Spice Finch Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "Great service, nice vibes, high quality food & drinks, and absurdly affordable."
• "Food is very yummy and decently priced for a happy hour."
• "Loved the menu options at this place. Great value for quality food in a friendly buzzing atmosphere."
• "While far from cheap, the quality, service and portions add up to a great value."
• "You get to try a bunch of different items from their menu for a very reasonable price."
• "You won't believe the number of dishes they bring to the table for only $69."
• "Don’t be deceived and think you need to order a lot - the portions are a good size!"

Cons:

• "The prices are quite high, even for vegetarian items--ie the cauliflower was $32 I believe."
• "Food was beautifully presented but overall nothing special especially considering the price."
• "Instead, we were served overpriced small-portioned tasteless food."
• "Food is all intended to be shared but it is pricey for how much you need to order to have a fulfilling meal."
• "Slightly overpriced."
• "Far too expensive for the product you receive."
• "Overall, the biggest issue was the super small portion sizes considering the cost and therefore poor value for money."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was fast and great."
• "The staff was wonderful, especially our server Katy who was attentive, informative and energetic."
• "Servers are so nice and the atmosphere is perfect."
• "Our server was lovely."
• "Great service and very nice ambiance."
• "Service was friendly, but slow."
• "The service is just a nice balance of attentive but not in your face the entire time."

Cons:

• "I am almost 50 and have never before felt like I was Inconveniencing a waitstaff member."
• "We ordered a second round 10 minutes before happy hour ended and when we got the bill, were charged full price for the second round."
• "What dented our dining experience the most was the poor service we received."
• "The waiter refused to serve us more than 1 wine at a time during happy hour."
• "Service was slow and muddled, felt like we didn’t see our server for 15 minutes at a time."
• "It was extremely slow and our waiter hardly checked on us throughout the night."
• "The service was extremely poor."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "A culinary experience not to be missed! Outstanding."
• "An absolute culinary delight! Spice Finch in Philadelphia has earned its well-deserved 5-star review for its exceptional Mediterranean-inspired cuisine."
• "The food was amazing. Had the lamb shank. So tasty."
• "The Moroccan steak: Perfectly cooked medium rare and flavorful, the thinly sliced frites were nice."
• "The broccoli tabbouleh was amazing."
• "Absolutely delicious Mediterranean food."
• "The food was excellent, well proportioned, and flavored with a blend of Mediterranean spices and tastes."

Cons:

• "The shrimp didn’t taste fresh, and the shakshuka was very salty."
• "The ny strip kebab was dry and chewy."
• "The best cauliflower I ever tasted!"
• "Peri peri shrimp was ok."
• "Whole fish didn’t taste fresh and was not firm in texture (mushy with a hint of chlorine)."
• "The food was very disappointing the shakshuka was watery, undercooked and tasted bad."
• "The lamb ribs needed a longer slower cook as they were mostly fat and gristle."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Perfect atmosphere to meet a friend and have a conversation."
• "Gorgeous space."
• "The drink menu is very interesting and the quality of drinks coming from the bar tells the whole story!"
• "The flavours, ambience and service are all great."
• "Great outdoor seating and ambiance and great service."
• "modern design with a lovely, dimly lit ambience."
• "The vibe is good to go for a drink and talk."

Cons:

• "Very 'hotel restaurant.'"
• "The worst dining experience I’ve had in a long time."
• "Dark lighting, tiny portions."
• "NEVER have I had such bad service."
• "Biggest complaint it was loud in the place."
• "Zero ‘wow’ factor from decor to food."
• "But to my discovery, no one didn't check or cleaned up that section in a minute, since I had to remove a whole spider and it's web from the corner of the bench."