The staff were all very helpful and knowledgeable. We had an afternoon tea, the food was lovely with a great choice of sweet and savoury.
Ohh dear.....where do I start? If you want to learn how to run a restaurant, you really ought to visit this place....it's the stereotypical 'Faulty Towers' establishment. The bar is the 1st place you come to when entering the restaurant. Firstly, the barman (an older asian chap), just a matter of fact took our drinks order, NO smile, no pleasantries.....we felt like an inconvenience to him; not a positive 1st impression. I ordered a whisky and I was told to go to another bar to decide what I wanted and let him know. The interior is more akin to a cafe/canteen...quite a mismatch in terms of style and layout. Then is was virtually empty, yet when its 19 degrees outside the a/c was blowing cold air. We pointed this out and the waiter did say he would turn it down, but having been sat in the middle of an empty room, we asked to be moved to a booth (which had to cleared.cleaned before we could). It's quite apparent his place does not have a management structure as everyone was doing everyone's else's job and visa vera. I felt for some of the staff whom I suspect will and would be blamed for any mishaps when the issue is not them but the management! Despite being we quiet we had to flag someone for attention when we required service, yet at other times we were 'pestered'. We waited an hour between the starter and the main course as they had forgot to take our order....(hmm, little or no customers). The starters were uneventful and unmemorable....1x soup was virtually left untouched (how can one go wrong with soup). he main course, was swimming in a watery gravy, and the veg (too much) served in side dishes, was akin to what would be served at a school dinner hall (40 years ago)......needless to say, tasteless. The deserts were not bad, better than the rest and appreciated more-so, only because it was better than the previous courses. Admittedly we went on a voucher so paid a fraction of the price, however had we paid FULL price an argument would have ensued. BTW: Extortionate prices charged for the drinks. Sadly, because the meal was discounted this is one of these places where they re-coupe their margin by charging substutiionally more for drinks ie. £19 for a large Dewars whisky, £22 for a 70cl in the shops. Was it worth the money?......NO (even at the discounted price). Would I recommend it? NO. Is it memorable? YES, but for the wrong reasons. Save your money and go elsewhere? YES. The litmus test, 'would we go again?" A resounding NO...!!
I loved it. I had the lamb rump and salted caramel eclair, both were delicious. The service was great and the ambience and atmosphere lovely. Will be going again.
A very pleasant afternoon. The place is so beautiful and the restaurant is spotless and cozy. Staffs were also great! Kind and very helpful. Everything in the afternoon tea was delicious. The salmon sandwich and the quiche were my favorites. I definitely recommend going for an afternoon with friends, family or for a relaxed romantic date. I will definitely be back! The only thing that could improve in my opinion is the amount of cream and jam. It could be a pot for each person.
Unfortunately, I’ve had to rate the restaurant as poor due to a few reasons. The barman didn’t make eye contact didn’t say hello, and absolutely focused on doing his task before he would acknowledge me. A simple hi would suffice. The food was okay and a little overpriced. Waitress was very pleasant I was charged £3:30 for a pint of soda water, I travel extensively and this was the most I’ve ever been charged for essentially fizzy water! Also the main reason for the poor rating was the service charge when presented with the bill. There was absolutely no mention of a service charge. Surely this underhand practice has been abolished by now. I’ll always leave a tip if the serving is good. But I’m amazed that companies think it’s okay to just add this. FYI - it just annoys customers, especially when you don’t tell them.
Always have a pleasurable experience eating here. Food and service are top quality. As far as hotel restaurants go it’s very good.
Waiters provided excellent service and the food was delicious. However, for no apparent reason the whole process was incredibly slow. The restaurant was not busy and there seemed to be plenty of staff. Lunch booked for 1.00pm and we were still eating after 4.00pm.
Convive Restaurant is located at Otley Rd, Weetwood, Leeds LS16 5PS, UK
You can contact Convive Restaurant at +44 113 388 5700
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