Reviews in Liverpool and Merseyside

The food simply does not compare with the service we received. The service was excellent but the food was extremely disappointing. The boiled rice was cold, roasted meats hard and chewy, sweetcorn soup lukewarm and the rest of our meals were either too salty or too sweet. The Chung Ku is vastly overrated and there will be no more visits from our party of ten. We wanted to complain but decided not to cause a scene. It may have been an off day for their chefs but we have dine in the Chung Ku three times and the food has been mediocre at best and for our last visit was downright appalling.

We went on our way home from the opening of Liverpool 1, it was good food, with nice vegetarian options, and although it wasn't the right night for the regular promotion it was still good value, and we will be going on a Wednesday for the £12.95 with wine deal. Very pleased with this place.A good find!

Me my wife and my 2 son's enjoyed a wonderful evening at Pioneer last thursday. I would have to say the pork is outstanding and all the meals were very filling. We was served by 2 young ladys who are obviously trainned to a very high standard.Not only polite but always there to ensure you were having the best time you possibly could.The younger one of the two really provided 'Top Service'.

Excellent food from a great chef. My particular fav is Minted Lamb Burger. Fish is really good and the Onion Rings are perfectly cooked.

Been going here for nearly thirty years.Tell me if there is a better indian in liverpool cos i havent found it!!.

They have the best real homemade soup that i have ever tasted there, First class, well recommended.

This place is a little gem. Great food and great atmosphere. Massive portions for bargain prices. Don't expect to be in there long, although you're not pressured to leave, the food comes mighty fast and you're in and out before u know it! Would definitely recommend.

Been to this restaurant two times, both times were great. The food was gorgeous, especially one waiter. He was so nice to me and my friend. one of the waiters lukd quite grumpy but still he was lovely. would definitely recommend this restaurant.

This is a really nice chilled out place to eat or drink. It also does a good quality breakfast on Sundays. Best of all, I had my birthday party there recently and they provided a fantastic buffet for my 30 guests. "Best buffet I've ever had" was one comment. Great service and great value.

I've dined here a few times now and have always found it to be good value for money. However, I've had a bad experience today. I found a hair on my plate. I discretely pointed it out to the waitress. Another waitress came back and said that although they would replace the meal, no-one in the kitchen had short blonde hair. In fact, the hair was dark brown/black. My hair is short blonde and she suggested it was one of mine. The hair was definitely not blonde and the guest I was dining with agreed with me. The waitress was quite rude. I think she thought I was trying to get a discount, which was most certainly not the case.

I think this is the best value restaurant on Lark Lane at the moment. Myself and my boyfriend ate there last week, they squeezed us in although we hadn't booked, the service was great, friendly but not in your face. The menu offers some familiar and not so familiar choices, it's not a huge choice but I think that means they know what they're doing with the ones they do have. There are 2 vegetarian choices on the main meals, and loads of starters you can order as a main as I did, they were fine with that and brought them at the same time as Mr Charlytune's mixed grill. That and a bottle of nice white wine came to £35 for the two of us. We left very happy and feeling like we were on holiday. Highly recommended.

I can't recommend this place highly enough! The food in here is such a great change from the usual chicken tikka massala. You need to book if you want to go at the weekend, unless you are going early. The decor is slightly worn, but the food is amazing! Fantastic selection of different breads, many of which I'd never had before going here, and a good selection of veggie meals. It's definitely not for after six pints on the way home! Make this your first stop!

We went to The Monro for our 1st anniversary as we heard it had a great reputation. We were not disappointed, food was amazing, cooked to perfection and the staff were friendly. A perfect evening was rounded off with cocktails, we will definitely be visiting this place again!

My boyfriend took me there for Xmas Eve lunch for the first time. Fantastic food and service was good. Starters I had a bowl of olives and garlic bread and main course Benedict Smoked Salmon,Asparagus,Spinch Poached Egg & Cream Sauce the BEST

I recently went to the Tavern with my mum and we weren't impressed. The starter were nice we had potato skins and breaded mushrooms but are mains were not. Ihad the steak and my mum had the days special which was only can be described as a steak baguette. The total pice of my steak was 16pounds and it wasn't anythink special. We also found the restaurant rather dark and the music as well as our waitress loud. I am afraid i will not be returning to the Tavern for a meal in future.

1st impression brocken glass on the floor 2nd Very pour menu 3rd All the staff had absolutely no idea what the were doing except the bold fella , ( nice one mate!!!) 4rth our waiter seemed to be having a good time on SPEED his mouth is faster than his brain 5th we got our drinks 10 sec before we got our starters 6th I had a better steak in Afghanistan and a hobo could make a better carbonara 7th I like the Polish shefs but in Polish restaurants not in Italian What i'm saying is you need to hire some profetionals the place at the moment is i high risk worst than mc donalds

Have been there a few times with groups of people and more private meals with my partner. I've always had a very positive experience. I find the food excellent and the staff very eager and helpful. Not the best location or best decor and layout but the food makes up for it.

If you don't mind 70's decor but love good, wholesome food then this is the place to go in St Helens. I have visited this place ever since I was a child and recently had a family get together there for lunch. I recommended this place to a couple of friends who now frequent the place every weekend. There is not a bad word to be said about the food here and the "early bird" menu is the best value for money you will ever find.