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Portrait

Portrait

National Portrait Gallery (3rd floor), St Martin's Pl., St James's WC2H 0HE, FSA Food H, London, United Kingdom

Steak • Embassy • Modern Cuisine • Session Photography


"Portrait Gallery is consummate location to show off the city with a amazing view down Whitehall,with glass panelling surrounding the entire restaurant you are blown away by the view as soon as you vacate the lift on to restaurant floor. The Portrait restaurant affords you the relaxed setting to have not only a great view but welcomed conversation with your guests, unlike other restaurants here the environment is mellow rather then usual loud atmosphere of diners either clambering to talk to each other or the waiter. The staff are attentive and yet not over bearing, getting that balance of service and eloquence……..the location is another plus not only do you have one of London’s famous galleries downstairs but not a four minute walk are you from Trafalgar Square, were something is always happening.I decided to visit for breakfast having booked through opentable,where my request for a window table was honoured. We was sat down in a kindly manner with water severed as customary and once our orders were placed the food arrived no later than 8 minutes to our glee.The food was just as good as the view that captured us as we entered the room, satisfying does not begin to incapsulate the combination of service, view and food.It’s your choice as always but you must visit the portrait gallery restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner…..notice I didn’t say ‘or’.Cost of meal £20 £40 Group size 2 – 6 Location National Portrait Gallery St Martins Place, London, WC2H 0HE.Carlstimeout rating 8.5/10Writer C.Y"

The Dovecote

The Dovecote

HayesMain Road, The Morley Hayes, United Kingdom

Cakes • British • European • Breakfast


"Went here for my first experience of an afternoon tea and what an experience it was.We went for the vegetarian option with tea expecting it to just be plain and boring but how wrong we were.The sandwiches were and I mean this incredibleSoft, tasty and moreish I couldn't resist accepting a the offer for more, yes they offer you more!!The tea selection was also incredible and described each tea in detail and again they offered refills!The cakes you guessed it were incredible, warm scones and fresh cream and jam, soft cupcakes and zesty lemon bites i was utterly blown away mentally and physically so when they asked us if we wanted more cakes as well I painfully had to decline!The setting was beautiful, warm and cozyClean areas and very polite staff no matter your background. It truly transports you into a world you see on films and TV and makes you if only for an hour or two feel like true royaltyIt also has all the wheelchair access you need as well as clean toilets and fresh outdoor areas. Bog free car park aswellThis is to date the best place I've eaten at and I cant stop recommending it. I hold everything in comparrison to here now and in a way its made me realise how much improvement can happen in other places.If I had to pick on one thing to improve and this isn't even that big of a deal it would be to have some coat racks/areas they may already have this option but I didnt ask)Will 100% be doing this again I can't stress how worth the money it is for the afternoon tea"

Luscombes

Luscombes

United Kingdom, South Oxfordshire

Fish • Steak • Pasta • English


"so. for a kick-off, this place has many potentials and is a very attractive and beautifully positioned place, right at the main train of the fair mile at henley on thames. good. that said the experience of our meal was less than satisfactory. After we decided that we didn't want to start and have only preferred a main course, we were surprised that our food came out within 5 minutes after the order and was ploned before us. that's good, but what we were greeted by has given us the feeling that we were back. the 80s with a beefeater art of experience. my friends steak was floppy and looked like something from tesco for 3 pfund and her veg was overcooked and black. with young, trunk broccoli, they only need to blanche for 2-3 minutes, as they wipe very quickly. on my head. this was 4 crevettes, deep fryed with a dressing that was good; no problems there at all and a lacking 1970 style prawn cocktail with super market marie the rosesoße pressed about what had been frozen on the bed of the shrunk iceberg salad. the chips, were stacked on the side and were dry and bleeding to be honest. no taste, and they were probably too long in the many remaining ofenchips. When I came back from the gents, I found my friend who knows the very polite and young waitress that eating was not good at all. that said the ingredients were good, it was how they were cooked and presented. pretty awful. each cook worth weight white how to cook a good steak and present young veg without being floppy and crowned. then we saw the young waitress who left the owner who then went to empty us. I guess she was upset that we had complained. I understand, but this is not professional and shows a significant lack of customer service as home personnel. the barman was polite and we paid quickly. we couldn't get out fast enough."