No.1 Ship Street

Back after many years to find the Restaurant in full swing which is great. We had a really nice server who was super helpful throughout. Food was first class, all courses. Very flavourful meats and the sauces/jus so rich. Nice to find cheeses which were slightly different to the usual standard fare and very tasty home made crackers to accompany. The one thing we'd prefer is the quince and almond tart seemed more like a cake than a tart, but again very tasty. Good selection of wines, with a nice 'rest of the world' selection. Wont wait as long to return again.

What a totally fantastic restaurant! Really really great food and excellent service. Lovely atmosphere too. We will be back!

The staff were extremely friendly, welcoming and efficient. The atmosphere was very good, quiet, despite being full, a rare experience these days. The wine selection offered less heard of wines at competitive prices for a city centre restaurant. We shall definitely return.

I had never eaten at this restaurant before - my friend had recommended it so we went for lunch. Sadly, the lunch menu has been ditched, so it was on the expensive side. The waitress, though friendly, asked inappropriate questions as to why we wanted to avoid certain foods. Allergies do not form the whole picture, something which should be mentioned during training. The manager appeared over-cocky and intrusive - it was tempting to reveal my wine background, though in the event I chose not to. He rather pushily wanted me to select the Pinot Noir for my friend, and my reasoning against it didn't work with him. Isn't it ultimately up to the customer to choose what to drink or eat? The food was very good, though the absence of salad as a side appeared odd. There were three potato options but very few vegetables on offer. The atmosphere was not great - far too noisy in a very small and cramped dining room. Overall, a rather disappointing experience, with a heavy price tag for what we ordered. The 12,5% service felt overblown. A final note of warning: no quince could be seen in the almond and quince tart, which was also rather a shame.

What a disaster. Booked to celebrate my sisters birthday. We were pointed to our table - not escorted. To be fair the decor is lovely and the Xmas decorations make the room cosy and inviting. We asked for a bottle of tap water - thank god we did. It was 40 minutes later before we persuaded the waiter to get a drink for us. The pinot was adequate. At 2010 they’d already run out of clam linguine- but the waiter didn’t know. The coq au vin was ok. When we asked for the bill it came immediately and with a 12.5% service charge. Safe to say we won’t be returning. Very disappointing.