Sheffield Restaurant Reviews (Page 32)

If you would like to review a restaurant in Sheffield, please use our submit a review page.

The reviews contained on this page were not written by and are not the opinions of Sheffield Restaurant Guide. We accept no responsibility for their content.

Saffron Club (City Centre) - Phil - 5th September 2010

Please note: this restaurant is no longer trading.

Rating:

The Saffron Club was highly recommended and certainly didn't disappoint.

To start with, the ambience was just right in our eyes with great Indian 'chilled out' music, nice decor and a classy feel. The two staff who served us were friendly and attentive and offered good advice when choosing our meals - both the starters and main course were delicious.

Having been to a number of Indian restaurants in Sheffield and being disappointed in the past, the Saffron Club beats them all hands down.

We will definitely be returning.

Chutney (Gleadless) - Bruno Locatelli - 5th September 2010

Rating:

I normally use Rubeez but thought I would try Chutney instead. I find them both equally as good as each other so I just have one the first week the other the second week. Get the best of both worlds!

Bella Roma (Hillsborough) - Ann Reynolds - 5th September 2010

Please note: this restaurant is no longer trading.

Rating:

My husband and I were disappointed when Dinos on London Road in Sheffield closed over two years go, it was the best Italian restaurant in south Yorkshire.

We must have tried every Italian restaurant in Sheffield since then trying to match Dino's, at last we have found it - Bella Roma in Hillsborough.

The waitresses are very polite, friendly and efficient - nothing is too much trouble. The chef is to die for, the food is excellent, very tasty, hot and very consistent.

Take my advice before this restaurant is by booking-only, give it a try you will not be disappointed

Ann & Robert

East & West (Sharrow) - Sarah Murphy - 3rd September 2010

Rating:

Fantastic food. Haven't tasted anything as authentically South Indian outside of London. Would highly recommend.

Lovely man who appeared to be doing both the cooking and serving.

Could do with being a bit bigger, as I think it's going to get really popular!

Bella Roma (Hillsborough) - Brenda Callaghan - 2nd September 2010

Please note: this restaurant is no longer trading.

Rating:

Four of us decided to visit Bella Roma last night, 1st September.

We were not disappointed. The staff were friendly and attentive. The food was just great. Although to be fair, we were so full with starter and main course, we just had no room to pop in a desert, much to my dismay. The house red was pretty good as well.

As we were "scouting" for future use by lots of us, we are very happy to report back to our various parties, that we shall be frequenting Bella Roma.

The price we paid was just over £53 for the four of us. And I had only 2 red wines, I was being good! We will be happy to return for lots of reasons, because mainly it was a good night out. Quite a lot of people in, and this on a Wednesday. But no doubt once we spread the word around our leisure centre, we will have lots of happy diners.

Brenda C

Ma Potters (Meadowhall Shopping Centre) - Charlotte Henderson - 31st August 2010

Please note: this restaurant is no longer trading.

Rating:

A very long wait for an average meal.

I visited this restaurant on Sunday 29th August with my 12-year-old daughter. We waited for ten minutes at the door, and then were shown to a table. We then waited another fifteen minutes until our drinks arrived.

After we ordered (after being told there was no baked potatoes, no cheese, no children's chicken and no mushrooms!), we had to wait forty minutes for our lunch. It was nothing complicated - I ordered the scampi, my daughter ordered sausage and mash.

We got told once that orders were being stacked up in the kitchen, but other diners who had ordered after us were being served before us, so I assume they had forgotten us.

When our lunch arrived, it was overcooked.

The restaurant and the staff were very busy but that does not justify the length of time we waited.

Chez Lahlou (Steel Bank) - Vivienne - 29th August 2010

Rating:

This restaurant is anything but French. Chicken wings & crudites? Nice gesture, but not necessary.

Portions astronomical, but with a price to match. If one orders the mussels one does not require the loganberry, melon, tomatoes, and salad as well. Less is more! Reduce the amount of food, reduce the price. More goes in the bin than is eaten! Emphasis is on quantity rather than quality.

Not sure what is trying to be created here. It is a mish-mash of so many things.

Wine list average, decor dire, music excellent. The strangest restaurant I have ever visited.

Would I return? No, which is a shame, because I think it could have potential, but as it is, not my cup of tea. Too 'in your face', and no class. 3/10

Zizzi (City Centre) - Barnaby Knowles - 23rd August 2010

Rating:

I went to Zizzi on a Saturday evening for a birthday celebration in a party of 5. Having been told that they didn't accept bookings on Saturday nights, we turned up at 7:30PM hoping that they'd have a table free.

We were in luck, although the restaurant appeared full a party was leaving and we were told to take a seat on their sofas and that the table would be ready in 10 minutes.

At this point the norm would be to go to the bar and order drinks. However, when we tried to do this we were initially told that we could not order drinks if we did not have a table. After explaining that we were waiting for a table to be prepared the bar staff relented and the drinks were brought to our table shortly afterwards.

The menu was varied and interesting but didn't contain the dishes that you might expect to find at an Italian restaurant. For example, it only contained one steak and one chicken dish (plus the specials board).

The ambience was very pleasant, as the restaurant was busy and has an open kitchen that makes for a point of interest. Others in my party found the service a little slow, or rather waiting staff seemed a bit scarce, so ordering extra drinks and getting the bill took longer than we hoped.

The quality of the food was good, and my main complaint is the potion size. I chose "Pollo al Limone con Spinachi" from the specials menu and was disappointed to find that this consisted of only a chicken breast in a lemon dressing with a few spinach leaves and some pine nuts, garnished with iceberg lettuce. I guess that's what the menu describes but for £11.95 I was expecting something a little more imaginative! Oh, and the "hot pot of sliced potatoes oven-baked with red onion and sunblush tomatoes" was tiny and had a jagged broken handle.

The red wine that we ordered was lovely but a lot warmer than room temperature. We guessed that it had perhaps been stored cooler and then warmed up a little too much, immediately prior to being served.

Overall it was a pleasant experience and although the food was nice nobody felt that Zizzi offered value for money or an extra special experience to justify its prices.

Hong Kong Wok (Heeley) - Kerry Thomas - 13th August 2010