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VQ

VQ

➤ 111 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B3NQ, United Kingdom

Cafés • Pizza • Diners • Seafood


"111 great russell street, London24-hour eating is not something we are really used to, I mean other than students, who fancies breakfast on the afternoon? well, if they are inferior, it is not a surprise really that london covers them. there are a few companies that are dotted around the capital that specializes in day-to-day all-night eating, a few of them with the name wq Vingt-Quatre) French, of course for 24. I watched a leader after london by gordon ramsay, which lists some great hidden gems. at the end of the video ramsay recommends a place on the fulham road, a filiale of wq, for one of the best breakfasts in the capital at any time they rob it. handy for a cook. after comparing the reviews of the various flilials of wq we settled at the Bloomsbury site next to the train station tottenham court road. on the way to the diner were the first impressions very positiw. the place looks smart, welcoming and nothing like a traditional greasy spoon – more of a slender Swedish place you can enjoy the similarities of ramsay its eier florentine and a cappuccino. it is hard to really recommend an acute or quiet time to avoid or arrive, as this place eats breakfast all day and serves lunch on the menu and dinner from the night menu. the place certainly does not lack the ambitious. the menus are extensive and even until afternoon tea between 3-6pm at very modest £4.50 $6 us). alcohol is served between 8am-2pm Thursday Saturday to 4pm and makes wq a decent option after a night out where they end in the capital. we were not after alcohol or lunch, we came to the breakfast. the waiting staff was friendly and gave us the selection of free tables. we chose the table next to the large front window for a view of london in movement while we enjoyed our eating. the menu is a large size with many tempting breakfast lovers. after much consulting we have been on eggs benedikt at £8.95 $11.94 us) and Belgian waffel at $6.95 $9.27 us. drinks here are crazy values for london. a macchiato and an orange juice were just £2 $2.66 us) each, the macchiato came in a small cup, but was really good quality for the price. the only light negatiw at this point was the attention of the staff, since the place had now filled with a large group and couples for a late breakfast or early lunch. the waitress gave me a possibility, sink or speck on my benedict, I just couldn't turn off bacon so it went! eating really came incredibly fast, but freshly cooked and beautifully presented. the egg on my plate was perfectly cooked with a casual egg yolk. the speck was not about crispy, which is always good and the hollandaise was decent. I would recommend it. the waffeln were sweet, but with something too much saw, although the fresh fruit formed for it. we sat with other people who then ranked in their selected courts, who looked all tempting and of decent size shares. after the decay of our breakfast, the bill was not a problem and also was not the price – £24.07 $32.01 us) overall, with which we were satisfied. has wq blown us away? not especially, but that said it is a place that serves its purpose – decent food at a decent price at a decent time. if you are after a long flight for an option late in the night or are self-catering in a nearby hotel, wq is an ideal way to begin your day. the egg benedikt that I was served the great size, but they can be a single egg with the hollandaise, sink / speck and muffin for £4.95 $6.60 us) if they are on a budget or not so hungry. opening hours: daily 24 hours tube: tottenham court road central, northern line)Website:"

Harvester Malthouse

Harvester Malthouse

➤ 7 Haven Road, Exeter EX2 8BP, United Kingdom

Pasta • Steak • Burgers • British


"We were seated and the drinks order taken, I ordered 2 refillable soft drinks and some alcoholic drinks. When the rest of our party turned up about 5-10 minutes later, the same waitress came over to take more drinks orders, however we were still awaiting the drinks from the first order. Eventually the drinks turned up and the waitress took our food orders. I was the first to order in our group of 9, I ordered the bird surf and turf. The waitress asked how I would like my steak cooked and I answered. She then took my partners order of surf and turf, although she didn’t ask him how it should be cooked. A rib eye steak was ordered next and for this one the option of how it was cooked was offered. The rest of the meals were taken down and eventually they came out. Three people came over with chicken skewers, we explained we hadn’t ordered that but we were waiting for my meal. The manager came over with the skewers and I explained again that I hadn’t ordered that, but I had ordered bird surf and turf. She disappeared and came right back telling me that my order had been put through incorrectly and she could get my meal cooked but it would be about 8 minutes. I asked how that could have happened as the waitress took the order down and even asked me how I would like my steak cooked? Why would she ask me that question if I had ordered skewers? She refused to give an answer because she didn’t see the order being taken. I said fine, please cook my food. I asked her what she was going to do to make this situation better? She asked me what I wanted and I told her I WANTED to know what she was going to do to make up for the error. I also explained that not once did anyone come over and check for drinks refill and as we weren’t allowed to leave the table we couldn’t go looking for a server so refillable wasn’t really as it stated! She started to get really aggressive telling me that human error can’t be helped. I explained that I appreciated that however this was the first time in 4 years that we’ve returned to the malthouse because every meal in the past has been screwed up and it always ends up being my meal. She threw her hands in the air and said “I tell you what, let’s just call it a night! I am too tired to deal with this! I don’t need this tonight” she then turned and walked off, I said that the way she had behaved was highly inappropriate and unprofessional. She said “I don’t care, I am too tired to deal with this ****”. She made it very uncomfortable for both tables, the people still eating didn’t know whether they were supposed to stop eating or if they could finish. My sons burger was over cooked, as was the rib eye steak and the steak on my partners plate was burnt on the outside and completely raw in the middle, and the surf on his plate turned out to be three prawns!"