This restaurant markets itself as upmarket. The food is five star in presentation and taste but the service is poor. My advice to diners is go for the food but not the overall experience and make sure you check the bill before you pay because they overcharged my group when we were there. We did not realise the mistake until later that evening when we looked at the bill carefully – it was very dark in the restaurant and you couldn’t read your bill properly and I have to admit it didn’t occur to me that an expensive restaurant would make such a careless mistake as putting someones drinks onto your tab. I think the management needs to improve their service in this area because the overall experience is ruined when you have to ring up the next morning to tell them that they’ve made a mistake with their bill. They did refund me which was good but they made it known to me that I was over-reacting. I was certainly not overreacting when I write now to say that the service levels during our meal was quite bad. the mitred was attentive at the start of our meal but as the restaurant got busier he ignored us and we had to wait a long time just to get a refill on our drinks. WE certainly did not bother to order any more drinks but they overcharged us three drinks each instead of two which I find it very appalling because they dint have a system to keep tab of what people ordered. It also took a long time for them to bring us our bill and an even longer time for us to take our cash once we’ve paid. In the end we had to grab the waiter as he walked past to tell him that we needed to pay because I had to take my guests to the airport to catch a flight! It was absolutely ridiculous! On a more positive note, the food is fabulous and worth a visit if you are mindful that you may not get excellent service and don’t forget to check your bill carefully before you pay!

We went on a Thursday night and the place was busy, but were still able to park at the door.

The three of us had a range of dishes and nobody was disappointed. The tables are rather close together.

We will be heading back.

We were trhilled with the great meal we had at Bowmans recently. The service was attentive, the ambience cosy and the food superb. Well priced for a high standard. We will be back!

Excellent, tasty food and some really imaginative dishes. Service was good. The only downside was that the portions were quite small so I didn’t feel quite full, and that was after 3 courses.

Sadly disappointing. A friend had reccommended the chef’s tasting platter for an entree, but it must be extremely variable, as the items on our’s ranged from indifferent to somewhat unpleasant. The vegetables and garnishes on the mains were yummy, but the meat (duck and pork) were both distinctly tough. Staff were pleasantly unpretentious. On a hot night with the doors open it is very noisy. Not much of a fine dining experience!

Portions are small. A long wait for our main course when restaurant only half full. Felt not overall good experience..staff seemed to need more training.