Aqua Portishead

I went as a table of six to Aqua on a Wednesday evening. It was busy and had a great atmosphere. We sat out in the covered area which was light and airy. The service was friendly, helpful and attentive. A few people on the table ordered off the set menu which I think is good value for money. Being gluten free the set mine was a bit limited for me. The main menu offers a very good choice for gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian but I felt they are a bit over priced as often and iten from the meal was missing but not replaced and at the same price. For example I had the Pork Cheeks (pictured) which was delicious but I couldn't have the black pudding (gf) and with only two very small asparagus as my veg I think £15.00 (same price as main menu) was quite expensive. I was still hungry after my main and wish I had ordered an additional saviour dish in hindsight but I went for the large dome dessert, Hazelnut tort with coffee icecream and sticky toffee sauce. Of course the theater of melting the dome was exciting and fun but the eating wasn't as enjoyable. The chocolate was quite thick in places and not that pleasant to eat on it's own. Considering it was a sharing dessert there was only one scoop of icecream. Not nearly enough to counter the rich heavy tort (which was more like a dense brownie). At £12 I definitely wouldn't be ordering that next time. I would more likely go for the selection if I wanted a sharing pudding. I would go back again as it's convenient but I would order smarter! The pizza and fish and chips were highly recommend.

Great food, efficient service and a good gluten free menu