City of London,Westminster
Shoryu

Shoryu

G3-5 Kingly Court, W1B 5PJ, City of London,Westminster, United Kingdom

Soup • Sushi • Asian • Japanese


"I have been here 4 times in the past 2 weeks, usually service is great, I wanted to treat my cousin to some dinner and a drink after closing my art show nearby. I ordered food which is always lovely, we ordered ginger bread sake, they bought it to the table, I asked them for two glasses instead of one which they initially gave me. After finishing our cocktails I went to pour out the sake which had nothing in it, I told the staff that and they took it back to the Asian lady with short black hair at the drinks counter who I’ve encountered a few times and was very friendly in the past. She proceeded to say I drank the sake in front of everyone that’s why there was no liquid in there right in front of us numerous times, I felt embarrassed, there is absolutely no reason at all why I would do that especially on a table that faces her directly. The staff I told smelled the cup there was no smell considering the ginger bread alcohol scent they would have smelt if it had been in there. Even the shot glasses, the little bit of liquid that came out one of the staff members dipped her finger in it and tasted it she said it was water point proven) . They in my opinion looked afraid go against her and I heard one of them tell her not to worry about it. Maybe she’s a manager? And I found it extremely horrible that she would not look me in the eye but continually accused me for drinking the drink to the staff and that I was trying to request another for free. She was shaking her head like she wanted me to feel shame for something I didn’t do. It really ruined my experience, especially with my cousin who doesn’t travel due to a back injury she ended up blaming herself for bringing bad luck to a place I went to many times. She offered ‘another drink’ as if I drank the first, I ended up saying to just forget it and told them to take it off the bill. Next time ‘COWARD’ who couldn’t even look me in the eye or smell the glass, get security cameras installed or if you have them check them. I left feeling crazy to be accused of something I didn’t do and feeling embarrassed by something that could of been rectified easily and professionally."

The Vincent Rooms

The Vincent Rooms

Westminster Kingsway College, SW1P 2PD, City of London,Westminster, United Kingdom

Wine • European • Desserts • Vegetarian


"It was Indian week in the Escoffier when we visited. We have been here a good few times now and it is a reliably excellent experience. The front of house students are overseen by Marc who seems to be an exacting, though unobtrusive and understanding, tutor. The restaurant is teaching them the full on silver service waiting style in a live environment, and there might be the odd blip it will not spoil your day and it’s part of the trade off for getting amazing food at these prices. Josh was our server and he was very friendly and capable. The food as usual leaves you amazed at the level of cooking and presentation that the students are capable of. The highlights today were the starter (samosas and assorted other nibbles) and the lentil soup complete with onion bhaji ‘crouton’. Plus the dessert the name of which I forget but which was a dish involving carrots, mango purée and pineapple sorbet. A strangely lovely thing. Unusually, I felt that vegetarians were a little bit short changed by the main course. It was a perfectly nice vegetable curry, but compared to the lamb chops that meat eaters got it felt a bit simplistic. There were a couple of issues with the timing of intervals between courses a couple of longish delays as I said it won’t spoil your day, and makes a change from being given an hour and a half before they turn the tables in a commercial place. I say again: it’s a training restaurant. A six course tasting menu for £35 is fabulous value in these times, and for another £35 you get four wine pairings. The students here have real skill and hopefully bright futures in hospitality. They need your support, and you should go!"