Lemon Tart Restaurants

Plateau

➤ 4th Flr, Canada Place Canary Wharf London, E14 5ER, United Kingdom

Bars • French • British • Burgers

"Worst things first: I think the service could have been a bit better as the waiters weren't so attentive. It was quite difficult to get their attention. Also I asked for lukewarm water as my wife was ill and we were still served chilled water. I asked for the bill to come with the card reader as we were in a rush and the bill still came alone and we had to ask for the card reader again. Other than this the ambience is really really nice. You get a nice view of Canary wharf and although the pillars block the view a bit, I guess those are required to hold the building up haha so it is what it is. Really nice view which every table can appreciate, beautiful interior design my wife referred to it as having a homely feel. I would definitely come back during the day as Im sure it would like marvellous with the sun coming through the full length windows how much better at sunset!! The food was exquisite too. I had eaten beforehand so didn't eat much: just squid rings and the bread selections. Its small but it goes a long way when restaurants heat up the butter so its soft and spreadable on nice warm and soft bread. The squid rings were good too, not too rubbery like many are these days. My wife had a bit more: the cod on mash with caviar (or just roe, not sure) and fries. The fries were so so nice, perfectly salted and fried. The cod and mash was DIVINEEE. Every bite that I stole from her was eye shut inducing. Perfectly cooked cod that tasted like it came from the sea that very morning, one of the creamiest mashed potatoes I've had in a while and then the caviar/roe to add a certain texture to the after taste. Superb. Excellent restaurant, would definitely recommend and not too bad a price as well considering the high class interior and prime location in Canary Wharf."

Galley Kitchen

➤ Riverside Caravan Park,Tiddington Park, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Kebab • Pizza • Cafés • Mexican

"Seasonal menu so not much on it, service was polite enough but from the lack of offering us more drinks from the moment our mains came and the lack of offering desserts compared with the speed in which our plates were cleared it felt very much like they’d rather we didn’t hang around which is odd because 1. It was empty and 2. The muddy par next door which shares a toilet and a kitchen is the polar opposite. The manager (assuming it was the manager, the bald head and accent) made it extra uncomfortable to be in, felt the need to pace up and down the floor at the bar occasionally pausing to stick his hands on his hips and look around the restaurant before stomping back off to the kitchen, presumably annoyed that the customers were still there. Very odd."

The Joiners Arms

➤ Newton By The Sea Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 3EA, NE66 3XY, United Kingdom

Pubs • Fish • Soup • Seafood

"There is an optional additional cost for curry sauce, which I'd definitely recommend trying. Staff were nice, but got the order wrong a couple of times brought meat fish over instead of vegan fish and charged incorrectly for wine twice as they said the menu is not up to date with correct prices. It was very busy on the weekend so would need to book."

The River Grille

➤ Prince Street Narrow Key Bristol, BS1 4QF, BS1 4PS, United Kingdom

Beer • Wine • Cafe • British

"It was ok over all. The starters were superb, really good. The main courses were amazingly ordinary and disappointing. My steak was a medium rare fillet. It was accurately medium rare but strangely dry , almost as if it had been sitting under a heat lamp and it had very little flavour. I had a lemon meringue pie where meringue was wet and sloppy and the pastry was as if ready cooked from a supermarket. My companion had a slow cooked lamb shank which is usually an easy winner but again it was dry with a sauce which had been poured over it and then congealed. . A slow cooked lamb shank usually has the wonderful juices in which it has slowly come to fruition. The food came with minimal vegetables . Side dishes were ostentatiously expensive. As is the whole menu. We paid £180 for three people including the tip. Enough for a bargain weekend away somewhere. As a family we have dined in some amazing restaurants and understand the costs involved at times and pay willingly when the experience is special. But the whole way through this meal it was short of great. The waiters were friendly and attentive but far too eager to top up your wine glass. It became a nuisance and a pressure. Half a glass does not need topping up to the brim. To top things off for me I went to the ladies at 10.35 at the end of our meal . There is only one toilet for the whole restaurant. There was a cleaning person in the loo. spraying the most toxic and pungent fumes. Having entered this airless cubicle, two lungs full of Izal or what ever chemical obliterated all memory of the meal and the wine. At 10.35? The inference also being that I was not required on the premises any longer. The Maitr d' was charming and as friendly and helpful as he could be. 5 stars for him! The situation was lovely and we had a table by the window. However the experience did not in any measure add up to the lush advertisement online and was very very expensive at the price."

La Maison Du Steak

➤ 125 Hills Rd, CB2 1PG, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Meat • Steak • French • Cheese

"Visited this fine establishment for the first time in a while and was just as good as the last time I went,had the hot sesame beef and halloumi salad to start which is always a winner and the wife had the tempura prawns with sweet...chilli sauce which the waitress was happy to swap for the wasabi mayo. Mains I went for the mix grill and all the meats were cooked to perfection and I had the potato gratin which were lovely and garlicky and the coleslaw which was the best I’ve had,wife went for the sirloin which was huge cooked just how she likes it medium and like me had the gratin and coleslaw,by this time we were pretty stuffed but waited a bit and then we both went for the crème brûlée which were divine Washed down with a bottle of Prosecco and a couple of craft beers we left very much satisfied and will be visiting again very soon and have recommended my works have there xmas lunch there. The staff were very knowledgeable about any questions you had about the food and drinks and were very attentive without being overbearing,very rare these days as most places just wanna turn the tables over asap."

Afternoon Tea At Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park

➤ Great North Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Tea • Steak • British • Breakfast

"We enjoyed the afternoon tea, which was quite good, but the overall experience was somewhat diminished by the poor quality of the environment. We were seated in the lounge area where a business meeting was taking place; while we didn't mind that, the entire space felt uninviting. It would have been better if a separate area had been designated for afternoon tea, as we weren't the only guests present. Additionally, a proper tablecloth would have elevated the look of our table, making the experience feel more special and enjoyable. The afternoon was enjoyable, but I fear the lack of ambiance took away from the charm."

Crown

➤ High Street Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TE, OX20 1TG, United Kingdom

Pubs • Cafés • Seafood • European

"We visited the Crown on Sunday . We felt customer service was poor, we waited 20 mins before we had to go and ask if anyone was able to take our order only to realise the table behind us who came in before us had also not ordered food either. We were never asked if everything ok . Other than the fact we were hungry we may have been more critical re food but it was typical pub food . We also ordered drinks and had one completely wrong . Then bill was wrong and 12% service charge which we didn’t feel was justified so had that taken off . Would we re visit? Based on our experience and possibly when other places could be tried. No. Better staff training could have made this experience more positive as clearly staff were not working as a team ."

Oblix

➤ Level 32, The Shard 31 St. Thomas Street London, SE1 9RY, United Kingdom

Wine • Steak • Global • European

"Having been satisfied with Oblix West many times, we wanted to spend my partner 's birthday indulging the Afternoon Tea at Oblix East. Unfortunately, the food quality is underwhelming the desserts are too sweet most importantly despite our booking being for 2h, we were asked to leave after 1.5h, due to change in their booking system for all new bookings from 2h to 1.5h this does not seem to be true as the website still shows all new future bookings being for 2h. 1.5h felt very rushed given the level of swetness of food. Quite a shame this side of Oblix could not maintain its standard."

Metro Garden Restaurant and Bar

➤ 9 Clapham Common Southside London, SW4 7AA, United Kingdom

Venues • British • European • Vegetarian

"at £16.95 per for a frying dinner they expect something special or at least for it to be edible. I ordered the lamb, the meat was delicious, but that was it. the evening meal was served in a bowl, drown in a not particularly beautiful sweet gravur, which tasted all the same. a piece of brokkoli, 2 pastilles and a carrot and 4 stone-hard “roasting potatoes”, one could not even cut with a steak knife. the yorkshire pudding was burned up and so tender everywhere else, it was just a big disappointment. I complained politely about the kartoffels and the sweet and the amount of “gread” at the end of the meal. they said they would give it back to the cook, but no more word about it from the staff. it would have been appreciated if they were just coming back and apologized. pay attention to the broth that is brought as soon as your floor comes to the chair is for...worthy it was because it was nice, but a bit of a surprise at the end, especially given the complaining I made and the half eaten meal. my friend enjoyed his beef dinner, but the yorkshire was more a pancake than a pudding! they also overloaded on the glass of the wein I ordered with £2.50, but at this point I could not complain again, we cut our losers, feel thoroughly torn down and praised not back. that is a shame when the personal seemed beautiful and I liked the quirky decoration and the feeling of the place."

Boathouse

➤ Boat House MarinaWiltshire BA15 1UD, Bradford on Avon, United Kingdom

Pub • Pubs • Meat • Wine

"I had a lovely brunch with my daughter today. We arrived at 11 o'clock but didn't eat until noon, so we thought we would just relax and enjoy some drinks while we waited. Then, the waiter came over and told us he had spoken to the chef, who was happy to serve us earlier. It was very nice and generous of them to do that! We will definitely be back soon. The food was amazing!"

The White Elephant

➤ 128 Merrylee Rd, Glasgow City, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • British • Scottish

"The place has went up dramatically, in my estimation, since pre-pandemic, to the re-opening in April. Much better staff and management, and more efficient in general. Beer garden is much nicer than before, enclosed with a lovely decor. Food is very good and well priced too. Paddy and Donnie are very helpful and friendly. Keep up the good work!"

Carluccio's

➤ Reuters Plaza, London, E145AJ, E1 6DZ, United Kingdom

Delis • Vegan • Italian • Vegetarian

"steady. carluccio in smithfield is like a back-up, a reasonable alternative for me when I close to smithfield or comptoir gascon and they are full for a woken breakfast / brunch. this is a quite common hesitation, as sos cg slide the scale higher and are more desirable due to the trendy, more prosperous masses that are more frequent this part of the city. but we should not think less of the local carluccio. it has been shown to Italian cafe food of a steady quality. yes, the deli items in front of the shop are overpriced, but there is a focus on regional specialities, and it is a convenient holding point for mozzarella, ricotta, parma ham, dried porcini, risotto rice, tinted fish and saffron if they cannot find it elsewhere. the inner of this branch is light and airy, with high ceilings and a very relaxed feeling, making it ideal for a long brunch with friends and some wash papers. Coffee and baked are decent, the full breakfast is not bad for £8.50 that contains coffee juice, plus it grilled pancetta instead of fat speck. nice! it is also one of the rare places in london that makes bicerin. there are no pizzas here, but the pasta is again decent. I like the ricotta spinat ravioli served simply in sage butter. pasta here is actually cooked to al dente. I also like their thick, peasy pasta e fagioli (pasta beane) but not so sharp on their meek-watery mushroom soup. the menu changes with the season and there are daily specialties that are for a chain, is nice to see."

Theo Randall

➤ 1 Hamilton Place London, W1J 7QY, United Kingdom

Pasta • Pizza • Coffee • Italian

"Having stayed and eaten at a number of Intercontinental hotels and always been impressed, I decided to book Sunday brunch at Park Lane for Father’s Day. It sounded good and varied when booking but when we arrived, the restaurant was somewhat underwhelming (poor decor, dimly lit and not at all fitting of a 5* hotel as was the salad and cold buffet. At £70 a head I would have expected far more variety and a higher quality of produce. The bread rolls were cold and relatively tough (and not with the salad buffet at all but with the sweet buffet! Our waiter was very pleasant but clearly new to the role and not particularly responsive. The beef wellington was delicious and the star of the show and for a buffet the vegetables and roast potatoes were well cooked but the chicken looked unappealing and I would have expected whole chickens roasted and served rather than rather pale and unappealing thighs on a heated trolley for a five star hotel. The sweet section was okay but all very cake based and the cheese was again somewhat standard and without crackers, chutney/qunice or fruit. At an additional £8 a coffee, I felt ripped off for what was standard filter coffee at best and £8 for a small Diet Coke also felt steep. At almost £300 for two adults and two children it massively failed to reach expectations and I am unlikely to return to the hotel for any of its dining options in the future as a result. A real disappointment sadly and a waste of money. There are many, many far better options in London for a fraction of the cost…."

The Ranch

➤ 3 Tidemill House Discovery Quay, TR11 3, Falmouth, United Kingdom

Steak • Vegan • Seafood • British

"We had a family meal late lunch here, a couple of days ago. It was lovely! The other people in the restaurant were equally happy, there was a young italian family too. There is a good children’s menu. The oysters are excellent but tend to sell out. I had fish and chips; they were so well made the food did not feel heavy on the stomach. Check opening times and book in advance, if you want to eat here, as it gets busy. We did not book but luckily it was 45 mins to closing so we got a table. I can’t remember if there was baby change facilities here, but the very good maritime museum, 1 minute walk away, has some there. Staff were very nice. Chefs very professional. I would recommend this restaurant very highly… good for families were young children too."

Spencer's On The Square

➤ 20 The Square, DN22 6DQ, Retford, United Kingdom

Kebab • Cafés • Asiatic • Mexican

"went for a meal last night and was pleased to be able to choose from a selection of vegan starters, main and desserts! I had mushroom bruschetta that made these really delicious little mushrooms, I really enjoyed it, followed by jerk sweet potato curry, and finished with a sticky pear pudding and vegan ice cream. it was so nice to choose from a selection at each part of the menu, instead of just a token vegan option, and with a real ' pudding was nice! for the service and eating that I would have received, I would have forgiven 5 stars, although I guess happy cow 5 stars only keeps for fully vegan / vegetarian places, so it is a well deserved 4 stars."

Luscombes

➤ United Kingdom, South Oxfordshire

Fish • Steak • Pasta • English

"so. for a kick-off, this place has many potentials and is a very attractive and beautifully positioned place, right at the main train of the fair mile at henley on thames. good. that said the experience of our meal was less than satisfactory. After we decided that we didn't want to start and have only preferred a main course, we were surprised that our food came out within 5 minutes after the order and was ploned before us. that's good, but what we were greeted by has given us the feeling that we were back. the 80s with a beefeater art of experience. my friends steak was floppy and looked like something from tesco for 3 pfund and her veg was overcooked and black. with young, trunk broccoli, they only need to blanche for 2-3 minutes, as they wipe very quickly. on my head. this was 4 crevettes, deep fryed with a dressing that was good; no problems there at all and a lacking 1970 style prawn cocktail with super market marie the rosesoße pressed about what had been frozen on the bed of the shrunk iceberg salad. the chips, were stacked on the side and were dry and bleeding to be honest. no taste, and they were probably too long in the many remaining ofenchips. When I came back from the gents, I found my friend who knows the very polite and young waitress that eating was not good at all. that said the ingredients were good, it was how they were cooked and presented. pretty awful. each cook worth weight white how to cook a good steak and present young veg without being floppy and crowned. then we saw the young waitress who left the owner who then went to empty us. I guess she was upset that we had complained. I understand, but this is not professional and shows a significant lack of customer service as home personnel. the barman was polite and we paid quickly. we couldn't get out fast enough."

The Inn On The Pond

➤ Nutfield Marsh Road, Tandridge, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • Vegan • British

"Oh Dear! What a difference 2 weeks can make. My daughter (who lives in Farringdon), and I, visited on 21st April and had a lovely meal in a very pleasant environment. Fantastic, we thought, somewhere lovely that we can get to easily from Merstham station, and it accommodates dogs. So, when my daughter and her partner came for a visit on Friday 3rd May, we rushed to get there in plenty of time (kitchen closes at 20.00), and arrived at 19.15 having already read the menu and having decided on our meals. Unfortunately this was a completely different dining experience. No one came to take our drinks order so we had to go looking for a member of staff. We found the staff having a very sociable time with each other but with no one engaging with the customers to ensure all was in order. Our waiter was lovely but clearly inexperienced and getting absolutely no support from the 'team '. Two of our mains were incorrect, and after a 20 minute wait for the missing portions of chips, we decided that we wouldn 't bother because we had eaten the rest of the meal. Our desserts were very obviously micro waved not a problem but were delivered to our table in stages, and the final plate of sticky toffee pudding was returned because it was cold. Desserts that had been specifically ordered with custard were delivered with ice cream. It was now 21.15 and so we decided not to push our luck and didn 't have coffees. When my husband, and then my daughter, approached what appeared to be a more senior member of staff, his response to their concerns was blasé and very unsupportive of his team throwing the chef and the waiter under the proverbial bus, in front of customers, is not the best way to manage a customer service situation. We alluded to Fawlty Towers all evening, and fully expected Manuel from Barcelona to show up, but after a while the farcical humour of the situation wore very thin and spoiled our family get together. Such a shame but we 'll definitely be swerving this 'restaurant ' (unless the owners take control of the situation and engage in a very robust training session with the staff)."

The Old Inn

➤ The Old Inn Holt Wimborne, BH21 7DJ, WIMBORNE, United Kingdom

Pubs • Pizza • Seafood • British

"This is a great pub and food is normally very good, however we went there for a Sunday Roast and we were very disappointed, we chose pork with crackling, the crackling was totally inedible as it was as tough as shoe leather and the waiter did also agree that he would have a word with the chef and the potatoes were under cooked with black bits in. It was very disappointing."

Piato

➤ 1A Mansfield Road, SG7 6EB, North Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Greek • Vegan • Vegetarian • Gluten Free

"So a couple of weeks ago we ordered a takeaway from Piato restaurant in Baldock. 3 chicken souvlaki, 12.95 each, so 38.85 in total. One of the chicken meals was undercooked with pink/blood running through, so could not be eaten. All 3 meals came with a salad in a box and all 3 salads were brown . Andy called the manager and was very respectful and pointed out how surprised we were as we have eaten many times at Piato's and have never had a bad meal. The manager said he was sorry and he will cook the chicken longer next time and he insisted that the brown on the salad was due to the dressing that was put on the salad. He told Andy he was sorry and when we next order, he will do something for us to make amends. Today Andy called to order 3 more meals and was told we could have a 10% discount 3.80. Andy said that that offer was ridiculous as one whole meal last time was inedible, the manager would then only offer 15% 5.82. Off the order. Andy was told that they were not offering any more than that. So we cancelled the order and will never eat in Piato's again. What a joke and such a shame what poor customer service from what we thought was a quality restaurant. Check your chicken folks!!!"

Vertigo 42 (champagne bar)

➤ Tower 42 25 Old Broad Street London, EC2N 1HQ, United Kingdom

Wine • Cakes • British • Cocktail

"It is a place that does not come in many guides and, despite these claims, not many people know it. tower 42, once the roof of Londoners (the grey tower that stands out in the city next to the omnipresent gherkin has, on its last floor, a restaurant/bar of cocktails the tables are arranged by the windows, which go from the ceiling to the floor. the views, mainly in south/west orientation are spectacular, especially at sunset, none of the other world and of course face. That is, cocktails (for Londoners) have a reasonable price that with the advantage of the views becomes a good value for money has a somewhat restricted schedule and it is convenient to book."

Restaurants that offer Lemon Tart