Robert's review of Arbutus

A livelier atmosphere than its sister restaurant Wild Honey, but it’s the same formula. The service is not always terribly well informed or knowledgeable and the tables are too small to accommodate all the things that you will want during the course of a meal, assuming you are planning to drink something. The bread is fabulous, tap water – a bete noir of mine – is delivered without a grimace and the food is very good. I tried getting a bigger table by booking for three and then turning up as two but that didn’t catch them out, they immediately re-jigged and put me on a table for two. Wine list is okay, if a little traditional.

Update March 2010

Have been several times in the last year most recently earlier in the month, the food is of a consistently high standard, service has improved and presentation is very strong. Sadly the tables havent got any bigger!