Brunch & Barista - Southampton City — Restaurant in Southampton

Went today at 4.22 and was greeted with a nice and professional server. Time I went was very quiet so was able to choose a booth for myself. Drinks order was taken within 2 minutes and was brought out w/in 3 minutes after that.

Booth and general restaurant was very clean and the restaurant had a very chill atmosphere and would seem to have this causal feel regardless of if it’s full or not. Really accessible from the high street, so can take the bus if coming from home and be dropped of right outside or if coming from the high street it’s a short walk.

My order: Quarter Pounder (£5.30), Onion Rings (£2.90), Apple Pie (£4.95) and Strawberry Milkshake (£3.65). Total £16.80

My drink order was taken first and soon after not even 5 mins and the rest of the food came out afterwards.

Quarter Pounder: for the price it’s such a quality burger. The patty itself was juicy and not over seasoned, letting the natural flavour really shine. All burgers come with lettuce, tomato and cucumbers and I personally feel like even w/o the cheese, the burger was still really enjoyable and tasty. It was a really good size and again for the price a huge steal.

Onion rings: received 9 in total and they were very nice as well. Onion flavour was not overpowering at all and tasted really great with the complimentary mayo that comes in each table. Perfect choice if you aren’t super hungry but still want to be filled.

The whole meal just had the classic causal American smell and taste and nothing was greasy at all. Do think however there should be an option on the menu to have small chips come with the burger however keep extra portion of chips on the extras menu.

Apple pie: comes with 3 options to have it with- whipped cream, ice cream and custard. I had it with whipped cream and when presented to me, had an instant hit of those sugary apples. Mix it with that beautiful brown pastry delicious airy whipped cream and you have another classic dessert. You cannot go wrong with an apple pie! The caramel drizzle does add another depth to the dessert- that slight sweet saltiness works well with the overall dessert.

Strawberry milkshake: I mean you can’t get any more simple that this however reminds me of those childhood times. Had a little drizzle effect and it was the right consistency and portion- not too thick and not watery either. Straw was super sturdy. Fluffy, creamy and airy, everything a good milkshake should be and it was just that!

There wasn’t really an item I had that let me down l, everything was prepared really well and to a high quality. Should definitely come back for breakfast, which was my initial intention but didn’t wake up early 😅.

Tip for improvement: I get that I was the only customer at that time but 2 things: Don’t stare at the customer to finish their food and then come straight up to them. Felt a bit awkward being watched. I get they want to have rapid service but there was more subtle ways to do so

Don’t rush customers out the door just because you want to close up early. There was till 20 mins left of business and one of the workers told me to basically hurry up and pay because he’s going to close the till. I was literally having to rush and drink my milkshake when I wanted to take a bit more time. It was again awkward and I get workers/servers wanting the go home early however don’t do this it’s not very professional however didn’t ruin the overall experience hence having to knock off 1 star.

If Brunch & Barista just note this then there won’t be any issues.

Overall: really nice place, very clean. Has that very causal bistro feel to it and can come either alone or with friends to enjoy an array of dishes from breakfast to brunch to more hearty meals.

The prices are very good and whilst I didn’t expect to spend £16.80 for my complete meal it was very filling and left with a full stomach.

Will be returning! Thanks Brunch & Barista :)

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First of if all you care about is the food then it was fine, it was not particularly great but I enjoyed it fine enough. Outside the door is a menu, on that menu it says BURGERS: I saw the vegetarian burger was only £3.95 so I went in to order it, they sat me down and the man asked for my order. The vegetarian burger. He asked me if I wanted chips or not, maybe I am ignorant but I expected the side of chips but either way I said no since I was not looking to spend much, I was here because I saw the affordable burger. I asked for a Coca cola which cost 2.30, it turned out to be pepsi anyway but why does a pint of Pepsi cost so much? I am sure they buy it in bulk, and pull it when it is needed. I can buy 1.5 litres of pepsi for £1 in Tesco. Anyway I know restaurants need to charge more than retail to stay afloat. In all with the chips it would have cost around £9 Look it is not that expensive I know, but the way the burger was shown to be so cheap, when it cost the same amount as anyway else with chips and a drink felt dishonest. I sat for 5 minutes after finishing since I expected the bill to come, I mean you seated me, and waited on me for my order so I assumed it would come. It didn't, I had my card on the table, was looking towards the staff and had an empty plate.

I eventually asked for the bill and received a confusing answer, I made out that I was meant to pay at the bar place. So I did but it felt backwards to me. I did not like how nobody told me to pay at the bar until I asked, I just expected them to come or tell me to.

The place was very clean so that was good, anyway tldr is that the place was clean, the food was eh (I can cook a burger like this from frozen too) and the staff were a bit unhelpful and the set up makes you expect one thing and...

Food wise, very good. Portion sizes and such, very generous sized. The staff on the other hand are something to be desired. Got in and was seated. By the time me and my dining partner had opened the menu, we were being asked what we wanted to order. The woman then loomed over us as we discussed among ourselves what we were gonna get. Upon ordering our food, we had them confirm our order only to hear half the stuff was wrong. Missing the extra add on, the wrong breakfast and the wrong drinks. When the food arrived (which tasted great) we could see the staff just staring from the counter like 0_0 at us the whole time. I had to swap seats with my partner as it was putting her off the food. And again, we were barely finished eating and they came over to take the plates, our drinks which we had not yet finished and were stood waiting for us to leave with cleaning products on hand to wipe the table down. There's efficiency, then there is "hurry up and get...