"We went for a few drinks here the other day. Upon arrival, there was a small problem with the booking, whereby they thought it was for 2 people but was actually for 8. That was resolved relatively quickly, and the lady was very friendly, but was a little awkward as we were sat at an interim table for a few minutes. The pricing is what is to be expected of an upmarket place in Chelsea: £12 22 for cocktails and house wine at £8 a glass. The cost of beer is extortionate at £7 per 330ml bottle, so we steered clear of that. Table service is mandatory, so you have a 13.5% service charge on top of that. All of the above aside, the atmosphere is alright a bit pretentious, but that’s to be expected. Our real issue came where my partner and I went to leave at about 11.30pm, whilst the rest of the party remained. My partner collected her bag from the cloakroom and the waiter came across and slapped the bill on the counter (of the cloakroom, in the main entrance exit area), stating in an obnoxious manner ‘you need to pay’, essentially insinuating that we were potentially going to do a runner. She pointed to the table, showing that most of the party was still there, and he said that it should still be paid now, which was weird, uncomfortable and resulted in everyone else moving on shortly after also. We asked for the service charge to be removed and will not return as it creates a lot of needless anxiety and whilst not their highest spending customers, we still spent £20 30 a head."
Quinoa Tabbouleh
