Tasting Bar & Kitchen in Wirral

Food was fantastic and so was the service

We are regulars at tasting and it’s always amazing. Friendly waiters who are always ready to chat and assist. Owner Gill is lovely and always tries to make this place more than a restaurant, more of a community hub. Menu changes every two months so there is always something new to try. Likewise keep an eye out for their wine tasting and movie events which are always good. Highly recommended.

Food very dry and most of it quite spicy. Not very impressed. I don't think I would go again.

Fab food and service! Have been to several tasting events here and enjoyed numerous dining experiences and all have been really enjoyable. Would highly recommend this venue.

Fabulous little gem. Great service! Tasty & well cooked food, packed with flavour. Amazing wines. Highly recommended

We were very much looking forward to our night out as it was a special celebration for us. We were informed when ordering that the chicken yakitori starter was unavailable although it is hard to imagine they had sold out at 7.15pm. The starters arrived and my partner's gnocchi looked like it had been cooked and rested for a long time, it certainly hadn't been freshly made, it was hard and flavourless and should not have come out of the kitchen. The last thing we ever want is to complain and just want a nice experience but it was so bad that my partner did tell the waitress who dealt with it very professionally and said that she would knock one of the drinks off the bill. We were quite prepared to forget about it and enjoy the rest of the evening but unfortunately my Jamaican curry was awful. I know a little bit about this cuisine and it was basically chicken with a generic curry powder rather than the scotch bonnet/scallion/allspice/thyme etc flavours that it should be. Small portions, no effort to be authentic, not good. Unfortunately my partner who suffers from IBS was in agony the next day and so we won't be going back. Please use this as constructive criticism, the young lady who serves us was very professional and dealt with us very well I thought but the food certainly needs a rethink.

Went to the Greek film night, food was amazing and atmosphere was incredible. Returning again!! Something different!!

Attended the Tasting Bar and Kitchen for one of their themed movie nights. The theme was French and the film was Moulin Rouge. I can’t express how delicious the food was. I hadn’t ever been before and was recommended by a friend who said the food was great but I wasn’t too sure what to expect, needless to say I left absolutely stuffed and even took a doggy bag home! Lovely wine choice, the sweets and popcorn with the meal was a lovely touch, and we are very much looking forward to coming back in 2 weeks for the Indian themed movie night! Thank you to all the wonderful staff for a lovely evening

We had booked a table to celebrate my birthday but unfortunately because of illness had to cancel table, all was not lost as Gill came to the rescue and we enjoyed a lovely takeaway. Thank you Gill and her staff for going above and beyond and for still making my birthday meal special 🥰 We will be rebooking soon ❤️

First time visit, will not be the last. Food & service both excellent and a lovely atmosphere.

We loved the new Spring Menu. I expected we'd have 3 courses but 2 courses was more than sufficient !! It was a real pleasure to be able to choose from the delights of India, Morocco and Mexico in one restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious, presented beautifully and the service was exemplary. We also enjoyed a couple of elderflower spritz, which were fabulous. A really lovely evening in stylish surroundings. I highly recommend this place

Very welcoming and the food is good and well cooked, the lady is very kind

Highly recommend Went for the Spring special and was highly impressed Starting the the conservatory area, was so lovely on a warm spring afternoon. Staff were lovely, very attentive, helpful, friendly and super fast to bring drink and food orders. Then the food, wow, just wow. Really tasty (restaurant deserves its name!). Varied, delicious, good value for money. Please check out the pick. Would definitely recommend and will go again.

Went for lunch today with friends food beautiful and fresh we all had the new spring menu amazing value great friendly service not rushed and very relaxing atmosphere will definitely recommend

Another fabulous meal, this place is amazing. GF menu is the best locally. Staff are so friendly and helpful. Will be back soon!

TBK - an absolute gem of a venue, simply first class from arriving, service, food and relaxing feel 👏👏👏. The themed dishes are a fabulous idea and well worth trying.

Ok, we decided to try somewhere new and thank goodness we did! We did book a table but our booking wasn't recorded but no issue we went in and sat at a table. staff were chatty and pleasant. We were given water and ordered drinks. We ordered our food from the set menu and ordered 3 courses. we ordered everything to share and this was no issue, once the food came the staff just gave us some small plates to share it on. The food was well cooked tasty and red hot. I am quite fussy but I enjoyed every mouthful of my meal. The price is very reasonable. 3 Course was 15 pounds each. Drinks were reasonably priced too. We were told the menu is changing shortly and we are looking forward to returning to try more. We had Iberian Ham croquettes and korean BBQ chicken to start with, Chicken Souvlaki and Char Siu pork for main and mini tartlets and profiteroles for pudding.

Sat down and ordered two drinks. My husbands drink arrived shortly after however my drink did not arrive. When questioned I was later told it must’ve gone to another table and had therefore been forgotten about. We were ready to order food and were told to wait 30 minutes before ordering. Given the service we left and went somewhere else - would not recommend. Spoke to another couple and they had both ordered two drinks and were told they weren’t allowed to place an order for food even though they had been waiting to for over an hour!

We went here for dinner last night, to give it another go after a previous visit with very disappointing service. I am delighted to say that this time the service was absolutely excellent- very attentive staff who were quick to take orders and always checking how things were. The food was good. We went for the 3 course menu which is very good value. I had feta parcels, sea bass yassa and chocolate tartlets. All very tasty. My husband also enjoyed his food. I am so pleased that we had a much better experience this time. Well done to all the staff.

Amazing This is definitely one of the nicest restaurants on the Wirral Firstly the staff…they are lovely. So helpful with menu suggestions and advice, while keeping the drinks flowing !! Food was so tasty. Love that the menu changes often to different themed countries, such an original idea. Would recommend the pork, although it’s difficult To single out any meal preferences as honestly it was fantastic Would definitely recommend and will visit again, very soon. Oh and an extra shout out to the staff who provided extra info about the film nights. Looks like fun!

Food and service good rip off prices on the wine

This is the second time we've been to Tasting Bar & Kitchen and it was a lovely experience once again. We went on a Wednesday in January when they were running 50% off food and despite it being busy the servers were so lovely and polite. The food was amazing and the restaurant itself has a really nice atmosphere. I think previous reviews are quite unfair regarding the service and experience of staff, I appreciate others experience may be different depending on the day but everyone has got to start somewhere and I think people can be quick to forget what it was like starting out in a new job where you aren't familiar with everything yet. It was still a great experience and we will most definitely be returning. Thank you! And to any new (and old) staff, you're doing a great job!

Friday night booking and everything from the service to the quality of wine and food was incredible. Dishes were so unique and full of flavour wanted to order the whole menu. Value for money was speechless. Will be back time and time again

My husband and I ate here on Wednesday. It was a 50% discount day so we knew it would be busy. I cannot stress how awful the service was. When we arrived we were taken to our table and the waitress said she would bring the drinks menu. She never did. When the drinks did arrive the poor waitress ( new and obviously very nervous) dropped my bottle of beer on the floor. When we eventually ordered the food we were told the bread would come out straight away. It came after maybe 15 minutes. We waited and waited and waited and waited for our main plates. Food was coming out of the kitchen but not for us. A waitress did come over and when I said we had been waiting an hour she offered us some free drinks. Eventually an hour and twenty minutes since entering the restaurant we got 2 main plates- a very tasty Ethiopian dish. About ten minutes later we got 2 more and 5 minutes after that the last one. Before my husband had finished eating the waitress came and asked if we had finished. Couldn't she see he hadn't?? If the service hadn't been so awful we would have had dessert but by this point there was no way we were spending any longer here. So we asked for the bill. When we did we were informed it could take a while as with the discounts it had to be done manually-??? We waited 15 minutes and still the bill had not arrived. I went over to the till and was told I would be dealt with in a minute. By this point I was really furious and went to speak to the owner/ manager who was behind the bar. I complained about the service and said we still hadn't got the bill. It took another 5 minutes before it was sorted out. My husband and I eat out a lot and this has got to be the worst service I ever remember. We see they are advertising for more staff. They definitely need that, but also to train the current staff properly. Sorry to have ranted on like this but I needed to get it off my chest. The food was OK.

Came to evening viewing of elf and thoroughly enjoyed it!! The food was so flavoursome, the atmosphere was so festive!! Top marks from the 4 of us. We loved the popcorn and sweets such a lovely idea to accompany the film, true night at the movies in style.

These people state that they are OPEN on a Saturday afternoon when in truth they are CLOSED. This is not a light mistake; here on Google they say they are open but the booking engine will not accept Saturday afternoon bookings so somebody has deliberately set it up this way.

Best Restaurant in Hoylake. Great food and fantastic service, just booked again in a few weeks. Thanks guys

Great food friendly staff service quick but not rushed had a beef dish can't for the life of me remember what country it was from or what it was called but delicious. Will definitely be back

We came back to Tasting for the new menu and it didn’t disappoint. Can highly recommend the casserole with tater tots it was absolutely delicious. My partner is coeliac and was again spoilt for choice. Delightful staff who make a great cocktail, which might explain my patchy memory of a the Eton mess we shared for dessert though my partner assures me that it was a good one!!

Unfortunately a disappointing experience overall. We were a table of 4, the restaurant was quite busy when we arrived but fairly quickly started to thin out. Our appetiser arrived fairly quickly but main meals took around 2 hours after arrival, during this time we were left alone with no explanation and even had to ask for more drinks. Serving staff did apologise for the long wait, but only while finally bringing out our order, even then 1 dish was forgotten and we had to go to the bar and ask for it. Food was average at best and was not overly hot. Not a great experience, will not be returning or recommending.

We have been to the tasting kitchen many times but mainly for lunch and recently for a 40th celebration. We chose to come with friends this evening and were left really disappointed. We arrived ten minutes early for a 7.45pm booking and the restaurant was busy but not full at that point. My husband asked the waitress what beers were available by the bottle and was advised to ‘look at the menu’. Not great, but thought she may be new and also not a beer drinker. After ordering shortly afterwards around 8pm our food still hadn’t arrived after 9pm and we weren’t advised of a long wait. After spending ages trying to order another drink my husband got up to ask the three staff all chatting by the bar. Other tables were looking disgruntled by this point too. We asked if the food was on the way as we had been waiting nearly 90 minutes. We were sharply informed that there was no delay on food and that it was cooked to order and we were in a queue. Food arrived at 9.40pm and was delicious but let down by the service. We had to get back for our babysitter and so rushed the meal and left without desserts or coffee. We hadn’t been out with these friends for ages and I’m afraid the main conversation ended up being about offhand staff and lack of food. I love this little independent but would suggest the staff visit Tapas Kitchen in West Kirby for a masterclass in how to treat customers and run tapas service.

Sat down at 7.25, food arrived 9.35. Food was good but service poor. 3 staff stood behind the bar chatting, not once were we asked if we would like another drink in the 2 hour wait for food.

The waitresses were very pleasant but, oh dear, the food was really very disappointing indeed. We ordered three tapas from the Spanish menu and three from the Persian menu. The chorizo was rubbery, the chicken thighs tough, and kebabs - dry. The saving grace were the chips and the white wine, both of which were very nice. At one point in the evening, a member of staff went outside to smoke at the back by the (open) door, filling the restaurant with smoke - very unpleasant. With all the local competition and lovely places to eat, I'm afraid I can't see this establishment lasting very long (it was only half full on a Saturday night). They really need to up their game and, I'm sorry to say, we won't be going back.

1st visit as recommended = Absolutely fantastic. Food authenticate and varied. Service very good. Overall a credit to the owner. 👍

Tried out the new menu on Friday night, very tasty and good size plates for a tapas style menu. Great service and atmosphere.

We had the take away which was amazing value. Excellent variety of food. When I ordered the food the staff were very friendly and answered any questions. Will go back - next time to eat in rather than take away

Fantastic food and staff ..great atmosphere

We came here when there was a lunchtime deal on and had a lovely meal. With the deal it was a good price, it would be more expensive on a normal day but I would still go back.

What a great little spot. Fantastic food and wine menu 🍷 Friendly and also great for sporting golfers ⛳️ Love it 😍

Lovely evening here. The food was amazing. Felt like we were on holiday. Great service and friendly staff. We'll be back!

Great food, drinks and service. Recommended.

Great value meal tonight. Excellent as always.

Our favourite restaurant in Hoylake (and there are lots to choose from). Great service, lovely tapas small plates, lovely cocktails.

Great little eatery, would recommend

Amazing meal with really friendly staff, good value for money and an easy comfortable atmosphere, very attentive to make sure everything is okay but not overbearing.

Great food. Not much more to say except. Do your self a favour and go and get yourself a great feed.

Really tasty food, varied mix of different countries specialities every 6;8 weeks. Well priced, offers daytime till early evening and with decent cocktails, wine to go with them. Very impressed

Food good waitresses friendly. Had a long wait for the food but to be honest it is cooked from scratch.

Absolutely rubbish service. Arrogant staff and unprofessional. We booked in advance, arrived on time and despite having three other empty tables they only allowed us to have one by the door getting all the draft. We left and move to the local pub that was...

2nd time visited great choice of excellent food,staff very welcoming and service excellent will definatly book again.

Food all cooked to order and delicious. Love the concept of a totally changed menu every few months, as it made us try new dishes that we had never eaten before … all of which we loved. We had dishes from Brazil, Malaysia and Italy...

We booked here for Valentine’s Day myself, my husband and my daughter. We arrived to a slow start, we asked twice for the vegetarian menu to which we were informed we were supposed to have emailed to state vegetarian option required and that there was nothing available for a vegetarian as everything had been pre prepared. We then asked for child’s menu to be told it’s “Valentines Day” there is no child’s menu. Very disappointing to say the least, we left with no food and customer service was not great. Will not be returning which is a shame as we only came once previously and absolutely loved it that’s why we chose here for valentines. If there’s no child’s menu then state no children.

Terrible service/No plan B/Amateur restaurant. We booked this restaurant for Valentine’s Day for myself/wife/daughter. We arrived, ordered our drinks and asked what was the vegetarian option. Our drinks arrived and the waitress didn’t advise us of the Vegetarian option which we had previously requested so...

Terrible service/No plan B/Amateur restaurant. We booked this restaurant for Valentine’s Day for myself/wife/daughter. We arrived, ordered our drinks and asked what was the vegetarian option. Our drinks arrived and the waitress didn’t advise us of the Vegetarian option which we had previously requested so we had to ask again. Felt like she was not listening to us. When asked again she basically said there was no vegetarian option and the food should have been requested before hand as all the food is pre-prepared if that was the case I would never have booked this restaurant in the 1st place as I prefer fresh food. Then my wife asked for the child’s menu which we received a reply of “it’s Valentine’s Day there isn’t one” When I booked this restaurant not once does it state that kids where not catered for. Extremely poor set up and with no plan b or to try keep our custom they just let us leave. Will never return to this place. I have received better service at my local chip shop. My opinion is I Suggest your restaurant be more clear and precise with its instructions and to pre-judge against people with kids is just not on at all. Thanks for ruining our Valentine’s Day !!!

Clever concept at dinner time. Food was very good quality with a great range of interesting choices. Competitively priced. Well worth a visit.

Another fantastic meal, the choice of food from countries Brazil, Italy and Malaysia gave plenty of choice, the Brazilian stew was amazing as was the Italian Sea Bass, couldn’t fault any of it and the Passion fruit mousse finished the meal off perfectly 😍 Thank...

Relaxed, interesting and better than I could do at home, which trust me is a compliment. We had a leisurely night and worked our way through 6 different dishes and a side dish and with drinks a >10% tip still had change from £50 -...

Lovely little bistro/wine bar. Homemade fresh food, great service. A real gem of a local business. Would recommend.

Really enjoyable Saturday night. Food was fantastic as well as the Cocktails. Excellent service from the staff and 10⭐️ for Gill. Many thanks from Pen at Rhanni Thai X

Great food Great service Great atmosphere Half price food on Monday evenings What's not to like ? 🥰

Honestly, the most incredible food I have eaten in a long time. Authentic and genuine, with a clear understanding of balance and flavour - without over complication. This restaurant offers so much in terms of ambience and service and the staff were both attentive and...

In here earlier, the food was lovely, great value too . Probably could do with bit more staff though.

Fantastic selection of food, and from different areas of the world. Glad we booked.

I went in with no clue as to what I wanted to eat but the manager was very helpfull and chose with me, really good service and the food was exceptional. The beer was really nice too, cold and refreshing, I highly reccomend a visit...

Awful service last night 10.09.2022. Waited over an hour for our second dishes to arrive. Food was very poor quality.

Really pleasant staff. Had a sharing platter which was fabulous. Some great offers. Good wine selection. Outside terrace is such a bonus on Market St. Cheapest kids drinks ever. This place is gonna smash it

Went on a Thursday around 6pm. We each had two lovely courses from the set early bird menu and some cocktails each. Staff were pleasant and down to earth. Really great food - would recommend!

Really delicious food, cocktails and excellent wine menu. The staff are so polite and helpful. It’s the perfect place for lunch or Dinner.

Lovely staff, fab food and great atmosphere

Mellow, dog-friendly space, serving good food and a selection of gin from local producers.

Went for lunch today, we were the only ones there for the majority of the meal but we sat in their glass fronted area which was lovely with the windows open. We chose from the daytime menu with the sandwiches and paninis, we had one...

Bit worried about the eclectic menu, but the excellent reviews won us over. I'm pleased to report that the reviews were right. We were impressed with the customer service, atmosphere and the food and will definitely go back.

Friendly service and very enjoyable food, both individual dishes and sharing dishes.

Lovely welcoming staff, shame about the inedible food, so spicy and hot , paid over £75 for drinks and one dish that was edible, will not be returning

To all the team at The Tasting Bar & Kitchen thank you for a great evening on Saturday. A party of 11 of us arrived without a booking, to be fair we didn’t know where we were going, and they couldn’t have been more accommodating...

lovely food and served quickly enough

Excellent food. Look out for the special offers.

Been here 3x now and each time the food has been 10/10, to have such a regularly changing menu and keep the standards so high really is impressive. Atmosphere inside is lovely whether in the front conservatory or the main restaurant. Lots of drink choice including cocktails, mocktails and wine flight (3 small wines from menu for £9.95!). We will be back again and again :)

Visited for my mum & dad's birthday last week and they managed to fit 7 of us in last minute which was great. We got there as it opened so it was fairly quiet for the first half an hour or so but the atmosphere was great once a few other tables had filled up. The food was delicious, the butter chicken was incredible 😍 love the style of the dishes they have created & the cocktails were amazing too! Very boozy which you don't tend to get anymore so that was great. I'm sure I will be back as I'd like to try out their next menu in a couple of months time 😋

Attended a friends baby shower and the food was excellent. From start to finish it was a lovely afternoon and the service was fantastic. Would highly recommend!

This was a perfect venue for our friend’s baby shower. The decor inside is gorgeous! The afternoon tea was absolutely delicious. It was all fresh and very well presented. A lovely cocktail menu too!

A lovely afternoon at the Tasting Bar and Kitchen.From the moment we arrived for our baby shower afternoon tea we were made to feel extremely welcome. The room had been decorated beautifully and the area was separate from other diners, ideal for our group of...

Fantastic experience from start to finish. Staff were so welcoming and remained lovely throughout. Food was incredible and authentic and beautifully presented. Even a nut allergy was not too much trouble to accommodate.

Had never been before and heard mixed reviews. All I can say is, it would of been nice to have some food with our salt.

Yummy ... loved the Jamaican saltfish fritters and the jackfruit nachos ... actually loved all my tapas ... delicious. So pleased there is such a good choice for vegetarians and so many fish choices too. Looking forward to my next visit.

Wouldn’t recommend. Twice now I’ve had a meal at this restaurant, the first was bland. Sea bass came accompanied by a watery pool underneath it (which wasn’t sauce) everything was very underwhelming. I went back, hoping for better things and had one of the saltiest meals I’ve ever eaten it was almost inedible. For the price, portion size and quality of the meal, I’d go elsewhere.

Good food & friendly staff! Nice cosy atmosphere.

Hoylake is blessed to have such a fantastic restaurant on its doorstep. We have visited the tasting kitchen five times and each time have been blown away by the friendly staff and the fantastic food. As the menu rotates, we are yet to have the...

Good food, well made - interesting menu (Vietnamese, Turkish and Scottish...)

We really enjoyed the Burn’s night evening. A six course tasting menu, including haggis, Cullen skink risotto and cranachan, with some Scottish cocktails for the brave hearts among us! Food and service were excellent, as was pre meal discussion around accommodating the pescatarians in our...

Been to many a Burns night around the world but I can say that the food last night was the best I have ever had a such an event, with all the many courses excellent but with the salmon crostini and the haggis with whisky...

Super attentive and good-humoured staff, wonderful atmosphere and awesome food made for an amazing birthday celebration. Lovely selection of cocktails - there were three porn stars on our table! It’s our third time here and we’ll be back again soon.

Visited twice recently. First time for a drink and second time for food. Service was very good and friendly, the place is super clean and the food and drinks were great. I really enjoyed their luxury hot chocolate and they have an interesting selection of gins and wines. Next time I'm in Hoylake I will go again.

Absolutely stunning food, lovely atmosphere, great friendly staff, not to be missed, just gets better and better. Sea bass to die for.

We had a party of 17 for a Xmas do, We had an amazing night the food, staff and drinks was excellent. Highly recommend

Had a fantastic afternoon at the wine tasting, we enjoyed 6 courses of lovely wines expertly paired with delicious food. The food, the wine, and the atmosphere were great. My favourite restaurant in Hoylake! Already booked to go again. Many thanks to Amanda, Gill and...

I went to a wine tasting here and it was such a brilliant afternoon. The dishes served with each meal were incredible, in particular the seabass dish! I learned a lot about different wines and the staff couldn't have done more to make everyone feel...

We took over Tasting last night for my 50th birthday celebrations, with around 40 friends. We had the whole place to ourselves and were served delicious food from a wonderful team of staff. Such a lovely venue, I can highly recommend a visit for a...

5 star, this place gets better every time. Food is to die for and the Menu selection is very creative and top notch. Service is excellent as always. Recommend this place very very highly... a hidden Gem

Very friendly staff. Nice small plates. They were small however. Good concept, would like to go again just felt it could have been a bit better for the money. The food was good but didn't leave me wanting to come back soon.