Union Jacks

Not good. Tough and brittle flatbread left the roof of my mouth raw. The pathetically small amount of toppings (which were initally hidden under a few branches of watercress which added height to the dish, giving an illusion of generousity) were average when you got the occasional mouthful. It is far too expensive for a very substandard meal. This is the only time I can remember sending a dessert back! The treacle tart was not sticky, bitter and full of uncooked grains. A horrible sensation. The earl grey ice cream I had as a replacement was icy (like it had melted and been refrozen) and the accompanying biscuit… well, I'm not sure it was really a biscuit. It was powdery and just unpleasant. The simplest way to describe the wine would be vinegary cordial.

I know it is going for a ‘retro’ vibe but it feels like being in a naff, decaying seaside resort where this is the only restaurant that isn't greasy fish & chips or McDonalds.

This concept could possibly work and some of the flavours have potential but the execution is completely wrong. It is horrendously over priced. Don't waste your time or money on this.

Just had lunch at this (yet another)Jamie Oliver venue. The place was really empty only two other tables eating. The food all english local was just ok and any fresh flavour overwhelmed by strong garlic. We left for desert across the street at Gails.

This is the ultimate non review! We tried to have lunch at Union Jacks but sadly didn't. We arrived at about 1.20pm to be told there were no tables for three, which was fine, we were more than happy to wait.  We expected to be invited to have a beer at the bar while we waited, but there is such limited bar space that we were sent off with a gadget that apparently would buzz when our table was vacant.  We were told how far the gadget's range extended, which included several other eating establishments.  It was slightly odd to be sent off to spend our money in another restaurant / pub, all of which sold food.  So, although slightly bemused, we trundle off to All Bar One, where we have a beer.  All lovely.  20 minutes come and go.  25.  30.  35.  By 40 minutes, we were starting to wonder what was happening.  After all, we were only waiting for a table for three, not twenty three. My husband went back to Union Jacks to see what was happening.  'Hello this hasn't buzzed, we were told roughly 20 minutes, but it's been 40 minutes'.  'Yes that's because we haven't buzzed it'.  'Oh?' He looks around – there were several empty tables by now (2.00pm).  The waiter was quite apologetic, the manager though came out and was uninterested, especially when my husband said we'd booked somewhere else.  No apology.  All it would have taken was a ‘sorry, please join us now’.  We had to get a cab to Richmond to our alternative venue which was an inconvenience (and a lot more expensive!).

A real disappointment.  We've lived in Chiswick for over ten years.  We were looking forward to trying this new restaurant.  Other restaurants have been going bust in Chiswick so it would have been nice to patronise a new one (the previous tenants were a restaurant, so now bust we imagine).