We started looking through the food
menu and we both noticed how well
priced everything is. The menu had an
American / Mexican theme too it which
is perfect for myself and Paul, there
was certainly a good variety on offer
along with gluten free options, locally
sourced curries from Mr. Daves and
plenty of vegetarian options too.
The range of light bites and starters
was fantastic, so we were delighted
when we noticed you could choose 4
for just £12.50 and opted for the
Casino 36 nachos and dips, chicken
and chorizo quesadillas, southern fried
chicken strips with a BBQ dip and
grilled halloumi with sweet chilli dip.
Arriving as two platters we were
shocked at the portion sizes, you
couldn’t even buy all the ingredients for
£12.50. The nachos were proper
homemade nachos with melted cheese
and a full range of dips, they were so
delicious. The halloumi was thick
grilled slices on a bed of mixed leaves
and was perfect with or without the
dip. The large quesadilla was cut into
four quarters filled with chicken, tasty
chorizo and held together with melted
cheese, it was simply fantastic,
probably our favourite and then
crunchy southern fried strips that went
so well with the BBQ sauce. We
couldn’t fault a thing, and both agreed
we would be back for this more often,
music to Pauls ears with the football
season back in full flow.
After the delicious starters we were
very excited to receive our main
courses which arrived shortly after. For
my main I had opted for the 3-burger
slider with chips and Casino 36 chilli
slaw. Again, with all the burgers
sounding so amazing I was happy to
see the sized down slider menu, 3 for
£10 or 5 for £15. I chose the cheese
and bacon beef burger, the chorizo and
mozzarella chicken burger (beef burger
was an option) and the pulled pork and
slaw burger. They all looked incredible,
I started with the chorizo and
mozzarella chicken burger and I’d
certainly started with the best, fresh
juicy chicken with salad and its
topping, I will be coming back for the
full version of this. The pulled pork
burger was also very tasty and juicy
with the bacon and cheese beef burger
again being served with salad and the
burger being very meaty, it was a
burger-lovers feast and a great way to
sample the different burgers for variety
or, so you know your favourite to order
the full size in future.
Paul had chosen the Casino 36 jerk
chicken with rice which we were told
was a clear favourite, and we could
understand why. Half a chicken
chargrilled and marinated in jerk
spices, a pot of jerk sauce, spicy chilli
sauce and wholegrain rice. Paul was in
his element and managed to find room
for every single mouthful. The chicken
was super succulent and tasted
superb, all ingredients came together
to make this a terrific dish, again priced
at £8, this was fresh and faultless.
By this time we had got so into our
food we had even forgotten about the
forthcoming boxing match, the sports
bar was starting to fill and the
atmosphere was buzzing, we were
having a really great night with great
food and with this in mind it only felt
right to order the sharing dessert
platter for £7, a selection off all the
desserts they offer with ice cream a
salted caramel sauce and a thick
chocolate sauce that was simply
divine. Warm mini chocolate brownies,
mini lemon and chocolate
cheesecakes, salted caramel
profiteroles and caramel filled mini
churros. It certainly did finish off our
food feast perfectly.
Needing to walk off the food and an
hour till the fight, we decided to pop
downstairs and have a quick go on the
gambling machines, being complete
amateurs and expecting fruit machines
we joked at how even fruit machines
had evolved, you could pick your
game, your bet, lines everything, it was
really good fun and we kept it sensible
with just playing £10 each. As we
walked back up to the sports bar we
noticed another staircase leading up to
the Sky Smoking Lounge, being nosey
we had to take a look, it has HD TVs,
Slot machines, an Astroturf floor and a
great view over Wolverhampton. We
walked back down and thankfully had
a lovely sofa to ourselves whilst we
watched the fight.
Just before I left I asked one of the
managers, Zoe where the champagne
lounge was as I hadn’t come across it
but had seen it advertised, she took us
downstairs and showed us the most
stunning and stylish room available to
hire for private functions, business or
pleasure, you don’t need to enter the
casino to access this room either, it
almost made me want to have a party!
Our entire evening had been amazing,
you could be anywhere in the world
when you are inside Casino 36, no bad
vibes just fun, sports and delicious
food! Girls, maybe watching the
football isn’t so bad after all!
Reviewed by Sarah and Paul Cole
@Casino36Wolverhampton