The only ‘surprise' I got was a terrible takeout!

First time ordering and was extremely dissatisfied with the food I received. I ordered via Deliveroo, 1 minor error was that my large bottle drink was forgotten but this was just a small forgivable error. However the rest of my experience topped that off. Chicken was slimy and soggy, even flipping a piece over looked like it had rot underneath. What I ate (which was not much) had an overwhelmingly salty taste, so much I couldn’t taste much of the meat. The batter on the chicken had the consistency of wet, gritty newspaper. It was not pleasant and left the majority of it. The ‘famous’ potato surprise was something that I was excited to try out after hearing about it in the media a few months back when FCR first opened. Sadly this was not to be. And for it to be claimed as a ‘family recipe’ and a ‘specialty’ is a bit of a lie unfortunately, and should be ashamed to be classed under as those statements, especially as a family recipe. If I was served that during a family meal, I would rather take a running jump off Yarmouth pier than eat that. They were undercooked, dry and inedible, and once again another item of food which was over seasoned. It should be famous for one reason only, you can probably get the gist of that from my previous statement. Overall a very poor experience, I have had my fair share of bad takeout experiences over many years but this one has unfortunately made top of my list. With slimy and salty chicken, to the ‘famous and special’ potato based item on their menu, the only ‘surprise’ I got was a terrible evening meal and a few pounds down (both in weight for the lack of sustenance this evening and monetary value). I would most certainly not order from FCR again, and I wish them good luck for their future.

Luke S - 05/06/2021 | report this review