Came here even with seeing the reviews as it is the only place to eat if your staying in the cabins. I got chicken tenders and some mozzarella sticks, and they were absolutely delicious. Rest of the family enjoyed the food and left stuffed. The entertainment could have been on for longer since it had ended at 7:00, the bits we had done were quite good, a kahoot and higher or lower. If you win the kahoot they give you a fast pass as a prize what I thought was awesome. Staff were lovely and were wonderful with questions. Overall lovely little food place.
Audrey C★★☆☆☆
Despite the reviews, we came here with good expectations - surely it'll be alright, right?
It took quite awhile for our order to be taken, and we had to repeat ourselves several times. The server seemed to not really know the menu at all. However, when we asked for substitutions, he offered to ask the kitchen and come back, which I appreciated.
The Yorkshire wrap wasn't really a Yorkie, more a pancake, and was quite rubbery, and did not taste very good. The ratio of pork to stuffing was low. The mozzarella sticks and chicken tenders were good, hot, and seasoned well. The bangers and mash was room temperature, but tasted good. The smash burger was good (can't really mess up a burger, can you?), and the substitutions were correct. The drinks were quite watered-down. A tomato in one of our salads had mould on it!
Overall, considering it's a restaurant at a theme park, it was alright. Not somewhere I would particularly want to go again, though. The prices were reasonable.
Laura Litam★★★★☆
We ate here during dinner time and breakfast buffet.
The food was okay as well as the price, it just needs a little improvement.
The bread on the pasta is hard and the apple juice had almost no taste at all.
But the atmosphere is good especially during dinner. They have this kahoot games to entertain the customer. Food was served fast.
Sophie C★★★★★
Myself and my partner just came back from a two night stay at the park. We disagree with the bad reviews. The only fault we found was the very very tiny vegetable/coleslaw portions.
Yes, the food was not gourmet but it's simple bar food, and was tasty and filling and pretty cheap. It was a decent meal that didn't break the bank and didn't make us ill like the Thorpe Park KFC did! We had the Yorkshire Burritos (5 stars from us) the first night, and the second I had a cheeseburger (5 stars) and my partner had the katsu curry (5 stars)
The breakfast was all you can eat, and we thought it was actually delicious. The sausages were perfect, the hash browns were crispy. Some bacon was cooked crispy and some softer so you had the choice, and all the other options were yummy too. The cleanliness was amazing, nothing was dirty or sticky, and the service was lovely. We are glad we tried the restaurant despite the reviews.
At the end of the day, staying on site you're not going to have some incredible restaurant, because thats not the main attraction. The place was clean, the food was nice, and it could get away with being a lot more expensive just because its onsite, but its not. We recommend trying for yourself.
Phil★☆☆☆☆
This is the only option for food if you are staying overnight. They take full advantage of this by charging £22 for a buffet of the most disgusting food you have ever seen in your life. Staff were either rude or disinterested. Avoid this place and do not stay at Thorpe Park overnight.
Mike Corrigan★☆☆☆☆
Rated 1 star because it's not possible to leave 0 stars. This place deserves 0 stars.
We were supposed to get breakfast included in the hotel stay. We pre-booked breakfast as advised at reception but were met with a very hostile reaction when we turned up at the restaurant. Apparently they were "closed" and the hotel reception and restaurant app were both "wrong" for telling us that breakfast was available between 10 - 11.
We refused to accept this and demanded to receive the breakfast that we had paid for.
The whole restaurant was a neglected dump. The fruit juice machine hadn't been refilled and just gave out water, everything around the drinks machine was strewn with rubbish with a pool of water on the floor, and no attempt was made by staff to rectify anything.
Clearly the staff seem to hate working here and have decided they are on strike.
What an absolute disgrace this restaurant is to the British leisure and tourism industry. Thorpe Park, hang your heads in shame. We've stayed at theme parks all over the world and have never come across anything remotely as bad as this before.
Loz Davidson★★★★☆
I was initially horrified when I first saw the reviews for this place. With us staying at Thorpe Park for two nights, I knew it was really the only place to eat breakfast and dinner at the resort and I definitely didn't want to be wasting my money on an awful premesis.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the end of our stay, as both of the breakfast experiences we had here were fantastic. The staff couldn't have been more helpful, and there was a well cooked, large selection for a full English buffet. You can help yourself to unlimited bacon, sausage (normal and vegetarian) scrambled egg, black pudding, hash browns, beans, tomato and mushrooms.
They provide Oat/Almond/Soy milk which I didn't expect, and also a selection of lovely pastries, breads, jams, nutella etc. There are two coffee machines providing most hot drinks all the way up to a mocha, and most importantly I found everything to be very clean, including the dining space where we sat each time.
With regards to the evening meals, there was a quite pricey all you can eat buffet for £20 per head available, although we decided we didn't want to stuff ourselves silly and spend £80 for our group of four in the process - so the bar staff told us we could order from Ubereats and eat it on the tables just outside the restaurant. I do think a small even side menu would be great for this restaurant in the evening, as you can't even order a bowl of chips if you want to, it's either the buffet or nothing.
The price of drinks was a bit much at £6 for a pint of Stella/dark fruit but I understand its by London and this is how it is.
Overall I'd say the vibes bar and kitchen has taken on board it's negative reviews and has definitely made a substantial effort to turn things around.
Anthony Provenza★☆☆☆☆
Overall an unpleasant experience and a waste of money.
I was staying in the shark cabins so I had both dinner and breakfast here.
In the morning we woke up a bit late and missed our 8:30 breakfast time by almost half an hour and we were told that after 15 minutes late our reservation was cancelled automatically. I can understand how this would be annoying and we were told that the restaurant was full and the only option was eating at 10, or having a "Costa grab and go" which isn't what I expected for the extortionate price that the hotel costed. We went back to the Shark cabins reception and they managed to get us a table shortly after, so thank you to them and to Oliver at the restaurant for being accommodating. Simply put, the restaurant wasn't full. While we were leaving at 9:45, there were at least 5 empty tables that we saw.
The breakfast was quite enjoyable. My best friend and I ordered three portions between the two of us and we split the extra one as we were particularly hungry.
The dinner on the other hand was a daylight robbery. I ordered the ribs and my friend the mac and cheese. He gave his dish a 4/10. The ribs on the other hand were quite flavorful, but the cut of meat was not very tender and had a lot of fat on it. It was asleep extremely small, especially for the £15 price tag. The chips were decent, corn was a bit dry but the coleslaw was so bland they I literally had to spit it out. It seems like the chefs are more focused on making the food look good instead of tasting good.
As someone else mentioned, if you are staying at the Shark cabins, then go out for dinner. Or, as we did for dessert, order Uber eats.
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