Cafe des Amis

Judy B. ( 50s, Female )

Great value deal from Square Meal/Top Table. Excellent reservation service too.

The restaurant was easily found to us non-Londoners from sleepy Sufffolk. It was warm, welcoming and busy. Our table was ready and the waiting staff service perfectly balanced in attentiveness. The menu was varied and left some of my party spoilt for choice. Sadly for my husband, who had set his sights on the oysters, they had run out by 9.00pm, equally the steak tartare. His final choice of scallop tartare satisfied his ‘raw’ fish desires and was matched by his tuna, cooked almost rare for main course. Others in the party enjoyed lamb and duck cooked to their own preference. The side dish of “triple fried chips” appeared to be no more exciting than a portion of frozen McCain chips reheated!
Sadly the evening was marred by poor service from the kitchen with an hour long wait between the starter and the main course. The wait for one pudding, three coffees and 3 brandies only made matters worse, especially as our day travelcards would run out at midnight!
The waiting staff and management were quick to apologise and allowed a discount from the main bill, which was already reduced to 50% via our Square Meal reservation.

A place to return to – I believe we would. We are prepared to think we just caught them “on a bad day.”