting any answer, left voicemails and emails to book a table. They answered my call eventually and they said the only time they can book us in was 6:30.

When we got there the place was completely empty. We were the only ones in the restaurant. Staff was very friendly but the menu wasn't impressive.

We had salmon which I couldn't finish because it was very very oily. Think they might have deep fried it. starters came out of a can and was cold and tasteless.

Dessert was tasty but was served with biscuits which cancelled out each others flavours and did not complement each other at all

Won't go there ever again.
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Chrysilla lewies
1 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Friday, May 27, 2011

A great venue, it feels genuinely quirky. The staff are really pleasant and attentive, if a little bossy at times - complaining that some of us swapped seats halfway through our meal (though I appreciate this is confusing if you're trying to remember who ordered what).

We had the prime restaurant table, inside its own small room overlooking the side of the stage and even received a welcome visit from the terribly handsome trapeze artist at the end of the show who happily posed, semi-naked, for pictures with the appreciative females in our party.

The cabaret show itself is quite bizarre. The opening drag act becomes our compere for the evening. She's fun, though the jokes are all a bit dated (think late 80's Lily Savage) and the material is limited. The burlesque stripper did a couple of numbers, again quite amateur but it was still fun and remember you're only paying a tenner. And the trapeze artist is worth that alone. A real talent and it feels quite surreal having someone swinging from the ceiling by their ankles so close to your food!

Sadly it's the food that really let this place down. I had the pea and ham soup to start which was the best option. My friend's stilton and walnut salad was awash with oily dressing and the prawn salad was not much better. The most disappointing though was the main - a John Dory that was priced at £21.50. This was overcooked to the point that it could have been warn as a flip-flop and had lost nearly all its flavour. It was served with a bean salad that would have been quite pleasant had it not been peppered with so many capers the whole thing tasted of pickle. My creme brulee dessert was average at best so the £40 price tag seemed a bit steep for the meal as a whole.

Nevertheless as a whole experience and evening out if you know ahead of time that you're prepared to spend about 70 quid all in then it's a fun and very different experience for a Friday night.
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Bob
6 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Saturday, April 02, 2011

Food was tasty, and great value for money considering you get entertainment as well which made for a quirky twist to the evening. The interior is more club than restaurant. I imagine it really kicks off here on the weekends after the show. Staff weren't that attentive but they made up for it in their friendly approach.
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8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

I booked this venue for my Birthday for the Burlesque show and we were allocated a section of the bed bar. It was all great (the show was pretty average but was fun none-the-less) until it came to the end of the time of the booking of the bar. We were told our time was up (as we had expected so it was no shock) and were taken to the ground floor bar. We were reserved a table there and told we could continue our night. I was very happy with this. However, over the next half an hour the place began to fill up with people who were obviously all for the same party. The reserved sign on our table was removed and we were asked to leave. When we got outside the shock wore off and I became quite cross. The whole venue had been rented out for this group so we had been kicked out. I was very angry and voiced my opinion to the manager. He let us back in and offered us a bottle of champagne but by that point the fun of the night had worn off and being back in there when it was someone else's party, we felt like intruders. I am very frustrated that the management didnt have the decency to warn me that we would have to leave by a certain time. I wont be going there again.
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Jessica
5 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 4
Monday, January 31, 2011