zest Gastronomia in Fylde

Gave this place a 2nd chance after previous bad service. They've crammed tables in so we were like sardines. The young male and female staff were passive aggressive to say the least. We paid up and got out asap, never to return.

Absolutely amazing place to eat excellent quality of food all presented exceptionaly well and served in a very professional and friendly manner 💯

Popular busy location with ladies that lunch. We had to be seated inside at the back as 2 groups had made it impossible to sit at a less busy spot as tables are close together in parts of the restaurant. Service was quick. My main issue is with descriptions on the menu. We ordered the hot tortillas and they were very spicy as well as being warm. The menu description did not say spicy. Additionally we were not asked if anyone had an allergy. Someone else ordered the cheese focacia, it arrived drizzled with balsamic dressing which was not on the menu description. I was surprised that my portion of ice cream accompanying my pie came in a dinky paper container didn't feel very upmarket Happily the waiting staff did remove the spicy tortilla chips off the bill but wasn't nice hearing other staff discuss the issue.

Great place only 1 issue. Zest must take responsibility for the dog on the premises . Bruno. My last 2 visits have been disrupted by the dog getting out and causing chaos at Zest and establishments close by. It's becoming a risk to visit with my dog.

Called in for lunch on Sunday. Waited 40 minutes after receiving drinks but no food. Checked with the waitress about our food, who took our order again!! No apology. No explanation. Waited another 20 minutes before deciding to leave . Still no apology. No explanation and they even charged us for our drinks. Will not return.

Fantastic food, lasagne, and lamb ragu pasta were full of flavour. Great choice of food, ranging from sandwiches, burgers, pasta, and seafood. Good ambience. Although it was October, we ate outside. It was a great place to people watch!

Great food and staff. Will become a regular haunt for us. Recommended.

Great for coffee on a sunny day with some snacks

Excellent. Everything about it. The atmosphere was buzzing. A mixture of families, groups of friends, couples etc. The food was great - try the lobster ravioli, fabulous. And a special mention to our waiter, Oliver, who couldn't have been more attentive and fun. Bravo!

Great coffee but rip off cake So disappointed had one of the best 'flat whites' I have had in ages BUT the "homemade" carrot cake was an absolute rip off at £7.50 and not great Serving a bit of (frozen) soft fruit and whipped cream neither of which was asked for does not justify price of cake/gateau So sad as based upon coffee and service it could be a 'go to' place for us

Service and food where both really good, we both opted for Goat's cheese brushetta and they were very generous with the cheese. What spoilt our visit was cheeky comment by the waitress. We asked for the bill, which showed our food and drinks + service charge of £3.50 which I was happy to pay. Total bill was £34 & I handed the waitress £40, to be asked "and do you want any change"? Yes, please, can I have £5, was my response, which gave her the service charge + £1, but she was effectively asking if she was getting a £9 tip.. which would be about 1/3rd of our lunch cost.... she took my £40 then quickly returned it, saying they didn't have £5 and would need to pay by card, which I hadn't wanted to do......

Rather more expensive than usual but, really enjoyed it

Plenty of seating inside and out good efficient service quality coffee and tea. Perhaps don't have low moveable signs above seating and apologise when falls on customers head.

My wife and I had a fantastic meal and would return. The staff were very welcoming and the atmosphere was brilliant. The restaurant was busy but they found us a table and accommodated us in a professional manner.

Great food and service. It's a bit pricey, but it's worth it!

I was in a party of 5 and arrived on a sunny Friday afternoon. Inside was busy so we sat around one of tables outside. It appeared that there was sufficient staff on duty yet we waited over 10 minutes before we were seen to. The food for four of us arrived in reasonable time but there was a "mix up" with my order. As a result I had to wait a further 15-20 minutes for my food. On finishing our meals the table was not cleared for ages, well until we called a member of staff to come and clear the empty plates. Not the best of experiences.

Thay take money from your account ie 10%service charge without telling you, Bring you big glasses of wine what you didant ask for

It was OK,was very busy people everywhere it was Fri night & herding em in herding em out. No connection to customers,no pleasantries no smiles. Food was OK. Won't go back there!!

Went for lunch and had a very enjoyable afternoon. No table available outside but the staff made sure we got one after having a drink inside. The food was lovely and the service was impeccable.

Fabulous food..Staff great ..Highly Recommend..Had Goat Curry Wow . Tirimisu great ..Coffee real Italian Over all superb ..Over head heaters outside and Dog Friendly

An old faithful. Zest never let's us down. Food and service always excellent 👌

The service was great, cocktail are super good and the homemade ravioli (lobster) are worth it ! I recommend it !

Excellent service and delicious food, the tiramisu is a must.

A superb stop. It is a rare pleasure to find a place with reliably good food and excellent service. I would pay more if I could guarantee this, but the cost were quite reasonable anyway. I have always appreciated an 'older' style of service where plates are put in front of us without leaning across other people, where common courtesy is a matter of course. Even serving from the left and clearing from the right is a key element of quality that is so difficult to find now. I appreciated this level of service and the quality of the food - Thank you

Having been a loyal customer for years ,i feel i need to point out that the quality of the food has slipped of late. The breakfast when it arrived was cold, an sausage that looked more like a chipolata, tasted of nothing, bacon was more fat than actual bacon, tomato raw , and instead of a poached egg i get a fried egg swimming in oil, even though it was replaced just allowed the meal to get even colder.. when coming to pay, i find a service charge has already been applied, and just to cap the experience of they will not except cash.... nowhere is this displayed, needless to say we will not be visiting again..shame as the quality used to be excellent, put obviously trading on former glories..

Sadly it was a let down, we waited over 30minutes for our food and drinks and they got our order wrong and then the replacement took another 20 minutes to come out. We had the american style pancakes with fruit compote and whipped cream as stated on the menu. It wasn't fruit compote is was a minimal amount of fresh fruit and we had to ask for the whipped cream as it wasn't on the plate. The drinks took nearly 40minutes to come. The table next to us had the same issue with the drinks. We would not come here again.

Beautiful restaurant and amazing food

We had two coffees here. Moderate quality if a little cold. When we came to pay a service charge was added. Surely there is very little to do when making a cup of coffee. Expensive coffee PLUS service charge.

Always a winner. Lovely staff. Good food. Incredible sweet selection. Parking is on street so be prepared to walk The venue is step free and also has an outdoor area

There are always a lot of people, the atmosphere is great

We went here for breakfast which was excellent. The quality of the ingredients was very good, especially the sausage. The service was great and the welcome very friendly.

Table booked for 19.30 for three adults, 1 child. Slow service starter took 50mins to come out, after this had to wait another 20 mins for main meal then unfortunately two meals were cold in the middle had to be sent back to the kitchen twice. When we received the bill they only discounted us one meal and still charged us nearly £10 service charge. Overall very disappointing after reading such good review. Sadly we will not be returning.

Awful service causing us to after our starters which were delicious, great atmosphere

Really poor Bern here years ago This time sprawling mess of tables on the pavement making you sit amongst people trying to shop! Service so slow and food cold Don’t care attitude Won’t be returning

Recommended as the best place in Latham to eat. I really can’t say any more than it was ok.A menu that is not very inspiring ,food that is average at prices that are quite expensive. Staff doing you the favour serving you. When chatting to the waiter we asked what time he would finish? His reply ? “When you lot F**k off” said in jest but read your audience. It didn’t do anything for me and I wouldn’t return.

Can't review food as we were kept waiting that long we walked out without being served. You have now lost 2 customers Zest.

What a lovely place for the whole family, even if you just want a coffee and cake they are brill. But please do try the food. They have a great children's menu too

Nice food, but no WC in the Gents. You have to use the Disabled.

Excellent breakfast kippers and great service in a good location

My favourite restaurant and coffee stop in Lytham. Great quality food. Always busy. Love it.

Visited this restaurant on 24th June Usually we go for coffe and cake and always been good but this time we were totally ignored as if invisible by staff sat 15 mins and left went to another coffee venue where we were acknowledged straight away and served it was such a better experience Know they were busy but an acknowledgment would have been fine plenty of staff We decided to go to another restaurant for lunch where we received excellent service we will never go back to Zest !!!

I had a wonderful breakfast with my friend here on Sunday. Very friendly staff and as the weather was sunny, we had a wonderful outdoor seating. The food was of good portions and tasty. I would like to express a special thank you to Sue Bamber who was very efficient and friendly in sorting a small payment issue I had. I mistakenly overpaid my bill and emailed Zest to enquire about a refund after a day. Sue was prompt in going through the previous day's transactions and refunded me the excess with in 24 hrs. That sort of service is very rare. Thank you.

Went for a family celebration place over full our party of 8 crammed into a corner on a table meant for 6 food average at best service was shocking and then they put a 10% service charge on the bill which we declined to pay, bar area stacked with dirty glasses, certain members of staff more interested in talking to " regulars" than doing their job. WON'T be going back.

Overcrowded slow and poor service. Food warm not hot not a lot of flavour. Overpriced. Watch out for service charge.

Good atmosphere and always very popular, best to reserve a table in the evening. The portions of the main courses are generous with usually well cooked, tasty food. I had the salmon this time, which was a very generous portion that I couldn't finish, although it was slightly overcooked but not enough to complain about. It was accompanied by a large amount of vegetables and a delicious hollandaise sauce. The prices are reasonable given the quantity and quality of the food. There are plenty of vegetarian options. Service is very efficient, if not a little bit too efficient making you feel like you are being rushed to turn the table. Hard to blame them as it's a popular place but if you dislike that and want to take your time it would be better booking a table later when they don't have to turn it ( as kitchen service is ending). Parking can be difficult outside as this is a busy area but you can usually find somewhere on the adjacent side streets.

Great food, just check your bill......

Extremely poor all round for the price, learned not to go here again

Atmosphere between staff - nobody seemed happy to be there! Service poor - impatient, rude. Food not as described - no potatoes when described as having.

Nice atmosphere, good food, friendly staff, and good service.

We were charged an extra £8 and only realised until we had already left without being offered a receipt. £20 for a small plate of salad and various hams is dear enough without the "accidental" surcharge. The staff are incoherent and run around aimlessly. Really would not recommend unless you have no alternatives, of which Lytham does.

Enjoyable lunch with friends in the sunshine

Food was very expensive..service wasnt great..very busy and soooo cramped ..£10-£20 is a tad excessive for a starter

Omg. Read the other reviews also maggots in food hair overcharging rude waitresses wow my friend and I waited 1 and a half hours to be eventually served luke warm food sent back to be served again with it being reheated cheese then burnt and inedible we complained again to be told LEAVE AND DO NOT COME BACK WOW WOW WOW Filthy toilets and greasy stairs

Had a really good experience at zest the food and service was excellent.

Always a great meal here love it fantastic menu with great and friendly service with excellent knowledge of the Menu !! If you get a table outside its great to share a few bottles of wine 🍷 😉 and sit and chat and people watch on a sunny 🌞 day another little Gem in Lytham !! They also do one of the best breakfasts I've ever had ❤️❤️ 10 /10 Desserts are also to die for

Rushed, everything felt thrown at us, lacking finesse. Waiter constantly refilling glasses to get you to drink and order more. In doing so, he was in such a hurry he splashed prosecco over our glasses all over tablecloth. Once is a mistake, but over all 4 glasses is a joke and just careless! Waitress collecting food plates was in such a hurry she dropped a knife landing on a glass and never acknowledged it. Watch your bill..we were overcharged for 175ml wine when we'd actually had 125ml glasses. Also service charge automatically added to everything but they don't openly tell you that when they give the bill and we almost left an additional tip on the table but fortunately spotted it on the bill. This place is over rated. Its a good busy atmosphere if you like that and some of our food was delicious (but not all), but its pricey and the service should be so much better.

Lovely bar with a nice menu. The beer lines need to be cleaned though

Fantastic place for food. Would highly recommend.

Fantastic food fantastic service would definitely recommend very reasonably priced for Lytham. Got to be the best place to go and eat in Lytham if you like good Italian food.

Went to zest for a meal with my husband. The girl that seated us was pleasant. The other server did not know anything about the wines when asked. We both had the burger, this was cold dry and tasteless. The bun and onion rings were very wet and soggy. I had only a few bites of mine. Server wasn't interested in the fact the meal had not been touched. We were in the place fore 25 mins start to finish. We will not be going back

We visited over the easter bank holiday. I will start with a positive . The sausage barm my husband had was very nice. I ordered toast which came dry and I was asked if I wanted butter and jam, odd question I don't know many people who just eat dry toast. We finished our breakfast and I went up to pay. Asked for my bill which by the way I only noticed when j left had a discretionary surcharge already added. I advised the girl I wished to pay by cash to which she replied I could but she couldn't give me any change? Why was that I asked? Apparently they are cashless business ??? She was extremely dismissive and vague. I then asked where does it advise me of this, is it printed on the menu? No came the reply. I advised her politely that it was wrong and I was being forced to use a card to pay for an expensive £18 breakfast with the added surcharge and be happy to not get any change. I asked her to feed my annoyance back to the manager although judging her body language and total disregard for my comments j doubt happened. What would they have done if I didn't have a debit card to pay........ please stop forcing peoples choice by taking away our right to decide how we pay.... Sorry but based on this experience we wont be back. You are not the only place for breakfast in that area, alot of which would be HAPPY TO TAKE MY CASH.

Lovely place , lovely staff . Definitely be back ❤️ great food , really like this place & the outside space We visited as a couple & were not disappointed

Our favourite place to visit in Lytham. Wonderful staff with great knowledge of menu and fantastic service. Great choice of food and drink. Very nice outside seating area, with heaters for those cold days. Inside just as nice with bar tables or just normal seated tables. Would recommend a visit.

Absolutely excellent. Food fabulous. You can't book so you're very lucky if you can get a table on a busy day. Well worth a visit.

Called in on Sunday after a stroll around Lytham Hall grounds for a coffee and cake the man who greeted us said we could have a table and then quickly showed us to another table tucked out of the way because he recognised the next couple to come in , we ordered our coffee’s and scones , after about 10 minutes our coffee’s arrived (good coffee ) then after about 15 minutes we enquired where our scones were to be told quite abruptly they were still in the oven.We like freshly baked scones but why not tell us they were still being baked ? Eventually they arrived quality was good , we asked for the bill some time later and after being ignored for about 10 minutes we asked again which it was then brought to us I said I was paying by card and was ignored again eventually got up to pay , no asking had we enjoyed what we’d had maybe it’s because we didn’t have our “ Sunday best “ on but won’t be visiting again in a hurry there are a lot places in Lytham to have a coffee and cake in . ( An observance the table next to us had to ask 4 times for glasses of tap water to accompany coffee and cakes !!! ) doesn’t take a lot for a bit of common courtesy .

Had several visits. Atmosphere, food and drinks lovely! Will definitely return again in a few weeks. Family enjoyed it.

Very popular and busy restaurant with good menu of tasty varied food. We had a chicken and bacon ciabatta and a zest special sandwich with extra fries along with probably best hot chocolate I’ve ever had and a latte. All efficiently done and very tasty but I felt they were also keen to see us leave as soon as we’d finished eating.

First visit here but will definitely return, loved the food, service and staff

Noisy inside, lovely pastries, decent food but really overpriced. Better value places around

We had Philly steak sandwiches and a bowl of chips between us which was very large so we made the right choice. Friendly staff and very popular locally

As good anmbience , with a super young lady at front of house. Wine advice was perfect as was the meal. Starter, main and home baked dessert... just sublime. Shame Zest can be transported to Royal Tunbridge Wells, but Lytham has to retain a few gems. Oh very lucky Lytham.....

Good food & excellent service. But watch out for the added services charge to your bill😡 I noticed they had put one on my bill after leaving

Lovely food and great atmosphere.

Absolutely amazing place ,I was one of the guests for my daughters 40th birthday meal very good 5star

Myself and my husband went on Friday , the service and food were impeccable. I accidentally knocked over my glass of Fizz and the owner happened to walk past. He quickly got the waiter to clean the table, took my glass back them gave me a fresh glass of Fizz. What a lovely gesture what I didn't expect.

My food was excellent but my girlfriends was average. Mostly the service was very good but one of the staff put a dampener on the atmosphere by looking very miserable unfortunately.

Very cold. Sat by the fire & there was a very bad draught. Very expensive service charge also added which in my opinion was not worth it.

A great place to eat but can be very busy lunch times and weekends. Staff always on hand

Had lunch with my friend, it was absolutely lovely. We sat outside which was well covered and had heaters all around, there were also blankets on all chairs and a basket on the floor with extra blankets for customers to use. There were also cushions on seats I was really impressed with the layout of the area where we sat.

We had a very enjoyable lunch as the food was excellent

We've been here quite a few times. The food is always lovely. We visited on Saturday lunch, as we trust the food is always tasty. However this time we were overcharged by £6 .our fault entirely. As we didn't check the bill! They charged us for a smoothie they didn't have the ingredients for, so we chose another drink.on checking our bill when we got home we had been charged for the green smoothie we never got.very disappointed 😞 put is off coming again really .we live out of the area so couldn't pop back.

Very attractive Italian style cafe bar, usually quite busy. Varied menu with daily specials. Outdoor seating.

Great restaurant with lovely food.

Just popped in for a quick bite of lunch and had a really nice time. Had to wait for a table for about 10 minutes but that just gave us time to look at what everyone else was eating and decide this was the place for us. Although the indoor dining area was very busy the staff were friendly, efficient and kept us up to date on how long we had to wait. Once seated we were able to choose from all the mouth watering dishes we had seen quite quickly. The drinks obviously arrived first with the food not far behind. Although we had chosen a sharing platter for two, everything so generous we didn’t feel the need for anything more than a cup of coffee afterwards. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the buzz of the restaurant. Would definitely recommend and will come back next time we are in the area.

Cannot say enough about how good this place was for us. Great location in the very centre of Lytham. (We were going to the Lowther to see the Sweet gig) Beautifully presented restaurant, modern but also felt homely and traditional at the same time. The staff were all very attentive, helpful and friendly. The food .... again can't speak highly enough about just how good it was. All four of our party were very happy with their meals. I had the seafood linguine, and was pleasantly suprised with just how much was in it. Many scrimp on the ingredients, but it had plenty of clams, prawns, mussels and fish. Faultless. We have recently moved to Poulton le Fylde, and will certainly be returning soon.

My Granddaughter & me decided to have lunch in ZEST Lytham on Saturday 16/12/23. It was busy as usual & we found a seat outside with a heater. We then ordered our drinks and the young girl took our order. We went in at 12.40pm and as we were waiting for a while, I called the a waitress to ask if our food was coming, as we'd been there 40 minutes. We'd finished our coffees and the food arrived. I had the chicken wrap accompanied with small salad & nachos, the wrap had hardly any peri sauce & not much chicken, which was dry, charged at £12. My Granddaughter had 3 very small bitesize fishcakes with a small salad charged at £10. We started to eat our food, as we were hungry after waiting, but we were waiting for a bowl of French fries. I turned to call the waitress who was stood looking outside, and didn't hear me, she aas miles away. Then another waitress came to the table next to ours & I asked her about our fries she quickly said she'd go and find out. We waited another 10 minutes or so and the French fries turned up as we'd finished our food!😡 It was only when I got home that I realised you had put a service charge of over £4+ on my bill which came to £46+. We were very disappointed and the Customer Service was awful and the food was not as it used to be...the worst I've had in ZEST and I've eaten there many times! We'll be swerving by ZEST to go to Boscos!!

It is not often that you worked with someone special, someone who has passion and eye for beauty. We came here after a long day’s work. I had my usual seafood linguine and Pru managed to eat her greens after many months. Thank you for looking after us as always.

Sat outside, which was lovely with heaters to keep you warm, plus blankets on the chair if needed. The food was delicious

One of our favourite places to go in lytham, food always good never had an issue

Terrible. Food was disgusting, it was literally like a frozen meal. No taste. Complete wast of money. Service was terrible overbearing staff. Clearly don’t communicate with each other. Three members of staff coming over and asking us the same question. 16 times they come to our table. 3 time they come over and asked us have you finished when one of us was clearly still eating. Made us feel really u comfortable and literally like they wanted us to leave. Will never go back and would not recommend ever.

Fantastic food and great service .

Allow me to tender my heartfelt gratitude for a most exquisite gastronomic escapade experienced within your revered establishment. The cheese and walnut pasta I had the pleasure of savoring traversed the realms of culinary excellence with each delectable morsel. The marriage of velvety cheese and the textured richness of walnuts performed a gastronomic ballet upon my discerning palate, captivating my senses with their harmonious interplay. In this opulent ballet of flavors, your esteemed establishment has secured a place in my epicurean wanderings, beckoning me to return for further indulgence in your culinary masterpieces. Yours in gastronomic admiration, "Feedback is a gift"

We always look forward having are first cup of coffee here when we arrive in lytham but sadly very disappointed with the service today. Will not be going again.

Very disappointing. Having been to Zest in the past it’s very clear after my visit last night how things have gone down hill. There was cardboard found in the sea bass dish, which the head waiter then refused to then discount off the bill. Our waitress’ attitude changed towards us once we’d addressed the cardboard in the food and did not seem to care. The toilets are also a big disgrace, unclean and really quite gross with toilet paper and food all over the stairs leading up to them. Won’t be returning.

Zest is a lovely restaurant but it's not one for vegetarians. There was very little choice for those who don't eat meat or fish on the day we visited, much to my disappointment. Beyond sadwiches and wraps there was not much for vegetarians, even the soup was chicken! So many restaurants play lip service to vegetarians and I find that frustrating and annoying. While friends have multiple choices of fish and meat dishes, they are confine to one or two options. The waiter admitted, "we don't really do vegetarian." Come on Zest you could do better.

Party of 11. Food fine but shocking service by the waiter and waitress who argued in front of us and regularly elbowed us. Additionally, tried to calling us liars saying they don't take deposits-luckily we had the evidence we had indeed paid a large deposit. Emailed feedback which was quickly acknowledged by the secretary Long with the management would respond. Unfortunately 2 and half months later I haven't received a response.

Leon the waiter made our night and great food too Service beyond what we have experienced as locals in this restaurant tonight. Great menu , portions so generous needed doggie bag for tomorrows lunch Fair prices … will return soon Leon, was friendly polite and keen for our feedback … great representative for your business

by far one of the best restaurants we've eaten in for a long while, both for the food and the service. We first stopped by the bar for a lunchtime drink. Sat outside on the terrace which was beautiful and heated. The welcome we received and the service was that good, we returned the following night for dinner and was not disappointed. We will make this a regular stop when we move to the area

Went in for Sunday lunch for two of us. One meal fine my Italian lamb was terrible. It was lamb breast rolled. It was just a lump of fat with very little meat on it. Nobody came to see if food was ok. Should have complained but then one is eating whilst the other waits. Have been many times first time disappointed.

Fabulous staff, very polite and caring. Supper food. So many dishes to choose from to suit all people. I had from the board a lamb dish it was excellent my husband had a fish curry from the board. That was the best curry I had ever had. Go and try the food it is so good.