Residence Restaurant & Bar - Crewe

Style over substance. restaurant and bar very beautifully decorated, but eating did not fit. Gourmet-Burger was something they would expect to see in a pub chain for half price. the french wobbles tasted like bisto. the deserts were small and disappointing. good example for style over substance, but with the price from somewhere much more beautiful.

Again and again I want to treat my mother and try to expand her horizons (I have covered her unfortunateness beforehand), and so I decided that I would take her to my favorite upmarket restaurant in my local city nantwich. since 2007 the residency has occupied a striking and beautiful building in the heart of the city (built in the 17th century as Georgian herren house, and previously home to the Mayor of london, edmund wright).

Whatever happened?. I used to be a regular barhog in the residence before I left one. Previously there was a fabulous, entertaining and friendly bar staff. They used to make the "tom cruise" thing with jogging the bottles when they made you a cocktail. the whole place was full of atmosphere. what they have given now is a budding child who pour drinks. I can get it from anywhere. I'm sorry, but I want a little atmosphere too.

Big prizes, small portions. I went on Saturday with a group of friends in the residency. I ordered the risotto for the main, which was beautiful, was tiny, I even wondered if they had brought me an initial part until my friend reached the same size. another friend ordered a filet steak that was about the size of a satsuma! the waitress constantly sleeps the wine glasses high and emptied the bottle twice before she came to me, so we were forced to order both paints another bottle. on the table was another bottle of foam water that no one had ordered, but at the end of the night stood on the bill! the restuarant itself, atmosphere etc. is beautiful but...read more

Loved it!. Took some foodie friends here for lunch last Saturday couldn't fault it. Attentive and knowledgeable service, particularly about the wines on offer. Delicious food and a lovely ambiance. Liked the menu as much or as little as you want can't wait to go again. The monkfish was to die for!