The Booted Bantam
6 Stanford Square, Warwick Street, Worthing BN11 3EZ
Tel: 01903 208141
Opening daily: 7.45am - 10pm, 7 days a week
Overall rating for baby friendly dining - 3/5
The Booted Bantam is a fairly new restaurant in Worthing and is the home of the spit roasted chicken. The size of the restaurant looks quite deceiving from the outside, but it extends back quite far, which means there is enough room for your pushchairs! It is great to see something a bit different in town and the dining experience really works. They offer an extensive menu; whether you are looking for a hearty breakfast, a slice of cake and coffee, sandwich, wrap or burger. Or you may opt for their signature spit roast chicken with a range of sides including macaroni cheese, Caesar salad and potato gratin to name a few! They also have a number of vegetarian options too. The food is presented well and it was really nice!
The Booted Bantam promotes itself as a family friendly restaurant. They offer parties for children under 10 and there is also a 'design your own ice-cream' competition which is great for older kids, but for us with babies and toddlers I was a bit disappointed for a couple of reasons. There's a disabled toilet which has plenty of room for a baby change unit, but there isn't one, so you will have to change your little ones on the floor. The other reason, is the kids menu is £7.50 which is really overpriced, compared to other restaurants in town which are more around the £5 mark. My meal only cost £7, so I wouldn't expect to pay more for my little one's lunch. The portions are good, so I was able to share mine. It was a shame as it has the potential to be a very 'baby' friendly place.
We dined on a Saturday lunchtime which was a bit hectic, but it was a full house so it was understandable. The staff were really friendly and once we ordered the food it came out really quickly. I am definitely going to go back, but would probably opt for a mid-week lunch when it is a bit quieter. I would imagine it has a great atmosphere in the evening too, so am looking forward to trying it out with friends. *Calls up babysitter*
Yummy Mummy tip – From 8.30-11am you can get a a hot drink and a bacon or sausage bap for £1.85, plus as many refills as you like! Now that's good value.
Baby friendly – Yes, kind of.
High chairs - Yes
Baby Changing - No
Quality of food - Very Good
Value for money - Yes
Have you been there? Let me know what you think?
I woudnt bother in the evening, apart from the chicken the food isn't that great, wine didn't get poured and we had to keep asking for more drinks!
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