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Worryingly high count of food poisoning
Loch Fyne Restaurant (Gosforth)

Member Name: jro
Product:
Loch Fyne Restaurant (Gosforth)
Date: 06/06/09
Rating:
Advantages: Great place to eat
Disadvantages: The morning after can be awful
This Loch Fyne restaurant is really something of a mixed catch. Like all Loch Fyne restaurants, the menu here is pretty much fish- a huge variety of fish and different dishes.
This Loch Fyne is relatively new and sits on Gosforth High Street. The building it is in used to be a Church until it was renovated and bought by Loch Fyne and this makes the inside quite stunning. There is a main floor and then something of a mezzanine floor which overlooks this. The feel of the place actually feels a tiny bit like being on a ship which is pretty cool.
The floors are wooden and beautiful and the tables and chairs are also very nice and reasonably comfy making this a very nice place to go and eat either during the day or in the evening.
The prices here are no different to other Loch Fynes I don't think and although they are quite high, when you consider that you are getting fresh fish they are not really bad and are to be expected. The service I have experienced here has been of a very high standard just adding to the great eating experience that you get here.
However this leads onto the very negative side to eating here. Whilst the experience at the time is normally great the morning after experience is often not so good. Fortunately I have not had this problem however I know a very substantial number of people who have had food poisoning from this restaurant sometimes more than once. This has occurred over a long period of time so it was not a particular batch etc.
Unfortunately this makes it something of gamble to eat here- whilst the eating experience is fantastic if you are unlucky the next morning you will wish you never went.
Summary: Your choice whether to take the gamble
