The Florist Liverpool

This is the epitome of instagram vs. reality. Sure, it's pretty, and there were loads of people taking photos of the decor. In reality, I found it quite grubby, with dirty stairs, that looked like someone had swept the dirt into the corners. The toilets were grim and out of paper, and the taps felt like they needed a drop of WD40. The staff seemed busy and stressed, which was reflected in the poor service. You had to scan a QR code for a gluten-free 5, which is fine, but the starters weren't on, and it took two staff to finally bring out a cardboard menu. It took forever for the starters to arrive, I had the Korean fried chicken. This was lukewarm and tasteless. Whilst we were waiting forever for the mains, we ordered another bottle of wine that was dumped on the table by a staff member who walked off without opening it. Thankfully, another one noticed and went to get a corkscrew. Eventually, the mains arrived, I had a Thai Prawn hanging kebab. It was bland, and the prawns were barely warm with rice that was hot in some places and cold in others. I left most of it, though it did look nice. Overall, if you don't care about food and service and want to take some nice photos, this is the place. If you want decent food, go anywhere else.

I visited on Friday night with my mum. We sat at a lovely table with a nice view of outside and most of the restaurant. It was a lovely atmosphere - not very busy but a good few tables to create a fun vibe. The decor is STUNNING. Never seen a restaurant like it. Mum ordered the salmon kebab and I had vegan lamb kofta. We also shared a cauliflower starter. The portion sizes were perfect - not too big but just enough. We also shared 2 bottles of wine. The bill was reasonable - decent for what we had and the wine costing the most, but hey, it's a treat. Our waiter was charming, as were the rest of the staff. All in all we both had a lovely evening and will be returning.

Beautiful interior in a lovely building. Very Instagramable. Staff were lovely as we're the cocktails. Food was good but nothing special. I would have expected a little more ooh with the food.