The Cloth Ear

"Brilliant ambiance in this place. Booked in advance so we got a great table booth and the food was excellent. Live band in the corner adds to the atmosphere. Have to mention Richard the waiter, what this man doesn't know about service isn't worth knowing!"

"Excellent venue, great staff members especially Richard, food could be better, much better, choice of drinks very good, price wise - not bad!"

"Only tried the cocktails, but they were amazing! Such extended selection of menu and thousands of bottles of lots of different stuff lol. Highly recommend! Very fancy looking and cozy. The live music was so nice as well "

"Excellent lunch! I had the curry, which was mild but very tasty. Beautiful surroundings and an outstandingly polite, humorous and gentle waiter. The icy lemon water on arriving was a particularly nice touch."

"Went on a Friday evening for dinner - two courses of mains and dessert There were no reservations bookable online but thankfully were able to get a table for two. The bar was busy enough but well staffed and they do have a good choice of drinks on the menu. We waited at the bar for the table to be prepped which wasn’t long at all. Table was comfortable, at a good height in relation to the seating level which were comfortable. The music was great, however, at one point the volume was significantly increased, which did mean shouting for conversation. Food review I had the fish and chips which were nicely presented. I think the chips were slightly undercooked and didn’t get a beef dripping taste from them and were unsalted. The fish was really, really nice. Perfectly cooked and batter was lovely. The sides were also nice. Mushy peas had a nice tang to them. The tartare sauce(?) I think was very buttery in taste which I wasn’t a fan of and not very tangy if it was tartare sauce. The curry sauce was lovely though. Burger was nice but slightly plain. Skinny fries were nice too. The homemade ketchup relish was really nice, had a beautiful sweetness which went nicely with the fish. For dessert, I got the ‘tiramisu’ profiteroles, which are in quotations are these did not taste of tiramisu at all. No coffee taste or mascarpone. there was some sort of buttercream between the profiteroles to aid the stacking but the flavour was lacking. Very disappointing as I was quite excited for these: Sticky toffee pudding: sponge was tasty as was the sauce. Think the presentation needs improved however. The vanilla ice cream clearly does not have real vanilla in it as there is no black seeds throughout. Unfortunately, uncontrolled by the restaurant, the couple, especially the man, beside us stared at us for long periods and listened to our conversation throughout the entire time and was extremely uncomfortable for both myself and friend. Staff were attentive enough. Total price was almost £60 odd, which I don’t think was reflected in the quality of the food so I’m not sure I would recommend or return personally."