Atlantic Bar & Brasserie

I really enjoyed the atmosphere and food in this restaurant. The French onion soup was done the perfect way so the crouton had the cheese melted separately so there would be no cheese grease in the soup. The soup was really great. I had the half chicken as a main but my wife’s hispi cabbage looked awesome. Nice French red wine and lovely coffee to end. The front of house and wait staff were all very nice. Great restaurant and very comfortable seats and space.

This has to be one of the biggest disappointments in my (at time of writing) 28 years on this earth. We came last year (my fiancée and I) and had an unforgettable experience which changed our perspective on restaurants as a whole. This year, we came away feeling the same things as last year, but in the complete opposite direction. After being seated, our server Rachida showed a clear lack of care about our presence within her section, and could not answer any questions asked about the menu - she couldn't even tell us the soup of the day without another server telling her. This would strike as potentially someone being new, but she clearly knew her way around the restaurant enough to not be a recent hire, she only cared about tables in her section when time came for them to open their wallets. When she came to take out drinks order, she was very blunt and uncouth with her language. When you go to an authentic French or Italian restaurant, especially one as upmarket as this, you expect a certain level of service, and that encompasses the language used whilst at the table with your guests. Starters were okay, at best. French onion soup was spiced (bizzarly), and the scallops were slightly undercooked. In hindsight, these were probably the best the kitchen could muster up, as it was only downhill from here. Mains of pork belly and sea bream were riddled with issues. I was asked how I'd like the pork cooked (asked for medium) and it came out so far beyond well done it was almost applauding - dry and lacking any meaningful seasoning. The sea bream itself was cooked nicely, but the veg on the plate were raw, as was the added side of veg. For both mains though, there were elements that were on the plates, but not on the menu - and those elements didn't work. Romaine lettuce with the sea bream, an ocean of overly-sharp balsamic dressing on the pork. These would've been issues which could've been rectified, if our server came to check on the food AT ALL during our 3 courses. Deserts were the final nail in the coffin. Ordered chocolate mousse and bavarois au citron, and these were over-engineered poncy plates of over-priced twaddle. The bavarois is advertised as having a sponge cake with it, but when it arrived it looked like someone took a cheese grater to a kitchen sponge. The chocolate shell for the mousse was uneven and far too thick, almost requiring a steak knife to cut into to even begin to consume. Overall, this is a massive disappointment. Over £60 a head, and for that you get very poor and inattentive service from a server who clearly didn't care about her section until it was time to pay, in an atmosphere which was as confusing as it was off-putting. This went from a must-eat, to an avoid-at-all-costs.

Service and atmosphere were great. Lovely wine too. The scallop starter was really good. The mains (the lamb and the sausages) were ok. The sausage dish was over seasoned so over powered what might have been really delicious. The creme brûlée was good and so was my desert cocktail.

We wanted to have French food and Atlantic has the high ratings. Atlantic is part of a group of high end restaurants and we are excited to experience the food. We had escargot (good) goat cheese salad (below average), French onion soup ( way too salty but the bread is good) and we had the Cote de Beuof (disappointing, medium well and tough and sauce not fragrance). Big disappointment as we were looking forward to the steak. And the creme brûlée, how could the crush be so thick. I have never eaten such a creme brûlée. You can’t break the sugar crush with spoon. I have to use bread knife to break the icing sugar. Worst I have ever had.

I absolutely love it here. Food is always fantastic and the cocktails are delicious. Never had bad service. Comfortable and lovely to sit in. Bar area is also great with a lovely small outdoor area. Food is worth every penny.

Absolutely delicious food/ well presented. All staff are friendly/efficient and informative. lovely atmosphere, overall a great afternoon spent here.

Fabulous place! The atmosphere is very nice and the staff was so friendly. Let's talk food! Amazing. My husband had the butter poached cod while I had the Lamb. Both dishes were fabulously cooked. We had the tart and bavarois both were so wonderful.

Popped in for a treat dinner during the week. Food wonderful as usual - had the coquiles saint jacques, followed by lamb. Absolutely delicious. Wine excellent too. Son went with pork, wife had a vegetarian cabbage dish, which was lovely - never seen anything like it before. Great attentive staff, fast service. Couldn’t fault it.