Verve Grill - Swansea in Swansea

Buffet breakfast. Most options available; asked the waitress for a poached egg, and this was done. Fast and efficient staff.

Visitamos el restaurante Village Grill en una noche de sábado con un amigo. El restaurante estaba muy limpio, luminoso y espacioso, con un ambiente encantador. Todo el personal que nos servía era realmente agradable y profesional. Nuestros platos principales de carne y una hamburguesa eran agradables y nuestros postres de tarta de limón delicioso. La comida nos redondeada con cafés y empleados nos sentarse y charlar a pesar de ser los únicos, la izquierda no sentimos en todos. Estaría encantado de volver.

Fácil de crítica, un entorno estupendo estupendo personal comida genial Este se convertirá en un habitual para comer el domingo y vendrán para comidas también cruzando los dedos igual de bien.

Entrantes fríos y burger insípido 😩 😩 no volvería de nuevo fue también dijo que mesa no listo hasta la ranura de reserva de 7. 30:00 debido a que se encuentra totalmente lleno. Llegamos a las 6. 50:00 y fue enviado a el bar de enfrente hasta la ranura de tiempo. Una vez en el descanso y se analizaron en el mejor era sólo medio lleno durante todo el tiempo que estuvimos allí, no un buen servicio.

Visitó la tarde del domingo como mesa de 4. Dos de los partidos estaban alojados con la comida incluida. El menú es un poco escaso. Comimos en el menú normal. Elección es buena y un precio razonable. Entrantes y todos eran encantadores venían con porciones decentes. Principales vinieron. Nuevo porciones encantador. Tuve mi pareja y mejillones bacalao que venía con los mejillones. Sin embargo, la única diferencia clara en nuestras comidas es que han tirado un pedazo de bacalao en su plato de mejillones que mi compañero dijo que era demasiado rica. Las patatas nunca llegó con su principal, así que tuvimos que pedir estas.. Sin embargo, pedimos una sola rebanada de pan y me dieron casi toda una baguette que era agradable. Mi principal problema, sin embargo, era las moscas. A través de la comida que tuvimos al menos 4 rondaban tratando de tierra en nuestra comida. Este es un asunto que necesita clasificar ya que me disuaría de volver. Una pena, ya que disfruté de mi comida en el matando entre vuela

Reasonable menu of pub-grub. Atmosphere a bit lacklustre, but quality of service particularly commendable: friendly, efficient and unobtrusive. Food fresh and well presented, and in generous portions. Reasonable range of beers and wines. Very competitively priced.

Service very good. food was ok ordered Superfood salad which stated Avocado but didn't have any in the salad but had cucumber instead. no one said anything. On top of all this this the food and drink very very over expensive I would not eat here again not good value for money

Had a meal in restaurant which was very quiet. Staff friendly welcoming and helpful. Ordered salmon from menu which was delicious but very small portion. Quite expensive for portion size but was tasty. Ordered a side salad to accompany. Don't turn up hungry.

Came here with dad for Sunday lunch last weekend. Nice little restaurant/grill located inside the village hotel. Great food and good service - staff were friendly, but a little slow when it came to delivering drinks. I'd quite happily go back and recommend to people though.

Visiting Swansea while my partner is on business here. We are staying in the hotel attached. We are not exactly on a budget but like to be careful on what we spend. Looking at the menu the choice of food wasn't brilliant but there were a few options. What shocked us the most was the price! The cheapest meat dish was the burger and even that was £15!! The food was average, and tasted good which is a bonus, but we will be trying the beefeater across the road which does 3 courses for £15! Needless to say, this verve bar was pretty empty, the staff were polite and helpful. Pity it's so expensive else it might have been fuller!

Came here for some lunch with my partner, although very busy the staff were all really helpful and attentive, the food was also really good. Manager named Lucas was very helpful and is an asset to the team

Really lovely food and great price on the special residents menu. Lovely wine and service was excellent, they couldn't do enough for us.

Wouldn't go hear again, starters was lovely no fault for dinner all of veg was cabbage carrots and colliflower cheese, very poor indeed desserts wasn't much like previously 6 months ago. We ordered soup for starters waited 20 mins it didn't come I got dinner then half wY through it turned up, I couldn't find any fault in previous visit 6 months ago, it's expensive and not worth it these days

Have only eaten here once but wouldn't return. The menu - and prices! - suggested something a little bit special but the food was disappointing. The indications for a poor evening were there when I sat at an uninspiring table with worn veneer and thin paper serviettes, one of only two diners on a Friday evening. My starter, a ham hock terrine, was unpleasant to the point of inedible. The best thing about the main course, a smallish portion of mussels & fries, was the delicious white wine, garlic and chorizo sauce. Unfortunately there was only a small, inadequate amount of sauce. I didn't risk dessert, the first two courses having been such a let down. With a small glass of Savignon Blanc and the tip I left the table still hungry and over £30 lighter! From arrival to departure staff were friendly and efficient, although not exactly kept busy as the place was so empty, and consequently soulless. Clearly with so many new eateries opening in Swanseas SA1 people in the know don't eat here.

We have just had an excellent meal in pleasant surroundings at the Verve, but what really stood out was the attentive, friendly and professional staff. So many times you get treated sharply or totally ignored in hotel restaurants, but here we felt welcome and each member of staff went out of their way to make sure we enjoyed our meal and also our stay. Special mention should go to Stephen who resolved a small issue in such a professional manner that we were taken aback. The food itself was surprisingly good for a hotel set dinner. Stand out dishes were the generously portioned smoked salmon and a lovely haddock fishcake although this was served at thermostat nuclear temperature. For the first time ever my children left some of their sticky toffee pudding as they were too full - wonders never cease!

We went for the Sunday lunch at the Village hotel verve grill last weekend, and after visiting there quite a few times over the past couple of years was looking forward to it with family of 3. We arrived before the usual lunch rush so were expecting a good time. The staff whilst being polite were very slow, asked us if we wanted soup on 2 occasions but then never brought it to the table. The starters table has changed since we used to go, with the variety and quality decreasing significantly, with nasty plastic pots being used to divide portions of everything and making everything look very tacky and not very appealing. The carvery was of a good standard, with a good choice of veg, however it did taste a little like it had been under the heaters a long time and not very fresh. The usual choice of sauces and condiments has now been removed but are available if you can grab one of the staff to ask for them. The desserts have effectively been removed - they are now at the entrance and this has gone from a wide range to prepotted icecream in a freezer, 1 cake in a small plastic pot and toppings for the icecream. Later on we did find out that there were some other desserts on offer from the kitchen, but once again the staff didnt ask us so we did not get the choice. Price wise, it used to be very competitive, however now with all the changes i would say that it does not really compete with any other chain of sunday lunch carverys and I do not think we will be returning again for sunday lunch

Nice setting, waiting staff friendly and efficient... food is really quite good, especially for a chain hotel even if it is a tad overpriced for what it is. The big thing to watch out for though is the price of a lot of the drinks, be careful and look at the drinks menu before committing... I sat down and the person showing me to my seat straight away asked anything from the bar? So I said yes I would have a large Savignon Blanc, which to me is an ordinary wine.... When the bill came up it was £10! though after questioning this was reduced to a one of their more reasonable Savignons at £7.35, when I got home I looked on line and saw I could have had even cheaper ones or indeed a Chenin Blanc for £5,35 which is much more a normal price for a wine in Swansea. Also I ordered a coffee which was charged at £3.25 although the menu says £2.95. Just watch the charging, its that sort of thing that puts you off a place.

Booked for a birthday meal however table set up for the wrong amount of diners. Took a very long time to receive any menus and once drinks were ordered also took an excessive amount of time for them to arrive, which the staff had to be reminded about. The food itself was delicious. I ordered the Thai spring rolls which were very tasty and the pollock with mash for main. The serving sizes were good. The wine was quite pricey.Unfortunately the food took an age to arrive, despite it being a Monday and not particularly busy. They also made a few mistakes with our order which then weren't remedied on the bill. At the end of the evening when we tried to split the bill to pay, we all had to go through our bill and say who ate what to get individualised bills to pay by - a little frustrating and time consuming. Apparently this was the only way it could be put through on the system.Overall, great food but let down by the service. Unfortunately I wouldn't go back.

We find the Sunday lunch very good, with a large variety of choices for 2 adults, 3 children with 1 being a fussy eater.First you need to divert the kids away from the table of desserts - if they had their way it would be waffles and chocolate sauce for starter, main and dessert.Starters range from salads and soups. The main is a carvery with good choice of vegetables. My eldest loved the fact he could pile his plate up with as much as he wanted. Lot's of choice for desserts too with cheeses, cakes, waffles and puddings.Been here about 3 times now for Sunday lunch and it's been good every time. Service was excellent with friendly staff.

Friendly staff with excellent service and good food at a reasonable price. Only down side is that the drinks are a bit on the high side.

The staff were polite however they left us alone for too long, they didn`t check on us, I ordered an additional side as I was still hungry but I never received it as the waitress forgot. We asked for dessert menu which we had to wait for 15 min. All this despite the restaurant being quite empty, it was a Tuesday night. The food was OK. It is safe to say I would not use this restaurant again, even if I was staying at this hotel again.

I came here for a party and we had selected the buffet option. The selection we were met with was basically plates and plates of greasy cheap breaded offerings. It was horrendous and a heart attack waiting to happen. Considering we paid £10 per person there wasn't a lot on offer. Moreover everything appeared to have been fried in the same oil and it all tasted the same - awful! It was also really difficult to get hold of any staff members; the food was thrown on the table quickly and the server departed. There were no napkins, no cutlery provided. We had to constantly chase.

As long term members to this leisure club we have stayed in at least 10 different villages and eaten in their various restaurants, and have always enjoyed the food .but there's something about Swansea that's not right. We have eaten here when it was originally 'The Verve' ,again when it changed to Vinny & Veto ( several times) so tried again now it's back to Verve!! Nothing's changed ! No atmosphere ,over cooked tiny servings of food! Why can't it be on a par with other village restaurants!! It's a chain so portion size should be the same but no way,Swansea has got it wrong ,no wonder it always seems quiet when we look in.

This is a very friendly, somewhat noisy and crowded venue, very popular with sports fans, with good food and very reasonable prices.

Booked a Sunday Buffet for 7 of us. Service good, polite waiter etc. Chef serving carvery lacked people skills and was eating whilst stocking serving dishes- I saw him put his fingers in his mouth at the same time.Food was bland, lacked flavour re roast dinner/ veg. I did not complain as I didn't see the point. I will not eat there again. This place was recommended- I could not do the same! You would do better to go to a Toby carvery if that is the sort of food you want

Cheap nasty food at 5* prices. Awful service - offering my 10week old baby food from the menu while trying to flirt with me at the bar. Furniture is falling to pieces and looks like it belong in a student union. Everything about our visit was unpleasant!

Just love this place, everytime we go the food is excellent and the atmosphere has a real buzz with locals and visitors alike. Reasonably priced food and great range of drinks available, always a winner for us.

We had the fish finger sandwich with fries and 20 BBQ ribs while watching the football - great tasting fresh food, will definitely be back.

Went here for a course. The hot/cold buffet was the best I`ve had, followed by a table full of delicious desserts.

This evening (3rd Sept 2013) I visited the Verve restaurant along with my wife, my sister in law and my brother in law and I have to say, having read the mixed bag of reviews already posted, we had a thoroughly great meal and fantastic experience.We had a 3 course meal where we enjoyed everything from the the service to the liqueur coffee at the end without exception. An absolutely top drawer dining experience.I would certainly have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending this restaurant experience to anyone and we'll certainly return.

The staff were excellent, friendly and attentive. However what put us off was the cost of the wine - £28 for Prosecco.

I Booked my whole family and friends Into the Verve Grill for my Sons 21st Birthday. WHAT A MISTAKE!!!!!! the whole experience ruined the evening which we were all extremely excited about. We waited atleast a hour after placing our food and to my anger i still had not even had my starters. The waiter did try his best to get this sorted and was running around trying to sort it you could tell everyone was really stressed BUT THAT IS NOT MY PROBLEM. in the end we all walked out and went into Swansea Town as we all waited so long for the food that we weren't even hungry. I have emailed the Hotel to complain.... AND THEY HAVE NOT EVEN REPLIED. TYPICAL.I am so angry and will be contacting de vere head quaters. avoid the hotel at all costs.... THANK YOU VILLAGE FOR RUINING MY SONS BIRTHDAY. I WILL NEVER RETURN.

Ate here during a work appointment, and was disappointed from the start. Firstly the sofas were impossible to sit on in a dignified way. A sparkling water and a small white wine spritzer was £8.10 - this is Swansea not London. Then things went from disappointing to horrid, ordered prawn and crab cocktail, checked if they were fresh, no crab and frozen prawns! a bit like Faulty Towers duck surprise! My colleague had to wait 20 minutes for her mussles while we all sat there like lemons waiting with our starters in front of us! My main course was a maximum of 3 ounces of sea bass, over cooked with gritty water cress/spinich couldnt tell. We had to wiat til half way through main course for water we had ordered with started. The one thing Swansea has is water! In summary extremely overpriced, poor food and disappointing service, will not visit again.

We went to the Verve Grill for my birthday Sunday lunch, and we were not disappointed.We had a fantastic meal, which catered for everybody's tastes.There were 5 courses to choose from.Starters were soup, salad, prawn cocktail, pasta, lots of different types of meat and fish.Carvery was three meats, gammon, turkey and beef, Salmon. The chef was only to happy to help with any queries, such as, was the gravy suitable for vegetarians and then proceeded to make a vegetarian friendly gravy.The waffles were amazingThere was a pasta stationThe deserts were quite something, my only comment, was that nothing was labelled, so for those with food allergies/intolerances, it was a little unclear. but, if you asked any of the staff, they were more than happy to help out with any queries.It was positively roofed, yet there was no shortage of unlimited buffet food.Would definitely eat here again :-)

Excellent value, fine food, plenty of choice-5 courses as much as you want £12.95! Soup, salads,prawn cocktail, pasta station, carvery-three meats, salmon, roasties,mash,four vegetables besides stuffing, little sausages, Yorkshire, sauces-choice of half dozen desserts, waffle station, cheese and biscuits- need to walk it off along lovely Swansea bay waterfront.

Went here easter Sunday and it was fantastic for families with children as in addition to the 5 course all you can eat which I must say had loads of variety they had an area set up for the children to do easter crafts such as design a cupcake and card making. And to top it off the kids were all given an easter egg to go home with. Excellent.

DO NOT EAT HERE. I have never had such appalling service in a restaurant. The staff had no idea how to run a service. Although the starter arrived promptly, that was the only thing that happened as it should. The wine was delivered to the table, not opened, and left. We then had to ask for glasses to drink it from. We then had to ask again for the water we'd ordered half an hour earlier. After an hour of staring at our empty plates, we finally attracted the attention of a waiter and asked where our main course was. He had no idea, but duly took our order again, but left the plates! The main arrived- overcooked, but acceptable. After a further hour of being ignored, we finally managed to get our table cleared. We informed the shift leader of our unhappiness and were told that it was because the staff were all new and inexperienced. Surely not a good plan on a busy Friday evening in a city centre hotel. Had the meal not been part of a weekend package I would have walked out in disgust without paying. It took over 3 hours to have a 3 course meal of average pub grub. This is one place NEVER to eat at in Swansea.

Friendly Staff, but restaraunt was cold when we ate. Breakfast buffet on Sunday was always short of food.

We booked the day before for a late lunch in the restaurant, taking advantage of their grandparent/child eats free for every full paying adult at the 5 course buffet style Sunday carvery.I am usually very cautious of buffet style meals as I often find the main emphasis is on quantity and not quality! In this instance however it couldn't have been further from the truth! The choice of starter/main and dessert was immense but also everything I sampled was of a very high quality also! There was even a station where you could have a fresh pasta dish cooked in front of you as an alternative/in addition to the carvery! At the same station fresh waffles were made with an option to add any topping imaginable!Taking advantage of 'kids eat free' our £12.50 a head meals worked out very reasonable indeed for our family.We'll definitely return soon!

We recently stayed in the Village Hotel, which was lovely and decided to eat in their Verve Grill. Oh what a mistake! the service was absolutely terrible. We waited 45 minutes for our dinner to come, when it came it was very nice but spoiled by the long wait. Then we waited and waited and waited to be offered a dessert but in the end just gave up and ended up having to pay at the bar. They desperately need a restaurant manager as the staff were all over the place, completely disorganised; everyone was complaining it was such a shame, as if they could get the restaurant service right (that includes cleaning the tables in the morning to reduce the queue of people waiting to be seated) then they would have the perfect hotel restaurant package.

Okay food, need more staff. Oh so slow! 45 minute wait too long. Every one around us complaining.

excellent choice on the menus depending on appertise size. Food really good quality, well presented and tasty

Special offers on Fri and Sat very good value. £29 for 3 Course meal for two people

We ate twice at The Verve during our stay at the Village Hotel. The Saturday night we were able to take advantage of the 2 for £29 deal. The meals were very good and it was a good deal. We ate again a couple of days later and again the food and service was good.

Arrived before 7pm for an early evening dinner as a special treat with a 91 year old mother. Shown to our seat and then ignored for the next 30 minutes whilst others who arrived after us were served both food and drink. If my mother, who could hardly walk, had been diabetic, this would have been extremely serious for her health. Left without a meal and informed the restaurant staff and hotel reception of our disgust at this treatment. As local residents with plenty of restuarants to go to, we will not be returning and will inform others of this as well.

Went on the 23rd having phoned comparable restaurants and them being fully booked! The place was dead, and is understandable why!Service was average, lots of staff but no one was ever really available. Food was slow to arrive (around 40 mins) and very small portions considering the price they were charging. Food was nice, but no better than anywhere else! Would be hesitant to return, try the victory pub restaurant opposite the verve, more choice, quicker service and more reasonable.

Located in the Village Hotel, this resturant is sophistocated and chic. With a modern decor it is not a homely feel.We were happy with the service, we were quickly shown to a table and offered drinks.The grill looks as if it is basing itself on the hotel clientel. The prices for everything is more than anyother resturant of this standard, but i believe this is due to the normal customers staying at this hotel on buiness with company credit cards.Menu is vast with a nice selection of brasserie foods. Food was well presented and tasty.This place doesnt really give you to much bang for your buck, but if you feel like impressing someone then this could be your place. A 3 course meal for 2 people cost me £60 excluding drinks. We did enjoy, but would not return in a hurry.

Booked last minute - wed night - and had a fair few in, we went for the Chatau Briand, excellent, good service £64 inc wine only down side - paper napkins - I thought that let it down but would go again

We stay the The Village Hotel for two nights when we went to visit our Daughter at Swansea Uni.The hotel was very good valve for money we had a full english breakfast, the staff were very friendly and the Leisure facilties were excellent.We are going to visit again in May.

Went there for Sunday Lunch in July 2008. Very good. Nice restuarant, modern and nice buffet style set up. Good choice aswell with a FULL choice of different items for lunch. Yorkshiire Puddings, Bigs in Blankets, Mint Sauce YUMMY! Will definately go back