"My partner had been here once before, and said they had a granny smith cider and good food. Having a love for cider, he booked us a table for half 6 on a Sunday evening for dinner after going to see a show. We arrived slightly early, and sat at one of the only tables for two so we wouldn't be taking up more space than we needed. Upon sitting, we realised the table was very close to a speaker which was playing music pretty loud. I have sensory issues when it comes to noise, so I put in my loops earplugs to help. I ended up having to also add the mute attachments to make the sound level manageable, which meant that I was reducing the sound level by 21dB. However, this also made it extremely difficult for us to be able to actually talk to one another, as I normally don't use the mute attachments. After realising this was going to not be an enjoyable experience with out current seating, my partner asked a member of staff if we could move to a table that was a little further away from the speaker and they agreed. Upon moving, I was able to use my loops without the mute attachments and we were very happy. Or we were, until maybe a minute later when they decided to turn up the volume of the music. The sound level was pretty much back to exactly how it was when we were sat by the speaker, and it instantly became apparently that we could not stay and eat. My sensory issues with the rather unreasonable volume for half 6 on a Sunday evening meant that we had to leave. As you can imagine, this was rather upsetting given that we had just moved due to the noise issue. It's extremely distressing and upsetting to have to leave a restaurant, and it's made worse when you then have to find somewhere to eat in Central London last minute. If you enjoy loud places, this might be right up your street. However, if you have any sensory issues due to being neurodovergent, this place does not cater to you. The fact that the music got turned up after we had to move due to the volume level shows a lack of understanding and empathy. If we were entering late at night or on a Friday/Saturday, I can understand the music might be louder and not suitable for me. But you don't expect this to happen at barely half 6 on a quite Sunday night with the place not even half full. Sadly, we will not be returning."
