Vandal — Restaurant in Great Britain

Advice: don't bring kids. The second time we visited Vandal, it was noon the first day of the school term break. Seeing there were kids among us, the waitress gave us two kid's menus, which had a 8.5 pound lunch set, including a main course, a juice, and an ice-cream. Yet, the waitress said the two main courses we chose from the kid's menu were not available that day. We arrived before noon, yet some items had been sold out already? The kitchen did not expect anyone to order anything from the kid's menu, huh? Knowing the kids won't eat other courses in the kid's menu, we told the waitress we'd order something from the 7.5-pound lunch club menu instead for the kids. This lunch set included two dishes, and there were extra charges for side orders. The kids preferred chicken. The only options were chicken nuggets, buffalo chicken wings, and chicken livers. They definitely won't eat the latter two. We asked her whether the chicken nuggets (which is called "KFC" in the menu) were hot and spicy, which the kids could not stand. She said confidently that only the sauce on the side was hot and spicy. So we ordered two for the kids. But it turned out that the chicken nuggets were also hot and spicy. In the middle of the meal, the waitress put a glass of apple juice on our table and left immediately. We have told her before to cancel the orders from the kid's menu, which include a juice and an ice-cream, but obviously, she did not do it. The restaurant charged us 3 pounds for this side order we did not expect but accepted. After we had finished the main course, she came and asked the kids for the flavor of ice-cream they wanted, chocolate or pistachio. They chose chocolate. After a while, she showed up with two cups of vanilla ice-cream, saying that was the only flavor available that day. She should have checked the options available before offering the options. Anyway, we took them. Then she said she'd go fetch us two spoons! How come a waiter would serve dessert without bringing the utensils? Particularly for small kids who don't have the patience to wait?! The ice cream did not taste like vanilla but milk ice-cream. The two cups of ice-cream were worth 3.5 pounds each. Conclusion: Vandal and kids are...

Absolutely cannot recommend Vandal enough. This weekend was my their visit since moving to Cheshire from London. I’ve been fortunate enough to dine at restaurants all over the world (inc London, Paris, New York, Abu Dhabi, LA, and more), and I genuinely believe you will be hard pressed to find many a restaurant as consistent for top quality food, drinks, service, ambience and enjoyment. All of the dishes here are created with Will attention to detail. It’s startlingly obvious just how good the ingredients are in all the dishes, and this also transfers over to the cocktail menu, where again, the best liquors are used, and special ingredients really help Vandal stand out. You’re spoilt for choice in terms of where to dine; you can eat out front, on a beautiful square, you can eat in the restaurant, you can eat at a kitchen table (and watch the friendly chefs cook your dinner in front of you), or you can eat on the brand new roof terrace. All of the staff are absolutely wonderful, the owners make it their mission to make everyone feel welcome and valued. Advice; try the black bomber croquettes, the broccoli (seriously!), and the belly pork. The steaks are all incredible, and the new addition of lobster tail will blow you away. Cooking up your own s’mores is also a delight. Cocktails, again, you can’t go wrong, but try the Bloody Mary, the honey margarita, or their exceptional espresso martini (though, all of the cocktails are top level) This weekend was my third visit to Vandal, I genuinely can’t find...

I had high expectations of this new restaurant in the Treasury building as I knew it was opened by the people who own Bold Street House, but wow it totally exceeded them. The welcome as we went in and were seated in the kitchen area was warm and friendly. The drinks order was taken quickly and then the food!!! We order four small plates to share to start with, Haggis Bon Bons, black bomber croquettes, beef brisket and flat bread with lamb kebab. Each dish was absolutely delicious and beautifully presented. We then ordered the pork belly and kimchi chips, again gorgeous. To finish we shared a sticky toffee pudding that was really well balanced and not too sweet. service was great and we had a chat with the lovely head chef and had a thoroughly great evening and reasonably priced as well. We have booked to bring our staff here for our works Christmas do and cannot wait for them to sample the delicious fare. This is my new...