Paul's Reviews

great location, the restaurant has a nice layout, with exposed brickwork. staff were very polite and knew there stuff. we were a group of 6 people, i had the muscles to start, were very good although quite a few were closed, perhaps chef should check at the pass next time. i had beef of the main menu, was very tasty but lucky i ordered a starter, it was very small portion. My sister had the chicken it was superb, we had to order bread to soak up the lovley juice ! Couple of annoying things the special which was rib eye on bone has sold out by 8 pm, this was not acceptable, who is doing the ordering! my friend had the only other special which was whole baked seabase which was total rare in the middle, it was sent back, but to be fair they handled it well and did not charge us and gave us free deserts which were good especially apple cruble with custard!. Overall it was good, would i return, probably not, dont get me wrong it was nice, but silly errors in the kitchen took the shine off slightly.

My wife and i , had dinner here on saturday, i must admitt i was slightly optomostic that this would live up to other 2 michelin star establishments i have been too, but i am glad to say i was blown away, it was a country mile ahead in my view. The restaurant is very small, but has a very traditional feel, and has kept the “pub” theme, which is great. Very friendly and informal staff, really liked this, not some ponsy snob looking down on you like he is doing you a favour as many of these michelin restaurants have…that i hate!

the food, i had the crispy pigs head to start my wife had the haddock omelette, both were brilliant and of the highest standard , mine in particular was for a lack of a better word, monumental!! i could have easily eaten another one and beautifully presentented, not a pigs head in sight!!!

second course i had the duck which won Tom the main from great british menu, it was brillaint and the chips to die for, my wife had the beef which was one of the best i have tatsted soo tender and flavoursom.

we opted to share a dessert, a chocolate cake, it was very good indeed, not the best i have had, but it can be forgiven for the rollercaoster of flavours we had just been presented with.

i have eaten at most 2 and 3 star michelin retaurants in london, this was right up their with the best and in my view eclipses them, well done michelin at last your inspectors have got it right, shame they cant get it right with the london scene, i would be stripping many of them of their stars, they simply do not deserve them in any way shape or form.

the most amazing thing, 2 starters 2 mains, desert, 2 glasses of champagne, wine, water, a smidge over 140, notes,service was not added to the bill we left tip in cash, any london restaurant would be minum double that if not tripple, plus how these london restaurants have the bare face cheek to add 15% service charge to the bill is a disgrace, i always cross it off and leave what i think is a reasonable tip. this is the best… More

was a walk in at lunch time with a client, was greeted by a irate receptionist asking if i had booked, looking down at me, was offered a table, i thought “thx for putting yourself out” after being ignored for about 15 mins, i finally managed to grab a waiter to order. food was ok, nothing special and luke warm, god knows how long it had been sitting on the pass…but could not be bothered to send back, has already ben there 1 hour and 25 mins! got the bill, 2 beers added on we did not have and service charge added, were they takingthe p**s, that all came off. not a good experience, defo will not be going back. poor

very nice location, just behind old bond st, my friend and i had drinks at the bar first, then were shown downstairs to the other part of the restaurant, defo the place to be seen, nice layout with open kitchen, so you can see chefs at work. this is a sharing concept like la petit masion, we shared tuna tatar and calamari, both nice although calamari had paprika infused into, which was a bit too overpowering for it, tuna was great, second course dauphouis was the best i have had anywhere, steak was lovley as was dover sole, pasta with beef ragu was nothing special, chocolate dessert was yummy. overall very nice and this is the place to be seen as we saw from the clientel, princess beatrice rocked up as we were finishing the dessert. One negative for me personally it was very very noisy, so having a conversation is tricky at times, but liked it overall, not quite as la petit's level, but judging by it being filled to the rafters i dont think they need to worry!! will be going back.

i am bafled how some restaurants retain their stars, but then in this place you copuld probably spot a michelin inspector a mile off as he/she woulkd be the only customer. I took my wife for lunch 1 oclock, it resembled an old peoples home, food was a huge dissapointment, its a real shame, but with a 2 star restaurant 20%full at lunch, alarm bells should be ringing with the owners, its either too expensive or simply not good enough and i am afraid its a bit of both. Staff were very polite and service was excellent, but thats not really the point. ahhhh!! one day ill go to a michelin establishment and not leave on a downer!!

what has happened to this place, last time i reviewed was excellent, seems u can have to much of a good thing. i went with my wife on a saturday night 7pm, was deserted. staff were sloppy, seemed more interested in talking to each other than serving us. We orderd 2 clipper treats, 45 mins later!! they turned up, i was on the verge of walking out, they apologised and said there fryer was broken, it tasted ok, but not up to usual standard. main i had butter chicken, it was poor completetly overseasoned and far to salty, my wife had a prawn curry, it was average. my local indian in rickmansworth is spectacular and half the price, i dont think i will be going back £110 for 2 is just to steep and for that money i want great things, a real shame. i will go back in a few months , maybe i just had a bad night!

sat at the counter as a walk in, stafff were polite and attentive, we had sliced yellow tail, yummy and tuna salad was excellent, rolls are not as good as zuma, but still very nice, we were able to give our oders direct to the chefs behind counter which was nice. we did not have alocohol, the drinks here are just too overpriced , i reckon they are marked up 5-6 times, but bill came to just over £100 and we were stuffed, would go back but at the counter, its more fun and much less formal.

Tried this place twice in one night, first time, we sat at a table, no staff to show us, it was the only one avaliable and covered in dirty plates, staff seemed oblivious, waited 10 mins walked out. went for a gamble in the casino, came back an hour later, found a table…great! waitress came over and gave us our menus and that was the last we saw of her, waited 15 mins walked out, i complained to manager, who to behonest was very apologetic and told us she would give us a free meal if we stayed, she found us a table in front of the kitchen entrance, we kindly declined! the problem here is that the restuarant staff also service the casino area, so the restaurant suffers because of that.. my advice go to a proper restaurant.