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Paternoster Chop House

Paternoster Chop House

Warwick Ct., Paternoster Sq., City of London EC4M 7DX, EC4M 7LS, United Kingdom

Wine • Steak • Drinks • British


"Please take this review seriously, because the management team won 't. In summary the food was extremely good but took so long to arrive that a McDonalds burger would have been just as welcome, and the enjoyment of the food was compromised. The efforts to make amends at the restaurant were extremely poor, hence no hope of them taking this seriously Visited on a Saturday evening over Valentine 's weekend, and it was pretty quiet, maybe 11 tables occupied, which it was why it was so surprising that we had to wait so long for food. We ordered main course only, and in the meantime watched another couple (that arrived after us) getting served their starter and main course before we received our food. After serving the other couple their main course something seemed to click with the waitress because she came to our table and reassured us our food would be here soon. When it finally arrived, it came with 2 sauces that we hadn 't ordered because the food had taken so long ... personally I would have ordered the sauces if I wanted them so this was of no interest to me. The food was very good but by this time we were so hungry that the quality of the food was pretty much lost on me. When a different waitress came to collect the plates and I mentioned the long wait she said it was because we 'd ordered chateaubriand which needed 30 mins.... ok, except we 'd waited over an hour. She then spoke to 1st waitress and we were given a complimentary tiny pastry tart each (the size of a £2 coin) because of the long wait. Every table was asked if they were happy to pay the 13.5% service charged when settling their bill, but unsurprisingly we were charged it without given the option to refuse to pay it. It 's not the cheapest place to eat, but as long you don 't turn up hungry and are ok to wait, then you should have a better experience than us."

Oscar

Oscar

15 17 Charlotte StreetW1T 1RJ, London, United Kingdom

Beer • Wine • Steak • Italian


"We are partial to an afternoon tea and have attended many. This was a very good one and we did enjoy it very much. We had a lovely table at the back of the restaurant and our waitress was lovely. The ambience and the decor in the restaurant was excellent and the location for our theatre visit was perfect. On the whole the experience was excellent and we would return. The scones were probably the best we 've had for a long time. We all agreed they were delicious. So light inside with a fine crust on the outside. Bit disappointing we had to share the jam and cream just give everyone their own to avoid the have you had enough? or pass the cream scenarios. The sandwiches were delicious too, but we felt for the money a bit mean. Just one round each, ie four finger sandwiches. Many afternoon teas in this price range would have topped up the savoury, but this didn 't happen here. No small quiches or pastries, just four finger sandwiches. The sweet cakes and pastries were clearly made on the premises and we all thought, apart from the chocolate and passion fruit that they were delicious and expertly made. None of us enjoyed the chocolate and passion fruit tart. Also, we had to ask for our tea to be topped up. The cocktails were a nice added touch, but they were very small and again, none of us like the combo of the chocolate and passionfruit cocktail. All in all though, lovely surroundings, good service and mainly delicious food with the best scones in town!"