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I went here in a large group last Friday and I have to say I left thoroughly underwhelmed by Garlic and Shots.
They serve 101 types of shot - which were a lot of fun, along with bottled beers and wine. We also tried the garlic beer - but as another reviewer mentioned this is just a glass of normal beer with chopped garlic added. A few people tried it but couldn't bear to drink more than a sip.
In terms of shots I tried the bloodshot (tomato, garlic, chilli and vodka), chilli vodka (pretty spicy as expected), and instant margarita (all the ingredients of a margarita in a shot glass). The shots are £2.50 each - although don't try and order from the "bar" at the front of the restaurant as I did and got told off.
Food wise, as a starter the garlic bread was the probably the best I've ever had.
The main dishes however were a major disappointment. The Swedish/American influenced dishes such as the garlic burger, or Swedish sausage with garlic mash would have been pretty tasteless were it not for the vast amount garlic added to every part of the dish. One of our party was so disgusted with his main the he took one bite and left the rest.
The waitresses and other members of staff seemed really unfriendly and we didn't feel welcome.
We managed to rack up a £40 bill each - but I didn't feel we got a great deal for this so would say it represented poor value for money.
We had been considering heading to the downstairs Goth bar afterwards, but after finishing the meal decided we really didn't feel like staying any longer.
I might go there again for a shot or a few drinks, but not for food.
Check out my review of Garlic & Shots Ltd - I am johnsibly - on Qype
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