Reviews in Liverpool and Merseyside

Kimos Cafe in Liverpool has a lot to learn in the way of serving food. As they seem incapable of listening to customers face-to-face I thought I would take the time to spell it out. Food should be hot - not like the baked potatoes, which come half-cooked from the microwave with dry stone-cold fillings and a clump of mayo to help you choke it down. Service should be friendly - not reminiscent of a bull-dog chewing a wasp, which is how they respond to customers who send inedible food back. Chef’s should listen to complaints - not ignore feedback from customers. The two chefs would do well to taste the poor quality of their kitchen to remind them of how much they have to learn, should they care enough. Me and my girlfriend were refused replacement meals or a refund, and therefore had to leave without eating our meals. I am amazed that anyone continues to put up with the awful fare and snarling service this cafe dishes up.

Been to both the restaurant and Bistro in the last month- both have excellent service and food, and in my opinion far better than the more expensive London Carriage Works. Definitely recommend. A good, varied and competitively priced menu - lovely ambience.

Fantastic Restaurant! Great Service, Amazing Food would recommend the meat balls best Ive ever tasted. See you again soon

what a place if there is a better eatery in Liverpool can someone please tell me where amazing value and the food, well go try it for yourself

The food was superb. We asked the waiter if we could have our curry a little more spicy than usual and they did this to perfection. It's more impressive and spacious inside than most other Indian restaurants in South Liverpool. Fully air conditioned in the summer.

After reading the previous reader recommendations of Sheldrakes I was taken there for an anniversary lunch. The location is really something to write home about but I was disappointed with the restaurant and the food itself. Call me picky but i don't like napkins that seem to have been used by at least one previous diner and the table was gouged like an old school desk. When you look around it needed a darn good clean and all the dead flowers and plants in broken containers on the patio did little to lift the spirits. The food was only ok - why advertise rustic chips when the were frozen rustic chips? The smelt like they had been dunked in very old oil. Couldnt fault the steak but a too liberal helping of mustard on the bread underneath almost killed the flavour. My partner fared a little better - still frozen chips but the fish was fresh and sweet. We opted not to have a sweet or coffee and found a little coffee house in Heswall instead - how disappointing.

Terrific. Visited with my wife for lunch and very very impressed. Decor very comfortable, food and service first class, and the views were spectacular. Must try evening visit, because the menu looked full of good stuff. First visit, but certainly not the last

We have been to many restaurants, and would have to say that the Retsina is one of the best, the service is impeccable, and the food is perfection, would recommend this restaurant to everyone, and will most definitely be back.

My favourite restaurant in Liverpool! The food is always gorgeous and the staff are lovely. Love the pink decor and intimate atmosphere. Perfect for a romantic evening.

Terrific. Visited with my wife for lunch and very very impressed. Decor very comfortable, food and service first class, and the views were spectacular. Must try evening visit, because the menu looked full of good stuff. First visit, but certainly not the last

This is possibly the cutest place I’ve been to in a while, the staff are all soooooooooooooo friendly & cute & they cant do enough for you, I have been several times now, although I don’t live near Lark lane, but I must say I could really do with this being near me on a Friday morning when I have a hang-over, the staff took so much care of me and for the 1st time ever I was NOT told it was self inflicted!!! I had a famous home-made cheeseburger which I nearly fell off the edge of it and a traditional sarsaparilla soft drink did the trick! Thanks to Gill and all the staff well done girls.

Views were amazing (we went around twilight and saw the city change from day to dark), the food was equally memorable - exactly as delicious as I imagined 'haute cuisine' to be! The service was a bit formal but made great efforts. Worth the high price !

Views were amazing (we went around twilight and saw the city change from day to dark), the food was equally memorable - exactly as delicious as I imagined 'haute cuisine' to be! The service was a bit formal but made great efforts. Worth the high price !

Ordered the most expensive steak on the specials menu, asked for it to be well done and it arrived in a suspiciously fast 5 minutes together with our other meals. Not surprisingly the steak was rare, so rare that it was almost mooing!! Pointed this out to the waitress who, without asking what we wanted or explaining what she was going to do, whisked the plate away. 5 minutes later the plate was returned with the same piece of partially eaten steak having been thrown back on the grill and cremated! When we told the waitress that we weren't happy with this she told us that it would take 20 minutes to cook a fresh one! We asked to speak to the manager and when he eventually appeared we voiced our complaint to him about the standard of food and waitressing. He immediately became angry and defensive, raised his voice and tried to accuse us of being rude, stating that it is normal practice in every restaurant to reheat food and again tried to deflect attention away from himself by accusing us, his customers of being rude for raising the complaint. He eventually walked away, calling over his shoulder with as little grace as he could muster that he would refund the cost of the steak! AVOID AT ALL COSTS UNLESS YOU APPRECIATE BADLY COOKED FOOD, UNHELPFUL STAFF AND LICENCEES WITH A CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDER.

Been here on 3 or 4 occasions and have had a bad experience each time. Only tried so many times because its so close to home. Examples of problems are tough lamb, forgotten orders, food taking over an hour, delivering french onion soup when ordered carrot & coriander. Soup & a sandwich consisiting of the wrong soup as described plus a tiny baguette with a sprinkle of grated cheese. A real pity as would be there weekly if they got it right

We have eaten here several times, the staff are always attentive and the food is always superb. I would recommend it to anyone without having to worry that they might find the place having a bad night. I have eaten there both at, Christmas menu time, lunch time and in the evening and the quality is always the same, excellent!!!!!.

was told by many Liverpool friends this is the place to eat,and i can see why,food,wine and service superb,up here for the golf will definitely be back here next year.

Spire in my opinion is far better than the supposed top restaurants, London Carriage Works & 60 Hope Street. Top notch food & service, without the over priced bill.