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Detailed Information
- Place Types Restaurant
- Address 8 Adelaide St, St Albans AL3 5BH, UK
- Coordinate 51.754805,-0.337159
- Website http://www.barmeze.co.uk/
- Rating 4.3
- Compound Code QM37+W4 St Albans, UK
Openning hours
- Monday 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Tuesday 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Wednesday 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Thursday 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Friday 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Saturday 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Sunday 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM
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Reviews
We ate in Bar Meze last night and it was honestly some of the most beautiful food we have had in recent memory. I have never tasted lamb like this before. The Dolmades were beautiful. The Egyptian parcel with minced Swordfish was just sublime. The service was excellent too. Very friendly and they gave us bread and lovely taramasalata on the house while we were waiting for our food. And the food arrived promptly and they staggered the several dishes perfectly. My wife felt the need to personally thank the chef who was also the owner before we left. Superb all round.
We had the shared platter and being honest I can't understand how they make money. The portions are generous, the quality of the ingredients speaks for themselves and the flavours are both intricate and authentic. The swordfish stood out and would come back solely for that. I'd argue the service is second to none, attentive but not pushy and they genuinely care about your experience, at a point where supporting your local restaurants is important this is one you should endeavour to ensure it survives.
Sadly tonight's experience was not like the times I have spent here previously. We had booked a table for 19:30 and arrived to a queue outside. Clearly the restaurant was full and reservations were not being taken into account. Having waited for nearly 30 minutes outside, we were given a glass of bubbles on the house. A nice gesture... but still confused why we weren't taken to our booked table and larger groups were being seated before us. 15 minutes later the owner closed the door on the many people now waiting outside. Finally we were seated 45 minutes after our booked slot. The female waitress was friendly and the youngest member of the team, so I hope they get the service charge, which was cheekily added to our bill!! No apology was received from the owner. This is disappointing as myself and my family have visited on numerous occasions and now I doubt we will come again. 3 swordfish skewers (6 chunks) for £15 is also rather mean, especially as it is not served as a dish with salad or any accompaniment. Competition is high in St Albans and such behaviour will destroy repeat business and ruin reputation.
They get 2 stars as the waitress was very nice and the food tasty, however it’s waaaay overpriced. £13 for 3 prawns, and £7 for 1 sausage is definitely too much, even with the food being flavourful. Especially as the 3 prawns were charged as the main dish!! Plus service charge, and we had to lay the table ourselves as the plates, napkins and cutlery were just left there on the table in a pile for us. Very disappointed, £40 for 1 bowl of chips, 3 prawns, 1 sausage, 1 filo pastry parcel and 1 bottle of water is not good, I will not be coming back nor recommending this place :(
Went for dinner with my family and the food was delicious! The staff were lovely and so helpful, it got busy but they dealt with it amazingly. Would definitely recommend and was able to take all food we didn't eat home!
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