"My husband and I went to the Goring restaurant to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We found it to have more of a hotel restaurant feel, with a stuffy atmosphere. We started with cocktails in the bar, which took about 20 minutes to arrive. My spritzer was watery and rose-flavored. Our starter was tasty but small - be aware that when they say "Orkney scallop," they mean one scallop for £24. We then waited another 20 minutes for our main courses to arrive, by which time we were quite hungry. The guineafowl and lamb main courses were very good. The service was okay, but not exceptional. Our main issue was with the sommelier, who seemed uninterested and focused more on pairing a red wine with my husband's lamb rather than finding a good match for my guineafowl. We chose a Chassagne Montrachet, which was disappointingly thin and served chilled. We had to ask the sommelier to take it out of the ice bucket. When we mentioned our disappointment with the wine, we were told that it was as it should be. We felt like we were being pressured to accept the wine as is. Overall, this meal won't be one that we remember fondly."
