Really disapointed...booked 6 day inadvance for a tuesday lunch. When wd got their the resatront were shut..when i spoke to a member of staff another person booked us for the evening slot at 7pm...
nicholad401
I have been to the Nest on many occasions, but tonight was absolutely shocking. Before we entered the restaurant, my friend needed the ladies, so I waited outside, which also happens to be outside the kitchen windows and to my horror I had to listen to the disgusting language coming from inside the kitchen, now I am not prudish but I really don't like listening to 2 men swearing to the extent they were and in general loud conversation. Once we entered the restaurant I very politely and quietly said to the young lady what I had just heard outside the kitchens , which she apologised and said she would let the kitchen know they could be heard from outside. When she came back into the restaurant, the swing doors were open for a moment and the kitchen staff shouted out, "YOU CAN TELL THEM IF I WANT TO F ING SWEAR I WILL " We felt very offended and uncomfortable as we were the first table to arrive and felt we had no choice but to leave without having dinner . This is really not the way you treat customers , if you have any left, you have lost 2 local loyal customers.
nikicassar
A friend recommended this hidden-away cafe-restaurant so we decided to have lunch there. Not a great experience sadly. The young woman who greeted us played music so loudly (with a heavy bass) that we had to ask her to turn it down. She served us with the water we requested while we looked at the crumpled, stained menus. After waiting 10 minutes for her to take our order (we were early and the only diners there), I went up to the counter and told her what we’d chosen. We then waited just under 30 minutes for it to arrive. OK, so that means it was freshly cooked but it felt like a long time (wonder how long we’d have waited if there were more diners there?). The music volume crept up again so we had to ask for it to be turned down for the second time. The food was good but not exceptional. I had the chilli crab & tiger prawn noodles (good prawns but no sign of the crab) and my friend had the sweet potato katsu curry, the only veggie main dish, which she said was ‘pleasant’. We then met up with the friend who had recommended it, and she said that she had also had poor service and very disappointing food only 2 days previously - nothing like her previous experiences.
travelgem82
Intimate seating area with only a few tables which helps to make it feel all the more special! Service was wonderful and friendly but the food was the absolute star of the show and was unbelievably delicious!!! We had the bao buns (definitely big enough to share) and shrimp starters, followed by the Korean bbq platter and the noodles, all of which tasted incredible. Well worth a visit, just make sure you book well in advance to avoid disappointment ?
Lee Rogers
We add our very first meal here tonight, my god I think I've had the best burger I've ever had. If you can manage a bite and get a bit of everything that's in your burger it's like a beautiful flavour explosion the one burger is the only burger I ever want to eat now . Also the garden is very picturesque with a great atmosphere. The staff are really friendly and helpful,the chef / owner I think he said he was is a very skilled chef who understands flavours that go together. I would recommend this place to anyone who would like a nice chilled evening and great food. Please give these guys your support to keep this place going for many years like it deserves. Thanks for reading oh and be ready to pop your top button on your trousers as the meal sizes aren't for the faint hearted .Kindest regardsLee Rogers.
John
Fantastic food and atmosphere. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend to visit and try the fantastic menu.
Georgina Andrew
Fabulous food. Telephone staff are not great. Food is definitely worth it thought. And great value for money.Kid-friendliness: Great with my son. Gave him a colouring book when we eat in.
Lucy T
Stunning food, a little lacking in overall experience and general ambiance but the service was good. Food was outstanding
emily43506
Another fantastic meal at Nest! Always something different on the menu and never fail to be bursting with flavour! The chefs are genius, and the staff are polite and attentive. Highly recommend to those visiting Shaftesbury
Food was okay, but the burgers were dry. Service was good, but it took nearly two hours to serve our mains and a table who came in after us were served first. Wasn't hungry by the time our food was served and no goodwill gesture offered. Chef was rude. Takeaway seems more important than table service. Will not go back.
HettyJ
My first visit to Nest and it won't be the last. What a brilliant neighbourhood restaurant. Every single dish on the menu looked delicious and adding in a great array of specials made it even harder to choose. The grapefruit cocktail was refreshing and fragrant too, and the wine list excellent. Service was charming from start to finish. We had to get our leftovers boxed up for the next day - those small plates really aren't that small!
Licqui2011
Fabulous little find. We sat in the garden in the evening. Had a lovely cocktail followed by an assortment of small plates and then main courses for all of us to share. We ordered far too much food and all absolutely delicious. Bouillabaisse packed with excellent fish, lamb kofta’s on flat bread and various succulent chicken dishes. All unrushed, polite and excellent service.
Daniel E
I took my Girlfriend for a meal here yesterday evening and the food was amazing. I am a Chef by trade and the combinations and cooking of ingredients were superb. We really enjoyed our meal. We ate outside and the whole atmosphere was amazing. Like eating outside in the med in the heart of Shaftesbury. The cocktails ? are top notch too.
Charlie Kulczyk
Lovely little unique restaurant in Shaftsbury. The building is cute with a nice atmosphere. I was so excited walking into the restaurant for a really good meal but it ended up being quite disappointing.I really like the idea of the menu, it is packed full of different unusual flavour combinations but in the end it was all just a little too much. On the menu, I chose the burger. There was very little detail about it on the menu so I assumed it would just be normal. However when it came it had: the buns, onion, lettuce, mustard, hashbrown, cheese, bacon, a large slab of pork, the patty and tomatoes. I generally eat a lot but this was far too much to finish (barely touched the chips even) and was the most expensive burger I've had at £18. Other dishes in my party were good but still not worth the huge prices. £9 for two chicken skewers which only had two pieces on either skewer.I also felt the service was unfriendly, lacking smiles, small talk and enthusiasm. I was once a waiter and fully understand accidents can happen however when a waiter dropped a tray of drinks next to our table (which unfortunately spilt onto one of our friends hand bags) there was no apology or acknowledgment.Should this reveiw be taken onboard, I may return to the Nest as I did feel it had a great potential and cosy atmosphere.
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Really disapointed...booked 6 day inadvance for a tuesday lunch. When wd got their the resatront were shut..when i spoke to a member of staff another person booked us for the evening slot at 7pm...
I have been to the Nest on many occasions, but tonight was absolutely shocking. Before we entered the restaurant, my friend needed the ladies, so I waited outside, which also happens to be outside the kitchen windows and to my horror I had to listen to the disgusting language coming from inside the kitchen, now I am not prudish but I really don't like listening to 2 men swearing to the extent they were and in general loud conversation. Once we entered the restaurant I very politely and quietly said to the young lady what I had just heard outside the kitchens , which she apologised and said she would let the kitchen know they could be heard from outside. When she came back into the restaurant, the swing doors were open for a moment and the kitchen staff shouted out, "YOU CAN TELL THEM IF I WANT TO F ING SWEAR I WILL " We felt very offended and uncomfortable as we were the first table to arrive and felt we had no choice but to leave without having dinner . This is really not the way you treat customers , if you have any left, you have lost 2 local loyal customers.
A friend recommended this hidden-away cafe-restaurant so we decided to have lunch there. Not a great experience sadly. The young woman who greeted us played music so loudly (with a heavy bass) that we had to ask her to turn it down. She served us with the water we requested while we looked at the crumpled, stained menus. After waiting 10 minutes for her to take our order (we were early and the only diners there), I went up to the counter and told her what we’d chosen. We then waited just under 30 minutes for it to arrive. OK, so that means it was freshly cooked but it felt like a long time (wonder how long we’d have waited if there were more diners there?). The music volume crept up again so we had to ask for it to be turned down for the second time. The food was good but not exceptional. I had the chilli crab & tiger prawn noodles (good prawns but no sign of the crab) and my friend had the sweet potato katsu curry, the only veggie main dish, which she said was ‘pleasant’. We then met up with the friend who had recommended it, and she said that she had also had poor service and very disappointing food only 2 days previously - nothing like her previous experiences.
Intimate seating area with only a few tables which helps to make it feel all the more special! Service was wonderful and friendly but the food was the absolute star of the show and was unbelievably delicious!!! We had the bao buns (definitely big enough to share) and shrimp starters, followed by the Korean bbq platter and the noodles, all of which tasted incredible. Well worth a visit, just make sure you book well in advance to avoid disappointment ?
We add our very first meal here tonight, my god I think I've had the best burger I've ever had. If you can manage a bite and get a bit of everything that's in your burger it's like a beautiful flavour explosion the one burger is the only burger I ever want to eat now . Also the garden is very picturesque with a great atmosphere. The staff are really friendly and helpful,the chef / owner I think he said he was is a very skilled chef who understands flavours that go together. I would recommend this place to anyone who would like a nice chilled evening and great food. Please give these guys your support to keep this place going for many years like it deserves. Thanks for reading oh and be ready to pop your top button on your trousers as the meal sizes aren't for the faint hearted .Kindest regardsLee Rogers.
Fantastic food and atmosphere. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend to visit and try the fantastic menu.
Fabulous food. Telephone staff are not great. Food is definitely worth it thought. And great value for money.Kid-friendliness: Great with my son. Gave him a colouring book when we eat in.
Stunning food, a little lacking in overall experience and general ambiance but the service was good. Food was outstanding
Another fantastic meal at Nest! Always something different on the menu and never fail to be bursting with flavour! The chefs are genius, and the staff are polite and attentive. Highly recommend to those visiting Shaftesbury
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Food was okay, but the burgers were dry. Service was good, but it took nearly two hours to serve our mains and a table who came in after us were served first. Wasn't hungry by the time our food was served and no goodwill gesture offered. Chef was rude. Takeaway seems more important than table service. Will not go back.
My first visit to Nest and it won't be the last. What a brilliant neighbourhood restaurant. Every single dish on the menu looked delicious and adding in a great array of specials made it even harder to choose. The grapefruit cocktail was refreshing and fragrant too, and the wine list excellent. Service was charming from start to finish. We had to get our leftovers boxed up for the next day - those small plates really aren't that small!
Fabulous little find. We sat in the garden in the evening. Had a lovely cocktail followed by an assortment of small plates and then main courses for all of us to share. We ordered far too much food and all absolutely delicious. Bouillabaisse packed with excellent fish, lamb kofta’s on flat bread and various succulent chicken dishes. All unrushed, polite and excellent service.
I took my Girlfriend for a meal here yesterday evening and the food was amazing. I am a Chef by trade and the combinations and cooking of ingredients were superb. We really enjoyed our meal. We ate outside and the whole atmosphere was amazing. Like eating outside in the med in the heart of Shaftesbury. The cocktails ? are top notch too.
Lovely little unique restaurant in Shaftsbury. The building is cute with a nice atmosphere. I was so excited walking into the restaurant for a really good meal but it ended up being quite disappointing.I really like the idea of the menu, it is packed full of different unusual flavour combinations but in the end it was all just a little too much. On the menu, I chose the burger. There was very little detail about it on the menu so I assumed it would just be normal. However when it came it had: the buns, onion, lettuce, mustard, hashbrown, cheese, bacon, a large slab of pork, the patty and tomatoes. I generally eat a lot but this was far too much to finish (barely touched the chips even) and was the most expensive burger I've had at £18. Other dishes in my party were good but still not worth the huge prices. £9 for two chicken skewers which only had two pieces on either skewer.I also felt the service was unfriendly, lacking smiles, small talk and enthusiasm. I was once a waiter and fully understand accidents can happen however when a waiter dropped a tray of drinks next to our table (which unfortunately spilt onto one of our friends hand bags) there was no apology or acknowledgment.Should this reveiw be taken onboard, I may return to the Nest as I did feel it had a great potential and cosy atmosphere.