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Thread “Hey Squaremeal, how about making it so you can search by…” (in Restaurant & bar talk)
Read the thread July 2009Hey Squaremeal, how about making it so you can search by user ratings? More
Reply to “Which lives longer in the memory: the food or the service?” (in Recommend me a restaurant or a bar)
Read the thread July 2009I'd say bad service, food, good service.. so depends i guess. More
Reply to “Can anyone tell me the best fixed price lunch menu in London” (in Recommend me a restaurant or a bar)
Read the thread July 2009For good value fine dining, Launceston Place, not done lunch there but had a very good dinner there recently. But they do have a 3 course lunch menu for £18. More
Thread “A hankering for a good lobster bisque” (in Recommend me a restaurant or a bar)
Read the thread July 2009For some reason the wife and I are hankering for a good lobster bisque, anyone any suggestions? More
Reply to “Anyone been to Eastside Inn?” (in Restaurant & bar talk)
Read the thread July 2009Can’t really sat re Eastside, but do remember a very good dinner at La Noisette. Bjorn even came and smoozed us at the table. But would say if you are a fan of fois, then Club garcon but if you want more stared (Michelin rather than celebrity) cuisine then Bjorn is your man. More
Reply to “Turn Times… greed or necessity?” (in Restaurant & bar talk)
Read the thread July 2009I am fine with it as long as they tell you, as then it is your choice to go (and to be honest, long since stopped going to the trendy type of places that want to churn and burn tables) and as long as the service can keep up with it.
One time in Nobu, the ‘trendy I can remember the order’ waiters tried to turf us out after 2 hours, we simply refused until they brought us all we ordered. Which actually resulted in an argument between us and the waiter on whether we ordered it or not. Given it was the blacked cod, my favourite and the 1st thing I ordered I was fairly sure!
In another restaurant, the Ledbury, was told on the phone table back by 9pm, I asked them if it would that give me time for the tasting menu, and was assured that if I arrived at 6pm it would not be a problem. So arrived at 6pm, a half hour later when they decided to be bothered to serve me, I was told if only I got there half an hour ago I would have had time for the tasting menu, but now time would be too tight for us to enjoy it properly! Reluctantly ordered off menu and was jolly good from what I remember. But that was back in ’05 (you always remember the bad and not the good) and not been back since; so annoying customers with too strict a table turning policy clearly doesn’t pay! More
Reply to “Heston's price-hike” (in Restaurant & bar talk)
Read the thread July 2009What with that 2 month max booking ahead thing he does, I’ve never been able to book a table and have long since given up.. so all a bit academic what he does to his prices! More
Reply to “Caviar – what is all the fuss about?” (in Restaurant & bar talk)
Read the thread July 2009caviar and oysters, both salty badness… More