Circle And Dining - Stratford-upon-Avon

We booked this for a pre theatre meal, but it was closed when we arrived. We were told by other theatre staff at various times that it didn 't open until just before the performance (which is useless for a pre performance meal) or that it was closed that day. Really not very impressed why do you accept bookings for times wheh the place is closed.

My booking was not honoured as there was no one in the restaurant. Apparently it was decided that it would not open that evening, although I was not informed. I was very disappointed and am now unlikely to risk booking there again.

We went there for a pre theatre meal last week. The table position was good, by a window we had not been told that seating on the balcony is on a first come first served basis, and although I had noticed an empty table outside we were not offered it. The menu was reasonable for a pre theatre meal, 5 choices of starter, 4, main, 4 pudding. It was unfortunate that I didn't like any of the starters, but my husband said his was ok. My main course was duck which was ok, but there was not a lot of sauce and what there was was very thin. My husband had chicken which he said exactly he same about but it was ok (again). In the event we didn't have any pudding, partly because none of the choices appealed and partly because we were running out of time as we were going to the theatre. A mediocre meal in a very convenient situation, for the theatre.

Service was very good; friendly without any hint of intrusion and also quietly efficient. The steak we purchased was a little strange and lacked the edge of full flavour and the moist texture typical of a nicely cooked piece of meat. Perhaps a sauce would have helped but there was nothing. The potato and leek square had a strong and rather odd sub-flavour we could not pin down and though it did not taste too disagreeable it was a distraction. The ambience was quite good but somehow a little flat. A pleasant enough venue with nice people but nothing to make us grieve if we don't go back.

Very dissappointed as had email to say restaurant we wanted not available but to go to their other restaurant which we did. However the restaurant we were told to go to was closed. After help from theatre staff eventually went to the restaurant we wanted in the first place. Great after that but we are in our mid 70s, did not appreciate the hastle of walking around the huge building for assistance .