My Review

1 out of 10 stars
Having been a satisfied and loyal customer for many years, I booked a table for 4. Although not having been there for 6 months I wasn’t expecting any major changes to detract from the experience. Unfortunately this was not the case.

e) Upon arrival (on-time) and having booked a table well in advance, we were made to wait for a table despite a table for 4 sitting empty for over 10 minutes. Another table eventually cleared next to this table and we were able to sit down, still with that table empty.

f) When ordering the wine, I selected a familiar Barbera d'Alba from the premium list. When a bottle was brought to the table it was a completely different wine. I queried this and was assured twice it was ‘the same wine’ simply with an updated label. One of my guests knows that region well and pointed out to the waitress that this was completely untrue and that the imposter wine actually comes from over 800 kms away.

g) We ordered a side order of rosemary bread. It was presented void of any rosemary and a little stale. When pointing out the absence of rosemary, a waiter assured us the brown specs were rosemary and there was nothing wrong with the dish. However it neither smelt, tasted nor was rosemary! When a replacement was served, it arrived with rosemary and didn’t look anything like the original dish.

h) The tuna main course dish was not fresh, its smell camouflaged by the over use of crushed pepper. The offending tuna steak led to all the symptoms you’d expect 5 hours after leaving the restaurant.

This is a disappointing reflection of a venue we used to frequent. For a meal that cost well over £100 it also left our first time guests highly unimpressed with their visit.