Bonnington Centre Cafe - Full Menu

As a vegetarian I was really excited about visiting this place due to the rave reviews. My friend and I arrived just as the first sitting were leaving and strai... read more As a vegetarian I was really excited about visiting this place due to the rave reviews. My friend and I arrived just as the first sitting were leaving and straight away we were concerned by the utterly overpowering smell of the food as the door opened and how all the restaurant windows were absolutely pouring with condensation. It reminded me of being a student when we couldn’t afford to put the heating on! It was quite disgusting. There is clearly a ventilation issue in the kitchen and/or restaurant area. Although I love cauliflower (one of the dishes on offer that night , I don’t want the smell of it cooking (mixed with all the other veggie food to completely permeate my hair and every item of clothing I was wearing (all had to be washed as soon as I got home, coat included! The food was fine ironically I ordered the cauliflower dish but it was a little uncooked and a bit tough. Unfortunately as well as the damp fug, we had to shout to talk to each other due to a table of 10 women who were shrieking non stop as they enjoyed a pre Xmas get together. The restaurant is small and I know the owners can’t control the noise level but it was honestly unbearable. When they got their vuvuzelas out it was the final straw and we left within an hour of arriving! It’s given my friend and I a funny story talk about as the scenario makes me laugh now but at the time it really ruined our lovely catch up that we’d had planned. Def won’t be returning or recommending.

Loved the evening we brought our own bottle of Bubbly , the food was healthy and very tasty, it is delightfully haphazard and brilliantly bohemian. There were 2... read more Loved the evening we brought our own bottle of Bubbly , the food was healthy and very tasty, it is delightfully haphazard and brilliantly bohemian. There were 2 sittings for dinner as it was pre Christmas, but although buzzing we were not rushed.