Bonded Warehouse

Where to start! Me and my new wife got married here on Saturday and I can't begin to explain how perfect the whole experience was. The manager/organiser Matt was always keeping in touch and communicating everything with us leading up to the big day which was brilliant, constantly putting us at ease and keeping us informed of everything and he was always willing to go above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. On the day of the wedding everything ran like clockwork. All the staff were lovely and attentitive towards the guests and the food was superb. Even the guests kept complimenting how great Matt and his staff were. The room was dressed perfectly to how my wife wanted it and not one small detail overlooked. Honestly if we could give this venue a higher rating we would and we would definitely recommend this venue to anyone wanting to get married.

My lovely wife announced that she would like a blue cheese burger so it was my job to hunt one down and knowing that The Fat Hippo have opened up in The Bonded Warehouse it was a quick Google of the menu then a phone call to reserve a table and we were off. I ordered the fried pickle starter, described as strips but appearing as discs, these coins of battered dill pickle are lovely and the accompanying sauces complimented them beautifully, cool sour cream and a tasty hot sauce, a great start. We both order the Stinky Pete with dirty fries upgrade, what wife wants she gets. A brioche bun with burgers blue cheese and relishes appear soon enough and we tuck in. Everything is very nice, just enough toppings and a good sized portion, our only criticism would be that the burgers were a little dry, maybe slightly overdone, just not as succulent as we expected, this was more apparent to my refined other half as she cut hers up where as I just tucked right in. We had a couple of soft drinks and the bill was quite reasonable, I think we will be back for another visit, there's a peanut butter topped burger I want to try.

Attended this venue for a Massaoke event, where a live band play and the crowd sing the songs altogether, with the help of lyrics on big TV screens. It was absolutely amazing! Had the best night out ever! Me and my friends immediately booked up for the next one (Xmassaoke, where all the songs a Christmas themed). We can't wait! The venue is a good size, drinks are priced as expected (about £4 a pint) and the staff were friendly. The only thing was there was no seating upstairs in the main function room, so I will be wearing flat comfortable shoes next time.

We arrived to an empty bar at around 16:00 on a Saturday which was surprising, but I guess it's off the beaten track. The staff were lovely, offered us a seat (apart from that one, which was reserved, ha!) and we ordered burgers and beers The gin selection is very impressive, the beers just as much! I could have two different sour beers which is nice and not usual, and the prices were v. reasonable. I had the Chicken Cheese Burger which was cooked to perfection. The cheese could have been melted on a little as it stuck out the sides like it had just come out the wrapper, but the tastes were perfect. We had three hot sauces for £1 which is a nice touch, the chipotle mayo was fab. The waffle fries were nice but there could've been more of them for the price. Overall I can't wait to go back - it's dog friendly, too!!