Classic Club Sandwich Restaurants

St Johns Restaurant and Bar

➤ 24 Sir Thomas Street Liverpool, Merseyside L1 6JB, United Kingdom

Pubs • Wine • English • British

"St. John's restaurant was possibly the worst restaurant meal I have ever had in England. And it was on the last night of my visit. I had hoped to have a good meal to celebrate my trip, but this ended my trip on a sour note. For dinner I ordered Potteed Shrimp, braised lamb shank and a class of Merlot. The potted shrimp consisted of tiny canned shrimp that looked as though they were cooked three days before and were in a greasy butter souplike fluid. They were disgusting. The lamb shanks also we're obviously cooked several days before, they were totally dried out and flavorless and served in a thick gravy that tasted instant and very salty. The shanks were served with mashed potatoes that were gluey. They tasted as though they may have been instant potatoes. And for some reason there were raw branches of Rosemary stuck in them. I barely ate any of the shrimp or the lamb, or the potatoes… And yet the server, who looked as though he was 18 years old, never asked if there was anything wrong. Even the class of wine was horrible. It tasted like it came from a bottle of €2 wine from the ASDA. The ambience was very 1960s… And not in a good way.I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone for any reason. The only positive remark I have to say is that I did not become ill after eating the food. The sad note is that after I left I walked passed what looked like a fabulous restaurant where I could have gone to actually have a great last night dinner."

The Brasserie at The Cumberland

➤ The Cumberland Hotel Great Cumberland Place London, W1H 7DL, FSA Food H, United Kingdom

Tea • Wine • Steak • British

"We had breakfast as we were staying at the Cumberland. A fairly good selection of items considering it is in Europe (can't compare with cities in East Asia). Somehow, the person making the omelettes was serving us a smaller portion: using a kind of spoon to measure the liquid egg, they used half the measurement for us, but gave the full amount to others. This happened all three days we had breakfast there, so it can't be a coincidence."

Francesca's

➤ Brooks Hotel Drury StreetCo. D02 TV06, Dublin, United Kingdom

Full • Wine • Fish • Irish

"Restaurant was empty, which was as well because they had no knowledge of our booking. Three of us had the tapas selection and one the sea bass. Food was good, some of it very good. Pianist was not so good, but we didn’t have the heart to give him to stop playing. Wine was reasonably priced given the quality. Thought the place would have been more popular given the quality, but the waiter told us the previous evening had been very busy"

The Brasserie

➤ Copthorne Tara Hotel, Scarsdale Place, London, W85SY, United Kingdom

Bars • British • Brasseries • Vegetarian

"very pleasant lunch in the brasserie with some friends. we had octopus, goat cheese salad and caprese salat as appetizers. all delicious and very beautiful presented. as if I had fish and chips since I hadn't had it for ever. great choice, very well cooked as I like it. also the team was so courteous that there was no problem to frying **** to garden bears and thick cut chips. all well recommended."

1935 Rooftop Holiday Inn Southend

➤ 77 Eastwoodbury Crescent, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6XG, United Kingdom

Salads • Chicken • British • European

"Very disappointed and sad we were not the only ones. Since it was mother’s day it was a reduced menu so choice a little limited, sunday roasts, salmon, curry or steak. We asked which steak was served and told chips, tomatoes and mushrooms. Two steaks were ordered. Our appetizers arrived and the bread and salsa, the part of them were not. We raised this up, it got polite. The hello friars were Mozzarella. The main course came and the steak was actually served on roast potatoes, filling, Yorkshire pudding and carrots. Raised this as not happy and 10 mins later chips, mushroom and tomatoes arrived. The roast dinner we had was bad. Beef was fat and hard, potatoes saw boiled, but were hard and only 2 of them. We had also missed a leg harness of cauliflower cheese and said we had to wait 20 minutes if we wanted to. The dessert was okay. We were told that they don't make cocktails, although the drinks menu says there is a separate wine and cocktail menu. Because we complained, they accused us for only 2 courses, not three, which a saving of £20. So we spent £140 on a substandard meal that was disappointing on Mother's Day. We were not the only people who complained."

Kensington Square Kitchen

➤ No.9 Kensington Square London, W8 5EP, United Kingdom

Tea • Coffee • British • Comfort Food

"we came here with our two pregnant women and asked to sit outside. After we said it came first, we decided to wait outside. 40 minutes waiting that we weren't even told that there were sitting places in the ground floor, our pregnant women had to wait on a step and the server gave us so much standing up during. another couple waited for a table and I was told I had no problem with. there was a table of four in the inner, and when I went in to get it, I was lied and said a table of two moved on a table of four. He ignored me first and told me he would not serve us and go. abysmal service and heartless reaction on two...read more"

Riverside Brasserie

➤ Bray Marina Monkey Island Lane Bray, Berkshire SL6 2EA, SL6 2DD, Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Beer • Wine • Coffee • Drinks

"The restaurant had minimal ambiance with all downlighters. We were using a voucher deal, but it did not cover the cost of sides, nibbles, or drinks."

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