Reviews in Wiltshire

We've been travelling the 1.5 hours to reach La Flambe for over 11 years. On Saturday, we introduced two friends to this lovely restaurant, who were really impressed and will certainly also be returning. I have no hesitation in recommending anyone to give La Flambe a try; I am confident they will never be disappointed. That's the reason we keep coming back. We have never been disappointed. The food, the service and the ambience are unfailingly excellent.

Superb meal in relaxed environment. Owner was very helpful and welcoming. Good value and flexible on portion sizes and prices.

Really enjoyed a meal out at The Ridge Bar and Grill West Swindon Shaw Ridge. Very efficient, friendly staff. I had The Dijon (delicious Grilled Chicken Breast with Dijon mustard, White wine, Cream and herb sauce. It came with a salad and I chose Sweet Potato Fries. Plus a side of Grilled Halloumi. My friend had The Chicken Burger and really enjoyed it. We went because we were going to the cinema but I would come here again for other occasions. Very nice food and good value.

GREAT FOOD, BUT BEWARE THE NOISE OF LARGE PARTIES We heard about La Flambe a few years ago (by recommendation) and have visited about 3 times since then. We've always had great food and service so thought we'd try it again. When we arrived (on a Saturday night) there was barely a space in the car park. Going through the front door could see it was frantically busy. We were greeted at the bar and told there would be a slight wait for the table we'd booked. We were offered seats and were able to order drinks and look at the menu.. all OK so far. Finally after about 15/20 mins we were shown to a table. This seemed OK until we noticed that the table next to us was a very large party of about 25 people and my goodness were they noisy!.. laughing, loud talking, shouting etc. We could barely hear ourselves think, let alone talk! - I knew there was no way we would be able to enjoy our meal with that amount of noise next to us so I asked to move.. the problem was every other table in any quieter areas of the restaurant were already taken. To be fair to them they found us a table in the same room a bit further away. It was slightly less noisy there.. but not very much! - having eaten, and enjoyed the main, we didn't feel like enduring the noise for any longer so we declined the dessert menu and moved to the bar area to finish our drinks and settle the bill. Turning to the food itself, that was excellent. A relatively short wait time considering how busy they were. I had the Fillet Steak and my wife had the Sea Bream. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals.. top marks for that, and for the efficiency and professionalism of the staff, who moved us and indeed sympathised with us about the noise. I think most people would agree that an important part of the pleasure of dining out (for us anyway) is being able to enjoy good food in relative peace and quiet. We've realised now that La Flambe, being a family restaurant do cater for larger parties, children etc, and there is a chance that if you dine there you may end up next to a large party as we did. That's all OK if you can be moved away from it, but it's not OK if you can't. I don't think it's a very good idea to place tables for 2 so close to a table of 25! It could well have been a rare event for them to have such a large party, but unfortunately for us, that night they did and we were the unlucky ones to have to endure it. It's not something we would wish to take the chance of repeating again so it's with some sadness we'll be giving La Flambe a miss in future. It is a very busy, successful restaurant and we're pleased for them. If they're catering for such large groups then it makes sense for them financially. In this day and age, where there are such cost pressures on business (and particularly hospitality) they need to take large group business when they can. I completely understand that but it comes with the downside off being completely off-putting for couples like us. Put simply - they don't need us! Note - Because of the staff and food quality I've still rated it good, but it wasn't a pleasant dining experience for us. There are many other places where the emphasis is not just high quality food, but the ambience and surroundings to enjoy it in a relaxed and calm atmosphere. Those are the places we'll give our business to in future.

Amazing food - great service Food fresh hot and will definitely return Thanks to all

Took my partner here for his birthday. Staff were all friendly and attentive. Cocktails and mocktails were good and delivered quickly. My burger was as I wanted it (had a couple of items removed when ordering) and lovely. My partner was slightly disappointed with his fish, it was nice and white and flakey, it was all mushy inside and he left half of it. Usually good here but slightly let down in this occasion.

Great place to meet friends for meal and catch up. Good value, especially with Blue Light card. Staff are amazing, helpful friendly and good service

We booked for Saturday lunchtime which we enjoy and have been before, it's usually quiet and we like that. The service was faultless and the food very tasty.

Nice venue and food. Hardly anyone there when we ate, so zero atmosphere. Staff were attentive and we didn't have to wait long for food.

La Flambé is our go-to restaurant for special occasions because a good experience is always guaranteed. The staff are friendly, welcoming and attentive, which makes it a lovely atmosphere. The food is always outstanding and we have never been disappointed - can’t recommend highly enough!

Fist visit, attentive staff, the beef, pork and fish dishes we had were very good as were the wines. The cheese board was great. Will definitely visit again

Went to the ridge with a few friend, one has a nut allergy and they was amazing with accommodating this and giving her all the allergy information and helpful with any questions, food was amazing, service was quick and staff were amazing and really bubbly.

Love the food ,and the atmosphere here .we all enjoyed our food and cocktails ,reasonably priced too . The bonus was Dave T singing his Bob Marley songs .A fabulous evening all round can really recommend for a great night out .

We had an amazing delicious meal Would definitely come again

Great food, great atmosphere Overall okay service just the waitress we had was a bit slow. We had to get her attention to come and take our pudding choice and then also had to get retention to get the bill. We definitely walked out with four bellies great choice of alcohol drinks would highly recommend

Haven’t been here for a while so thought we would give it a try. Booked online but on arrival they had no record of my booking, not an issue as not overly busy. Waiting staff were all very helpful and no issues. My meal of Mac & cheese and side salad was lovely, however my son and husband had fish & chips which was really poor. The chips were overcooked and the fish looked like something out of an Iceland frozen meal, the meal was barely edible and at over £15 each really poor value. We didn’t complain on site as not really the waiting staffs fault, more down to quality of food.

Absolutely love The Ridge, the food is always amazing and consistent every time we go. Love the burnt ends and beans! Staff are really helpful and friendly.