November 2023 by Matthew Shaw
Me and my partner celebrated the passing of her degree with a night to the Crowded House. From walking in we were greeted by lovely staff, a great atmosphere, accompanied with live acoustic music, the food wasn?t just amazing but unbelievable potion sizes! After a superb feed me and my other half were more than shocked at the value of the price for not just the food but the excellent experience we had! Couldn?t recommend anymore and thankyou to the owner and the lovely staff who all took part! Should all be more than proud of the delight you bring to our local area! Bravo!
November 2023 by Leah Wood
Absolutely delicious good, great service and a lovely vibe as
October 2023 by Adrian Doherty
We came here for dinner on Sunday recently, completely unplanned and we hadn't booked. It was initially quiet so we got a table no problem. The staff were very helpful and polite I'm fairly sure every one of them asked if we needed anything ect. Our food came pretty quickly and I have to it was absolutely outstanding, can't fault anything about the place to be fair. We will definitely be coming here a lot more. Thank you to the staff at crowded house. It was a pleasure.
October 2023 by Chris Abalain
I really enjoyed my evening at Crowded house. Apart from the staff helping my friends to embarrass me on my birthday by singing me happy birthday (?) the food was excellent, we had burgers, steaks , the hake which were all cooked perfectly. The service staff were friendly, polite, attentive, without bothering us, and obviously well trained! The decor is intriguing and eclectic - I'm not quite sure how skateboards made it to the ceiling but it didn't feel out of place somehow! Hope to visit again soon.Parking: The front of the restaurant was quite busy, I had to park in a side street which was a bit of a walk as they're also quite full due to it being on a main road. Arrive a bit earlier.
September 2023 by Kostas Plavoukos
What a lovely gem! The interior design is great, the staff is friendly and the food is Great! Not your average local restaurant for sure. Give it a try if you are around. The chef is for sure a professional as the food have touches that you find in way more expensive restaurants.
September 2023 by Margaret P
Just started going out again at long last and revisited this little gem Crowded house restaurant has long been our firm favourite Fabulous cocktails Yummy food Great and friendly service Will be back there soon
August 2023 by Winwin204
My daughter booked this as the quirkiness of this restaurant appealed to her. The menus are somewhat ?different? with the sharing and fusion options etc. Personally my husband and I felt this restaurant was okay, but, could not give the rave reviews of some diners. My husband and son-in-law had Gammon, which they felt was quite salty. I had the sea bass which was okay and was served with a ?large quantity of mashed potatoe which did not have any veg. Therefore ordered the mixed veg which I was disappointed with - Asparagus fine but the other veg was barely cooked red onions and a little yellow pepper. Again acceptable but would not describe this as mixed veg. I had the Crème Brûlée which was okay, but it was supposed to be served with mixed berries, which did not appear, only one single strawberry and a biscuit, so not as advertised but still charged the same price of £7.50. The price was average, not pricey but certainly not cheap. Overall I would not recommend this restaurant as it did not offer anything special for my husband and I and did not appeal enough for us to make a second visit.
August 2023 by Tasha O
Well, it's been a while since I've reviewed a place but this little gem has certainly reawakened my vigour for it. Visited this evening as a kind of belated birthday celebration with my husband and son and very glad we did indeed. We happened upon this place a few weeks back (passing by and grabbing a cocktail after the days plans fell through and instantly took to the place and it's wonderful staff and from the off had intentions to visit again an so finally did tonight), within seconds of seating ourself at the bar we were remembered by the owners, which to me shows great calibre on the customer service front. As someone with an exceptionally sweet tooth when it comes to alcohol it was our lucky day to find they had cocktails on 2for£10 and hell can the owner Jo mix like a minx (even doing us an off menu blend to account for tastes). The husband not being a big drinker happily sat at the bar chatting with staff and customers nursing his Peroni whilst me and my son dived headlong into the extensive classical and modern mixed cocktail list. Having been lured into great expectations (previously sampling delicious tasters) from Jo's lovely husband Dave on our first brief visit we were definitely eagerly placed to dive into dinner tonight. Our lovely waitress Sian, stood patiently while we chopped and changed idea's and orders, laughed with us, checked regularly everything was to our tastes as did the other young waitress that dropped drinks over to us. Both girls portraying the perfect mix of friendly and professional, a refreshing change to be served by people that clearly enjoy their working environment. And on to the food... we started with olives (and boy was it a substantial portion in comparison with some establishments weak efforts), hubby was first in there, impressed with the quality of marinade (too many places these days forget the little efforts like this thinking folk can't differentiate something tipped out of a supermarket packet). After much debate (I had my eye on far too many dishes) choices were made, Hubby had the Filo Kefta, which had a light pastry, adequate spice and smoothly complimentary dip, for main he went with the day's Special of Lamb with fondant potato, heritage carrots and a divinely velvety Jus which he thoroughly enjoyed (and he's hard to please, being well versed himself and making a point of getting the lovely Chef Darren a glass of wine in appreciation). The lad had a Sirloin steak burger cooked medium rare and is now demanding we visit again soon. lol I went with the Gravlax to start, instantly aware of the clean flavour from its curing cutting through (I even brought a titbit home for my kitty to enjoy), as for main, I'd initially had my mind on fish but upon discovering the owner Jo was also a blue steak lover I had to try one there and wow they really take care in choosing their suppliers because that was an A grade cut of meat, even my son (who prefers medium-rare) upon trying a slice said it was "an exceptional piece of meat" I had it with asparagus, no sauce and swapped out the chips for a feta/pepper bowl which worked perfectly as did the glass of Shiraz that Jo picked out to compliment it for me. Genuinely I can not pick fault (read through my other reviews I write honestly, pick fault where warranted and compliment where due). Had this lovely little find been in our usual local it would surely become a regular haunt ours for sure. I would 100% recommend this place and extend our gratitude to all the staff for making our entire visit memorable and perfect.
August 2023 by Louis Rintoul
Great casual dining experience as always. Fab environment and good sharing food platters.Fish platter exceeded expectations.
July 2023 by Elaine Richardson
This was my first visit to this great place I have to say it has a European feeling you could be sat in the heart of Paris its brilliant . The service was prompt and the food fantastic with very generous helpings well worth a visit ? xx
June 2023 by Hannah Smith
Me and my partner visited this afternoon for lunch, I?ve been before but my partner hasn?t! He was absolutely amazed by the place, the food, the friendly staff, the decor everything! Our food was the simply AMAZING we?ll most definitely be back!
June 2023 by Nelly S
We?ve been out with friends at Crowded House and as in previous visits we loved it. Amazing atmosphere from the owners and faultless service throughout. Excellent staff ! The food quality and choice was faultless. We?ll Eve back again !
June 2023 by paula k
Had an amazing meal for our anniversary. Food was amazing, cocktails were even better, all the staff were very friendly and you felt really welcomed. The decor was quirky and had a relaxed feel to the place. We will definitely be back soon .
April 2023 by Natalie Chay
I very rarely leave an in depth review but the experience i had here deserves nothing less! When we arrived we loved the atmosphere, fresh and quirky decor and a smiling face to take us to our table. The menu was a mix of traditional and african touches, and the drinks menu had absolutely everything you could possibly want. Food arrived promptly and was delicious! I had the nigerian beef stew, my partner had the lamb shank and honestly it was spectacular. The beef was bursting with flavour and so tender, the plantain was cooked perfectly and so well presented. The ladies that brought our food over were lovely and chatty, nothing seemed too much trouble for them (i recall one was Georgia but have forgotten the other ladies name, apologies) they were on hand for everyone in the restaurant and seemed tending each table as if they were the only ones in. Great service. I ordered a cheesecake dessert which seemed like a work of art, a raspberry mascarpone cheesecake in a chocolate cage of sorts, and even though i was unable to finish it, again I can't compliment the chef enough-it was heaven! A bottle of the house wine was ordered to go with our food and we had a cocktail and pint since it was a Saturday night ? The wine was perfect and my cocktail was just as good as everything else i had tasted! All in all, this was the best restaurant i had been to in such a long time, if you want a relaxed atmosphere that offers fresh top tier food, this is the place and i cannot wait to go back! ?????
April 2023 by Melissa Sayers
What an absolute gem. The owner comes and has a chat all about the origins of the restaurant and how they've adapted and developed. The food is so delicious and fresh. It's a beautifully decorated place with lots of 'regulars' making a nice ambience.
