Baja Cantina in Milton Keynes

Very busy store, you might wait for your food but overall i was satisfied.

I was food poising after 3 hours, spend 3 days in bed with pain and discomfort. Service charge added for NO service, never back again.

So after going every year to Marco Pierre whites at MK stadium which sadly closed we thought we would try this one. Well what can I say, really didn't live upto expectations. Before I go into details I will say the staff was fine and quick to serve although that does also make you feel rushed to get you out too but overall service was fine. (However be careful as you will be offered many things not told a price and then charged. Including water 😂 £5 for water ) However the food is another story. We had the bread for starter(can't spell ferrachia) which was very dry but ok and I imagine many people would have been ok with it. Onto the mains which is the part we was really interested in having starved ourselves all day awaiting this meal. My partner ordered the surf and turf while I went for the new York strip and even went 16oz, thinking this would be the speciality choice as it's a new York restaurant. Asked if would like normal fries or sweet potato, I had normal Mrs had sweet potato (extra £5 unaware) then asked what sauces we would like. She had peppercorn I had stilton (again charged for these at £4 per sauce 😂) We waited around 30min for the food which we didn't mind. With my huge 16oz new York strip due to arrive I was planning how embarrassing it's going to be with my huge plate and strip on. However when food did arrive that wasn't what arrived. Instead it was 2 small strips instead. Food was quite tasty. I would say don't go for the sauces as not much flavour and very oily but without sauce meal would have been so dry. £40 we paid for the 16oz strips , got 2small steaks and a few chips oh and 4 cherry tomatoes 😂 Our meal came to £116 for list below Strawberry lemonade Pepsi Bread starter Surf and turf 16oz steak Peppercorn sauce Stilton sauce Sweet potato fries Water We felt very cheated and lucky we had a voucher to use otherwise I don't think I'd have paid full price as just wasn't worth it. The MK stadium one wasn't cheap but we didn't feel cheated. It had a better menu and just felt so much more value for the money when served. Our yearly visit to Marco Pierre white is now finished after about 7 years. If this is what Marco Pierre sees as good then it's no surprise his restaurants are closing. Left feeling cheated and would not return

5 *s to the staff and service at the Cock today where we had lunch. Thank you for your welcome and very speedy service.

Great service by staff, especially James. He had a wonderful smile which made my evening