Alec's Restaurant

“We booked for a Friday evening was made to feel very welcomed as soon as we arrived. Although a bit of a mix up with the wine we requested at first it was rectified immediately with a De Martino Chilean Merlot, smooth, rich, blood red and extremely drinkable. The service was extremely slick but not overbearing, warm and friendly as if we had been regulars. The bread, which was warm and crusty, was great and we could have just sat and ate that all night, (it’s a bread thing). No starters for us as we prefer just a main and dessert. OH had scallops & prawns with a Thermidor sauce, (which was presented in a Mauviel pan, gorgeous in its own right), I had Guernsey skate with brown butter & capers, both beautifully cooked and well seasoned. We had dauphinois potatoes which was the best we’ve ever had in a restaurant, really thick cheesy and creamy and savoy cabbage with bacon. For dessert I had the sumptuous brioche bread & butter pudding, with a light vanilla custard, OH had the special which was profiteroles. When it came, it was huge single profiteroles with a salted caramel ice cream. He just about finished it. We have never visited before and based on that visit we will be happy to return. Would recommend to anyone who loves beautifully cooked, well presented food and the service to back it up. Compliments to both the chef and service.”

“Very impressive restaurant, friendly professional staff. The food was terrific I would highly recommend it. You are not squashed in on top of each other like other similar restaurants.”

“We were there as a party of 10 to celebrate a birthday. Food was excellent - I had the fried squid - batter was light, followed by the skate which was delicate and cooked to perfection. My husband had the lobster soup and salmon, both were absolutely delicious! Enjoyed the pairing of flavours, well balanced and well executed. Staff were attentive without being overbearing, our server in particular was just lovely and really made it a memorable lunch!”

“What can I say but wow… From the moment we entered we felt ever so welcome , the staff were attentive helpful and lovely…. We decided to go to Alec’s as we finally got an evening away from all our children and it was amazing, the food was beautiful and tasted amazing.. We arrived and were greeted by friendly hosts and was seated to our amazing comfy booth, the staff wasn’t in rush to make us decide on our orders , we had a long look at the wine list and ordered Albariño, for starters we ordered tiger prawns with garlic chilli paprika and lime , the sauce in the bottom was really tasty with the bread and the prawns were on point, We decided to go for fillet and lobster and it didn’t disappoint , I went for mine rare I tried my partners and she absolutely killed it by going well done (although she thoroughly enjoyed it) . We got a few sides of green beans , cabbage with bacon , carrots and fries. All the sides were seasoned very well and I liked the cabbage with bacon it was in a creamy base I normally use honey with mine but it was delicious so will definitely try something like this my self….”

“Another visit June 2025 Another great visit Usual great food experience, from a delicious amuse bouche of beautifully flavoured salmon . Superb perfectly cooked and slightly spicy octopus to a great quality surf and turf. Accompanied by delicious vegetables. For me the highlight is always the superb pavlova that always delights, looks huge but is so light it just sort of melts as you eat it. As usual a great experience topped only by chatting with the owner at the end of the meal. Highly recommended Return visit to check on mixed last visit It was almost as if the whole ethos had changed! We were welcomed appropriately, we arrived very early for our booking. Utilised the spotless well-appointed toilets, up a spiral staircase, but there is a disabled toilet on the ground floor. Extensive varied menu. I started with an exceptional squid dish beautifully cooked with delicious dressing. Also served with Chorizo "bites" amazingly flavoured with perfectly cooked bread. Main was a very generous roast beef sirloin Sunday lunch. Perfectly cooked beef plus all expected trimmings with well cooked Yorkshire stunningly presented plate. Owner gave us some extra potatoes and some amazing short rib as extras. Staff are brilliantly choreographed to the highest but non fussy michelin standard. Desserts were beyond description I returned to my stunning pavlova, but owner bought us an extra Royal Banoffee profiterole which gave me a huge challenge, the starter and main were very filling then to be presented with three perfect desserts left us devastated that we couldn't finish them!! So so much better than my last visit. Owner had expressed significant concern as to the detail of my last visit. This visit was frankly as good as any restaurant visit gets. Owner has a real passion and it shows in all aspects of the experience. So worth visiting, but **make sure you book**.”