Loch Fyne?

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• 14-Jul-2009 12:52

  Loch Fyne?

  Hyacinth Joined on 23-Jul-2004 United Kingdom Posts 15,151	Contact I've never been. Whats it like? I've heard really mixed reviews. I have a voucher for them. Am a heuge fish lover BTW

• 14-Jul-2009 13:02

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  Loulabelles Joined on 13-May-2005 United Kingdom Posts 1,386	Contact My parents go to the Sevenoaks branch of Loch Fyne and they absolutely love it. My Dad is French and very particular about his seafood and if he raves about it then it must be good. Having said that just because the Sevenoaks branch is good that doesn't mean the other branches are of the same quality.

• 14-Jul-2009 13:04

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  penguin1977 Joined on 17-Dec-2007 UK Posts 1,657	Contact I've always had a pretty good experience to be honest.  Not as good as I have had in independant fish restaurants in my area but pretty good for how much you pay.   Does that help?!

• 14-Jul-2009 13:10

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  Hyacinth Joined on 23-Jul-2004 United Kingdom Posts 15,151	Contact woo hoo all sounds good so far. I so want it to be good as the menu looks lovely. The bad things I've heard do centre a bit more round the service so I guess thats entirely down to the branch.

• 14-Jul-2009 13:11

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  I love shoes Joined on 06-Sep-2005 United Kingdom Posts 8,424	Contact My parents rave about it too, they keep trying to persuade us to go to one....

• 14-Jul-2009 13:12

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  Hello Sunshine Joined on 04-Sep-2006 Oop North Posts 4,987	Contact I ate at the Leeds branch on the restricted summer offer menu thing last year and it was distinctly meh - though most of us had non-fish dishes, so I don't know what they're like. I guess because it was the offer menu it was never going to be amazing. My colleague raves about it though and her husband loves the platter thing. Worth a try with a voucher I reckon!

• 14-Jul-2009 13:26

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  SK Returns Joined on 26-Aug-2008 Posts 153	Contact I thought you meant the place!  I didn't realise that there was now a chain of restaurants.  The place is lovely and whenever I'm up there I always pop in for my oyster platter and go home with bags of pates and fish - I luuuuuurve fish.  The smoked oysters are horrible though

• 14-Jul-2009 13:35

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  penguin1977 Joined on 17-Dec-2007 UK Posts 1,657

  Contact I got locked in the toilet when our local branch opened.  Was a bloody nightmare as there were no spaces for me shout out of and I couldn't move the lock.  I was in there for 20 minutes before someone came in - it was like the longest 20 minutes of my life.  I emerged almost hyperventilating to Mr P tucking into his main course.  I was like - did you not wonder what had happened to me?!   The staff handled it well though and we got a free bottle of house wine as I was pretty freaked out! Am sure this won't happen to you though!

• 14-Jul-2009 14:34

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  Bombay_Mix Joined on 13-Jan-2009 Posts 60

  Contact I agree that it depends on the branch and when it's good, it's really good. Had a cracking lunch in the Guildford one. I woudn't go back to the Bluewater one. We were lured in by the 2 courses for £12 offer written on a huge board outside. The place was virtually empty. The waiter gave us the normal menu and I got a sigh when I asked for the offer menu. Sorry but if you want people ordering a la carte then don't put an offer board outside! I'm sure you'll enjoy it in any case - food tastes better when it's free.

• 14-Jul-2009 16:20

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  Hepburn Joined on 01-May-2007 United Kingdom Posts 15,635

  Contact Not sure where you are but from my experience the Henely On Thames and Wokingham branches have always been fantastic but Reading hasn't been so great service wise. I'd highly recommend it though, I'm not even a massive fish fan but still enjoy Loch Fyne. x <a href="http://lilypie.com/"><img src="http://lbdf.lilypie.com/ZiOZ.png" width="400" height="80" border="0" alt="Lilypie Pregnancy tickers" /></a>

• 14-Jul-2009 17:54

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  Skittalie Joined on 01-Feb-2005 United Kingdom Posts 5,065	Contact The Knutsford one is lovely, staff great and food yum

• 14-Jul-2009 18:04

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  joannanicko Joined on 01-Oct-2002 United Kingdom Posts 7,268	Contact We go to the one in Egham and we love it - great atmosphere, service and food.

• 14-Jul-2009 20:07

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  Flump Joined on 06-Jan-2004 The Ding Posts 13,960	Contact Sorry to be a misog, but I've been to the SEvenoaks one (admittedly about 5 years ago) and it was OK. I've been to the Reading one more recently, and I was bitterly disappointed. Overpriced and under-tasty.

• 14-Jul-2009 20:11

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  Carrot Joined on 10-Jun-2006 United Kingdom Posts 7,650	Contact We go to the Twickenham one and it's lovely- we're huge fish eaters and really like the food there. Thomas- February 2007 Lydia- August 2009

• 15-Jul-2009 0:50

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  Mexicana Joined on 01-Jul-2009 Posts 64	Contact I've been to the Leeds branch twice and enjoyed it both times however probably wouldn't go again unless I had a voucher as found it overpriced for what you get.