A wonderful evening out with super food and excellent service. Reservations are a must over the weekend as it gets very busy, however, despite how busy it was, we were served quickly by very attentive staff. The food was beautifully presented. The tacos were very good indeed. The bao buns were soft and fresh. The flat bread was delicious. The cheesecake was okay but, in my opinion, slightly bland and lacking in flavour.
Reservations are a must over the weekend as it gets very busy.
My only complaint was that a huge spider came in, which I trapped under a glass for it to be rescued, but, as I was looking for a member of staff to take it back outside, another staff member stamped on it and killed it.
They've thought a lot about the décor, it looks great. It's huge both indoors and outdoors and has parking. We went for food on a Sunday when there was a good pizza and a drink deal on. The pizzas came out super fast and were good, excellent for the price. There was also enough choice for vegetarians.
Very lovely venue for a drink and food. Clean, modern and feels great with a warm atmosphere. Recommend.
Really enjoyed my first time here definitely will be back for more yummy food. But its very expensive. Could not eat it all I got that full. I enjoyed it. Very nice friendly staff. It's very busy so I recommend you book a table as it's new everybody is going to want to explore this new restaurant. So what you waiting for come join The all new (The Strawberry Thief). NEW FOR 2022 from Ben
Lovely atmosphere, and friendly helpful staff. Large patio and seating area inside and outside. Will be fantastic in summer. Food was amazing and very hot. We had the craft beer and that was very good too. We'll definitely be coming back again.
Love this place. Food was imaginative and well presented....and tasted good too. I am so fed up with going to pubs that only feelings are the same old pie and chips, gammon and chips , fish and chips and burger. There was a reallygood variety on this menu. We will certainly come again. One point though. I wish you had had a bit more about the history of the name....apart from one area of William Morris wallpaper. Tadpole Garden Village architecture was based on the Arts and Crafts movement...the pub could pay homage to that ....just a bit more history please?
The atmosphere (vibe) in the pub was amazing. Loads going on and music loud enough that you could comfortably have a conversation without others being able to listen in.
Food was great and priced correctly for the quality. Pizza was on the salty side is my only little moan.
The tacos were nice but could do with a little more braising juice.
The staff were amazing and cleared our table within 5 minutes of us finishing our food.
We had a small issue with a missing pizza, but this was rectified quickly.
I’ll certainly be coming again.
Very impressed with the service. With a large number of staff available on the bar we didn't have to wait long for drinks.
Food although cooked to a good standard was a little bland and desperately lacking spice. (However the waitress did bring us hot sauce on request, so good service there.)
The large patio area was nicely laid out with plenty of seating available, however with no grassy areas available it's not particularly child friendly.
Great decor & outside area but long queues for the bar. I Bought a pint & a glass of white wine, pint was great but the wine was warm & I had to wait a long time for it to be swapped for another which was also warm. All in all I spent 30 minutes waiting for drinks.
I’m hoping to be able to give five stars in the future.
Update…. Waiting times seem to have reduced but I think the actual bar itself could have perhaps been bigger to enable people to spread along it more but that said it’s a beautiful pub & well worth a visit.
Had a work get together with friends. Lovely place in a great location. Food was lovely... service swift. Delicious! Only downside was my cola cost more than a red wine... Pic shows the spinach and feta stuffed chicken breast on a cream and thyme sauce with spicy rice. The salad was dressed beautifully. Highly recommended...
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