Not impressed
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 07/06/2005
The bar and waiting staff were friendly and the reception welcoming. Service was relatively fast and efficient though a bit overattentive at times (except when we needed the bill). Starters were good, creamy parsnip soup and good caesar slald with lots of parmesan and good flavour.
Mains were a disappointing (beef selection and lamb shank). They were barely lukewarm. The flavours were intense but the dishes oversalted. The portions were huge though - no-one is going to starve here. The green vegetables were very well cooked but the chips soggy and of the thin and stringy variety.
Easily the worst individual item was the wine. This was a red from a by the glass range, which is often a bit dodgy, but really was horrid, with a nasty petroleum chemical edge to the flavour - on reflection I should have complained. How long had this bottle been open I wonder. For the price I thought this restaurant poor value and for a similar price you could go to the much better Le Gallois instead, and that's what I'll do next time!