Elmbridge
The Victoria

The Victoria

High Street, KT22 0JR, Elmbridge, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • British • Terrace


"We decided to visit this restaurant based on the promising reviews, anticipating exceptional service and delectable food. Regrettably, our experience was far from satisfying. Initially, the service was exceptionally slow. We ordered several servings of chips for the kids and requested ketchup, but the chips arrived promptly while the ketchup lagged behind, leaving us with finished chips. For our main courses, we selected the cauliflower steak and a burger. I inquired with the waiter about the cauliflower steak's quality, and he assured me it was delightful. However, upon receiving our food, I was dismayed to find a diminutive cauliflower accompanied by a meager amount of sweet corn, resulting in a bland and unsatisfying dish that resembled more of a starter than a main course. The burger was passable, but the cauliflower dish, priced at £18, was disappointing, especially when considering that the burger, at £19, came with fries, making the value for money quite unreasonable. Throughout our meal, no one inquired about our satisfaction. Despite our hunger, the experience was far from enjoyable. When we requested the bill and mentioned our disappointment, all we received was a smile and a promise to convey our feedback to the chef. We left the restaurant hungry and disheartened. Initially, we had planned to stay for coffee and desserts but ultimately decided to seek them elsewhere."

L'affamato

L'affamato

43 Walton Road, KT8 0DH, Elmbridge, United Kingdom

Cafés • Seafood • Mexican • Asiatic


"Let 's start with positives. Ordering experience and delivery time was very good, especially for a Saturday eve. The the portion sizes were extremely generous. However. The food. Generally, a restaurant passes the turing taste test if it is better than what I, a non professional cook, can cook this relates to the underpinning principle of trade in a service economy people pay others to do a better job than they can by themselves. As harsh as it sounds, this experience really failed in meeting this principle. The sauce of my ravioli itself was cloying and synthetic. The ravioli parcels themselves tasted stale, as if they had been defrosted and microwaved. I ate my meal through gritted teeth. The other pasta was oily, like really really oily it was sitting in a puddle of oil which I had to siphon off into a bowl in an attempt to make the dish palatable. The sauce was supposed to be a pesto but this was not evident from tasting it. The chicken was evidently defrosted cubes that had the geometric semblance of tofu. It was a genuine displeasure to eat. The tricolore salad was bland, it did not have any seasoning, but at least it was fresh and could be seasoned to taste better. I see a lot of positive reviews here and I can only assume that somehow I was unlucky and got the slim pickings from the freezer after the restaurant ran out of food. I genuinely have had more enjoyable experiences buying frozen pasta from ASDA or just cooking for myself. 1 star for taste and an extra star for delivery speed, price and portion sizes."