Sadly this place is all fur coat no knickers.I had high expectations but the food was really underwhelming, especially with a near £200 bill.We went for the Funfair menu; looked amazing online but the food itself was just... Meh. No highlights whatsoever.It was such a disappointing experience but given the price point, no way would I return.
David Colmer
Not sure on names (no names tags) and please accept apologies for any identification. I unfortunately was flying solo after a long 20 mile run. I was met my the most accommodating and warm host. I was shown to my table with the tasting experience commencing with a lovely glass of prosecco. The lady with the pisces tattoo and gentleman from Romania truly added to the experience. The fact I'm highlighting the staff for a tasting experience illustrates that for me though the food is second to none it was the delivery that was the cherry on top. Compliments to the chefs. Delicious as always.
Liz Peel
I have been here a few times , it is consistently good, wine pairing was excellent and the whole experience is incredibly good value. I went last night and was delighted they continue to maintain their very high
Michael Sidwell
I think tasting menus have had their
Jimena Garza
We went there back in February.Service was excellent yet food was
DPNG6
Very pretentious, horrible food overall and rude service staff.We attended on a Saturday afternoon for the Vietnamese tasting menu and left feeling very disappointed.Service - We had 5 different servers all of whom seemed seriously disinterested in serving us, they would serve the dishes before mumbling out the contents and darting off. The food came out very slowly, fairly cold and as the 5th (of 6) courses was set down we were told "we are busy and need this table so if you could hurry things up that would be great) even though we were eating the miniscule portions as soon as they were being delivered. It took around 2.5hrs or them to serve all 6 courses by which stage we were all thoroughly fed up and wanted to leave ASAP anyway. Exceptionally rude to ask guests to leave immediately when the entire reason they're still in attendance is due to the slow service of the kitchen/wait staff.Food - The food was all over the map, out of the 6 courses only 2 were of good quality and flavour. The first dish was supposed to include beef and wild rice in a "seafood foam", it was just a bowl of thousand island dressing laced with shrimp paste (you could smell the paste before the dish even hit the table). None of our table was able to finish it. The chicken dish was appalling, dry chicken coated in a ridiculous amount of charred mustard and caraway seeds - absolutely disgusting, I do a good amount of Asian cooking at an amateur level and even I know not to serve burnt fragrant seeds to guests. The vegetarian option I took instead of the fish course was hilarious, a single floret of charred and punched cauliflower with a variety of random intense flavours on the plate. Whoever created these dishes has a seriously poor understanding of flavour profiles and how to complement ingredients with appropriate flavours. Embarrassing.The price was very high for a lunch too, worked out at £220 for 4 for a lunch and that's with only a single drink delivered to the table.The only redeeming quality of the after on was the physical appearance of each plate and the interior decor was nice - if a little overplayed.We won't be back.
Nicola
So disappointed! We went last night table was booked for 9pm food not good too much salt and some dishes cold. But the worst was staff started to clean up so they could get out.They started on our second course! Felt like we were keeping them back. Really not nice to eat your dinner and watch them spray around the place cleaning. Could hear the staff talking and saying can't wait to get to the pub !Then when we finished they said the Wi-Fi was down and needed to go and get cash out or they could use the card that the booking was under. So our friends had to pay. Not sure how they looked the booking up when Wi-Fi was not working and they really wanted us to pay cash? They should have told us this before we sat down !!The whole thing was so disappointing as I thought this was a luxury experience and was definitely Not ! would not be back
Whalley Fine Art & Framing
Very disappointed from start to finish.Very hard to book and contact the restaurant initially. We emailed the restaurant with an update reference our dietary requirement and they never emailed back.We had a party of 4 and were out to celebrate my wife's birthday.We had four different staff serve us over the course of the night, some of which didn't know what they were even serving to us.One of the courses involved pouring a broth over some noodles...they seemed to run out of the broth and gave everyone different amounts.The food was not great at all, with a lot of our party leaving a lot of the dishes.A lot of the restaurant then began to empty and there was a lots of cleaning up going on around us while we were trying to enjoy the evening. Some sort of humming fan was going on whilst the cleaning was taking place and there was no background music on.When it came to the bill, someone eventually dropped it to our table and there was an extra £50 added on and a £30 service charge. We were then told there was no WiFi and that we couldn't pay by card, and that we were only able to use the credit card used initially for the booking, and then told there was a cash machine outside if we wanted to pay in cash! I then queried the bill and after the original waitress saying 'oh I put that on by mistake earlier and I forgot to take it off' we decided not to pay the service charge. So the bill went from £300 down to £225.So not worth the money and will definitely not be back. A very disappointing experience and atmosphere was awful.
Peter Farrugia (Frag)
This is an experience restaurant, which is always busy and you will need to book well in advance.We went on a Sunday and this made no difference to how busy it was.We went for the Funfair menu (6 courses with wine with each course). The dishes are small and quirky but very filling. The wines complement each course.Our waitress was excellent, funny and very helpful.The whole experience last about 2 hours.Would highly recommend especially if you're a foody.
Very disappointing. On arrival we were greeted by a rude staff member who told us we were too early and we'd have to stand outside until our table was ready. (We were 5 mins early.) Due to the lavish promotional video and Instagram pics we were expecting a spectacle but there wasn't even a balloon in the place. Very plain dining hall with cant-be-bothered staff, the only decor being the 2 cleaning spray bottles which I didn't see a single staff member lift in the 2 and a half hours we were there. Was very hot and very loud the waiters forgot our drinks/add ons/allergies and then they had the cheek to add on a service charge of over £25 to our bill! Food was alright but I definitely left hungry and for the price of it definitely not worth it. Glad I tried it but don't think I'd visit again.
Alex Kennedy
The mushroom velouté was amazing.
Alec James
Awful food, nothing more that I can say.
Proteus Duxbury
Yeah had a fun night here with LOADS of wine. Really quick service. Only downside was the poor waiter had to keep running off his speil at length for every dish. And we couldn't even hear him. They should just put the food down and walk off. It's not a Michelin Star restaurant!! Quite pricey. Food great...although obviously tiny portions so if you are hungry give it a skip. Good concept. Casual tasting .
Dollar Reviews
Decent value for money.Had the fish and chip tasting menu. All of the dishes were fine.
Sadly this place is all fur coat no knickers.I had high expectations but the food was really underwhelming, especially with a near £200 bill.We went for the Funfair menu; looked amazing online but the food itself was just... Meh. No highlights whatsoever.It was such a disappointing experience but given the price point, no way would I return.
Not sure on names (no names tags) and please accept apologies for any identification. I unfortunately was flying solo after a long 20 mile run. I was met my the most accommodating and warm host. I was shown to my table with the tasting experience commencing with a lovely glass of prosecco. The lady with the pisces tattoo and gentleman from Romania truly added to the experience. The fact I'm highlighting the staff for a tasting experience illustrates that for me though the food is second to none it was the delivery that was the cherry on top. Compliments to the chefs. Delicious as always.
I have been here a few times , it is consistently good, wine pairing was excellent and the whole experience is incredibly good value. I went last night and was delighted they continue to maintain their very high
I think tasting menus have had their
We went there back in February.Service was excellent yet food was
Very pretentious, horrible food overall and rude service staff.We attended on a Saturday afternoon for the Vietnamese tasting menu and left feeling very disappointed.Service - We had 5 different servers all of whom seemed seriously disinterested in serving us, they would serve the dishes before mumbling out the contents and darting off. The food came out very slowly, fairly cold and as the 5th (of 6) courses was set down we were told "we are busy and need this table so if you could hurry things up that would be great) even though we were eating the miniscule portions as soon as they were being delivered. It took around 2.5hrs or them to serve all 6 courses by which stage we were all thoroughly fed up and wanted to leave ASAP anyway. Exceptionally rude to ask guests to leave immediately when the entire reason they're still in attendance is due to the slow service of the kitchen/wait staff.Food - The food was all over the map, out of the 6 courses only 2 were of good quality and flavour. The first dish was supposed to include beef and wild rice in a "seafood foam", it was just a bowl of thousand island dressing laced with shrimp paste (you could smell the paste before the dish even hit the table). None of our table was able to finish it. The chicken dish was appalling, dry chicken coated in a ridiculous amount of charred mustard and caraway seeds - absolutely disgusting, I do a good amount of Asian cooking at an amateur level and even I know not to serve burnt fragrant seeds to guests. The vegetarian option I took instead of the fish course was hilarious, a single floret of charred and punched cauliflower with a variety of random intense flavours on the plate. Whoever created these dishes has a seriously poor understanding of flavour profiles and how to complement ingredients with appropriate flavours. Embarrassing.The price was very high for a lunch too, worked out at £220 for 4 for a lunch and that's with only a single drink delivered to the table.The only redeeming quality of the after on was the physical appearance of each plate and the interior decor was nice - if a little overplayed.We won't be back.
So disappointed! We went last night table was booked for 9pm food not good too much salt and some dishes cold. But the worst was staff started to clean up so they could get out.They started on our second course! Felt like we were keeping them back. Really not nice to eat your dinner and watch them spray around the place cleaning. Could hear the staff talking and saying can't wait to get to the pub !Then when we finished they said the Wi-Fi was down and needed to go and get cash out or they could use the card that the booking was under. So our friends had to pay. Not sure how they looked the booking up when Wi-Fi was not working and they really wanted us to pay cash? They should have told us this before we sat down !!The whole thing was so disappointing as I thought this was a luxury experience and was definitely Not ! would not be back
Very disappointed from start to finish.Very hard to book and contact the restaurant initially. We emailed the restaurant with an update reference our dietary requirement and they never emailed back.We had a party of 4 and were out to celebrate my wife's birthday.We had four different staff serve us over the course of the night, some of which didn't know what they were even serving to us.One of the courses involved pouring a broth over some noodles...they seemed to run out of the broth and gave everyone different amounts.The food was not great at all, with a lot of our party leaving a lot of the dishes.A lot of the restaurant then began to empty and there was a lots of cleaning up going on around us while we were trying to enjoy the evening. Some sort of humming fan was going on whilst the cleaning was taking place and there was no background music on.When it came to the bill, someone eventually dropped it to our table and there was an extra £50 added on and a £30 service charge. We were then told there was no WiFi and that we couldn't pay by card, and that we were only able to use the credit card used initially for the booking, and then told there was a cash machine outside if we wanted to pay in cash! I then queried the bill and after the original waitress saying 'oh I put that on by mistake earlier and I forgot to take it off' we decided not to pay the service charge. So the bill went from £300 down to £225.So not worth the money and will definitely not be back. A very disappointing experience and atmosphere was awful.
This is an experience restaurant, which is always busy and you will need to book well in advance.We went on a Sunday and this made no difference to how busy it was.We went for the Funfair menu (6 courses with wine with each course). The dishes are small and quirky but very filling. The wines complement each course.Our waitress was excellent, funny and very helpful.The whole experience last about 2 hours.Would highly recommend especially if you're a foody.
Never disappointed
Restaurantji Recommends
Very disappointing. On arrival we were greeted by a rude staff member who told us we were too early and we'd have to stand outside until our table was ready. (We were 5 mins early.) Due to the lavish promotional video and Instagram pics we were expecting a spectacle but there wasn't even a balloon in the place. Very plain dining hall with cant-be-bothered staff, the only decor being the 2 cleaning spray bottles which I didn't see a single staff member lift in the 2 and a half hours we were there. Was very hot and very loud the waiters forgot our drinks/add ons/allergies and then they had the cheek to add on a service charge of over £25 to our bill! Food was alright but I definitely left hungry and for the price of it definitely not worth it. Glad I tried it but don't think I'd visit again.
The mushroom velouté was amazing.
Awful food, nothing more that I can say.
Yeah had a fun night here with LOADS of wine. Really quick service. Only downside was the poor waiter had to keep running off his speil at length for every dish. And we couldn't even hear him. They should just put the food down and walk off. It's not a Michelin Star restaurant!! Quite pricey. Food great...although obviously tiny portions so if you are hungry give it a skip. Good concept. Casual tasting .
Decent value for money.Had the fish and chip tasting menu. All of the dishes were fine.