The Cow

I used to really like this place and have been going there for years but standards have really plummeted. It still has a great cosy room with plenty of atmosphere but the food is now beyond awful. Service has also suffered. my wife got food poisoning on a recent visit after eating one of the worst porchettas that can ever have been made. Truth to tell, the dish looked dicey when it came, containing mostly of chunks of liver and this for a princely sum of around 22 pounds. My food was not much better. The gratin dauphinoise appeared to have been reheated a million times and was just dry and brittle. The total bill was more than a 120 pounds for two and this was after they removed the cost of a glass of champagne which had tasted like nothing of the sort. Avoid this place until they get their act back together.

We have been here before and it's not what it used to be.got much worse indeed, i advise to stick to pub downstairs and stay away from upstairs restaurant since oysters are the only good thing. marinated salmon was massively oversalted,lamb was overcooked and hard ,even side orders were not cooked properly, not mentionning pathetic dessert.
wine list is ok though.service is friendly. i advise to have the cook replaced as soon as possible.

You can't book a table here and it's always packed, but it's worth waiting outside, during the months with an ‘R’, when the seafood and oyster platters are at their best. The crab is always delicious too. Go with a group of friends and disregard the not so attentive service. A weekend brunch at The Cow, with a glass of wine or champagne, and then back home to take a nap, makes for a perfect sunday.