Steak And Eggs Steak And Eggs

Juicy grilled steak served with two sunny-side-up eggs, offering a hearty and classic breakfast combination.

Balans

Balans

60 Old Compton St., W1D 4UG, City of London,Westminster, United Kingdom

Fish • Steak • Coffee • Chicken


"For many years Balans has always been my go to restaurant in Soho one could always be guaranteed of a good standard of just nice food. In all the years I have been going here (and that has been since they opened their restaurant in Soho) I have never had a bad meal or anything other than great service. Well last night I was rather disappointed to start the service was dreadful. The restaurant was by no means full and only had 3 waiting staff this included what could have been a manager (however this was not clear). We asked the waiter if the calamari starter was done in batter, but he did not know what better was so we had to explain to him we ordered the beetroot tacos and Truffle chicken for starters we got the calamari and chicken we let this go as at this point we did not really mind. The chicken was ok but definitely did not have a taste of truffle because it was doused in honey making it rather sweet. When the starters were served they brought the main course with at the same time when we specifically asked for these to be brought separately. After the starter the main course came again, fish n chips and a Balans burger both old Balans favourites the burger my friend had was good but the fish n chips was clearly not fresh and just a reheated old plate of food it even looked awful (see pic attached) I could have gone to poppies across the road for a better Fish n chips the mushy peas had got a dry ‘skin’ on the top of it. The waiter who was clearly flustered called the ‘manager’ who brought another plate of fish n chips that did not look much better than the one before the chips were visibly soggy to which she said, it’s probably the oil they are using in the kitchen (shouldn’t they be using beef dripping) I ended up not having a main course in the end. Another meal was offered but by this time my friend had almost finished his burger so opted to have nothing instead. I understand that sometimes things go wrong in a restaurant and that this was the first time in many visits to Balans that things went wrong however for it to go spectacularly wrong like this indicates to me that Balans has lost its charm the restaurant was about 60% full not really busy at all when we left and passed Comptons Brasserie it was packed (inside and out) to the rafters and there was a buzz in the restaurant something that clearly lacking in Balans last night. I will probably be back again some time but Balans would not be my first choice in Soho again!"

Off The Wall Restaurant and Bar

Off The Wall Restaurant and Bar

7 -9 Copthall Avenue London, EC2R 7NJ, EC2R 7DA, United Kingdom

Bars • British • Breakfast • Full Available


"Looks nice, decor good but food is really poor. Service was friendly, professional and efficient. Restaurant was not busy. Food 1. Starter Slow cooked Ox Cheek £10. This is clearly from a microwave or boil in a bag, it was freezing cold in the middle, sent it back. Got a replacement that was tough as they had clearly microwaved the new one for a little bit too long. Poor considering you pay £10. Waitress came and took my second Oxcheek away after I had finished and asked if we would like to see the desert menu.....Errr no we would like to eat our main courses please? 2. Main Rib Eye and Sides £32 Steak was good to be fair, triple cooked chips were poor and were left. It is not difficult to do triple cooked chips, you can prepare them in advance and then just fry them to order at a high temperature to crisp them up. Obviously cooked at too lower temperature, soggy and not crispy at all. Really basic stuff, so really poorly cooked. Carrot and spinach sides were good. 3. Dessert Hot Chocolate Fondant and vanilla ice cream £7. What would you expect from this menu description? A nice chocolate fondant and a sensible amount of vanilla ice cream to go with this? Me too......... What I actually got was a tiny chocolate fondant (of the brought in variety and not made in house a tiny, pre balled and rock hard piece of vanilla ice cream with a mountain (in comparison to the other things on the plate of pistachio crumb. No pistachios mentioned on the menu? I returned it saying I was intolerant to nuts and they KINDLY pointed me to the clauses at the bottom of the menu that state food is prepared in a kitchen where nuts may be present and that their menu descriptions do not include all ingredients WOW........ I understand not listing the eggs, flour, cocoa powder etc etc that goes into a chocolate fondant for example BUT IF THERE ARE 3 COMPONENTS ON A PLATE 1. CHOCOLATE FONDANT 2. VANILLA ICE CREAM 3. PISTACHIO CRUMB THEN YOU MUST PUT THE PISTACHIO ON THE DESCRIPTION SURELY?!! I would be wary of ordering egg on toast for breakfast, just in case it came covered in beans using their attitude to menu descriptions : So in summary, 3 courses, sent 2 back and only ate part of the main. They microwave meat and cannot even be bothered to scoop you out fresh ice cream when they serve desserts and I think that says it all. Only just 2 stars because of the service and the steak. Would I return? My god NO!"

Bear Stone

Bear Stone

57, High Street, ST15 8AD, Stafford, United Kingdom

Cafe • Steak • Delis • British


"We visited Bear in Stone last Wednesday for lunch, not a good experience at all ! We sat outside and I went in to order our meals I ordered two soft drinks, an Angry Mac with tots and a Miso Caesar Salad. I checked to confirm the salad had no Parmesan cheese on I don 't like cheese the response was I don 't think it has why are you asking are you allergic to cheese? We had waited 35 mins and I was about to go inside when a waitress came out to ask who is having the salad ? We 've ran out of eggs ! Do you want anything else on top ? I said no just the salad please a few minutes later the food arrived the angry Mac was fine but my salad was in a hot bowl ! So hot I could not touch it ! I said to the waitress the bowl is hot with salad in and she said it 's just been under the warmer I said no it 's really hot I can barely touch it please can I have another salad in a cold bowl, after a lot of discussion she went back inside not happy to get me a other salad it came out 5 mins later there was literally just a tiny amount of shredded lettuce barely covering the bottom of the bowl, a tiny bit of dressing and three tiny chicken skewers no cucumber and no peanut sesame crunch and no egg !! I have E mailed bear stone direct and heard nothing back and also another E mail address for general enquiries and heard nothing from them either !! I have put a review on Google with no response all I want is acknowledgment of this disaster but nearly 2 weeks later nothing !!! Really disappointed"

Horn Trumpet

Horn Trumpet

Daisy Bank Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 6EJ, United Kingdom

Pub • Fish • Steak • Chicken


"Andrew also clearly explained the ordering process and mentioned that we could use the app if we were uncomfortable ordering at the bar, which was very accommodating. He checked on us two or three times during our meal, remaining polite and friendly throughout. Once we ordered our food, we took a moment to appreciate our surroundings. The restaurant had a clean and comfortable atmosphere, with beautifully decorated tables and dust-free artwork adorning the walls. It was evident that the owner takes great pride in the establishment, and that pride extends to the kitchen as well. The food took about 30 minutes to arrive, which reinforced our expectations of freshness and quality from the moment we entered. The fish and chips were absolutely incredible – the best we've had in a long time. The fish was perfectly crispy, the batter was evenly cooked and flavorful, and the fish was wonderfully flaky. The chips were also great, although the double portion looked almost identical to the single portion since we planned to share it; we found that the servings were more similar than we expected. Overall, we enjoyed excellent service and high-quality food throughout our meal, leaving us satisfied even into the following morning. I've already recommended this place to my family and friends, and I plan to make it a regular stop. Thank you, Andrew, and the entire team – Andrew deserves a raise!"