The Abbey Restaurant

Really amazing food, lovely decor, service was spot on, couldn't fault the experience. Food was very tasty and the lunch menu offer is very good value. You have to try the cocktails, they are so good, a bit different, but amazing! Will def be coming back. Love the decor also, and it was busy, but not super busy which was nice as you can have a conversation without it feeling too loud!

Omg omg omg. The best sunday roast I've ever had. The beef was sublime. Gravy to die for. Lots of perfectly roasted vegetables. Lashings of horseradish. Honestly it was wonderful. The pate with caviar was a great starter. And the mousse dessert was sweet and delicate. The waiters were attentive and very friendly. What a great restaurant. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Amazing food, let down by staff unfortunately. Nice enough but just not on top of things, slow and inattentive. Went for my birthday meal, my mum asked before we arrived if they could do something special, they agreed to do so on dessert but then did nothing. Mum was too embarrassed to bring it up but fair to say it made the birthday celebrations a little less special. Shame.

Fantastic food every time I have eaten here several times since it opened earlier this year. Been as a couple, as a family and with friends. Every meal has been really high quality food, very difficult to fault. Last night I started with Cured Chalk Stream trout with horseradish crème fraiche which was really tasty without disguising the flavour of the trout. Friends found the wobbly bottom cheese and beetroot and chowder excellent. I had the Brown sugar glazed short rib with celeriac puree, fennel remoulade & pomegranate for a main and it was slow cooked and super tender and full of flavour. The side dishes of spring greens and fries were great, the greens al-dente and full of flavour whilst the fries were crisp and not at all oily. Medjool date & Kahlua crème brûlée, with fresh figs & walnut cookies for dessert was again very tasty although had the only fault I could find - for me the brulee was not set as much as I would like but I am nit-picking. The place is popular and being in an historic building on George street there is not masses of space and the restaurant can be a little noisy when full. There are two private function rooms upstairs for larger groups. Personally I would like an option for an ale of some sort - there are plenty of good bottled IPAs available these days, The service is great and I will continue to return for excellent food at a reasonable price.

My friend and I had a wonderful Sunday lunch here at the weekend. The cocktails were amazing and the food was outstanding. We chose the mackerel starter, it was tasty and just enough. The roast beef was hands down the best roast I have ever had. Plenty of veg and all full of flavour. Surprised that they don’t make their own yorkshires but maybe they’re too busy ensuring that everything else is so good. Only very slight negative for me was that I wasn’t keen on the live music. It’s a very small restaurant and although they were really quite good they probably would’ve been more appreciated on an evening. That’s just me though. Really can’t wait to go again!