El Cerdo Tapas Bar, Bourne End
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I really hesitate before giving a 3 star rating, as I know it can impact peoples jobs and businesses. We ate at El Cerdo today, the location and view are just amazing! The restaurant is beautifully decorated and wonderfully clean. The food was very good and we are foody people - but this was great food! The quality was outstanding, the selection good too. So where did it go wrong? Well, it was the staff. They have a VERY young waitress team. They were lovely and polite, but very ineffectual. 7 times during our 2 hour meal we had to chase up on "where are our drinks", "where is this dish", etc... it wasn't just our single waitress either. One of the managers also engaged with us once when we needed something and she also didn't get it right. Basically we were left totally to our own devices and had to frequently get up and go and find someone to come and take our next order or update us on where the drinks were etc. and the place was not at all busy - not even 50% full, so it wasn't that they were running around. It was really just uninterested or untrained staff. We would go again, as the food and view was good enough to off set the poor service.
Wayne SoutterWayne Soutter
10
Unfortunately El Cerdo disappointed me. Incredible location, beautiful interior and interesting idea - I looked forward to visiting this restaurant. However otherwise the restaurant wasn’t as good. Food: the menu is not very long and some dishes I wanted weren’t available at the moment. The prawns and aubergine were nice. But the most expensive dishes were not really good. The octopus was tough, steak was tasteless and the plate of jamón could be greater. Service: the most disappointing thing. The restaurant wasn’t overcrowded, just 3-4 tables were occupied, but we always were waiting for something. As result we had to refuse from desert. The waiter didn’t offer to try the wine, just filled the glasses. Then he brought the bread and olive oil, spilled the oil across the table but didn’t bother himself to wipe it. My wife had to clean that mess.
Vladimir Seleznev (SV)Vladimir Seleznev (SV)
00
This was our first visit to El Cerdo which overlooks the River Thames at Bourne End - a great location. There was a warm welcome and then very good service thereafter. The staff were all friendly, efficient and engaging. The tapas were very tasty and we can recommend the garlic and chili prawns, the patatas bravas and the tenderloin brocoli. The tortilla bagas was perfectly cooked. I ordered the special prawns with coconut puree but it was a little gloopy which I fed back to the team who will be addressing. Highly recommended! I'll be back!
Maureen SmithMaureen Smith
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I have dined at El Cerdo Maidenhead many times, and this was the first time coming to El Cerdo Bourne End - and it didn't disappoint. The food was delicious as it always is (never had a bad experience) and those panoramic views overlooking the river are just amazing. The staff were friendly, attentive and knowledgeable and they were so helpful in recommending dishes for us. And now they do breakfast, I'll be back to try that as well!
Emma KisbyEmma Kisby
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Marina, Wharf Ln, Wooburn Green, Bourne End SL8 5RP, United Kingdom
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+44 1628 527098
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Website
elcerdo.co.uk
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4.7
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attractions: Cock Marsh, Hawkinsport, Spade Oak Car Park, restaurants: The Bounty, Spade Oak Hotel Bourne End, Chanak Restaurant - Bourne End, Kongs, The Walnut Tree, Moreganic ️, The Last Viceroy, The Coriander, Lee’s, Black Lion
