Falco Lounge

Been for tapas Tuesday with a friend this evening. The food was great value for money and the service was really good, especially Lucy who was really friendly and helpful. It wasn’t our first visit and definitely won’t be our last.

Called in here one Thursday as the place we were going to go to didn't 'do' food before 5pm. In the end we were very pleased with our adhoc choice. The staff were friendly, the service was good and the food was plentiful and tasty. I hadn't realised but 'Barnsley Live' was happening over the weekend, so I asked if I could book a table for Saturday teatime - no problem and I was also advised to use their app on Saturday to order our food as the bar area was expected to be very busy. Roll on to Saturday and I am pleased to say that everything ran smoothly. Our reserved table was downstairs, so I asked if we could be relocated upstairs. The staff checked for available tables, and we were soon sitting by the windows upstairs - great result. There was a great atmosphere in the lounge and 'Barnsley Live' was in full swing in Glass Works Square (which you could see from the Falco Lounge). Being very busy didn't impact on the delivery of our food to the table, which was again in good time. It was also tasty and plentiful. Definitely would go to the Falco Lounge again - got some other menu options to give a try 😊.

No complaints about food itself, my friend and I decided on tapas with the Tuesday deal, which includes 3 dishes per person, the portions are not as big as other tapas restaurants and we were both left hungry, therefore had pudding, which was also very nice, that could be the restaurant plan 😆. Staff were lovely and the food arrived very quickly. Restaurant was clean and had a good vibe.

I recently visited Falco Lounge and was quite disappointed with the experience. Firstly, the children's play area was very dirty, and most of the toys were broken. It's also located right next to a set of stairs with no safety gate, which felt unsafe for younger children. The restaurant itself didn’t seem very clean either, and a lot of the chairs were wobbly — it felt like the furniture had been bought but never properly maintained. Overall, the vibe reminded me of a run-down Wetherspoons. Service also left a lot to be desired. I had to ask multiple times for basic things like children's cutlery, sauces, and even a replacement chair after the one we were given was broken. The staff didn’t seem very attentive or organised. The food was okay, probably around a 6 or 7 out of 10, with the chips being the standout. However, the kids' menu and drinks were very overpriced for what you get. It’s a real shame because the place has a lot of potential, but at the moment it just feels run down and poorly managed.

One again, another place we have found that you absolutely should not visit ... Because if you do... It will be a lot harder for us to go back again and eat. You really should be going here to eat. The food was outstanding! We tried the Shakshouka, bang bang chicken noodles, aubergine flatbread and a kids pizza (and a selection of drinks) The service was very fast and friendly, we ordered through the QR code menu whilst sitting up stairs. The drinks were with us within a couple mins and the food about 10 minutes after that and all the food came at once. All the dishes were amazingly tasty and so well cooked! Excellent portion sizes where you still had room for a desert if you wanted, but you weren't stuffed to the rafters, which we appreciated! The whole place has a lovely feeling to it and the staff really add to this with how friendly they all are. In drinks: we had a couple of non alcoholic cocktails (pina nolada and the cherry fakewell) they were beautiful, the pinot grigio on offer was probably the nicest my wife has ever had, whilst the iced salted caramel latte was best I've ever had! So please, please avoid going as I would like a chance to go back here sometime soon ha ha. If you haven't been yet... What are you even waiting for! You will not regret it!