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Gaucho Richmond

Gaucho Richmond

The Towpath Richmond, Greater London TW10 6UJ, TW10 6UL, United Kingdom

Asiatic • Mexican • Seafood • European


"We’ve eaten here before a few times and really enjoyed it. Usually the staff are incredibly knowledgeable about both food and wine and really engage with you during the ordering process. The staff today were dismal by comparison. One woman started arguing with me when I asked to move tables because we were directly in the line of a heater and it was making me uncomfortable. We moved table (eventually) and got a different waitress who was nice enough, but clearly overstretched with the few tables she was looking after and it took a ridiculous amount of time to get anything, to the point of being annoying. The loos were absolutely disgusting which shocked me at an establishment which charges very very highly for its services. The dirty waste units are jammed up against the side of the loos and the loo seats (two out of three someone was in the third loo so I couldn’t check) were broken and slung off to one side where people have tried to sit on them without their legs touching the waste unit, to the point where the loo seat has snapped from its hinges. The loos are also bizarrely low to the ground and were not clean. The food was good but not exceptional, which it has been on previous visits. It wasn’t all bad the Maitre ‘d was his usual great self and very sweetly brought over a little Happy Birthday plate with a candle and some nice chocolates for my partner. The bill was extremely expensive bread, one main course, a mid range bottle of wine, a few sides, two ice creams and some water cost £175. I don’t mind spending a bit of money for a special meal, on occasion, but this wasn’t worth it and we will think twice before going there again. We took off the 12.5% gratuity which added nearly £20 to our bill because we didn’t think the service even remotely deserved it. In fact, our first waitress made me so angry that had it not been a special dinner for my partner, we would have left at that point. The only thing that might tempt me back is that we have had three previous good experiences, so perhaps it was just a very expensive duff night."

The House By Hilly Gant

The House By Hilly Gant

34 New Street, Braintree, United Kingdom

Wine • Full • Mexican • British


"What can I say….We held our wedding dinner and impromptu party ! on the mezzanine floor and had the time of our lives with our nearest and dearest. It’s been a pretty special place for us as we dined at the House by Hilly Gant to check the area out before moving from London and so as we were having a small wedding of 22 people we felt this was the best place to have our wedding. Suzanne and the team could not have done anything more to make our afternoon and evening so perfect. The food was outstanding and our guests were very impressed Harry and his cocktail making skills are second to none. Huge shout out to all the kitchen staff who’s attention to detail and timings were spot on. Leading up to the day itself Suzanne took charge and offered her expert advice on how to dress the room and made so much effort with our requirements. 3 children and 1 baby as part of the guest list! . The beef in particular was spectacular and the chocolate fondant was sublime. We honestly didn’t want to leave. After dinner Suzanne was able to crank the music up and we had a little party ensuring all the guests downstairs were still well looked after our friends were actually dining downstairs and were able to join us towards the latter part of the evening! From the bottom of our hearts thank you so much to everyone for making it so special for us. I’m not surprised that you were recently awarded your second rosette, totally deserved. For anyone looking for quality food, locally sourced, and beautifully executed this is the place to come. SEE YOU SOON and thank you again x"