Problem: What would be an example of an negative review?

Answer: 10/7/2013 After all the reviews, I had high expectations. The bartender was pompous. The steak was bland and pan seared? The potato lacked the garlic they we're suppose to have. Finally the vinaigrette was too sweet. Not a good restaurant.

Problem: What would be an example of an negative review?

Answer: I'm Vietnamese and I grew up eating Vietnamese food everyday. Let me tell you, this place is a big let down. I don't know why people are giving it such rave reviews. All my Viet friends in this city also avoid this place because it really is NOT good. The portions are tiny, and the pho broth leaves you unsatisfied. It lacks the true flavor that pho broth should have. I've had pho at home and in 30+ different pho restaurants and this was probably in my top 5 most disappointing. As for the other dishes, it comes to the table looking like someone already ate it or like a jumbled mess. This is aside from the service..I actually like the old man that works there...he's the only reason I give it two stars.

Problem: What would be an example of an positive review?

Answer:
Having looked into these big windows a thousand times, we finally gave this place a go (Treacle was closed ... sob!). But I had always wanted to try it, if only to sit in the window with the great views across Broughton St from the floor to ceiling glass. I had my tummy set on a Treacle burger so I went for that here and it was quite good. Homemade burger patties, which is nice, and it had some good flavour but I did have to spit out at least five bits of knobbly gristle ... charming. I think they need to trim their beef a bit more before putting it through the mincer, or just reduce the amount of ears and noses in the burger mix. But it tasted good and came on a lovely brown roll with nice chunky chips and a salad garnish. I normally prefer skinny fries with a burger but these were cooked beautifully and hit the spot nicely. I was particularly impressed that the burger came on a brown roll and I wish more places at least gave you that option. More flavour, texture and character than most white burger buns which run the gamut from limp wispy efforts to chalky doughy monsters. So the burger was quite nice all round but not up to Treacle's standards and possibly a wee bit expensive at over ten pounds. Their Bloody Mary sounded interesting, made with Absolut pepper vodka and a dash of Tio Pepe sherry, but unfortunately it wasn't really to my taste. That's a personal thing so fair enough, but I also feel it should be served in a nicer glass than your standard tall water glass. If they're extracting six quid out of you for what is basically a glass of juice and a shot of booze then at least make it look worth the price. So. Nice staff, great location, especially if you can snag a window seat and they have a generally good menu. Gillian loved her food, so even though mine wasn't quite top drawer, I would happily go back. I was thinking of the food as solid 3.5 stars so wasn't sure which way to go, but I bumped them up to 4 stars purely for the brown roll.