John (6 October 2008)

We ate at Loch Fyne Sheffield in September 2008. It was a Saturday night, and pretty busy with plenty of families with their kids, and a noisy, busy atmosphere. The service was attentive, if a little slow on this busy night and a couple of things we asked for were forgotten till the manager of our table realised that, and brought them. The food was good, but not perfect. I had moules mariniere as a starter. The mussels were fresh, and tasty, but had a tad too much cream for my taste. They were served in a huge deep metal bowl, which made it difficult to get at the mussels - not easy at the best of times. This was followed by salmon fish cakes with a sweet chilli sauce. The sauce was good, but the salmon fishcakes would have benefited from some salmon. My wife had the sushi style smoked salmon, which was great, followed by the sea bream fillets. The fish was perfect, but it came on a bed of garlic mash, which overpowered the delicate fish. A herb mash or just plain would have been much better. We paid a total of £55, which included a bottle of good value house wine. Overall it was a reasonable meal, but could have been better with a bit more thought in the make up of the dishes.