My husband had a (mediocre) steak and I had a veal escalope (similar). The salad accompaniment consisted of a few leaves of rocket and one slice of a large, pulpy,tasteless tomato.
All other accompaniments were chargeable. I asked for boiled potatoes, expecting some nice, buttered Charlottes or similar. I received a dish of blue-ish, peeled, cheap potatoes sprinkled liberally with dried parsley. After a mouthful, I left them all, but no one was interested enough to ask me why.
I was told that I could not have a glass of wine, only a half-bottle. (Looking at the menu later, I don't think this was strictly true, but the result of a language problem.) I elected to join my husband in having an apple juice. It was the cheapest, from-concentrate juice and I would not have been surprised to find that water had been added.
A 4% service charge was automatically added to the bill, but my husband was given to understand that we should leave extra if we wanted to tip the waitress.
Name: MRS WILLIAMS
Location: SOUTH BUCKS
Denise's Restaurant is a good French restaurant with a terrace, serving traditional French dishes such as frogs legs, escargot and steak. They can cater for private parties of up to 52 people.