Cheese Bread Cheese Bread

Toasted bread topped with melted cheese, herbs, and garlic.

Pizza Express

Pizza Express

114 Watling Street, Radlett United Kingdom, United Kingdom, WD7 7AB

Pizza • Vegan • Cheese • Italian


"My partner and I came a few months ago and we had a very good experience and so decided to revisit last night. Unfortunately, last night was dreadful. We sat outside and the omens looked good until we decided to order a glass of wine to share which seemed to perplex the young waiter who said that it couldn’t be done. However, after remonstrating with him, he then went away and returned with two glasses of wine. We ordered two pizzas but in the meantime, we were not offered any water or bread which one would normally expect in an Italian restaurant. When the pizzas finally arrived, they were extremely doughy and not crispy and just consisted of mushrooms and oil and were tasteless. No one came to see how our meals were and rather than complain, we were just going to get the bill, pay and leave without having any desserts. However, when we got the bill, we noticed that we had been charged for the cost of two glasses of wine and therefore called for the manager. When he came, he told us rather inexplicably that we could not share the small glass of wine and which is something that we do quite frequently and which we have never had a problem with before. We then complained about the poor service and the food and rather than dealing with it in a positive way, the manager became defensive and whilst he reduced the bill, we found the whole experience extremely poor and couldn’t wait to leave. It is such a shame because we want to support local businesses but our experience last night was such that we do not intend to return."

The Dorchester

The Dorchester

53 Park Lane, London W1K 1QA, United Kingdom

Pasta • Pizza • French • British


"3 michelin star lunch at @alainducasseatthedorchester London Thoughts Amuse Bouche The crackers and bread left a lot to be desired but the lobster and apple foam soup looking thing were tangy, refreshing and delicious. STARTERS The pumpkin tart was deconstructed on the plate. Personally I found there was too much pastry for the toppings available. The three way wild mushrooms was definitely the favourite out of the two. There is something about the way a fantastic chef can make mushrooms turn awesome. In terms of experience we were a bit shocked how many times we had been up sold something by this early point. It’s not something we have been accustomed to before unless other establishments are just more suave about it. MAINS The salmon and turnip was incredible as was the duck and celeriac. We were expecting the usual story telling to come in by now that highlighted something special about the food but it didn’t come. DESSERT Apple tarte tartin now I’m a huge apple dessert fan. Like HUGE. So this was suppose to be an easy win. Unfortunately, I found it uninspiring. Give me a @humblecrumblelondon any day of the week. The chestnut Mont Blanc was a lot nicer but once again not great. The freebies we got at the end of the chocolates and little tarts and profiteroles were all exceptional. It was great to know they had a chocolate shop as they were really good. Especially the coconut one. THE EXPERIENCE To me a Michelin star experience is so much more then exceptionally cooked food. It is the story, the art of it. It’s spending hours in a beautiful place sampling a beautiful food story. The venue was stunning, the atmosphere was a bit too pretentious for my liking and between the upsells and lack of narrative. The money couldn’t be justified on this. Delicious food, yes. But, the experience is usually so much more."