tm's review of Scott's

Great decor, nice food, shame about the service.
The decor is lovely, posh but not stuffy. Very old world, like a restaurant in upper classes on the titanic.

The food quite nice, old british, prepared well.

• Smoked eel with horseraddish was lovely, succulent, fresh smokey flavour without being overtly strong with nice big chunks of tangy horseraddish and cress
• Fried Duck egg with liver and black pudding rich and succulent without being overdone.
• Atlantic halibut was over salted but a simple creamy sauce – Sole with capers was a lovely piece of fish nicely done
  

the presentation was simple, the portions were sizable. there was nothing really unusual about the dishes but they were all nicely done.

Shame the service let it down. a little remote in attitude and inattentive. They got the wine wrong, the waitress rather than the head waiter who had made the wine recommendation returned to question whether we were wrong! we finished our water and was never offered more.

the mains were brought before we had finished the entree. and when he saw we still had plates on the table the dishes were whisked to the other side of the bar while we finished, they hastily cleared the plates and brought the same ones back – ok so it had only been a few minutes but i wouldve preferred a break between courses (although they did take the cost of desserts off as recompense). but we even had to request our wine glasses to be topped up at one point. Floor walkers didnt really smile or engage, didnt ask if we wanted anything else or make polite conversation when my partner went to the toilet and i was left alone.
the coat check didnt hold my coat while i put on scarf and cardigan and instead left it on the chair in front even though there was no one waiting. and the toilet was not the cleanest – although i guess that couldve just happened

I dont know about value as my partner paid, however i am sure it wasnt cheap – for a restauarnt with the reputation and cost of Scotts i wouldve expected more.

lovely decor, simple and nice food but overall i probably try somewhere first.