"Booked a table for two for my Girlfriend 's birthday—at her suggestion. We arrived in our glad rags having been out for celebratory drinks nearby beforehand; unfortunately the ground floor was full so we were directed downstairs—fair enough, but for no obvious reason we were seated in the very back corner of the basement, by the toilets, whereupon it appeared that the staff forget about us entirely: it took nearly ten minutes to get someone 's attention to request a menu order slip. Once we eventually got an order in—perhaps 30 minutes after we arrived—the food arrived quite quickly, and was delicious. Alas, the service continued to be abysmal. It took several requests to get some water, and towards the end of the meal our waiter—though clearly not under pressure to free up our table as the basement was by this mostly empty—began clearing our plates despite the fact that I was very obviously still eating and even said no, I am not done with my plate . Alas, this was ignored, and I was obliged to eat the remaining food directly from the serving dishes (and a quickly as possible, least they disappear too). Definitely by far the worst service I have experienced in any London restaurant in at least 15 years. We will not be back."
