Beer • Wine • Fish • Venues
"Guest in a party of 4 at this spacious restaurant in the lovely Law Society building at the lower end of Chancery Lane. The catering is sub contracted to Ampersand so the fare and service might be unkindly compared to school dinners. The waiter declined to take our coats and bags suggesting that there was no facility available for them. Instead we had to drape them over our chairs or just heap them on the floor. Strange and not at all welcoming. The menu was quite interesting but the finished product left much to be improved. Soft herring roe with samphire on sourdough £4.25) failed as the bread should have been toasted and well buttered. Sadly it was cold and dry and leathery. Likewise the samphire had some unpleasant wiry pieces which could not be eaten. For main course I chose steak kidney pudding £13.95) with mash and roasted winter vegetables. The presentation was poor as the overall impression was bland institutional food with boiled/steamed not crusty roasted veg and with a paucity of rich, meaty gravy. I had to ask for English mustard to provide some flavour. I am afraid that this establishment will not be one for my notebook."
