Autograph - The Empire Theatre Cafe Ba in Liverpool

Intenté entrar a Bistro pero estaba completamente lleno, así que subí al bar, muy agradable, cómodo pero bastante caro. Los bocadillos de bar son muy decepcionantes, solo un tubo de patatas fritas donde siento que podrían ofrecer una mejor variedad y comida de más sustancia que las patatas fritas.

Mi amigo y yo reservamos para ver la historia de Rod Stewart en el teatro Liverpool Empire y traté de reservar una mesa en el bistro en línea, pero hubo un problema con el sistema de reservas, así que llamé por teléfono y recibí el correo de voz. Dejé un mensaje con mi número de teléfono de contacto y una solicitud de una mesa para dos a las 6 pm. Viajamos una hora y media para llegar allí y estábamos ansiosos por tener una comida allí antes del teatro. Nadie devolvió mi llamada pero fuimos de todos modos y no estaba particularmente ocupado. Nos sentamos en una mesa y nos dieron menús, pero tuve que buscar una camarera para preguntar si podíamos pedir bebidas y comida. Sin embargo, no estaba ocupado con los clientes. Conseguimos nuestras bebidas bastante rápido pero esperamos una cantidad de tiempo razonable para nuestro pedido de comida. Preguntamos un par de veces cuando llegaría nuestra comida, pero aún así esperamos diez minutos después de que nos dijeran que estaba siendo 'colocada'. Habíamos llegado justo después de las 6 pm y ahora estábamos preocupados de que tendríamos que irnos sin comer porque el show comenzó a las 7. 30 pm! Mi amigo tenía el pastel de pescado y dijo que estaba bien. Tuve una hamburguesa de Nueva York con batatas fritas. La hamburguesa olía a curry y eso y las patatas fritas no estaban muy calientes. Le pedí al gerente que lo revisara y ella me dijo que el olor era el chutney en el pan. ¡Señalé que se anunciaba que tenía un chutney de tomate sin mencionar nada que oliera o supiera a curry! También le dije que mi comida no estaba muy caliente y sabía que había estado de pie durante un tiempo antes de que me sirvieran y me quejé de que el servicio había sido demasiado lento. Ella dijo que había un problema con un equipo en la cocina que estaba afectando el servicio. Le dije que esto podría haber sido señalado cuando ordenamos. Me negué a pagar mi comida que no podía comer. Ella no ofreció nada para rectificar nuestra experiencia. Pagamos la cuenta y nos fuimos. No volveremos a visitarlo. Este lugar, bajo la gestión adecuada, podría ser una pequeña mina de oro. Está en el lugar perfecto para disfrutar de comidas y bebidas antes del teatro. ¡Qué vergüenza la comida y el servicio no están a la altura!

El personal es amable, la comida indiferente, las bebidas caras. Encontré esto por accidente al recoger boletos de taquilla. Se ve bien, muy limpio, loos impecables. Tres de nosotros tuvimos 1 entrante y 3 platos principales con unas copas. 82. 00! Le pregunté a la camarera por qué no se anunciaba (ni siquiera en el sitio web de Empire). Dijo que no lo sabía, aunque el lugar ha estado abierto por más o menos 5 años desde una renovación importante. No desea ser personal, pero el chef necesita una nueva capacitación ya que la calidad de los alimentos cocinados no era buena; pinchos de pollo apenas cocidos, salmón a la parrilla hasta una pulgada de no digerible y papas fritas extrañamente cocidas. . . ? Vino caro y una botella de 33 cl de Moretti 4. 80! ! ! ! !

fue pre teatro sólo teníamos las hamburguesas pero estaban realmente deliciosos. Aunque mi esposa tiene ciertas intolerancias alimentarias, pudieron atenderla y nos cuidaron muy bien. El servicio fue excelente. Volveremos la próxima vez que vayamos al teatro.

Pequeño pedazo de salmón cocidas y cara. Es una lástima, porque nos encanta el teatro y toda la experiencia, pero el bar cuidado ha perdido nuestro negocio. Fabuloso personal

We were a bit unsure and worried about booking here after reading some of the very negative reviews, but we needn't have been. Its a great little place. Conveniently situated, adjacent to the Empire Theatre. We chose to have the set 'offer' menu at £12.95 for two courses. It was great value, (I think we saved about £5 each by ordering from the set menu). We booked the table online and paid in advance and collected the tickets at the box office. The service was friendly, quick and very efficient. The food we had, came nicely presented, was hot and very tasty. Highly recommended.

Visited with friend before seeing a 7.30 show. Bistro not busy, only few tables full. Staff very friendly and good service. Nothing wrong with the food, but nothing standout great. Had halloumi to start and pulled pork burgers for main. Menu differed to the one on the website which is always annoying. Nice choice tho. I would visit again because of the convenience of being in the Empire. Only criticism is price of drinks which I am assuming are so expensive to keep in line with the other bars in the theatre. It advertised an offer of buy two glasses of wine and get the bottle free - this worked out at £19.20 when we asked the waitress which white wine was included. Paid £7 for medium glass and £8 something for large glass of Pinot Grigio. The drink prices mean that this bistro does not offer a reasonable pre theatre meal like so many other places do.

I reserved a table by phone for the 2 course pre theatre menu on Friday 19 August.There were 4 in our group and we arrived at 6pm for the 7.30 show. We had a very long wait for our meals and although the front of house staff were friendly and apologetic it was clear that they were struggling to cope with the number of customers.We ended up with a shared platter starter for 2 and then another long wait for 3 pizzas and a trio of mini burgers. There was no time for the 2 desserts we would have ordered as the show was due to begin. When we asked why the service had been so slow we were told that they had received a lot moret internet bookings than had been expected. We booked our meal at the theatre as we thought it would be more convenient and less rushed. We obviously won're be doing that again!

We booked a table for a pre-show meal before seeing Jackie the Musical and had a leisurely meal with a bottle of wine, a much better arrangement than eating elsewhere and then dashing to the theatre. Starters were Tomato and Basil soup with ciabatta bread and halloumi, flat bread and salad. Mains were butternut squash curry with sticky rice and cheese burger with chips and salad. Food was tasty and filling. Atmosphere was good, the staff very friendly and overall a good experience to be repeated when booking a show at this theatre,

Although the food was well cooked, we found the choice and quality was not as good as it was before. There are no choice for the older palate or the people who like plain cooking . My advice is bring back the Scouse.

Went with friends for pre theatre evening meal. Happened to coincide with ATG Theatre Card holder half price meals. For the items we had (starter and main meal), the price for the set menu £12.99 was not much different. I was relunctantly persuaded to have a shared platter which included chicken sticks. Unfortunately many of the other items included cheese from various animals all of which cause my taste buds to send a scud missile with a toxic warhead to my brain. I enjoyed the flatbread and the occasional olive and the chicken. The mains selection is quite limited and has liberal doses of cheese. I chose the beefburger minus the optional cheese. My wife had a salmon dish with noodles. Other dishes included a trio of burgers lots of cheese and pasta with chicken. Food was well presented, do not be put off by my taste buds, and staff were great. Prices are reasonable when you compare them to what is charged by other establishments with a sem-captive audience.

The Cafe Bistro was very clean and tidy and spacious with plenty of room between the tables. The staff were very attentive with an excellent attitude to the customers. On our visit before the show Annie it was particularly busy but the service was acceptable although not quick, maybe due to the fact that one dish ordered was Grilled salmon. The food was superb, but a little bit too spicy for grand daughter, the portions were very good. Facilities (washroom) were the best I have used in Liverpool, a credit to the staff. All in all a good experience, but book to be sure of your table.

We went last night 16/03/16 to see Guys & Dolls.Show should have commenced at 19.30 hours.Non of the paying guests could get in on time.The show eventually commenced at 19.50 hours.No announcement was made,no apologies,& at the interval they just left the stage we didn't even know how long the interval would last. No consideration given to the people who had paid to see the show. Comes over as a very unprofessionally run theatre.

My friend booked for us to see The Simon and Garfunkel Story. We arrived early giving us 1 1/2 hours before the performance to have a nice meal and a good catch up chat. Things started well, we were seated, offered a drink and after a short while our order from the two course £12.95 menu option taken. Our meals arrived, my choice of salmon was uncooked, our waitress was very helpful, took it back to the kitchen and promised another salmon. In the meantime my friend started eating her meal. My second meal arrived, an end part of this salmon was still uncooked yet the rest was very dry, so I ate the chips with a little of the chilli dip. We were informed there would be no charge for my meal. Had my replacement 'second' meal been OK I would have thought this fair and reasonable. It was now 5 mins before the show started and based on our level of disappointment we both believed this to be unreasonable, we explained our experience and left. All in all we were in the cafe ba for 1 1/2 hours and in that time we had one decent meal, two small diet cokes, two very poor meals, no second course and no further drinks. Clearly there are quality standardisation issues in the kitchen and potential loss of drinks sales at the bar. Having read some of the other reviews, it appears that we customers both local and visitors take a gamble when choosing to dine at the cafe ba, as the current pre theatre dinning experience can be hit or miss. Peoples hard earned nights out are too valuable to gamble with. Our city of Liverpool is working hard to be the best, come on Empire cafe ba, your letting the side down.

My friend and I booked to eat here before going to the theatre to see Jersey Boys. Our table was ready when we arrived and our drink's order was taken quickly. It kind of went down hill after that. It took ages for them to take our food order - there had a special pre theatre menu option. The food we had was really good and tasty. We had planned to have another drink and desert but having waited almost an hour we had to pay up and leave. Real shame as the food was good but the service just not good enough!

We had booked tickets for the Jersey Boys Show, at the Empire Theatre, We booked for a pre threats meal at this location - Lime Street Bistro and we were not disappointed the food and service was great, you could not fault it, will no doubt return in the future when we next book a show

We phoned the number and reserved a table as we liked the menu as per the website for Autograph. When we arrived it was a completely different restaurant, owner and menu. It was more like a cafe. Not a great menu. It spoilt our evening at the Theatre. It's now called The Bistro. Don't bother going there. We felt conned as when we phoned I asked if it was The autograph, we were not told it had changed hands.

I enjoyed a wonderful Christmas afternoon tea on Monday an extra treat from my daughter for my recent birthday. We were greeted by a member of staff and taken to our table and were given our chosen drink hot mulled wine delicious. (or bucks fizz) Then our tea arrived a selection of 12 sandwiches in both brown and white bread with festive turkey ,stuffing,and cranberry sauce, egg and mayo, cheese, gammon with all the trimmings. Then the cakes warm scone,s jam and cream, mince pies, stolen slices and chocolate fudge cake or carrot cake all in keeping with the festive theme . All this was followed by a hot strong pot of tea excellent .The staff were friendly and courteous seeing to our every need. I would highly recommend this venue.

I've been going to the Autograph restaurant for years. It's the best way to start your evening at the theatre.I've taken my grandad to have dinner before a show at the Empire and I've taken my 2 year old niece to have lunch before we visited the museum one afternoon.It accomodates all.. And the food, the service & the atmosphere means that I keep going back!I would recommend this to any theatre goers, you will not get better value for money anywhere else!

We enjoyed a lovely bucks fizz afternoon tea on Saturday at the cafe bar in the Empire. Very good selection of sandwiches and the tea was nice and hot. Only two slices of cake which were lovely but I prefer a selection of mini cakes with my afternoon tea.Staff were lovely and very attentive, on booking was asked with any special dietary requirements and I'm glad we booked as the place was full.

As we had a bit of a mishap with our travel arrangements on Saturday going to the Empire theatre to see the Full Monty we were then running late so had to find somewhere to eat rather quickly. This led us (myself and my girlfriend) looking to have a meal in the autograph café as it was the most convenient and sitting right in the theatre ideally suited for a quick bite. My my were we pleased that we settled on this charming little venue. It was exceptionally good in respects of the food and the service. I ordered the good old homemade scouse which was quite delicious and my girlfriend ordered a steak and onion sandwich which was also she informed me was delicious. The service was very good too and as I said it was a perfect antidote to our little dilemma and we were fed and watered quickly and efficaciously in good time for our show.

Visited with a friend last month. Greeted by a lovely waitress who was always happy to check up on us even though the place was evidently busy. I had the meatballs to start and my friend had the fish cake, both lovely, particularly the meatballs. For our mains we had the steak and the fish and chips respectively, the steak was absolutely gorgeous, as were the chips, which I was advised were homemade. The batter on the fish was (I am told!) crispy and golden, again this was homemade. Credit card machine seems to be up and running now for those complaining about it in the past, and the value of the food was great - £15 for two courses per person is wonderful given how much one would pay for such high quality food even within walking distance. The staff were all very friendly and I was told the chefs were delighted by our feedback, there seems to be lots of other happy customer too. Wouldn't hesitate to return!

We visited here for a pre theatre afternoon tea and scones. The waitress was incredibly friendly and helpful and the scone was absolutely delicious. The reason behind its name - Autograph Cafe soon became apparent .... There are signed photos of various stars on the walls. I wouldn't hesitate to call in here again. The main meals looked appetising too and reasonably priced so maybe next time I'll try a main meal too.

My sister and I visited Autograph for Afternoon Tea after receiving a voucher as a gift. Hopes of the typical English Afternoon Tea experience soon faded when we walked in. The service was non existent, we sat ourselves and waited 25 minutes before the waitress even acknowledged us. Albeit we were early but we still got ignored, much to our disappointment - it was like she only spoke to us when the clock hit 2.30pm (the time we were booked in). Then the food arrived. It was disastrous, minimal filings in the sandwiches, stale cakes all served on a wonky 2 tiered display. We took one bite from the sandwiches, gave the ladies our voucher and walked out.Not an enjoyable experience at all.

i have been to this place before and again had a wonderful meal. the food is spot on and the staff are also spot on.

Second and rather disappointing. visit tonight. Service was very slow, we were in at 6.10. Main courses did not turn up until 7pm the show started at 7.30, Steak Pie, the meat was tough and salty, And since when has a medium rare rib eye steak turned into an overcooked sirloan/rump?. I didnt complain, as if they had cooked me another we would have missed the start of the show, was too hungry by then, especially having been served nasty cold french toast with the terrine starter. Ribe eye was billed in the menu as coming with onion rings, no onion rings, . I complained and was offered another portion of chips or a second soggy mushroom, I declned.!. And watch your bill, waitress hd entered wrong amount into portable card machine, 93 pounds instead of 50 pounds!, good job I spotted her mistake. Very sad iceing on a very sad piece of cake. Avoid!WE wont be going again.

If you buy a last minute ticket and no time to go elsewhere or the weather is inclement the oautograph café is adjacent to the Empire Theatre booking office. Very basic but you can get " scouse" here but not many potatoes in mine mainly meat and gravy. There are also daily specials on offer. Prices are fairly typical. Nothing special but ok.

Having never been before and not knowing any one who had we blind booked a table so I didn't have to rush home through the traffic and through all the visitors who had come to see the Giants on the Saturday. The menu was classic bistro fare and we went the whole hog and had the 3 courses. The food was excellent the service brilliant and and the timing of the service was exactitude to perfection. The price of the meal was spot on. This set us up for a great night. I would highly recommended it before a show but it's also a great little bolt whole to visit in the afternoon. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Visited this Bistro on Saturday a very busy Saturday in Liverpool (giants were in town) initially called in to escape the departing crowds ordered a drink then we were inticed by menu luckily for us the staff were happy to accommodate us without booking food was delicious recommend steak and ale pie very tasty followed by sticky toffee pudding husband had steak also enjoyed meal Staff excellent would highly recommend even if you are not going to Theater. Strongly advise to Book we watched several people being turned away because no tables available

My Partner & I Visited on the 26/06/14 & both had the two course before going to watch The Lion King Musical, It was a Perfect Beginning to the evening, The Food is Amazing The Staff were really friendly and attentive without being intrusive. I would highly recommend :) *****

I recently purchased a voucher from Groupon for an Afternoon Tea deal for 2 so treated my Mum and words fail to describe how lovely it was! The very kind waitress showed us to our table and gave us our glasses of Bucks Fizz shortly followed by a delicious selection of fresh sandwiches and the most fabulous cakes and warm scones! We were so full we couldn't finish it all! It was then followed by a lovely cup of tea each to wash it all down! Ten out of ten and will definitely be returning again soon!!!

Me and my partner visited Autograph Cafe last night (Wed 28th May) for a pre theatre meal and was pleasantly surprised. We opted for the 2 course £14.95. For starter we had the tomato & red pepper soup & meatballs. Both where very tasty and presented well, for the main course we both opted for the fish & chips best I have had this also was presented well. The service was very good and although they where kept busy never failed to smile. I would recommend Autograph Cafe to anyone visiting the Empire. Great food, service & location. Well done Autograph.

My husband & I visited the restaurant before going to see the Lion King. We had a 2 course meal which was excellent, the food was well cooked and served presented. I had the chicken which was well cooked and succulent, my husband had the steak and ale pie which he said was delicious. The waitress was attentive but not intrusive, all the staff were extremely pleasant even on the telephone when I made the booking. I would have no hesitation of recommending the restaurant to friends.

I have been going the Empire for yrs but never eaten here before. Had lovely meal. Staff very friendly and helpful. Good food, the lamb was lovely. Nice wine :-) very clean inside, and good value for money. Will definitely go again !

Just been for a great afternoon tea at the empire. Had a groupon deal but would have paid full price it was excellent. Food was very fresh and the staff were very friendly. We came out quite full. I do not understand the bad reviews try it out you wont be disappointed

We revisited the Autograph Bistro at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool today and were served with an exceptional Afternoon Tea. It commenced with a lovely glass of Bucks Fizz followed by a super assortment of freshly cut sandwiches. Also on the tiered serving plate were 'still warm' large scones. These were accompanied by fresh cream and strawberry jam; delicious! This was followed by chocolate cake and Victoria Sponge cake and a pot of tea served with additional hot water.Once again the service was friendly and attentive and we have no hesitation in recommending it both for value and quality. We shall definitely return.

Lovely afternoon tea for two with bucks fizz, plenty of sandwiches, delicious scones jam/clotted cream and big pieces of cake that was too much for me and I didn't make it! Coffee is brought over when you ask for it instead of it sitting there going cold whilst you drink your fizz.Friendly staff member who came out of the bistro to help us with directions and made us feel very welcome.

Went to Autograph Bistro last night (Saturday) and was very pleased with the whole evening. We were treated on arrival by a lovely waitress who showed us to our table. The food was very good and presented very well. The service throughout our evening was very good we weren't rushed at all. The restaurant was full and the atmosphere was great. I would recommend anybody thinking of going to Autograph Bistro to book in advance as you may not get a table. Overall a great experience.

Went to this restaurant for a pre theatre meal, there was 14 of us but the service and food was very good. Great place to eat before a show I would recommend it especially if the weather is bad as you just walk through to the theatre internally.