Magic Mushroom - Basildon
Magic Mushroom
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Nestled in a charming setting, this restaurant stands out as a premier dining destination in Essex, renowned for its beautiful food and top-tier service. While it may feel a bit cramped, the exquisite meal quality compensates for any discomfort. Diners rave about the exceptional roast dinners and stunning dishes like King scallop and stuffed Sole, all beautifully presented. Friendly and professional staff enhance the experience, ensuring a delightful atmosphere complemented by pleasant background music. Although parking is limited, the outstanding culinary offerings and inviting ambiance make it a place worth returning to time after time. Highly recommended for a memorable meal!.
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Had a meal here on a cold wet Nov evening. On arrival my partner and I were greeted warmly and shown to a lovely booth table which was very cosy. Ww ordered wine which arrived promptly and was served to us. Perfect temperature too. We did not feel under pressure to order quickly so allowed us to enjoy the wine and chat. The starter was crab and crostinis. Very tasty and beautifully presented. The flavours were amazing and left us wanting more. We both had seabass and again presentation and flavours amazing. No dessert as no room. Lovely atmosphere and all waiting staff polite and attentive. This was a birthday treat for me from my partner and it was just perfect. We will be back. Thankyou all.
Good food in a lovely relaxed atmosphere. We had the white Rioja which was lovely. We only intended to have 1 bottle but had to have another. Service was a bit slow but it suited us as we wasn’t rushed and it allowed us time to chat and catch up which we hadn’t done for a few months.
The restaurant is not very knowledgeable about gluten-free options. It is disappointing that in this day and age you have to remind the waitstaff multiple times about gluten intolerance. Despite this, the meal was enjoyable.
My first visit, wife’s 3rd. I was impressed with set meal price(Friday night)£32.50pp three course, The quality of food was excellent, service was good, my one quibble was price of a bottle of wine, for what was a very average Rioja,it’s noticeable that there’s no wine prices on website, probably wise, overall a very good evening, we had a 6.30pm sitting as evening wore on it became very busy, (8pm) Would definitely consider using again.
Having visited on many occasions and always been more than satisfied with the high quality of food, service etc, we decided to meet up with friends for a pre Christmas celebration. Seated in the waiting area on arrival, after 10 minutes no one had come to take our drinks order so we had to ask. Whilst the quality of the food was, as always very good, we could not help but notice that the portion sizes had decreased since previous visits. Two members of the party had the cod cassoulet which had a very small piece of cod, literally three mouthfuls, and did not reflect the price tag of £29.50. My goats cheese starter consisted of three wafer thin slices of goats cheese and the cheese and biscuits dessert was also a meager portion for the price. All in all, on this occasion a disappointing visit.