Poached eggs, Canadian bacon, and hollandaise sauce on an English muffin.
Fish • Steak • British • Modern Cuisine
"from the moment when we were greeted by marcos at the door to our impeccable waiter, kapil and the wonderfully charming maitre d', marcello, this culinary experience with a distance was one of the best we ever had. the breathtaking panoramic views are best experienced 30 minutes before sunset, so they watch how london turns from day to night as the skyline explodes in a thousand two-track lights! but the real star of this experience was aquashard itself. Never has fine eating so unpretentious, relaxed and lively. the atmosphere is bubbling and buojant, because everyone has their own unforgettable time. for delicious British modern cuisine, which is presented locally, beautifully and with aromen that they go mmmm, then aquashard is not only the highest restaurant in Europe, but it is highest in my fine culinary experiences, of which I have privileged, many have had."
British • Chicken • Mediterranean • Modern Cuisine
"Maybe when people are arrive and you offer water for the table you should explain this is chargeable at £5.50. Also check your toilets more regularly as disappointed to find toilet roll cardboard and lady products on the floor. Food amazing though and highly recommend for the food alone!"
Wine • Bars • French • British
"Thank you Lutyens for another excellent lunch. My sister who joined me as my guest had a broken foot and the manager and staff were most accommodating in finding a box to stand it on so it was raised. The Dover sole is always very good but as a beer drinker could they stock Birra Moretti as well as Peroni as the former is much nicer and it's what the Italians drink!"
Cafés • Coffee • Breakfast • Breakfast-brunch
"inviting, with a lovely smell of freshly-brewed cappuccino as soon as you walk through the door. The breakfast options are enough to lift your spirits and prepare you for the day ahead. And the best part? It's just a short walk from our apartment."
Bars • Wine • Pasta • Italian
"Really unhappy about overall experience, the service is good and everyone was attentive . But we have chosen to celebrate special occasion , birthday and there was no vibe in the restaurant,all the tables were empty and just nothing special about the place."
Bars • Steak • British • American
"We arrived earlier than planned but not a problem, seated us in the bar and ordered cocktails. At the appointed time we were asked if we wanted to move to the table and our drinks quickly followed us. Maitre de was excellent, on hand when required and organised the serving team well. Our waitress was knowledgeable about the wine and made good recommendations about the Bookatable menu options. Service continued to be efficient and unobtrusive. We spent a lovely two and a half hours celebrating my daughters graduation, the restaurant team recognised this with a tailored dessert! The one down side would be the massively overpriced wine. How can a cocktail (just under 10, expensive, but London price) be less than a glass of mid range red 14.50, nice, but not 14.50 a glass nice The food was good value even with the Filet Steak upgrade, just a shame about the drinks prices. Did not detract from an excellent experience, thanks to the Tuesday evening team at Gaucho Smithfield."
Beer • Wine • Steak • Drinks
"Terrible. Service was atrocious, when there was any. Lots of very self important men strutting around doing little and a couple of very harried waitresses trying to do everything. Had to flag someone down to order, after 15 minutes waiting. One coffee didn't arrive so had to order again. When food did arrive it was barely warm and the scrambled eggs tasted grainy and unpleasant. Not going back here and I do a fair amount of business breakfasts. I was shocked at how bad this was."
Beer • Wine • Steak • British
"Just really really slow not great service. Specified it was a corporate lunch and the main server (lady) was just really unhelpful and really giving us disdained looks all meal. Often tried to catch people’s attention during the meal and they’d look the other way. A shame, because I had been a week before and enjoyed myself a lot for a corporate lunch, it was spot on, the server was wonderful."
Wine • Asian • French • Dining
"First class. Food and service were superb. Truly accomplished and delicious dishes. My friend, who doesn’t really care much for food, declared the honey parfait dessert to be the best thing he’d ever eaten. I had the rhubarb soufflé, the presentation of which is hilariously risqué! The rack of Dover sole was exquisite. Lots of little treats too. The sommelier was really good even though we weren’t splashing out on wine on this occasion. Her dirty dry martinis were excellent. Overall, a five-star experience. Ambience-wise, it was a bit quiet on Saturday lunch; and it is undeniably expensive. No doubt a causal connection between those two minor quibbles. However, we both agreed that it was worth it and have spent comparable sums (or more) elsewhere for far less. The team behind this restaurant are at the top of their game: they appear to love what they do; and pull out the stops to give their guests a wonderful time. The staff were attentive and kind but not intrusive. Consummate professionals."
Sushi • Pizza • Asiatic • Seafood
"It was very average. Maybe my expectations were too high, but the prices on the menu suggested high quality and a friendly service. The service was bad, not welcoming at all. Drinks and cutlery slammed down on the table by multiple staff members. Not many smiles or polite manners. Food was average, not amazing and definitely not worth the price. Parking: Only 2-3 space for disabled parking. Kid-friendliness: Probably not somewhere you would bring your children."
Tea • Wine • Asian • Chicken
"This a wonderful experience except the service is absolutely terrible I cannot understand why in a super luxury hotel and a top environment that was reasonably full, one is essentially ignored by staff who mostly were standing around or talking to each other It was appalling."
Grill • French • British • European
"Fabulous evening for a family celebration. We were very well looked after by our host Emanuela and served amazing food by the very talented chefs here Josh on the Josper Grill, Marco who made an incredible heritage tomato dish, Elliot with his oat biscuits and gorgeous desserts, Sam the rest of the brigade. Delicious!Our sommelier listened to our requirements and selected some lovely wines to complement the food. Not a cheap evening but worth every penny for a special occasion"
Coffee • British • Burgers • Breakfast
"Lovely restaurant-food was very nice though the plates could have been bigger as I ended up getting most of my tower burger on the table! Initially the service was very good but towards the end we were left for a long time after our main meal without anyone asking if we would like dessert or coffee and then a waitress just brought our bill-we then asked for coffee and then the waiter who had mainly been serving us virtually ignored us and was talking to a young French lady sitting next to us. To the point when he did bring our bill-having asked for it twice he went to talk to her when we were obviously ready to pay. Such a disappointing end as I loved the restaurant and the ambience."
Wine • Coffee • British • European
"I was pleasantly surprised with the entire experience. The food was plentiful (they offered refills of the sandwiches), fresh and delicious. I had the classic afternoon tea which is what you would expect with finger sandwiches, mini quiche, salmon bun, 2 scones (fruit and plain) as well as 5 mini desserts. My husband tried the gentleman's tea and this was outstanding. There was a plate of fish and chips with mushy peas and tartar sauce. There was another plate with 3 other good sized portioned sandwiches. He had an olive scone with blue cheese butter, delish! Then a mini quiche and lemon macaron. We both had a black tea which was very good as well. The view of the Thames was nice. The only downside to the experience was I asked for a different table and she said it was already reserved. However, for the entire time we were there no one sat at that table. So that was a bit disappointing. Otherwise, I highly recommend."
Soup • British • European • Bar-lounge
"The restaurant is in a hotel and did not look like the photos. It was nonetheless quite nice (we went to the bar area as the traditional restaurant looked very much like a typical hotel restaurant). The staff were friendly and knowledgeable and the food was good (burgers pasta). It was a little on the pricey side but not too bad and really nice quality. The wines were very expensive with the house bottles being at £37.50. The house white was particularly nice though. We shared a large tasty cheese cake. I'm not sure I would go there again because I have travelled a lot and try and avoid hotels but it is a good place."
Bars • Beer • Steak • British
"We had a wonderful experience at the private gingerbread cabin! The cabin was beautifully crafted and the food was incredibly delicious. We felt very spoiled by the outstanding service we received from Vivien."
Cafés • Mexican • Asiatic • Fast Food
"Thankyou to the very generous donation from elif and don from YUMY CAFE in Braintree, also to the staff and customers who kindly brought some gifts to raise money for our church at Cressing evangelical church We are truly blessed for such good people at such an expensive time of year xx"
Beer • Steak • Drinks • British
"Food was excellent and served quickly. There were of course on 4 people in the restaurant other than the staff. The steak was really really good and cooked exactly as I had asked for. I thought £3 for some horse radish on the side was ridiculous. The fact the everything is a side at additional cost is a bit much. Nothing was offered included in the price of the steak. So by the time you have say mashed potato, and two veg plus the horse radish you've added £21 to a £43 steak. Pity they no longer have table cloths so it no longer feels like fine dining for a fine dining price. However, the service was excellent as was the food hence the positive rating. The restaurant and its outside tables (in a narrow side street) are a bit gloomy compared with the old location."
Tea • Bars • French • Breakfast
"our breakfast was bad! my man ordered the filled banana-french toast. what he served was burned two halves, and very hard to chew French toast. a half of the toast had a small disc muddy pampered banane (so he did not end up eating part of the French toast to become sick) and another half of the French toast had no banana! my egg beedict was such a small part, half an English muffin and 2 small eggs. one was cooked and the other was runny (as should be an eier benedict.) I would like to point out, however, that the prices for the right prices for lidon, which are not acceptable to these Scottish foods. with two coffees, our bill was just over £30... a complete and total waste of money! the waitress had no idea of the food they served, we were shocked when our food arrived because it looked like we had ordered nothing. So we asked the staff if it was the right order, and they didn't know. So they took our food back to the kitchen and brought us the same food again. then another employee came to our table, looked at the food, asked for our food to take back to the kitchen and brought the same back to us! I don't want to say anything. avoid this restaurant."
Pizza • Steak • Burgers • American
"I opted for the healthiest thing on the menu! Not like me but I felt like my body needed it, it was immense, so many flavours on one plate with lovely grilled chicken Staff were super friendly and attentive especially to my elderly mum in her wheelchair My mum is a super complainer and she never moaned once, so that's a feat in itself, well done lol"