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Inn the Park

Address:St James's Park SW1A 2BJ
Tel:020 7451 9999
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Website: Visit Inn the Park website
Price: £45.00 Wine: £14.50 Champagne: £39.50
Opening Hours:Mon-Sun 8am-8pm (Sat-Sun 9am- )

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The terrace at this St James’s Park restaurant-cum-caff is the sort of spot that can make Londoners fall in love with their city all over again, as the swans glide past on the lake & the London Eye slowly revolves over the top of Whitehall. Inside, however, it’s a very different story, with the restaurant area screened off from a noisy, municipal-feeling buffet & messy lavatories that act as public toilets for anyone passing through the park. The food is done well: hunks of gently smoked eel are set off by crispy bacon & a perfectly poached egg in a well-assembled salad, while, to follow, a flavoursome piece of halibut is happily teamed with samphire, peas & clams. But given the cramped surroundings, prices seem too dear, an impression compounded by staff with poor English delivering service that’s too often ‘lamentable’ or ‘pathetic’ when busy. Better at breakfast or afternoon tea, perhaps.

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Reader reviews of Inn the Park:

Joanna C.
Reviews: 1

Joanna C. (20s, Female)

I went with friends on a Friday evening. Service was pretty dire, food unremarkable, and the staff started moving the tables and chairs out onto the outdoor patio at about 10pm, letting in a freezing draught and giving us the distinct message “We want you to leave”. I was left with the impression that, certainly at this time of year, Inn the Park is catering for large Christmas party groups, who will eat quickly, drink a lot of alcohol and leave early. It was overpriced, and I won't be returning.

13 December 2008
Overall:4
Food and Drink:5
Service:2
Atmosphere:4
Value for Money:1
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Marilyn R.
Reviews: 1

Marilyn R. (Female)

18 Oct 08: Nice atmosphere, family friendly restaurant in lovely surroundings. However, although our friends were served their luke warm soup soon after we ordered, our main course only arrived 40 minutes later, after we chased it. The food was warm, almost hot. It was quite nice, but would have been much better hot. When we ordered desert, I asked for mine ‘warm’. It wasn't, but I then discovered that my friend's was – they hadn't asked who had ordered the warm desert, just put the plates down. As we finished our desert a waiter came by and said “You're finished – do you want the bill?” We didn't , we wanted coffee – again warm but not hot. All in all not a very good experience and most definitely overpriced.

21 October 2008
Overall:5
Food and Drink:5
Service:3
Atmosphere:7
Value for Money:3
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Rachel D.
Reviews: 1

Rachel D. (20s, Female)

The service here was absolutely dreadful. I was told there was no booking, when it was obvious that there was (ie the name I provided was right there on the page). The waiter spoke extremely poor English and was brusque to say the least. We were told that we could have boiled eggs as if we were being done a favour, despite the fact that the menu provides for 'Eggs any way'. We asked for soft boiled eggs, and were given hard boiled eggs. I had to ask for the right cutlery with which to eat my meal, and was then made to wait while the waiter, holding said cutlery, stood chatting to his colleauges. A discretionary 12.5% tip was then added to the bill.

An altogether unsatisfactory, overpriced experience. I would not recommend breakfast in this place to anyone.

6 October 2008
Overall:1
Food and Drink:5
Service:1
Atmosphere:2
Value for Money:1
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