Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Alcatraz Restaurants

    4.0 (1 review)
    PriceyItalian, Brasseries

    Alcatraz Restaurants Photos

    Recommended Reviews - Alcatraz Restaurants

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    17 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Italian 205 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    The Ivy Castle View

    The Ivy Castle View

    3.7(3 reviews)
    10.4 mi

    Loved this spot while I was traveling over in the UK! We were craving fish and chips and while this…read moreisn't the typical spot that comes to mind, I'm glad we stopped in. It's a bit difficult to find upstairs but it's well appointed and the view of the castle is pretty legit. We tried a couple of apps, both of which were good but the fish and chips were dialed in! Extra crispy chips and nice big piece of fish were complimented by classic mushy peas and a house made tartar sauce. The service was impeccable to top things off. If you are in the area, you should definitely add this to the list of places to try.

    Great views and atmosphere can't make up for embarrassing, Aunt Bessie's quality roast…read more Came to The Ivy expecting a refined Sunday roast, but left wondering if I'd accidentally paid £29 for something reheated from the freezer aisle. The roast potatoes were dry, dense, and suspiciously uniform, Aunt Bessie's on an off day. Yorkshire puddings were flavourless and hollow, with that telltale mass-produced texture. Vegetables were minimal and uninspired. The lamb was unseasoned and tough. For a restaurant with The Ivy's name and reputation, this felt rushed, joyless, and deeply underwhelming. No real flavour payoff, and no sign that anyone in the kitchen had any pride in the food they send out. Feels all the more jarring given how beautiful the setting is. This was less "elegant brasserie" and more "supermarket ready-meal with better lighting". I wouldn't return for the roast -- and I wouldn't recommend it.

    Photos
    The Ivy Castle View
    The Ivy Castle View - Sunday roast

    Sunday roast

    The Ivy Castle View

    See all

    The Old Bank Brasserie - 10oz Sirloin with chips, portobello mushroom, tomato and peppercorn sauce. Cooked medium, just as I requested :)

    The Old Bank Brasserie

    4.5(10 reviews)
    46.8 mi
    ££

    Quite the swanky little place in Swindon! The atmosphere of the restuarant is lovely and everything…read moreis candlelit. There is live music, excellent food, and great staff. Today I had their Farm Chicken that came stuffed with creamed leeks, a top creamed potatoes and with sides of wild mushrooms. It was quite tasty overall. The jus that came with it could have been a bit more flavorful and I wish the chicken had not been cooked with the skin on it. Overall it was a great meal and their wine list was not bad either. PROS: Music, great staff, wonderful atmostphere, good food. CONS: Music was too loud for the small place and was hard to hear others.

    Just an FYI... they are closed on Monday nights. We made that mistake once. We have been twice…read morenow and it can still easily be mistaken for a nightclub rather than a restaurant. Although I think it is trying to be a bit of both. On both nights, the ambiance was different... one night the music was quite loud and there was a large crowd of young guys that were a bit rowdy, putting Mr. Snarky off of the place, and on the other night it was quiet and intimate. The menu actually seems like a combination of two menus, the first is a more upmarket menu that you would find in a gastro pub while the other menu include pub classics and the presentation between the dishes on each section of the menu further confirms that they are almost two different menus. On the first visit, I had the steak and Mr. Snarky had the Lamb Shank. The steak was a bit fatty, but the triple cooked chips... mmmm although watch out, they retain a lot of heat. Mr. Snarky must have enjoyed his Lamb Shank a lot as I didn't even get a bite! It was gone in the blink of an eye. On the second visit, I had the Pie of the Day with veg and Mr. Snarky had the Chicken and Chorizo Pasta with a Cajun Tomato Sauce. The Pie of the Day was Chicken and Leek and it actually comes with Dauphinoise Potatoes, but when I think of Pie, I think of Mash. So I asked to substitute the Dauphinoise Potatoes with Mashed Potatoes. And actually the menu doesn't specify if it comes with any potatoes, just seasonal veg. The pie was delicious, although there isn't much sauce, so if you decide to go for the mash with your pie, you may want to see about some gravy. The veg was nice, but perhaps someone got a bit carried away with the spices as I couldn't really taste much of the veg. Mr. Snarky's pasta was nice, but I didn't taste any Cajun spices in the sauce. We suspect that the Chorizo may have overpowered any attempt at seasoning. However, the star of the night (well, my night) was the Bread and Butter Pudding made with croissants and white chocolate. It was lovely! The top was a bit crunchy and buttery while the rest of the pudding was gooey and custardy. It really is a very good dessert. Don't ask me what Mr. Snarky had because after the first bite of my dessert, the rest of the night was a bit of a blur ;). Anyway, they do have some really good food, but sometimes the ambiance is a bit off.

    Photos
    The Old Bank Brasserie
    The Old Bank Brasserie

    See all

    Alcatraz Restaurants - italian - Updated July 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...