DRINK — Restaurant in Sheffield

I feel like I must have visited a different restaurant than is reviewed here. We were greeted by an unusual ambience of a disco ball, high narrow marble tables facing a largely mirrored wall so can watch yourself eat and a loud soundtrack from 90s club anthems. The menu was confusing in that, unlike the website, nothing was arranged as a starter and main. Just a a variety of “small plates”-vastly varying in price that matched the starters and mains on the website and may have been possible to navigate if the lines hadn’t misaligned so- for example- the chicken wings (starter) appeared to be £27. Once we had navigated the confusing menu we awaited the arrival of the food. The bread and hendos butter was fine- after you put in a bit of effort to give the butter a good work through with the knife to warm it so it didn’t ping around the plates when you tried to spread it. The scallops we ordered apparently weren’t good enough quality for the chef so we were asked to re-order and the wings and squid were ok but nothing special. The mains were fairly unappetising. The duck sat in a sad watery puddle of unseasoned fennel water and was far away from pink. The pork belly with cockles was chewy and surprisingly missing any cockles. The best part of the evening was befriending the table next to us, celebrating a birthday, and finding some hilarity in our shared awful experience. I haven’t laughed to that extent in a while and for that I give...

After reading great reviews about Holt we were keen to try it. We were a party of four and upon arrival we were shown to our table. It felt very cramped and the back of our chairs were rubbing against the chairs of the table behind - not a great start. We asked if we could move but this was refused. Our waitress didn’t seem to have much knowledge about the menu, I asked what some of the dish components were and she didn’t know herself and had to go and ask??? Starters were nice but £13 for three scollops is a bit steep. The selection of bread and dips were nice enough. For main I ordered sirloin steak and asked for medium rare. If I’m honest it was probably the worst steak I’ve ever had. It was overcooked, tough and generally bland in flavour. For £30 I expect a lot better. I passed my comments on to the waitress but nothing came of it. The other mains of lamb, chicken supreme and pork belly were reported to be ok but again weren’t up to the standard you expect for the price. The total bill for 4 came to £190, which I feel wasn’t reflected in the overall dining experience. I’m sorry to say that I can’t review Holt to the high standards that other diners have done, it really wasn’t outstanding at all. We won’t...

We tried the new Kids Eat Free/Early Bird Menu today. Going to a restaurant with three children including a toddler is always challenging and anxiety inducing! On the contrary, our dining experience at The Holt was so friendly, warm and welcoming. Jess and Molly were so attentive! They were brilliant with the children and nothing was too much. Jess was so helpful keeping the children entertained, she truly went above and beyond to make our dining experience as enjoyable as possible. She was a natural with the children...this was incredibly helpful when we were busy eating ourselves. The menu was fantastic, enough to suit all dietary requirements and they are particularly careful with allergies. Everything was cooked to perfection and beautifully presented on the plate. There is so much thought and skill that goes behind every dish. We were so impressed with our meal, even the kids meal! Often the kids meal options aren't well thought out but this menu had everything. It was also freshly cooked and the quality of ingredients was to a high standard. We dine out regularly on Ecclesall Road, this restaurant was stand out, a Gem, a wonderful addition to the Sheffield food scene ❤️

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