Bonzo Lounge - Tvedestrand

Had lunch at BONZO Keynsham on the weekend with friends. Ordered the Vegan Moroccan Aubergine Flatbread. It was amazing. Hubby suggested we get a take away for dinner, immediately i wanted the same as the weekend, could not eat it. It was squashed into a round container on its side, not chickpea, mint sauce or pomegranate in sight. No hummus, avocado so hard it could have taken a tooth. And to top it off it seemed to be in two parts almost as though they took half of one and put it on top of the other, when lifting it, it was just flatbread underneath! Disgusting!

I thought it was very noisy and expensive. Over £16 for a fish finger sandwich, half a beer and a coffee. There were Dogs everywhere. Why can’t we have moderation. I waited for ages to be served whilst 3 staff discussed how to pour a drink. I would go again but only when they have a deal on.

Went for Tapas Tuesday for the first time in a while we think went mid 2023 last and we were regulars pre covid twice a month at least. We used to enjoy chatting to the ‘Bagman’ and also watching the monthly ‘meeting of the brave alternative folk’. Cleanliness has dropped and with so many staff it’s a surprise given you order via QR these days and so no six/seven deep queues as there used to be. Tables are left with uncollected glasses and plates for ages and indeed in the hour we were there early evening three used tables were unable to be used for new guests as they had not been cleaned. The big change and huge huge negative was the lack of bread with the Tapas. You used to get several pieces between you in order to ‘mop’ the bowls and eat the humus from. It was part and parcel of the deal that was under £10 pre Covid. We were gobsmacked that the bread is no more as we had wanted to get back in Tapas Tuesday a couple of times a month once more. Only reason I gave a two and not a one was that the Tapas was tasty and the lady who delivered it was very pleasant indeed. Just a shame half the sauces were left in the bowls as we weren’t up for finger dipping to clean them. Real shame and I hope the owners review this massive backwards step as I wonder if others have stopped going for this very reason. I would wager based on food We saw coming from the kitchen that your tapas turnover has dropped dramatically since pre Covid times.

Nice to see someone with some knowledge of 1960's obscure musicians album titles. The Bonzo Dog Doodah Band would be proud. Menu items should be named after track titles to make it perfect!

We visited The Bonzo Lounge for a late weekend brunch. The restaurant was completely packed with customers, many with children and had a great atmosphere. The staff were helpful and working hard to deliver food and drink to the tables. Even with the busy service all our food was brought to the table within 10 minutes. I had the Miami Brunch for the first time and it was excellent. My wife had three tapas dishes which were well cooked and most enjoyable. Great venue in Keynsham with great staff and food.