Nick's reviews
Review of Bowlplex
18 Apr 08, 12:24
Hard to get wrong but they do 
I came here for my birthday recently and wanted it to be a great night, we'd arranged it in advance...2 games of bowling, food and drinks with a waiter on hand to serve us.
We got there and had to move lanes numerous times because at first they didn't have them altogether like we'd asked for, then when we did eventually get them, the lanes kept breaking. it took some people 2 hours to play one game of bowling.
The food is very basic, we expected that but it took ages for us to order the food, it then took even longer to get it. There were 20 of us and they brought the food out 4 at a time as if they only had 4 microwaves to cook it in. The staff were completely inept and didn't seem to know what was going on. We eventually spoke to a manager who only managed to appease us with some free drinks.
You'll be pleased to know I still had a good birthday
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Review of Strada
15 Apr 08, 22:16
Beautiful food and lovely setting 
The city is not short of Italian restaurants and had I not had a 2 for 1 voucher for Strada, in truth I probably wouldn't have tried it...but I'm glad I did.
Set overlooking the water in Brighton Marina, it's a beautiful restaurant, modern but comfortable. We sat on a decent sized table for 2, were served quickly and with a smile.
For starter we shared the Garlic Bread with Rosemary, which was simply superb. Garlic bread is garlic bread at the end of the day but this was delicious, served in a nice basket and just enough for a starter. My girlfriend had the Risotto with lots of green vegetables which was superb, good portion size and very healthy. I had the pizza which was also delicious. The price isn't bad either.
Check the back of your cinema tickets from Cineworld because sometimes they have vouchers for Strada, even if you don't and you want somewhere different to eat after the cinema, go here.
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Review of Pizza Hut
11 Apr 08, 12:00
Not a great hour 
Came here to take advantage of the buffet at lunch. Waited a while to be seated, were then led to the table by an odorous waiter.
We both went for the buffet which was well stocked but the general cleanliness was poor.
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Review of The Katarina Beefeater
11 Apr 08, 11:04
Surprisingly exceptional
I know it sounds odd to say that this place was surprisingly exceptional but it really was! I came here expecting the usual pub chain food and quality but it was really beyond all expectations.
The service was great, Dirk our waiter was very helpful and friendly offering advice on dishes. The food came quickly, the portions were amazingly generous and very tasty. When the bill came for 3 courses it was still very reasonable. I would definitely come back again
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Review of Asda Stores
11 Apr 08, 10:45
No Vegetarian food in Brighton??
I was in the Marina so decided to do my shop at Asda instead of the convenient Tesco. Everything was going well until I went to get some frozen vegetarian food. After walking round the frozen section 3 times we decided to ask the manager who was close by. He also walked round a few times not knowing where it was, he then spoke to a colleague who told us sheepishly that there was in fact no vegetarian frozen food on the shelves. For Brighton this is pretty poor and I won't be shopping there again
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Review of Cineworld
11 Apr 08, 10:39
As you'd expect 
The usual for a cinema really, expensive unless you go for the early bird which is when most people are working, the popcorn and sweets are as expensive as you'd think.
The seats are comfortable and it's clean so overall it's good which is important as it's only one of 2 in the area
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