Reviews in Liverpool and Merseyside

Gorgeous Chinese food, good value for money

the food is amazing and the staff are wonderful, strongly recommend trying this place out.

I have been to this great restaurant with my wife quite a few times. The food is exceptional. This must be Old Swan's best kept secret. We have been there with friends who were not sure of liking the Indian food and when they have tried it they said they would definitely be back for more. The staff are friendly and always present the food beautifully. If you don't try this great little restaurant you are missing out on a culinary experience. "great stuff".

Lovely food.. the breakfasts are great including the very fresh free range eggs.. yum! Nice airy and bright venue, spotlessly clean...The barbecues are meant to be legendary but I didn't get chance to try it..

great food,great service...and the art on the wall ain't too bad either...

We have visited this lovely little restaurant on numerous occasions and every time we have been we have never been disappointed. The food is absolutely delicious and there is always plenty of it, every dish we have ordered has been cooked beautifully and nicely presented. The service is excellent and the staff are lovely and friendly. The prices are really reasonable and it's excellent value for money. If you like Indian food please give this great restaurant a visit you will not be disappointed

This restaurant has recently changed it's name from Bhaji. It has a "Bring your own" policy but as we went on Sunday afternoon we took soft drinks rather than alcohol. The restaurant was totally empty when we arrived which surprised us as they do a Sunday buffet at £9.95 which we'd expected to be popular.The waiter asked us what kind of glass we'd like for our drinks and we told him we'd brought soft drinks. He said we could only bring our own alcohol - soft drinks had to be purchased from them.We asked for water, in that case. he brought two glasses of warmish tap water, which rather started the meal off on the wrong note!The meal itself was advertised as an all you can eat buffet, but in fact you get a set starter, a choice of mains and a single quite stale poppadom, and one naan bread between two people.I'd say the food was just about acceptable, though the onion bhajis were very good.However, given that the restaurant was deserted, I was surprised to say the least that we were not allowed to consume our own soft drinks...only alcohol!

The best Asian restaurant i have been in the UK amazing food and the staff were very kind.

ate at so salsa on Sunday with wife,great food nice staff.could not ask for anymore.will be back.

The Tai Pan is the best Chinese food we have had by far & comes with high recommendation, I have travelled to the far east and the food is the best and all I can say is this place is the most authentic taste in the whole of Europe . . . . superb !!

We have been visiting this restaurant regularly since it opened at the beginning of the year. The food is simply beyond compare - it is fresh, it is healthy, it is delicious, it varies every time we visit, it includes many different cuisines and it is prepared to the highest quality. I imagine this would be a vegetarian's heaven also as the salads and vegetable dishes are superb as well. The staff (from the chefs to the waiters to the owner, Ben) are all extremely polite and helpful and welcoming. You must visit this restaurant - you are denying your taste buds the time of their life if you don't!!

I have now been several times to the Watch Maker in Prescot as today was one of those visits. Unfortunately I will not be going again, time and time again the food served has not been up to standard. Today I order a meal which was not available so I settled for fish and chips etc. I think the fish must have been cooked several days ago as I needed a hammer just to break through the batter. This is not the first time the food has been substandard also the service is very long winded nearly 40 minutes to be served with my meal, the pub was not overly busy with orders and I was not the only one to be kept waiting. One couple went several times to see where their order was (they were in before me). You also wait a long time to be served at the bar (wait are the bar staffs' problems? Do they not want to serve the public (at the end of the day the public pay their wages)?I think this premises needs to be quietly monitored. When it first opened it was brilliant but now it seems to have lost it's shine. I will not be going again for food.

April 2013. Just visited with my family, food was disgusting, greasy, cold, the rice was under cooked and hard, the vermicelli was cold and under cooked, greasy prawn toast (if you can call it this, as it just tasted of bread soaked in oil. Yuk ) Meat for duck pancakes is pork !!!!! shredded in tiny dust like pieces. desserts were bad, cubes of jelly, ice cream (already in bowls) in freezer, marshmallows cut in half, mashed gateaux, tinned fruit !!!! the only fresh fruit on offer was grapes. Price was cheap, so I suppose you get what you pay for and it is true for this eating place Sorry doesn't deserve to be called a restaurant), we are appalled that food in this place is allowed to be served. We will not ever go here or recommend ever, should you decide to eat Chinese food please consider going to any other place but here. This view is of our opinion.

When the appetiser of Spanish olives arrived - covered with sweet chilli dipping sauce!!? - we should have realised this was a sign of things to come, and told the staff we had changed or minds.We didn't, and ordered 2 courses each from the lunch menu. The duck salad was drowned in gloopy hoi sin sause which surely must have been from a jar. The piri piri sauce wasn't at all hot, again clearly from a jar. The skinny fries were not cooked or seasoned nor was the home made coleslaw, which wasn't fresh - more chewy than crunchy. What can only be described as stainless steel dog bowls were provided to place the bones of diabetes inducing sweet but not sticky ribs in.Even though no one in our party ordered a single Italian dish, the waitresses attentively offered cracked black pepper with all dishes which we found both amusing and odd.Despite the terrible food and ill informed chef, service was excellent.If you're the kind of person who thinks olives go with sweet chilli dipping sauce, and you're willing to pay a chef who thinks along the same lines - this is the place for you.

great place loved it been about 20 times each time was great food is the best i have had in Liverpool and i have tried a lot of Chinese restaurants . no need to say any more.....

I went a while ago with some friends and thought the food was fantastic...We have booked again for the 21st April with a big group of friends and family so hoping it will be just as fantastic!!

This restaurant has been a favourite of ours for years - I'm not sure why we haven't left a review before!Lino's has been run by the same family for many years and has evolved over time and offers truly brilliant food from around the world but focusing on predominantly Mediterranean cuisine.A warm welcome awaited us as always and the opportunity to have an aperitif in the waiting area whilst perusing the menu and listening to the evening's specials. Our order was taken efficiently before we were then shown to our table. The menu is seasonally adjusted and stays fresh as a consequence. Their set lunch is outstanding value for money.We enjoyed great food and wine, served pleasantly and efficiently and the entire party thoroughly enjoyed themselves. An extensive and affordable wine list was on offer as was a generous list of home-made desserts to round off our evening!All in all - brilliantly executed! Thanks.It’s no surprise that this establishment has won the many awards that adorn it’s walls.Lino's is a must when visiting Hoylake - A true hidden treasure!

Had a wonderful meal yesterday in the fat Italian. I ordered stuffed seabass. It was absolutely delicious, I would love the recipe!