Reviews in Liverpool City Centre

I used to eat at The Shipping Forecast about once every month, and was always very satisfied. However, I visited last week and was extremely disappointed with the standard of the food. I ordered a chicken, bacon and avocado burger with twice cooked Maris Piper chips. The burger was fine, apart from the sliver of avocado. I was very disappointed, however, that instead of twice cooked Maris Piper chips I was served greasy, floppy chips that left the paper underneath almost completely transparent. Some of the chips were almost raw. My friend ordered the fish and chips, which was also very greasy. We shared a side order of onion rings, which would be best described on the menu as just 'rings' as they were mainly chunks of greasy batter, with hardly any onion at all. It's a shame that the standard of food has slipped, as the service and atmosphere cannot be faulted in The Shipping Forecast, and if you're not eating it is a lovely place to have a drink. There is a wide selection of ales, ciders and beers at reasonable prices, and all the staff are very friendly. The atmosphere is lovely and very relaxed. I will definitely be returning, but not to eat.

Me and my family love this place we have been going here for 25 years it still the same as it was way back then lovely never ever changed and still some off the same staff I close family run we get it evey week I just phone up and say can I order and they say hello jo that's how long we been eatting here we even get christmas cards enjoy urself and eat here or get take away

Last time I set foot in Church House it was still operating as the Church HQ and as a regular meeting place for seminars and routine social work or health work related conferences etc - that was in "Fish n Chips" days(google it)*. Having been away from Liverpool for a few years now I had no idea it had been converted into Bistro Franc's. This time we were en route to see the Katona Twins at Great George's Hall (missing the England v Ukraine match in the process), got to the Bistro late and had to leave early before having our desserts. On the way back after the concert we couldn't get the thought of those exquisite desserts out of our minds and so went back and asked if we could finish our meal by having dessert. The place was empty and not far off closing but the staff immediately led us to a table and served desserts plus a complimentary coffee. We're both Francophiles but we've never eaten French food that good anywhere in France or anywhere else for that matter. Makes you proud to be a scouser. Paul & Liz

Went here for my mum's 65th birthday on Friday 15th June. We had the deal which includes a 3 course meal, a drink and a £10 bet for £21- absolute bargain! The menu was limited but the food didn't disappoint. Really well presented and very good quality food. Clean plates all round! We then had a lesson in how to play blackjack (part of the package) and we then had a little flutter in the casino and a few drinks in the bar area. Also there's a lovely bar upstairs Which had only just opened so was quiet on our visit but I'm sure it will fill up once word spreads. Would definately recommend this package to anyone looking for something different from just a meal for a night out. The staff couldn't do enough for us, the restaurant and bar are decorated out really well, great food and a few of our group also won on the roulette!

first class, beautiful food excellent staff, will be using again

Gorgeous! Great food, good service, lovely restaurant. Been lots of times and always lovely!

Visited Mayur last night on a Living Social deal. The service was superb, and as we were relatively unfamiliar with Indian food the staff went out of their way to be helpful and informative. The Kesari Jheenga tiger prawn starter was really tasty, & for main course I had Lamb rogan josh, my wife had Saag Gosht. We enjoyed it so much we added sweets and coffee and brandies. Nice touch, the brandies were served on heater flames. Will definitely visit again.

If you enjoy Persian food and have not yet experienced this hidden gem then you’re seriously missing out. I give the Azagros, London Road, Liverpool a 5 star award. The restaurant is simple yet tastefully elegant in its decor and the food, staff and level of service were absolutely excellent. I visited with family (party of six) on 24th May 2012 and ordered a selection of starters and main courses which were all delicious...... unfortunately we were all too full to try my favourite dessert of Baklava ;-( next time without doubt. I would highly recommend the Bakhtiari a main barbecued dish of (one skewer of lamb fillet or marinated chicken with one skewer of minced lamb with red peppers, onions and grilled tomato all served on a bed of saffron basmati rice or chips) is a must have...... the meat was very succulent and very tender! Other dishes to consider would be the Mirza Ghasemi a starter of (smoked aubergines, garlic, egg and tomato served with naan. And the Ghorma Sabzi a main dish consisting of (parsley, leek, herbs, kidney beans, lamb meat and dried lime served with basmati rice. The Azagros has now been added to my list of favourite restaurants and I’d recommend anybody with a love of Persian food to seriously check this place out!

went on the 26th April 2012, loved it, great night, great service, nice food and lovely place

Just ordered chicken biryani and garlic naan bread £7.80. Lots of bland rice, 6 small pieces of chicken, curry sauce ok-ish and naan bread had occasional flecks of tasteless "garlic" but no garlic flavour. Wouldn't recommend and wouldn't order again.

I love this restaurant. We have been many times and the food is always gorgeous. Nice atmosphere and friendly service. Recommended! There is a nice pub nearby also called The Monro.

Great place, authentic food - some of the dishes on offer you will literally only see on offer in Sri Lanka!! Lamb curry devine and excellent value for money too! This is a hidden gem in Liverpool and as lots of Sri Lankan recipes are tomato based rather than ghee/butter based they are better for you too!! LOVE THIS PLACE!

We were at the Supper Club on Thursday 27th April 2012, we really enjoyed the food and the service was very good.

Had been looking forward to taking my wife to see A Bit of Buble since making the booking back in January, as part of her Birthday Celebrations. We had been before so expected a good night. What a disappointment the night turned out to be. We often eat out so have experienced good and bad food before, but pride ourselves in never being too critical. (maybe we should be? so here goes) To say this food was average would be giving it more merit than it deserved. Firstly the starter was awful the chef had forgot to include part of the ingredients. i.e. Avocado was missing out of the Prawn & Avacado starter. Instead included too much lettuce and tiny bits of I suppose was Avacado, but I believe the jury is still deliberating on that one. When asked by the waitress was everything ok? I informed her no! To which she replied oh! maybe you will have better luck with the main course. Wonderful I thought we have a comedian as well as a singer, this could be a good night. I did ask for the manageress, who duly agreed with me after observing what was being passed off as Avocado. (2 tiny pieces on side of plate) and offered me a replacement, and said she would "Speak to Chef" As I had actually ate the prawns and lettuce of the starter, I politely declined. Ref: upset chef at your peril thought (I have seen film The Road Trip) Manageress offered us drink instead and assured us the main will be fine. My wife had the Spring roll and sweet chill starter. (said ok but not particularly wonderful) Well the mains arrived, I had chosen Sea Bass with seasonal Vegetables and potatoes. My wife had chosen Lamb on a bed of mash also with vegetables. First reaction as I gazed down on this supposedly improved course. Was to do an impression of a Telly-Tubby eh-oh I thought as I examined what was on my plate. Now I like sea bass, and I have had it in many a restaurant and always enjoyed it. (Even cooked it at home). But this was a piece of tiny, over cooked offering and in general the whole meal lack any flavour and any imagination. ( Though I did close my eyes and try to imagine a delicious meal in front of me, but it didn't work) My wife's meal also lacked flavour and said she had better, but couldn't remember having anything worse than this in any other Restaurant before. (Now my wife does a mean lamb so she should know) When the waitress asked if was everything ok, I replied not really this isn't much better. ( the blank look I got back was though I asked her to explain Einsteins Theory of Relativity) She was lovely really, I think she was just embarrassed delivering this poor standard meal to someones table. Meanwhile the official entertainment had arrived Hurrah! (Ref: Comedian quote earlier in review) The singer One, Cliff Jenkinson (A Bit of Buble) Apologised for being late as he had to return home to Mossley Hill in 15 minutes round trip to get another laptop as his original one wasn't working. Oh for the day's of live music eh! Its all backing tracks now using MP3'S (I wonder how many speed cameras he had to pass to do it in that time? (New career in F1 possible) To be fair he kicked off his act and was entertaining and soon had people dancing on the floor. (Mostly women who had had a few drinks and knew how to enjoy themselves) Though I suspect some were just dancing to keep warm, as the room was quite chilly with an occasional draft from the east to give that "wind chill factor") This cold front was increased when our candle went out on the table leaving both my wife and I shivering with what looked like an icicle hanging from my wife's nose. (I have since learned it was a frozen tear of despair of how the night had gone) A new candle arrived some 15 minutes later lo a few tables around us, We were not the only people to put our hands over the candle to get some heat. I suggested to my wife to go to the toilet and stand by the hot air dryer to get warm. Rigamortis had set with me at this point so I was a lost cause. Scott of the Antarctic came to mind when my wife disappeared to the toilet with the remark " I maybe gone some time". She did arrive back to my obvious delight, just in time to sample the desserts we had ordered. My wife had ordered what sounded a quite delicious a Banana cheese cake. I had ordered a (WARM) apple and cinnamon pancake with vanilla ice cream. It's at this point I have to give Blundell Street Restaurant 10 out of 10 for consistency as the desserts were as tasteless as the rest of the meal. With a don't know what the cheese cake tasted of apart from nothing, to my warm too thick pancake with apple puree and raisins and cinnamon straight from the fridge and rock hard ice cream. I tasted it and gave up. As I we had both lost the will to live at this point and the act had finished his first part I asked for the bill. At no time after the starter did the manageress come to see us and ask if the meal was ok. (I suspect she already knew the answer) As we had purchased this visit via Groupon it was only 2 drinks each we had to pay for. I had been drinking cordial and my wife an alcoholic drink. The waitress informed us we did not have to pay for drinks the due to the poor starter. Had the manageress bothered her bum to see us throughout the meal, she may have been aware she was getting off lightly. Though the purpose of our night was not to see what we could get for free? it was to have a pleasant night out of which this was not! We won't be rushing back anytime soon, which is a pity as we both like live entertainment (even with backing tracks). We won't be recommending Blundell Street to our friends, as we feel it isn't the same as it once was.

excellent food and service.

From the moment we walked in on a cold wet April day we were wowed! The bright clean fresh décor. The friendly helpful staff . The clean fresh real linen napkins and table cloths. The Food! Best of all was the food! . A Perfect birthday treat. What a gem this really is. And very reasonably priced. We will be back again soon. Thank you.

Gorgeous Chinese food, good value for money

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