Estabulo - Doncaster

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   Craig

   Yorkshire

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was delicious and great selection from the salad bar the waitresses were really attentive but the coming round with meat was very slow
   

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   Manuela

   Yorkshire

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was our 4th time at Doncaster Estabulo and as always fantastic service from start to finish. Thank you
   

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   Alisha

   Yorkshire

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Service is hit and miss. Went today we were sat next to 2 other tables at the end of the restaurant and we were walked passed on 7 occasions while meat were taken to the other end of the restaurant. When we did get served it was sausages 3x garlic bread gammon steak once yet the rest were served different meats . All 3 tables our end weren't happy especially at the price you pay . Definitely not worth the money also staff juts stand at bar looking at pictures on phones while waiting 25mins for a drink . Other times you can't fault the place .
   

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   Oz

   London

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We booked for 9pm on valentines day and we got there it was ram packed with a que at the door! The place was in chaos people waiting around for meat to arrive how ever they opened a table upstairs for the people who had reservations and when we got there we realised the meat is never arriving here and we just got up and left without ordering anything. Lucky we managed to book miller and carter around the corner and the couple next to us also left told them where we are going they also went there too. I was told lots of tables started to leave because the lack of service and meat. Defo learnt my lesson not to book again on big nights like this as they cant handle it.
   

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   Sabrina

   Yorkshire

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Booked for valentines dinner did not receive Prosecco or the dessert had been ignored by the servers carrying the meat within the first 40 minutes I had finished my plate and had only been offered one piece of steak ( I was given a small piece of steak my mushrooms were cold)and pinapple(which I had declined) has to mention to staff about the lack of service with the meats and to still be ignored while the table next to us would be offered food and then go back to the kitchen we mentioned to another waitress after an hour we had been offered the same chicken and bacon three times at this point along with the last slim pickings of 3 other meats. Having to complain to staff to do the job the restaurant is famous for is very disappointing and evening was ruined we have been numerous times and never had any complaints buts now I don’t think I would want to go again When paying the bill the tip was removed which I would have asked for anyway as we had to keep asking for the servers to offer us the meats and not overlook us but to say we wasn’t given the Prosecco or dessert either or even given an apology I would not have chosen to go here has I known
   

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   Macaulay

   Yorkshire

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Customer service poor, no one came to server us, check in or anything. The same two things kept coming round (sausages and chicken and bacon) didn’t get chance to try any of the other things. Waiting to pay for over half an hour.
   

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   Juliette

   Yorkshire

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   This was our second visit to Estabulo and unfortunately not as good as our first experience. We tried to contact the restaurant multiple times via phone and email to discuss accessibility needs but couldn’t get through. It was clearly a stressful night for staff, very busy, issues with card machine leading to a long queue through the restaurant to pay (blocking the exit and people stood right by diners’ tables), and the fire alarm going off several times. One of the highlights of our last visit was the friendliness and attentiveness of the staff. On this visit, the staff felt cold and distracted, and barely spoke to us. One server was so disinterested and robotic, he forgot what he was offering. The lady who served us drinks was the most friendly. The rate at which fresh meats came over varied wildly, with sometimes everything coming at once and other times, waiting ages with no servers on the floor at all. The table next to us were frequently missed and weren’t getting anything at one point. Certain servers never came to us at all. The food was generally good, though there didn’t seem to be as much diversity as the last time we visited, with the same meats coming round too often. We didn’t eat the dessert, it wasn’t great and we didn’t feel it was worth the calories, and much preferred the valentines dessert from last year. I appreciate it was a busy night and dealing with various issues, but the mood set by the staff (possibly from the management) was pretty miserable and depressing. It felt like nobody wanted to be there. The bar staff all had very worried looks on their faces. Such a shame as our experience the year before was wonderful, not sure we’ll visit again 😞
   

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   Bradley

   Yorkshire

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Maybe a one off, maybe just unlucky, either way, I will not be returning any time soon. In the past, Estabulo has been a good treat, good sides, good variety of meat being brought around the tables. This time, a completely different experience. We were seated at a central table in the restaurant and were brought our drinks, there was the usual good selection of sides at the salad bar and they were all fairly full and fresh, I have no complaints about this. The meat being brought around however was where the problem lay this visit. Sat in the centre, as each meat was brought around we watched it circling around all the tables situated around the outside of the restaurant before they came to the centre. This meant that a lot of the time, the meat ran out before they reached the central tables leaving us with the less popular options such as pineapple and bbq chicken each time. Popular options such as garlic steak, we saw brought out 3 times at separate occasions before they finally made it to our table with a very small fatty amount left on the skewer. This was the theme of the night until I complained, after complaining, the issue carried on and I heard the manager say to one of the staff carrying meat around “You’re missing the middle tables AGAIN.” So I assume I was not the only one to complain about this. Upon paying, we had to wait in a large queue to pay in the entrance and we were stood next to a table of two who I heard audibly complaining about where they were sat out the way and they were also being missed out quite a lot. What I learnt from this visit is to always request a table around the perimeter of the restaurant or you will simply be forgotten about and will be left with the fatty offcuts of the least popular options. I will likely not be returning any time soon as it was not good value for money with the above experience.
   

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   Jonathan

   Yorkshire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Brilliant place to eat for valentines day great service and friendly staff even though it was super busy highly recommend to anyone will definitely be going back.
   

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    Peter

    Yorkshire

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Unfortunately they have once again filled every space with tables just because it’s valentines. Worst table service ever waited 45 minutes for mains to be cleared could not get a drink was reminded 5 times we need table back after 1.5 hours queuing upto tgi Fridays Why do you try and milk a special day just to spoil it for everyone Great food as always but everything else absolutely diabolical
    

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