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Kilikya’s Turkish Cuisine

Kilikya’s Turkish Cuisine

St. Katharine's Dock London, E1W 1AT, E1W 1LB, United Kingdom

Beer • Steak • Turkish • American


"I was surprised by the size of the place, it was tiny. When we walked in me and my friend were not welcomed, actually when a worker did manage to appear from the dark they complete disregarded us and lead the group behind us to a seat. The group behind us, said to the waiter that we were actually in fact before them and had actually RESERVED a place. His response was shocking, just ignored and even told my friend to move back away from the tables that were empty). This was extremely rude and unprofessional. Then as we were finally sat down and ordered, the waiter told us it was no good ordering a starter, main seperatly as the restaurant is busy so we don 't have time to keep coming back to be frank I 've had better customer service at Chicken Cottage! Just rude and unthoughtful. Then when things couldn 't get worse the waiter came back after 40mins! To tell us that we will still need to order again because he didn 't get our order. Meanwhile another group of friends that arrived a good 30mins after us were well tucking into their mains. What a disaster. We should have left. It continues.. Then my friend left to go to the cash machine to get some cash out. I didn 't have a problem with that but I didn 't see anyone else told the same thing probably though we were maybe dining and dashing because that was strange). When the food finally arrived, I was beyond hungry to even taste the food, or the lack of it. We ordered Chicken shish and another Chicken dish with vegetables and yogurt. As we left, we both agreed we had an upset stomach, due to the food. Maybe not but it could be as we both said at the same time, that we felt sick after eating that food. Do not visit here. There are plenty of places to visit nearby. Kilikya fix up. Kind regards, A unhappy customer"

Afternoon Tea Prestonfield

Afternoon Tea Prestonfield

Prestonfield House HotelPriestfield House, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tea • Drinks • Afternoon Tea


"This was the most disappointing tea experience we had in the UK. I wanted our last afternoon to be special and really do it up with a fancy afternoon tea experience to round out our vacation. After pouring over reviews and photos I settled on Prestonfield. We reached the rather remote location and were fairly quickly ushered upstairs to a lavishly, if not garishly, decorated room filled with sofas and tea tables. It was very dark and overstuffed with furniture. Being August, I had assumed we would be seated outside because of all the pictures I had seen online, but the weather was a bit iffy that day, so inside we were. There was a family slouched around one of the sofa sections as we entered which was not the upscale atmosphere I was looking for based on the price and location. We were seated in a corner with a loveseat and armchairs and 2 low tables. Our server was very attentive and explained everything in detail (except that the portions were massive) and we all ordered One tea each which turned out to be way too much food. The food itself was lackluster, but there was plenty of it. There were actual buckets of scones. I had the champagne add on for 15 pounds which was just a scant pour. We were also treated to another large family being seated right next to us with kids running around and playing videos on speakerphone. In short it was NOT the experience I had hoped a 50 pound tea would provide. If you decide to try it based on the glowing reviews here and on TripAdvisor, just be sure to determine where you will be seated (all the views are downstairs with the windows and light and there are actual tables to sit at). It did not look a thing like the pictures online. And don 't order more than one tea per person. You will be bagging up dry scones to go. Honestly I wouldn 't bother."

Afternoon Tea At Prestonfields

Afternoon Tea At Prestonfields

Prestonfield House, EH16 4EZ, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Cakes • British • Scottish • Breakfast


"Terrible. Went for Champagne Afternoon tea on a Saturday. Arrived early and was put into a small room to the left and waited. Assumed this was a waiting room as we were early. A waiter finally showed up 20 minutes later and asked if we were there for the afternoon tea and then dropped two menus on the coffee table and walked away. 10 minutes later he came back and explained the menu and dietarys. We advised that we disliked 2 items, so he said these would be switched. The waiter then brought a tray and set up the coffee table for service. This was confusing as we'd booked into the restaurant, not a drawing room. The seats were uncomfortable to sit for 2 hours and the fire went out so it became cold quickly. We then got our tea, but we had to ask again for the glass of champagne, we finally got this 1 hour after arriving. When the afternoon tea food arrived, it was average at best. Definitely not worth the money. They hadn't switched the items we didn't want and some of the food was inedible. The salmon sandwich finger was good and couple of the dessert items were good. The scones were very dry and hard, they hadn't even been warmed. The carrot cake was also very dry. Once we ate we then waited for someone to come by so we could ask for the bill. No one came past again, so we got up and went to the desk to settle the bill and leave. Overall very poor, definitely not worth the £65 per person. Avoid."