Newport
Henry Webb's

Henry Webb's

Castleton, CF3 2XR, Newport, United Kingdom

Fish • Vegan • Fusion • Coffee


"My partner and I had an opportunity to try the unique Gareth Daw Collection 10 course testing menu. The whole experience started with homemade pineapple and raspberry ciders, followed by berbere bread with creamy lemon butter. Next, one of our favourites crocodile (yes, crocodile! with yummy bacon maple jam perfectly complementing the exotic protein. Just when we thought this could not get any better here comes the Head Chef carrying the plates filled with wild mushrooms sprinkled with popping candy which started popping once the dish was poured over with rich earl grey mushroom sauce wow, that was something new! After this we got presented with one of the menu's stand out dish the famous pork belly soaking in coconut sauce and topped with passion fruit caviar! That's definitely one of must try when visiting the restaurant! Dish no 6, cod in tomato and sea herbs. My partner is not a big fan of sea food but Chef Gareth's fish was clearly of very high quality and addition of sea herbs brought it to a whole new level. Next comes lamb breast with oxtail. Personally, I was not sure what to expect as lamb is not my favourite one nor is oxtail BUT...need to admit that it was expertly prepared dish, packed with massive range of powerful flavours, beautiful tender meat, simply perfect. Now moving onto dessert part of the menu, first we were served with delicious banana sorbet sprinkled with dried raspberries. After that we had a three layered chocolate cake with coffee and orange flavours. Stunning presentation of both dessert with fresh fruits and lovely garnish flowers. Last dish of our testing experience was petit four, cute pink macaroons and amazing sweet potato brownies. We absolutely loved the whole testing menu and hope we could try one again soon. The food was fresh and high quality. We appreciated the beautiful presentation and variety of flavours. The waiting staff was also second to none, very friendly and attentive. We highly recommend the place. It is truly a hidden gem!"

Popadoms

Popadoms

11 High Street, NP20 1FQ, Newport, United Kingdom

Pizza • Sushi • Kebab • European


"Sadly, we chose 'Popadoms ' to order a takeaway for this evening. We spent £60 on food and waited 90-minutes for cold food to be delivered with missing items! It 's a Saturday night, so the delivery time is to be expected, less so the cold food and the below... I rang the restaurant and they couldn 't be any less interested, even when speaking to the manager. Getting an apology was like trying to get blood from a stone. We waited a further 30-minutes for the missing items to be delivered (2 hours total waiting time . I ordered a vegetarian pasanda (don 't judge me! , this arrived on delivery 1 ....following delivery 2 (the missing items I noticed they added chicken at no extra charge which is lovely but I 'm actually a vegetarian! Apparently, the person who took the order misunderstood , despite a full conversation on the vegetarian pasanda not being on the menu but they could make it ...now trying to make excuses, lie, and shift the blame onto me. I wouldn 't order from them again. It seems they are taking their high ratings for granted to guarantee orders yet part-delivering a sub-standard service. They returned £25 for my meal items, as priced on the menu. The delivery guy was lovely on all 3 ocassions; he wouldn 't even accept my tip given our poor experience. He was very polite, friendly, and apologetic. The food was OK, despite being microwaved, but the overall experience a fail! Things go wrong and items can be missed, it 's human error, but the customer service around this is key, and that was non-existent!"