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Sophie's @ The Dean Dublin

Sophie's @ The Dean Dublin

33 Harcourt Street Dublin, Co. Dublin D02 DW67, D01 KF84, United Kingdom

Cafés • Pizza • Irish • Italian


"I don’t recommend coming here unless you plan on partying all night. Myself and my partner came for a 1 night staycation on Valentine’s Day. When we arrived we were blown away by the customer service at the front desk and the interiors in the room. When we came back to the room for the night, there was a lot of noise in the hotel from around 9pm onwards. We didn’t mind this at first as it was still quite early in the evening. We were woken up from 3am-7.30am as there was people slamming doors in the hallway, talking very loudly and playing music in the rooms next to us. We were shocked how management could allow this. It sounded like there was 6 people or more in the room next to us drinking and playing music. We came to the dean for a relaxing night away but unfortunately we came home exhausted . We understood when we booked the hotel that there was nightclubs nearby but the issue wasn’t the outside noise it was the noise inside which was insanely loud. I mentioned this at the front desk when we were checking out and they seemed shocked and said they do walks of the hallways during the night but the noise was so loud I didn’t understand how they couldn’t have heard it. They offered to compensate us with brunch in Sophie’s rooftop which we appreciated but we turned down as we wanted to leave. Overall, lovely interiors and customer service but it is definitely more of a partying hotel than a relaxing quiet one. Unfortunately we won’t be back."

The Coy Carp

The Coy Carp

Copper Mill Lane, UB9 6HZ, Uxbridge, United Kingdom

Pizza • British • European • Vegetarian


"This has to be one of my favourite Canal side pubs with lots of history in the surrounding area lovely walks by the canal. After many years (10 coming here I'd through I'll finally leave a comment Every time I'm passing bye on my Canal boat I always try and moore up near by for my 2 weeks stay pop in and see Martin and his team. What's to like? A Great location,A nice garden with lots of tables. Free o2 WiFi. A good selection of cask ale Gin,Whiskey cocktails available. Also Tea,coffee for the non drinkers soft drinks for the kids. Doggy beer (water is available for your pooches and well behaved dogs can have a doggy treat. Ask the staff. Muddy paws are welcome at the bar but not in the restaurant. Bar snacks available. A menu that changes every few months. (As with any village Inn It's not Cheap but if you want cheap go down the local cafe! . But with a great menu on offer there is always something interesting on it sometimes I have hard time choosing what to have to eat If you like your Sunday Roast pop in try one,very nice. For the early morning person they do a lovely Breakfast/brunch menu (see my photos of the breakfast I had . Check the opening times for breakfast or just call them. What's not to like? Right PARKING...Let's get this out of the way, it's FREE for pub guests. YOU just need to enter your vehicle's registration at the console just inside the pub entrance or at the bar,any problems see the staff for help. If you forget to then you could be in for a fine! If you just want to park take a walk along the Cancel then you Pay! There are a lot parking signs around the car park telling you to enter your registration at the pub so you can't really say you didn't see them!!. It can get INSANELY busy on a nice day and you may have to wait for your food,so just warning you! So sit back and relax,watch the Canal boats or the Ducks go by have a drink while you wait. Lastly, The WiFi here is SO slow it has always had been that way (it's not the pubs fault it's just o2 WiFi ! . Overall imho it's a nice place to relax and have a drink grab a bite to eat. So if your passing by on your Canal boat or by car or just on foot drop in and check the Cory Carp out you may like it, just like I do. Enjoy! If you like this review found it helpful leave me a thumbs up Parking: Just enter your registration number for your vehicle at the Bar for free parking"

Banana Tree

Banana Tree

75-79 Battersea Rise, London, SW111HN, United Kingdom

Sushi • Asiatic • Seafood • Chicken


"I’ve had the Tastecard a little while now, but never got around to using it. The restaurants featured on the program are largely chain-based. Or not very good ones. So this is my first experience with that in hand. BananaTree is located in the heart of Soho making it an ideal spot to catch up with a friend from the office. The deal meant buy-one-get-one-free so we had a lot of food for not a lot. A good start. Our order consisted of the chicken wings, money bags along with our mains of the beef rendang curry and the pad thai. The fried wings are very good. Messy, sticky and lots of sauce. They offer a recipe for their tantalising wings on their website. It all looks well and good and I get excited up to a point. Then I realise, and decide it’s too many ingredients and too much work. It is one of the most popular appetisers at Banana Tree, and easy to understand why. The rendang was just above average, the meat tasted a bit dry and there wasn’t enough curry for my liking. The beef is quite chunky, and of good quality so its got that going for it. Banana Tree feels like yet another whitewashed Asian-inspired food restaurant in London. Others that come to mind: East Street and Dim T. Dishes across Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam all meld into one being rather than having each of its own elements celebrated. The first store opened a staggering twenty one years ago and now its eight stores it may have traded that authenticity with domination. The venue at Banana Tree has a nice, vibrant atmosphere and this is only completed by the size of the crowd. It’s plenty busy and a popular haunt for some of the other corporate dwellers from the looks of it. I didn’t find the find innovative but it was tasty."

The Hare and Billett

The Hare and Billett

1A Hare & Billet Road London, SE3 0QJ, United Kingdom

Fish • Steak • Pasta • British


"I had high hopes, a lovely looking building , great location, a warm welcome but all unfortunately undone by one individual. Looking back at previous reviews of the hare and billet it would appear that this is not the first time my experience has happened, that there is an issue and it is yet to be addressed. in hindsight I probably should have been more diplomatic and asked to speak to the restaurant manager, but when you are out for a relaxing evening with your loved one, you really don 't want to be ruining the evening any further by pursuing the issue in public, sometimes, and I 'm sure we are all guilty of this, we let it ride and try to restart our evening. But this is acceptable and no guest under any circumstances should be made feel this way. It is extremely unprofessional and distinctly shows a lack in skill and training. It 's by far the worst experience I have ever had as a paying guest in the catering industry. one individual, one very rude, aggressive and impatient male member of the bar/ restaurant team , more suited to doorwork than service it would appear. everything seemed to be a problem , service was invasive, rushed and impatient, not a smile. not one for the whole painful experience. I 'm sure the hare and billet have heard about smile training within their industry, it really works but clearly not here. The pinnacle of the whole miserable experience was been called out by this individually in a threading manner when ,I think, he finally noticed I was not entirely happy with his attitude and service, with the words what 's your problem ? unbelievable. To summarise, I get the impression that this does not happen all the time, but I bet it 's happening a lot more than people are prepared to say or post about. It seems to be an ongoing issue and until resolved. I 'm sure it will unfortunately most likely continue to the detriment of the business. I will not be returning and I would not recommend."

Black Horse - Iver Heath

Black Horse - Iver Heath

95 Slough Road Iver Heath Iver, Buckinghamshire SL0 0DH, United Kingdom

Kebab • Seafood • Mexican • Asiatic


"Meeting friends here for Sunday lunch this afternoon, we 've all come away slightly disappointed by our choice. The Black Horse is immaculate, having clearly had a decent budget spent on interior decoration and furnishings, with a cherishing of its connections to nearby Pinewood the walls are festooned with black and white photos of famous film stars and directors who have been past customers. At the same time, the bathrooms are labelled stable boys and stable girls , playing on the obvious coach house traditions from a pub at a crossroads. All very nice, as were the lovely staff who greeted us as we arrived and brought us our food. But that 's where the problem lay. All of the niceties failed to disguise the fact that our food was really very disappointing. Five had opted for the roast beef, all agreeing that the beef was very well done, with rock hard Yorkshire puddings and soggy broccoli. I 'd opted for bangers and mash, to be presented with a small mound of mash, three sausages and a large bowl of peas. The mash was really quite inadequate a portion, certainly in relation to the peas portion. As we were amongst the first of the day (1245 for 1), this disappointing food offer seemed hard to explain there was no rush to handle. We were at least ten minutes into the meal before being asked if all was well some of our party would have complained if we 'd had time to accept a second run at the meal, but we didn 't. So, with a bill of £73 for four adults and three kids, only one kid seemed happy with her meal, while everyone else left a little less than impressed. Definitely, it could have been better."