Im supposed to be going out for tea with two good mates on thursday, not sure where to go, wanting somewhere around twon/west street ish.

Dont really mind what type of food, curry, italian, anything cheap but nice! So many dodgy food places and i dont want to waste my money as i have very, very little of it!!

Please help!

curry? try chachas, near the washington, on fitzwilliam street
they have a bufffet style servery, prices( all-you can eat, excluding cost of drinks) from £5.00, approx (before 4pm)

or if you like chinese,
you will find similar prices, for a buffet - servery at no 1 oriental buffet (fitzalan sq/ commercial st) or Jumbo, opposite the Crucible.

PT

another comment:_- Yates' wine lodge, on division street are doing a 2 -4-1 deal on their meals at the mo
their food is nice...

devonshire cat do nice, hearty meals (wellington st nr new fire station)

PT

Depending on what kind of 'class' of meal you want, I can recommend Lloyds bar in town if you're going out from work etc. Tney have some good two for one offers; recommended if you really want to keep it cheap and cheerful! :thumbsup:

Would go along with yates or lloyds bar - anywhere that has 2-4-1 offers is ok.

And then after to finish the night off come to Banus for 70's and 80's cheese and party at the night called Philidelphia

Lloyds is not too bad, they also own the Bankers Draft, but I would steer clear of Yates, the last "meal" I had in there was terrible.

whetherspoons is nice for food, on thursday they do a curry night you get a curry (bout 10 to pick from) naan and a pint for less than a fiver

Im not a fan of chinese myself and they are a little further into the centre but theres the two chinese buffets all you can eat which are around a fiver and they have loads to choose from - all my mates love em Jumbos is the better out of the two.

thought the curry deal at Wetherspoons was on a wednesday or is the steak night or something?

Butlers Balti on Broad Lane (opposite old Jessops) have got a 2-for-1 offer on Monday to Thursday. We've been before and it was lovely.

how about mcdonalds :D ive got sum BOGOF extra value meal vouchers if ya want one :D

Originally posted by nick2
Lloyds is not too bad, they also own the Bankers Draft, but I would steer clear of Yates, the last "meal" I had in there was terrible.

I am boycotting the Lloyds bar, because they had a dreadful attitude toward me and my friend, when we tried to get access via the wheelchair entrance last week.

they have a level entrance for wheelchair users, round the rear of the building, through the industrial bins....

there's a bell to ring, and, theoretically, you ring it, the staff hear it, and come and answere the door, and let you in.

We rang, and rang the bell, and banged on the door. we got no answer.

My mate and I were sat in our wheelchairs, outside there for fifteen minutes waiting for someone to answer the bell, and give us access.

When no-one arrived, we gave up waiting, and we left and went elsewhere.

I went back, later, to speak to the manager, and the attitude I got was poor.

I had to send someone in through the front door, (which has a huge flight of steps) a passer -by whom I buttonholed, and asked to go in and fetch a staff-member for me.

I explained to him that not only did it inconvenience my friend and I, as we are both diabetic, but it also lost the company money that we would have spent there, for our meal and drinks over the evening we would have spent in the place, but to boot, it shows a very poor (P**s poor, really) image of their customer care attitudes toward disabled customers.

All I got was "'smirk, smirk', Well, we know that the bell on the wheelchair entrance only works intermittently, 'smirk, smirk'!"

To which i explained that, under the DDA, if they had a history of the bell only working intermittently, and KNEW that the fault existed, then maintenance should have been called in, and the fault rectified. to which I got the response:-

"'Smirk, smirk, well, what can I say...? 'smirk, smirk'!"

On a more positive note, the response I got from the head office (yes, Lloyds and Wetherspoons are owned by the one parent company) was miles better.

When I called them the next morning, to relay this incident to them, they were horrified at the attitude and that I and my friend could not get access.

I am waiting for an official letter from the company's head office.

PT

Originally posted by Plain Talker
I am boycotting the Lloyds bar, because they had a dreadful attitude toward me and my friend, when we tried to get access via the wheelchair entrance last week.

they have a level entrance for wheelchair users, round the rear of the building, through the industrial bins....

there's a bell to ring, and, theoretically, you ring it, the staff hear it, and come and answere the door, and let you in.

We rang, and rang the bell, and banged on the door. we got no answer.

My mate and I were sat in our wheelchairs, outside there for fifteen minutes waiting for someone to answer the bell, and give us access.

When no-one arrived, we gave up waiting, and we left and went elsewhere.

I went back, later, to speak to the manager, and the attitude I got was poor.

I had to send someone in through the front door, (which has a huge flight of steps) a passer -by whom I buttonholed, and asked to go in and fetch a staff-member for me.

I explained to him that not only did it inconvenience my friend and I, as we are both diabetic, but it also lost the company money that we would have spent there, for our meal and drinks over the evening we would have spent in the place, but to boot, it shows a very poor (P**s poor, really) image of their customer care attitudes toward disabled customers.

All I got was "'smirk, smirk', Well, we know that the bell on the wheelchair entrance only works intermittently, 'smirk, smirk'!"

To which i explained that, under the DDA, if they had a history of the bell only working intermittently, and KNEW that the fault existed, then maintenance should have been called in, and the fault rectified. to which I got the response:-

"'Smirk, smirk, well, what can I say...? 'smirk, smirk'!"

On a more positive note, the response I got from the head office (yes, Lloyds and Wetherspoons are owned by the one parent company) was miles better.

When I called them the next morning, to relay this incident to them, they were horrified at the attitude and that I and my friend could not get access.

I am waiting for an official letter from the company's head office.

PT

That's terrible PT; let us know when you get a response! :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Kristian
That's terrible PT; let us know when you get a response! :thumbsup:

I agree with Kris. Let us know what happens PT, with that kind of attitude they don't deserve any custom.

Thanks, Kristian, Owdlad....

I am expecting that all I will recieve, will be a stock, pro forma letter saying "we are sorry to hear of your experience"

What I hope for, is that the head office will give them a "decent customer service" sized kick in the seat of their pants.....

But, certainly, as soon as I recieve any news, then I will post an update.

I am a bit annoyed, over what happened, and felt very insulted by the initial incidents, and certainly feel that their customer care is definitely lacking. (Speaking as someone who has Customer Service qualifications...)

PT

So to summarise: the Lloyds doorbell wasn't working so you had to go somewhere else? Sounds like a lucky escape to me.

Customer service is rubbish in most places you go to.

Las Iguanas in West One is nice and cheap before 6.30 - £5 for a main course, £6 for 2 courses and £7 for three. And it's buy one get one free cocktails before 7.30. Nice.

You can't beat Nando's for value - their chicken is excellent! :clap:

Originally posted by Meaks
You can't beat Nando's for value - their chicken is excellent! :clap:

Good point. Ignore what I said - go and have a whole chicken with spicy rice and two refillable drinks - bloody bargin for £15.

I've always had decent meals at pizza volante it's about £7 for a main meal, service has always been good there

Originally posted by Meaks
You can't beat Nando's for value - their chicken is excellent! :clap:

I think they are a sit-in KFC with a £10 surcharge!!!! Personally I like the old school eateries on West Street: Que Tal? K'Pasa and Pizza Violante.

But you pay a little more.

went to the No.1 chinese buffet near ponds forge last week for lunch, very nice, quality pineapple fritters

mmmmmmmm fried fooooooooooooooooood

Update on my bad experience at Lloyds bar

I recieved a letter today, apologising profusely, for the bad experience, and assuring me that the problem with the bell on the level-access -door has been rectified.

They have also expessed a wish to keep my goodwill, and offered me and my friend a free meal and a drink each by way of apology. which is nice...

Not a bad outcome, I suppose, but I would rather have gotten in without hassle in the first place.

PT

Well, that's good news anyway PT! I'm glad they didn't just fob you off!