The Brasserie Tapas & Grill in Wirral

Mini hen do for older family/friends. Diane and the staff at the Brasserie were great Diane arranged for us to have either afternoon tea or stands of cakes/scones and different sandwiches for the bride. She set the table nicely and kept an area for just us at the back. We all had a fabulous time. Lovely surroundings, loads of parking as the Spa is attached to the main hotel. Would recommend. Thank you ladies

Superb food, great service from the ladies and all at a good price ! A little weird having some fellow diners in their bath robes ( straight from the Spa !)But the ladies a total credit to the place

My wife and I shared three tapas dishes and although freshly cooked, we were very disappointed with the patatas bravas. They lacked any spiciness, as no garlic or paprika had been used. The tomato sauce was straight from a tin of chopped tomatoes. Prices a little high for the quality. Service however was very friendly, although the food did take quite a while to be brought out.

the service was spot on, voucher for free drink welcomed, lovely staff quick on drinks but the club sandwich was too chunky, not on a paninni as expected and my friend send her crispy beef dish back as it was very chewy. This is no reflection of the food in the Lawns restaurant as the food in there is spot on.

3 dagen in het hotel ernaast gezeten, dus 's avonds een hapje eten bij dit kleine maar heel erg fijne restaurant. De "grotere" gerechten gekozen, 3 dagen compleet iets anders gegeten, maar wauw, iedere dag was overheerlijk!

Having, as usual, started asking questions about the menu options, suitability for a gluten and dairy free diet etc, the waitress returned to the kitchen. She returned a couple of minutes later with the chef who was then able to discuss options and advise what she could offer me. The food was great, freshly prepared and some of the best chips I've ever had! We will definitely be back. I couldn't have asked for better service.

When here twice. First time the food was great, we decided to go back again but the food this time was so below the required standard. Felt slightly overpriced for the quality. Space was quite tight due to the limited floor space.

Great tapas. The pork belly was melt in your mouth gorgeous. We were really looked after. The service was friendly and efficient. Shame we live so far away. If in the area again would definately return

We went to the Brasserie for the tapas lunch, great choice including a vegetarian selection, we had crab croquet, salt and pepper chips, whitebait, chorizo and Mediterranean veg, meatballs and chicken thighs, 3 tapas for £15, all good sized portions and delicious. The staff were very friendly and attentive and when we ordered our coffees brought out a plate with 'Happy Birthday' and a selection of brownies and flapjack - really nice thought. Lovely location, great food, this was our first visit but will be back!

Good service, brilliant steak and tasty tapas. Reasonable value for quality of produce. Helpful staff advising on number of Tapas for average appetite.

Comfortable and relaxing restaurant with reasonable prices considering the class of hotel that it is part of, the Tapas menu is quite typical of ones you experience in Spain but the flavours and taste were missing somewhat but we couldn’t but our finger on what exactly what it was but after saying that we all enjoyed it. Tapas start at about £6 per small portion but there also paella’s for two and the usual steaks and burgers.

Soggy pork skin and defo not crackling! Service wasn’t very attentive and weren’t food checked at all on either course. Drinks menu could be better as seems much more on offer in Lawns! Cheesecake was small and cheeseboard very disappointing. The tapas was lovely :-)

Party of 16, food came out quick and hot, allmeals were perfect and tasted gorgeous. Staff were very attentive and friendly!

Thornton Hall had January specials deals in the Spa and my wife persuaded me to indulge with her. After our treatments we went to the Brasserie for lunch and it was a delight. Really friendly staff who were attentive and efficient. Our table overlooked the gardens and the views were tranquil. The food was well cooked and an enormous amount of French fries accompanied our burgers. We will be back for sure

Thank you to Michelle and Hannah for hosting a more than enjoyable meal. It is usually quite difficult when eating out for our family, due to health conditions and dietary demands. But both Michelle and Hannah tailored to our families preferences, making it a really enjoyable meal for everyone. The Brasserie also went above and beyond to make a special effort for my Grandmother's and Sister's joint birthday. Thank you!

We booked dinner bed and breakfast at this hotel and we were booked into the Brasserie by the hotel I felt the eatery wasn't really the standard for a four star hotel. The food was mediocre. I ordered ham croquettes to start, tasty but cold. My main course was steak and I felt was oven chips! I felt that the food was mediocre and the service wasn't the best, two people serving and long wait when it got busy. I was not impressed

We booked the one more nights sleep package for the night before my wedding and had lunch and dinner in the bistro. The food was amazing and so filling and the amount you got for your money was more than we could of asked for. Service was also 5 star we couldn't of asked for any more and was made to feel as though nothing was ever to much to ask. Would defiantly eat in here again.

Was skeptic at first as usually lunches included with spas aren’t very good (usually something like a sandwich and a drink) but I was impressed. I had an omelette with chips to share and he had a burger, followed by cake too! It was just the right amount, food was lovely, staff were friendly! We made little changes to our order but they were more than happy to accommodate. We weren’t charged for the changes neither! Football was on at the time, World Cup, but guests were given headphones to listen to it so that other guests like me who hates football were not disturbed! Happy couple

Had a lovely swim and sauna in the spa and met my husband for tapas and wine after swimming, perfect!

Delicious food and impeccable service, in a romantic, ambient setting.

Lovely ladies, very helpful and friendly. The area was clean and tidy. The menu has a good variety of food. Nice and filling too. 😁

Offered a wine tasting when deciding which while to chose with my meal. An interesting and helpfull gesture. One tapas we found tasteless and it was replaced with another option by a very professional and apologetic waiter. Plenty of choice for a pescatarian.

Food was lovely service great friendly staff nothing too much trouble dined here for Sunday lunch, only problem we encounted was there were a few wasps one even landed in my drink but staff removed the drink and replaced it immediately would definitely return.

We dined here for my Nan’s birthday on 31/07/18. Food as always was delicious, we had a mixture of tapas between the 5 of us. I always find their specials to be worth a try despite the menu being quite vast. What made our meal so special was the service by Wendy. This woman is absolutely incredible and an asset to any hospitality establishment. Wendy engaged with our table from helping us choose wines to bringing us outside to take family photos on the lawns whilst waiting for our meal. Nothing was too much trouble for her and she continued to go the extra mile with a smile on her face. This lady has an incredible talent for making any event a unique and memorable one. We had brought our Nana a birthday cake and candles, this was served on a beautifully decorated plate with additional sweet treats. This is the best service we had had in the brasserie and long may it continue. I hope Wendy encourages her team to be as open, engaging and as charismatic as she is. Thanks again xx

The bar is part of the spa complex at the hotel and has a relaxed atmosphere. The tapas selection is quite good and has good flavours. There is an outside eating area.

We had some prawns and duck tapas and they were both very tasty. The service was very friendly and attentive and the crockery and cutlery was top quality.

Very accommodating and friendly staff. Great menu, and the food was superb. Will definitely be heading back if I'm in the area.

It was ok. Would not go again though. Paella was tasteless but full of seafood. Ribs haven’t had the peritoneum removed so very fatty and stringy but melting in your mouth apart from that. Calamari missing nice batter but cooked well.

Decided to try out the Brasserie restaurant in the Thornton Hough hotel. On the positive side it’s a pleasantly decorated dining room, fairly relaxed with friendly staff but it is not really an evening dining destination. We went on a Friday evening and it was empty for the bulk of the time until a couple of others came in later on - so lacked any atmosphere. It’s restaurant image is not helped by the entry point (via the spa/gym door), the presence of a tv showing sky news and the paper napkins. The menu is a strange mix of Spanish tapas, pub type main courses and some specials to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Food quality was ok but nothing memorable – eg the “hand carved iberico ham” seemed very like the stuff you buy in a supermarket. In hindsight we probably made a mistake going in the evening – it probably does very well during the daytime with gym/spa members and lunchtime visitors but as an evening experience forget it.

waitress Claire was a delightful, funny, approachable. Tapas was lovely, good variety Nice relaxed atmosphere

I was staying at Thornton Hall for a few days break.

Excellent choice of Tapas with special Specials that change on a weekly basis. The most challenging part of the experience is deciding what to have. Enjoy

Very over priced and not worth it all! We had a cold meat platter - 3 bits of each meat (from a supermarket type mixed meat pack) a few olives and some bread - REALLY not worth the money. A main portion of mussels contained about 15 over cooked tiny mussels, and a seafood paella containing 5 prawns and 6 tiny mussels with about 6 spoons of rice is not worth £18!!!!! A real disappointment!

We ate here in the Brasserie last year & decided to have some tapas as we visit Spain 2 or 3 times a year & enjoy our small dishes of tapas.We ordered several tapas & wished we hadn't ordered so many, we were amazed at the size of the portions & felt slightly embarrassed at all the full dishes in front of us we ate as much as we could but had to leave some.

We went here for the first time last night & I assure you it won't be our last visit, the food was sublime and the service was excellent. I recommend the tapas as the portions are generous & the variety caters for every taste.

Me había registrado en el hotel Thornton Hall así entramos en la Brasserie para un almuerzo tardío.

Restaurante muy agradable en la parte del balneario del complejo. La comida fue muy agradable, así como el servicio. Se lo recomendaría a cualquiera.

Tomamos el té de la tarde, como parte de un spa descanso. Fue fantástico. Un montón de sándwiches y dulces diferentes. Altamente recomendado.

Los amantes de tapas y la comida aquí era excepcional. Que bonito incluso pedimos más. Gran selección de vinos. Recomiendo

El día antes de mi boda yo y mis niñas tenían un día de spa en el hotel hall thornton y almorzamos en el restaurante, la comida era adorable, champán preciosa y el personal fabuloso. Nada era demasiado problema. Gracias

For a sports "restaurant" built into a spa, but part of a major hotel and high class dining, I have to say that the brasserie is fantastic. I have stayed here a few times, and cannot talk myself into the high priced "Lawns" restaurant, which I am assured is excellent, but compared to a relaxed atmosphere and superb food from a local chef, it doesn't give me enough incentive. Being Scottish, I always gauge restaurants on simple food such as fish and chips, if they can't do that right, what can they do ? I have to admit, I would be hard pushed to find a nicer, fresher fish than here, I also had the Tapas, amazing Sea Bass with large portions for Tapas. All prepared immaculately and professionally served by Mike Dowd and his very capable and friendly staff. I look forward to coming back, I just wish I had the nerve to try something else other than the fish.

Rushed through evening meal in 40 mins at The Brasserie located next door to the hotel - has look and feel of a dated snack bar. No Sauvignon Blanc, so we settled for a few unappealing tapas and a glass of whatever they had,

Stayed at the hotel and went here for dinner one day. Never again. Food was very basic, bought in and not freshly made in the kitchen. The fried fish was like from a simple supermarket - seemed like it was frozen and heated when required. Deserts were just as bland.

Being heavily into the tapas scene we had an underwhelming lunch, believing that as part of a 4-star hotel we would be in for a treat. Not so. A meagre 8 hardly authentic 'tapas' dishes were on offer which were on the small side and at 4 star prices. To be fair, this is a fine eatery, we have been here before, when we experienced high standards in all respects. Wife & I would not rule this place out for future dining experiences and we could see ourselves coming back...........but it won't be for the tapas which has in our opinion been tacked on to offer variety and it isn't working. Sorry to be so negative but also have to say that the service was dilatory. Waiting staff and chefs we saw seemed bored and wishing they somewhere else, and patently their hearts were not in it.

My husband and I were Staying at Thornton hall hotel and we were using the spa for the day and we decided to pop in for lunch in between and had soup and a sandwich which was good and the staff were helpful and friendly and the service was good too!

Called in by chance while in the area, menu selection was good and a great choice of wines but it was our waitress (Valerie) who went out of her way. Her great sense of humour and fun service, with just the right amount of attention ensured we will be back!

Here for a family pre-wedding meal and didn't have many expectations of the food. However, the food was really authentic and delicious - all the tapas were great, and the jambon amazing. The staff were really accommodating and helpful - a great surprise and recommended!

My hubby and I shared five tappas dishes and all were excellent. The fishcakes and beer battered prawns excellent. The Brasserie is small but more informal but still classy. Staff were fab.

Staying at the Thornton hall hotel and wanted to have a light dinner, we ordered wine, garlic bread with cheese and six of the tapas selection, each dish is about £6.00 each and you need two to three per person. Good selection of meat, fish and vegetarian dishes. Fast service and friendly staff. The brassiere has a lovely retro feel about it. Parking is easy as its in the grounds of the hotel, in the same building as the spa. Outside seating as well if the weather permits.

Lovely food and service the staff can not do enough for you, nice setting, Delicious food and well priced for the offering.

I stayed at the hotel recently with my partner and really enjoyed the spa package we received! The second night we decided to eat at the tapas bar and absolutely loved it! With eating tapas regularly we were fully satisfied and very impressed! we enjoyed the Spanish theme and food throughout our night and would definitely come back again!! In good weather it would be perfect for a meal outside in the lovely garden area! :)

My wife and I stayed at the hotel and decided to dine in the Brasserie. We hadn't tried the tapas here before so we gave it a go. The food was fantastic along with great service! The staff where very helpful in recommending some popular dishes for us. We will definitely be eating here again and will highly recommend it to friends and family.

I may be a picky person but having lived in Spain I do know something about tapas. On arrival in the brasserie we spotted the jamon (whole cured leg of ham) and confidently ordered the Spanish platter- Imagine our disappointment when we were served "plastic" meat that had obviously come out of a packet, the manchego cheese was stale and the olives poor- NOT my idea of a Spanish platter. when I queried the meat serving the waiter informed me that he could not serve the hand carved Jamon because it had been "out" for 2 days. Really!!!

Great food excellent service and some fantastic Moretti beer. We had the tapas menu with the prawns and mussels coming out tops!

I came here with a friend for an evening meal, not sure what to expect really..The surroundings are just lovely, and the restaurant had a great, calm atmosphere.We ordered a number of tapas dishes, and a couple of things off the specials board.Wow. Everything came out beautifully presented, and was incredible.I had not eaten there before, however, I will certainly be returning, and most definitely recommending to all my family and friends. Thank you for such a fabulous evening.

Comfortable bar and tapas grill overlooking spacious lawns in the Wirral countryside.Food and beveridges of a high standard and served quickly by friendly, attentive staff.

Food excellent and a relaxing environment with staff that are helpful but not pushy A casual place to have a meal and drink

We can most definitely recommend this place. I had the steak with thrice cooked chips (mouth wateringly good) and my Husband the Thai Green Curry which he said was the best he'd ever had!

I would recommend the tapas but not the lamb or steakNor the pancakes for pudding!!!It was a lovely atmosphere. We were asked how we liked our Lamb cooked and then it was not how wed ordered it.

Went to The Brasserie for a Christmas get together with friends, wanting good food and a relaxing atmosphere for a catch-up, and we weren't disappointed! The set Christmas menu was fabulous with a decent range of options available, and the price was very reasonable. The atmosphere was relaxed, and the service was great - staff were attentive without being over the top, and all our requests were met with a smile. As for the food, it was perfect! I had lamb rump and the meat was so tender it dropped off the bone without any effort. The chocolate brownie for dessert was fabulous!!! After eating, we were able to order further drinks and chat without feeling as though we were being hurried out of the door, while staff checked on us in case we wanted to order anything further. All in all, a great experience in lovely surroundings. We will come again!!

As a regular festive gathering, our extended family (13 in all), decided this year to attend the festive carvery lunch on Christmas Day at Thornton Hall. We live locally, know all the local hotels and have previously enjoyed Christmas lunch at many of them. We have also used Thornton Hall for numerous, special family occasions. So it was a great surprise to find that the service, food and surroundings, did not meet our expectations (for a 4 star award winning hotel). We appreciated that as a carvery it was to be a more relaxed, less formal affair, but did not expect what we encountered:-No festive decoration. No festive music, or atmosphere. In fact, if not for some diners wearing festive jumpers, there was no evidence of a "Christmas" occasion at all!Admittedly there wasn't "silver service", but there was a sparse service, which came across as youngsters working temporarily for the day. There was clearly no experience, no knowledge, and no enthusiasm in making it a "special occasion".As we were all sorely disappointed, we wrote to the General Manager putting our points across, but received a reply with a very brief apology and a "couldn't care less" attitude. For £65 per head, we felt that this was poor value for money. If you don't mind paying this to sit in what felt like a staff canteen, it's your choice. We however will not be returning.

We ate here for dinner and lunch the following day. Great looking place attached to the Lodge Spa serving modern tapas style food. Service was speedy and efficient and the food was lovely. Décor is modern and seating is comfy and cool.

This was top meal with service second to none. Would recommend this restaurant to everyone the steak was cooked to our requirement,the pudding was great. The triple cooked chips were that good my friend ordered more instead of a pudding.

Had a tapas in the Brasserie which comprised 2 dishes. They recommend between 2 to 3 dishes per person but 2 was plenty. Good staff. Only issue was that the restaurant was next to the gym and they had an exercise class going on and it was very noisy.

food a bit bland. Prawn sandwich I had very watery obviously just been defrosted. Staff helpful and friendly.

We stayed at Thornton Hall and used the Brassiere on 3 occasions. All meals were superb, piping hot and cooked to perfection!

The hotel's just refurb'd the brasserie (which is in the health club) and made it into a Tapas and Grill. Really nice comfortable space which overlooks the hotel's gardens (the sun was shining when i visited which made for a quite a Mediterranean feel). I had the parma ham and manchego cheese croquettes (very moreish), the squid which came with a garlic lemon ailoi and the prawns in chilli and garlic. Very good value, incredibly relaxed surroundings (was very busy) and a menu which such a fab selection that it was hard to choose. Still regretting not ordering the sticky braised pig cheek with tomato fondue which sounds fabulous and intriguing. Will go back.

The staff were very welcoming & friendly. We had lunch and supper there. Lunch was fine, similar to a bar lunch which was totally fine. Dinner, we opted for grill options as none of the Tapas options seemed inviting and they were on pricey side (they recommend 3-4 options each (which at approximately £7per option added up). I ordered the lamb grill which was really tasty and it had some full fat tasty chips yummy!

Had such a lovely time at the brasserie. The tapas food and variety was gorgeous with lots of different tasty flavours, as well as the really calm environment which was perfect to relax. Nathan and Aimee provided an excellent smooth service during our evening, even though it was a fairly busy in the restaurant that night. The only slight issue was my wife didn't take to the meats out on display but I personally thought it was a nice touch to the tapas menu/theme. (I'd recommend the croquettes and red mullet, they were delicious)

When the sun shines, it is good to have lunch in a lovely garden. We had visited the Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight and took the decision to lunch at Lord Levers former home at Thornton Hall. From the outside the Hall is now swamped by extensions now clearly a successful conference hotel, but inside many of the original features reflect its earlier glory.The brasserie served our needs well, nicely served and just what we ordered,in a pleasant garden.We had a variety of sandwiches, and salads.

We called here for lunch to check out the gym facilities and a possible wedding venue. Of the two meals ordered only the prawns were edible. The jacket potato with prawns and Marie Rose dressing (unremarkable) was solid in the middle. The chicken in the Cesar salad tasted as if it had been roasted overnight and then left out in the hot sun. Basically unfit for consumption. When we drew it to the manager's attention he did apologize and leave it off the bill.We were also offered cakes/dessert which I assume would have been a good will gesture but declined the offer. Food at any price should be at least fit to eat. At £11 for a salad I should hope for some flavour too. Won't be booking this venue for the wedding.

Simply superb. Casual style but formal quality food served. All food cooked and prepared in hotel main restaurant. Staff both professional and very accommodating and friendly, enjoy anytime morning, noon or evening.

We ate lunch in here during our stay at Thornton Hall, staff were really welcoming and the food was great - thank you

great food, reasonably priced, - my daughter and i went for both our lunch and dinner, they ran out of a particular drink, but must have got it from somewhere cause they were able to provide the drink before we left, fantastic!!

We had lunch in here as few weeks back and it was very nice ,the staff were very friendly and helpful.During a two night stay we ate in The Time Brasserie again and found the staff to be very friendly and helpful again and food was really good . We also had coffee a few times and sat in the garden it was a lovely spot .I would highly recommend the Brasserie and will certainly visit again

As a family of 5 we decided to treat ourselves to the carvery christmas dinner in the torrington suite , at sixty pounds a head we thought it was expensive but we thought we would get something special, how wrong we where , the starter of soup was ok , tastless but edible and thats where it ended, the turkey was leg ( dark meat loads of fat ) the beef was swimmng in blood the sausage and bacon were so undercooked we didnt dare eat them , everything ws cold including the gravy .we went up for pudding , no taste in the christmas pudding ,had better from asda . The cheese board was a joke 3 cheeses and a few crackers ,the coffee arrived suprise surprise it was lukewarm we had to ask the waitress to change the milk that had been sitting on the table since we sat down and had dust floating on the top . I wrote to the manager to say I was not happy with the meal I got a reply to say he was sorry that it wasnt up to scratch not a word I would have used if you are thinking of booking this hotel at christmas think again

I visited here for works night out top of the pops food out of this world I had seabass (gorgeous) the only complaint is dj was rubbish. Think you need a new one for next year.I also brought my family to lunch with mickey and minnie they had a great afternoon it was well set up and again the food was excellent we will be back next year. A BIG THANK YOU TO THE WHOLE WORK FORCE from waitresses to chef definitely put us in the christmas mood. Well done guys. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Service is good, and the food is way above average for the price bracket. There are a great range of newspapers and magazines, so it is perfect for solo dining!

The staff were really friendly & helpful and the food was absolutely delicious!. We even got waiter service around the outdoor hot tub, perfect!