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Hawthorns

Hawthorns

Crowne Plaza Newcastle Stephenson Quarter, Forth Street Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 3SA, NE99 1SB, United Kingdom

Meat • Coffee • British • Italian


"I have just returned from having afternoon tea, and was really looking forward to it. Sadly it was extremely disappointing. arrived at the restaurant, the staff were at the rear of the restaurant, and clearly saw us, but chose to ignore us, leaving us...standing for minutes, a simple recognition and I’ll be with you in a moment is just basic customer service. It all went downhill from there! We were early and asked to be seated, they couldn’t accommodate us in the restaurant, but could in the bar area, this wasn’t an issue, or so we thought! It then took a further minutes for anyone to give us a menu. We asked for tea, after minutes the tea arrived, we poured it and the milk was off, told the waitress, who said she would sort it out, instead of removing the cups and milk left it on the table.After another minutes, we had to put the tea and milk on the bar and ask the bar staff to replace the tea. Again after a wait it arrived. At this point we had been in the hotel for minutes. The food then arrived, finger sandwiches with extremely odd fillings. What should have been salmon, tasted like Shiphams paste. One with red onions and something that I couldn’t distinguish, the last was ham that was so thin and sparse you couldn’t taste it. We had a savoury scone and a fruit scone, no butter!!!! Asked the staff member at the bar, who said she would get some from the restaurant. She then continued to serve, clean and fold napkins for minutes. She then asked another passing staff member to get some butter. Yet another minutes wait. The sweet treats- pre made, hard pastry cases filled with a cream flavoured with mint and a “wild” strawberry a giant hard tasteless strawberry) a lemon meringue with basil flavour( not a snif or basil), a hard stale chocolate brownie, and a rhubarb trifle, this was a over sweet rhubarb, covered in tasteless custard and a crumble top??? Just all odd and nasty! Clearly no pastry chef in this hotel. I have to say I was expecting more from this afternoon tea, I have been to many in the local area and far flung! This one was one of the worst. The quality of the food was very poor and the customer service was appalling( some re-training on The basics, and the presence of a manger may be required)."

Bem Brasil, Deansgate

Bem Brasil, Deansgate

118-124 Deansgate - King Street West Manchester, M3 2GQ, M3 2WN, United Kingdom

Bbq • Steak • European • Brazilian


"Last night my man visited, sat down and the beautiful young lady who sat, gave us the menu and said someone will be with them and will explain how it works. we waited about before someone came by, the...young girl didn't know how the menu worked because she had only been there (I felt sorry for her because she was obviously not properly trained). the sides were wrong, they had to send back. the drinks came after we had eaten. we then sat and waited for the bill that led to us just getting up and going forward. the young girl who sat down, saw that she worked so hard during the time when we were sitting, that she had never stopped (she is a credit for the team). I managed to catch them and ask for the bill that they could not excuse that nobody was on the table. Obviously, because she led all who went through the restaurant, she politely asked another working mate to sort the bill for us, but then unfortunately he did not hesitate to abuse them for them orally. if this is the way the personal speaks to each other, then it does not surprise me that the service is bad. I felt so sorry for the young lady, she had only one million and one thing to do, and the young lady who asked her to see the bill for us was only at the bar and did not see very busy. while we sit during sitting and eating wrong sides, where you were put on the wrong table, people who complained did not receive their drinks. it is sad to say that we will never visit them again."

VQ

VQ

111 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B3NQ, United Kingdom

Cafés • Pizza • Diners • Seafood


"111 great russell street, London24-hour eating is not something we are really used to, I mean other than students, who fancies breakfast on the afternoon? well, if they are inferior, it is not a surprise really that london covers them. there are a few companies that are dotted around the capital that specializes in day-to-day all-night eating, a few of them with the name wq Vingt-Quatre) French, of course for 24. I watched a leader after london by gordon ramsay, which lists some great hidden gems. at the end of the video ramsay recommends a place on the fulham road, a filiale of wq, for one of the best breakfasts in the capital at any time they rob it. handy for a cook. after comparing the reviews of the various flilials of wq we settled at the Bloomsbury site next to the train station tottenham court road. on the way to the diner were the first impressions very positiw. the place looks smart, welcoming and nothing like a traditional greasy spoon – more of a slender Swedish place you can enjoy the similarities of ramsay its eier florentine and a cappuccino. it is hard to really recommend an acute or quiet time to avoid or arrive, as this place eats breakfast all day and serves lunch on the menu and dinner from the night menu. the place certainly does not lack the ambitious. the menus are extensive and even until afternoon tea between 3-6pm at very modest £4.50 $6 us). alcohol is served between 8am-2pm Thursday Saturday to 4pm and makes wq a decent option after a night out where they end in the capital. we were not after alcohol or lunch, we came to the breakfast. the waiting staff was friendly and gave us the selection of free tables. we chose the table next to the large front window for a view of london in movement while we enjoyed our eating. the menu is a large size with many tempting breakfast lovers. after much consulting we have been on eggs benedikt at £8.95 $11.94 us) and Belgian waffel at $6.95 $9.27 us. drinks here are crazy values for london. a macchiato and an orange juice were just £2 $2.66 us) each, the macchiato came in a small cup, but was really good quality for the price. the only light negatiw at this point was the attention of the staff, since the place had now filled with a large group and couples for a late breakfast or early lunch. the waitress gave me a possibility, sink or speck on my benedict, I just couldn't turn off bacon so it went! eating really came incredibly fast, but freshly cooked and beautifully presented. the egg on my plate was perfectly cooked with a casual egg yolk. the speck was not about crispy, which is always good and the hollandaise was decent. I would recommend it. the waffeln were sweet, but with something too much saw, although the fresh fruit formed for it. we sat with other people who then ranked in their selected courts, who looked all tempting and of decent size shares. after the decay of our breakfast, the bill was not a problem and also was not the price – £24.07 $32.01 us) overall, with which we were satisfied. has wq blown us away? not especially, but that said it is a place that serves its purpose – decent food at a decent price at a decent time. if you are after a long flight for an option late in the night or are self-catering in a nearby hotel, wq is an ideal way to begin your day. the egg benedikt that I was served the great size, but they can be a single egg with the hollandaise, sink / speck and muffin for £4.95 $6.60 us) if they are on a budget or not so hungry. opening hours: daily 24 hours tube: tottenham court road central, northern line)Website:"