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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!"
Wine • French • Drinks • Scandinavian
Thai • Beer • Wine • French
"On possibly the last warm evening of summer 2023, I had the perfect dining experience on the outside terrace of Coq d'Argent. The burrata with green basil pesto was delicious, but the standout dish was the roast suckling pig, known as porcelet on the set menu, seasoned with rosemary garlic. It was a fantastic deal. The Citari Conchiglia 2021 Lugana white from the Veneto region paired perfectly with both dishes. Although my Perfect Manhattan arrived late, it was excellent and I enjoyed sipping it between courses. The service was great overall, with the sommelier constantly topping up my glass. This evening at Coq d'Argent felt like a return to pre-pandemic standards and atmosphere, making it a memorable dining experience."
Tea • Bars • Drinks • Italian
"We were the first table seated and the service was very prompt with catering to our needs. We had the octopus and scallops as a starter. About 5 minutes later food was out. The scallops out of the two dishes were the winner. Great depth of flavour great balance of salt to sweet to sour and the nduja added that hint of spice. The octopus was also good. Nice cook on the Octo and we'll balance I just felt it needed a bit more depth to hit the palate correctly. On to the mains but before that can someone please turn off the alarm from the staircase right beside us please, it's so Annoying. Wild boar Ragu for me and lobster for the Mrs. Again I chose the winning dish. The lobster dish was semi drowning in a water puddle of flavourful broth. We both wished they would of rendered/reduce, thicken that broth to make remove it from its homogeneous state. The Ragu the best of the two dishes wasn't wowsers but, still good. I would of loved a bit more acidity and a layer of fat left behind on my tongue. It was simple and nice which makes it a great dish. Tell you what doesn't make it a great dish when the staff is laying down the law to what seemed to be a new staff memember who decided to wear his own vest coat to work when he shouldn't have. We were the only ones in the restaurant so we were the only ones who witnessed it but, not the right time or place for it. After they sent him to the corner for timeout the staff brought out a nice mango dessert to excuse for the Loud beeping which had still been running loud throughout the whole service. Overall a decent meal you pay for the premium of the location. Would I come again, yes but with a game plan and an extra vest coat"
Bars • Wine • Pasta • Italian
"First time dining here after many years. We dined before a theatre event so it was early evening. There were not many tables taken. About 4 by the time we left. So it was fairly quiet but once inside we both felt very relaxed and calm. Very helpful staff without being overbearing. The interiors were lovely and the food outstanding. Hope to dine again soon"
Sushi • Pizza • Mexican • Asiatic
"I ordered her dessert special. the amount was fair enough, but I'm sorry a dessert shop can't make a perfect caffeine. there was a caffeine with loads of earthy and banan on it certainly I say again that the amount was good enough for people to enjoy, but yes my care is waffel! the caffeine should be crusty and crispy from outside when they chew it, the inner should melt in its mouth. it should be so soft. what I got was a very gum-like caffeine. very elastic very rubbery. some of the bananas were muddy, they should be discarded. I'm disappointed. I really wish they worked on their caffeine recipe."
Food • Store • Cakes • Mexican
Full • Wine • High Tea • Bar-lounge
"Went yesterday for my birthday and had an amazing evening: the service was lovely and my waiters truly made my birthday feel so personal and special. the food was amazing. we had the sweet and sour prawns, noodles and pork and it was honestly so delicious. overall had such an amazing time, will definitely be returning here."
Wine • French • Drinks • Coffee
"Wonderful pre-theatre dining experience with my girlfriend, her mum and an old friend of mine. Everyone loved it- excellent service, nice quiet table as requested, the restaurant is spacious, airy and comfortable unlike many loud, busy London eateries. Everyone really enjoyed the meal, which was delicious, and the ambience was perfect for all of us. Would definitely go again."
Italian • European • Breakfast • Vegetarian
"Really disappointing meal out here. 6 of us in a subterranean booth, almost in the dark, no additional light sources and a point9 font menu is already a bad start..... once we’d deciphered the menu, using phone torches, attention from staff poor, no help pouring wine or water, service slow to the point of asking for the bread twice guys it’s the bread basket how can you be so slow with this? The tomato and red onion salad was a joke one small tomato and a sprinkling of red onion slices plonked on a plate and chilled, with no dressing or seasoning is NOT a salad and certainly not worth £4.50. The pizza featuring burrata I love burratta but am sure there should not have been ice crystals within. Effectively we’d have had a much better, warmer, brighter and less expensive meal, with far better service at Pizza Express. What a shame."
Pub • Full • Cheese • High Tea
"A wonderful interlude after our show was cancelled. Joppe was so attentive and friendly and the rest of the staff were great too. The bathroom was clean and spacious and environmentally friendly with proper hand towels. The drinks menu had everything you could need and everything was easy to find. They use paper straws. Wonderful tapas snacks and beautiful decor. I can really recommend their infused gins. This bar made us want to book the adjacent hotel next time we visit. Really great bar."
Pizza • French • Coffee • Drinks
"The laughably poor Irish coffees were almost understandable, but not actually sure how a ‘French restaurant’ albeit fauxFrench, can actually cook a baked Camembert and get it so wrong. The rest of the food was just poor, added to which was generally haphazard service pushy and rushed at the start of the meal vs slow and uncoordinated for after dinner drinks and deserts. We have had passable Aubaine before in Mayfair, but this was just a big fail for Ken’ High St’"
Soup • Pizza • Coffee • Italian
"We visited with friends over from Australia that we haven't seen for 12 years. The service was fabulous. Our children were given activity sheets and colouring, the servers (Rolla and Melodie) were so attentive and were happy to give us time to chat, to take the childrens orders first and us order slightly later. We were not hassled to hurry up, the servers were attentive and the general manager (Chelsea) kept checking in and had a banter, took pictures for us and everyone generally made us feel welcome alongside the meal being delicious. All questions about the menu were answered and they even charged a phone for us. Truly a delightful experience and we will be back. Thank you"
Pizza • Italian • American • Breakfast
"absolutely horrific from beginning to end. we had our 2 year old son with us, which means that meal times in the regular are made quite fast as we get the food at once and he eats quickly. not this time! we were there about 2 hours because of the shocking service. it wasn't busy and it seemed to be more employees than customers, so there was simply no excuse. highlights included: the woman asked for a j20, was brought quite another drink. small child received a color leaf and then said there were no crayons to use. he asked that all foods (beginners and main things) be brought out at the same time, we got the adult starter after about 20mins. no sign of the rest of the food. the adult starter was then deleted, and 20mins later the rest of the food arrived, including the child starter?! margherita pizza had practically no cheese on it and was flat cold, took a bite and sent him back what I have never done before! the replacement had a little more beeping, but still quite naked. had to remind the waiter several times to get cute. to dessert we ordered a coffee and an ice cream. nothing came up for over 20 minutes, we chased it up. then they brought the ice and ice. No sign of coffee at the place where we 'd finish the other desserts. I went in and canceled so we could go. the only plus point was when I asked to pay so that we could go, the waiter tried to serve the cashier and "pressed the wrong taste '. he went to another, until with a colleague, after 5mins of the head scratches, he then gave me a bill for. £9.70! Not bad for a three cursor meal for three of us with drinks. I paid and went, thought they had something for the terrible service, but about the reflexion and no one said everything I think they just messed up the bill. probably the worst culinary experience I've ever had, pathetic simply because we had a nice day and the sun seemed."
Steak • French • Coffee • European
"We were looking for a nice spot to fine alfresco on a Sunday afternoon and fell upon aubaine. We wish we hadn't. Boring menu, terrible value for money and appalling service. Normally I would avoid a french restaurant at all costs in order to avoid the typical snooty know it all french waiter. As it was a sunday, the sun was shining and the place was hiving I thought well let's give it a try. We waited 20 minutes for a menu. Another 10 for the wine menu and then to top it all the snooty French waiter arrived. I asked if the entrecôte was fatty, the response was it depends on the piece When asked how I wanted it cooked I said well done on the outside and pink in the middle. so you...read more"
Pizza • Seafood • Italian • Fast Food
"Sadly Frankie Bennys is no longer a go to place for us. 10 years ago, the decor was much nicer as it tried to ape the old school Italian American restaurants of the 1950 's, but today 's decor is bland and uninteresting. The wait for food was well over an hour, not remotely enough kitchen staff to cope, glad we didn 't have the starters as that would have dragged the night on even further. The menu? A shadow of what it used to be, and £17.90 for a double burger and fries is Steak prices. £3.90 for a large Coke is beyond ridiculous, cheaper to drink alcohol. The food was simply OK, there isn 't the choice their used to be, no more Little Italy Mussels, the pizza whilst freshly made wasn 't exactly filling, not very large and thin. I wouldn 't mind so much, but in the past it was quite expensive to eat there but then they had a much broader menu, today, not nearly as much and yet for four of us and a small child, our bill exceeded £100, and that was no starters and no desserts. The problem for me is I don 't see Frankie Bennys justified in charging that much anymore, it all feels very corporate chain, certainly not the same as a small independent restaurant that could charge that much, it feels like a slightly posher experience than Burger King or McDonalds. End of the road for us, our last time."
Steak • Pasta • Pizza • Italian
"We took my mum for her Birthday, The food, the staff, the venue was perfect. They made her feel so special and looking around I could see that other guest was also being treated special, this is the place to visit if you like quality food and staff that go above and beyond to make your dining experience that little bit special.. Beautiful building. Definitely somewhere I would recommend to friends and family."
Wine • Steak • Brunch • American
"we approached the writing and asked for a table of 6 to say: "Don't worry about anything until 8 o'clock". that was around 6.05 clock, the restaurant was half empty ... so we went online for 6.15 clock with open re-entered ... told them we had a reservation, observed “some heated words”. between the staff and we were taken to a perfectly empty table for 6. just 50 minutes waiting for our food. that said our server was friendly and apologetic. eating was ok, 2 pizzas, 3 calzones and a sirloin steak, that was definitiw rump, as it was to think and took hard to sirloin! to the happiness we have a taste card so that the meal with a softdrink cost only £10 per head, and we were limited due to a cinema booking for time. lection learned book before entering, and use it taste card, not sure that I would have paid the bill in full amount, we had not discounted!"
Wine • Coffee • Seafood • European
"We did cover off our concerns with the manageress after our meal on Friday night. V poor service twice having to leave the table to fetch a waiter, wine not topped up, orders mistaken, ignored on arrival, sat by constantly opening door to outside, lamp fringe in eyes really the list goes on! LiterallyOn the upside lovely space and could be a very buzzy and upbeat addition to the neighbourhood. At the moment The Ivy and Bingham will have our business"
Steak • Burgers • Chicken • American
"Our experience at this restaurant was absolutely appalling. I went with my mother and younger brother, to begin with everything was fine, we were seated and served quickly and even the food came out quickly. Despite this the burger was bland and nearly cold, then my brother, who is only 2 years old, starts to eat his chicken and due to how tough it was, he started choking. Unfortunately this led to him throwing up at the table, my mother and I were already quite panicked so I ran to a waitress for some tissues, she avoided the area, didn 't help us move our food to another area and didn 't bother to check if my brother was alright and handed me a disinfectant cleaning spray to clean up the mess rather than getting a brush or any other cleaning equipment. Just when we thought the experience couldn 't get worse, the other waiters all started avoiding our table despite walking around us multiple times and noticing we had finished eating; finally one waiter approached, he coldly asked if we were done, didn 't offer any dessert despite the fact it comes included with the kids meal, practically threw the receipt onto the table and then proceeded to point out to my mother(who is heavily pregnant) that there 's a black bin bag on the table so we can pick up our bits meaning we were expected to clean up my brothers sick, after their own food was at fault for causing the choking, with nothing but tissues. I 've never seen such horrible service. We 'll never be returning to this restaurant and I don 't recommend anyone else go there either."