My Review

4 out of 10 stars
Visited Vats last week for Christmas lunch with old friends. Pre-ordered a three course meal for £30 set price. The starter of mushrooms on ciabatta style toast was bland but acceptable, the main course was a lamb dish best described as a traditional 'roast', however not described as such on the pre-order menu otherwise I would not have ordered it. The roast potatoes (2) were small and without flavour, almost oval in shape and therefore not permitting crispy edges. The slab of meat was overcooked and not remotely pink as I would have expected and the jus was thin and not benefiting from the meat juices you would expect from the cooking pan. The trouble with presenting customers with a roast lunch dish is that you are setting yourself up for comparisons with home cooked food 'like mother or grandmother used to make' and to not serve crispy roast potatoes of beautifully prepared pink juicy Lamb is a disappointment just waiting to happen. The cheese course was...well..cheese, a small portion of Brie,Stilton and Chedder and was acceptable. The four of us shared one bottle of red and one bottle of sparkling water, with two of us having coffee to finish. This in addition to couple of glasses of wine ordered at the bar before the meal, came to £203. Four diners @ £30 comes to £120...therefore the wine, water and coffee came to £83. In summary, expensive lunch @ £50 per head, food average at best...overall 4/10.