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Leigh House

Leigh House

53 Wycombe End Old TownBuckinghamshire HP9 1LX, Beaconsfield, United Kingdom

Sushi • Kebab • Seafood • Asiatic


"STAY AWAY!!. It is very unlike me to leave a review but with the amount of stress Wai put me through. I most certainly don’t want this to happen to any other bride. It took Wai almost 2 months to get us a quote, and every time he said he would call back he never did. Throughout the year, we did everything he required from us. We discussed the menu, did the tasting and he set up a meeting with us at the venue to run through the final details where he did not even show up. Wai said he will go to the venue himself on another day to make up for it and will call at the same time to run through the final details instead but never called. Bear in mind we are now in January and still had not heard from him. Eventually I had to contact him again for an update where Wai told me everything went smooth at the venue and quote, “everything was all set to go.” I mentioned about amending the quote as numbers of guests changed and he said that we will have a final meeting 2 weeks prior to the wedding, and if I had any questions in between to contact him. So at this point you would think you can relax now until then as he assured everything is sorted. WRONG! Given he’s track record I decided to contact Wai earlier to book our final meeting which is where he told me that I was not booked with him and that he had another wedding booked now the day before mine?! He tried to blame me that he had not heard from me for a while so assumed I did not want to use he’s services. (Even though the proof is in our texts him telling me everything was set and we would talk again 2 weeks before the wedding) Makes absolutely no sense! Told him that he needed to refer back to our messages of what HE said. And instead of admitting he’s wrong, he would blame me instead. So after a whole year of planning, Wai had completely wasted our time with less than 1 month away from my wedding! I managed to find another caterer and found out this is not the first time Wai has done this to as my new caterer were having to also cater for another couple that Wai had messed up on. I also found out after through a mutual friend that Wai actually catered for a wedding in the past where mains did not come out till 10pm and again the couple being blamed for things rather taking responsibility. Finding a Chinese caterer for our wedding was difficult but it’s not worth the stress and him potentially not even turn up to your wedding seeing how forgetful he is and then blame you."

1947 Restaurant Bar

1947 Restaurant Bar

38 Middlesex St, East London, England, E1 7EX, E1 7EZ, United Kingdom

Pizza • Indian • Italian • Vegetarian


"To my surprise, many restaurants are closed on Sunday evening in London. Every time I looked up a vegan restaurant on Happy Cow, it turned out it was closed. Since it was late and I was hungry, I had no other option than to select a vegetarian restaurant close by. 1947 Restaurant and Bar is both an Indian and Italian restaurant. The entire menu is vegetarian, however only around 20% is vegan. Many more meals can be made vegan, but so many of them had cheese listed as an ingredient that I didn 't want to run the risk. What if there 's an error in communication between the waitress and the kitchen? Or what if the chef accidentally adds cheese out of habit? I had lots of time to make up my mind, because even though the restaurant was very quiet it took a long time until the waitress came to take my order. I selected vegan biryani because I like biryani and because I 've tried it at so many restaurants that it 's easy to compare. It took a long time for the biryani to be prepared, but then it was served beautifully and smelled divine (as it should be). However, compared to other restaurants it 's a rather simple biryani. It has only one kind of rice (it is often served with both white and yellow rice) and only a few vegetables. There was no tofu, mushroom, potato, no nuts or any protein source. Also, the yoghurt was missing (which is used to extinguish the fire caused by the spices). The portion was generous and the taste was good. Although it was mentioned on the menu, 1947 Restaurant and Bar adds a 12.5% service tax. Why don 't restaurants just increase all prices on the menu instead of giving the customers a nasty surprise at the end?"

The Butlers Arms

The Butlers Arms

444 Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield B74 4BL, United Kingdom

Steak • British • Seafood • Dessert


"We reserved a table for four at 8:00 PM and arrived 10 minutes early. Upon arrival, we were informed that our table wasn’t quite ready and were asked to wait at the bar with a drink until it was prepared. After waiting for 15 minutes, we checked with the manager about our table, and he told us it would be ready in a few minutes. Another 10 minutes passed, and we approached him again, only to hear that he couldn't do anything to expedite the situation since the guests at our table hadn’t finished. He was quite rude and did not apologize for the delay. At 8:25 PM, after waiting long enough, we decided to leave, and suddenly our table was ready. Once seated, we were asked if we wanted more drinks, and then our order was taken. However, no offer was made for a complimentary round of drinks to make up for the inconvenience. Our appetizers arrived within 20 minutes, immediately followed by our main courses. Three of us ordered steaks, which were bland and the peppercorn sauce lacked any actual peppercorns. When the staff checked in with us about the meal, we mentioned the flavorless steaks and sauce, only to be met with a rude response saying that we should have brought it up earlier. The young lady who presented us with the bill was very polite and friendly, and the manager could learn a thing or two from her. Overall, we were dissatisfied with the service and food, and we will not be returning to this restaurant."