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| - It pains me to write this review because I REALLY wanted to like this place. I loved the idea of this restaurant so much: an authentic yet accessible approach to British food. I was ready for anything that this place had to offer. Yet, I was disappointed by the experience I had here because the food quality was lousy.
My boyfriend and I did not want to drink alcohol so we opted for the British specialty pops: Dandelion & Burdock Soda and Ginger Beer. Both was them had strong and unique flavours so we thought we were off to a good start. However, when the food arrived it was quite the different story. My boyfriend had the fish and chips; both components of its namesake were terrible. The fish tasted like it had freeze burns and the chips were burnt. On a hopeful note, the house made tartare sauce was very good. The sausages I ordered was adequate, if not under-seasoned. The issue of my plate was the composition: it was too mushy, The order came with two sausages, mushy peas, and mashed potatoes. I felt like I was having baby food because the textures were too similar. However, the biggest let down of the night were the mushy peas. I love peas and I really thought there was no way to screw them up. Boy was I wrong. I don't know what kind was peas were used but they had a bitter taste which the chef tried to mask through putting in A LOT of sugar. Quite frankly, it was disgusting. The worst part is that the whole meal experience was the sad feeling I had because I had such optimistic visions of this restaurant.
I really hope that the owner deals with the food quality issues and revamp the dishes because I like his motives and ideas of what this restaurant should be. As of right now, if I had my choice, I would rather go to the Caledonian (which isn't technically a restaurant but they make better food). So, in conclusion, I just want to say :" C'mon Bristol Yard, get your act together!". Or else, this establishment would just perpetuate the rumours that British food is terrible.
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