Teriyaki Salmon Skewers
The Fable

The Fable

52 Holborn Viaduct London, EC1A 2FD, EC1A 2DY, United Kingdom

Beer • Steak • British • European


"A group of ten of us went here last night for our work evening out. First impressions were good the place looked really nice, and it was packed (not so good if you are into any kind of social distancing). However, once we were seated for dinner next to the main bar area, it became apparent from the incredibly loud dance music that this was not going to be an evening of easy conversation. I like to think that a basic requirement of going to dinner is that I can enjoy some conversation but that was far too much to hope for. It was like being in the middle of a nightclub or bar where to have to really shout and strain to hear someone. Things got so bad that the waitress simply could not hear me to take my order. When my colleague 's order came it was completely wrong which was no surprise. We asked for their music to be turned down several times but that was just not possible by the looks of things because of the huge bar area next to us that they cared about more. Overall, the food was good, but the evening was totally ruined by the stupidly loud nightclub music. I do not exaggerate when I say that several of us left with sore throats and lost voices. If the management is reading this then I don 't want a stock robotic reply underneath we are very sorry to hear that....... kind of response because we made it clear that the music was stupidly loud several times. The next time I want to sit and eat in the middle of a nightclub then I 'll just go to Pret for a sandwich and just take it into the middle of the dancefloor of my local. It 'll be a lot cheaper for sure."

Slug And Lettuce Edinburgh George St

Slug And Lettuce Edinburgh George St

113-115 George Street, EH2 4JN, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Steak • Cakes • British • American


"Been to slug and lettuce before and had no issues. However, have to say I’m shocked at the service I received last night. First off we got there around 20:40 ordered drinks at 20:50. About twenty minutes later still no drinks a worker comes round saying the apps down and to order at the bar. We all went up still not got the drinks we ordered off the app and had to wait half an hour more for these. When I complained didn’t get an apology they gave us 3/4 drinks we ordered, my friend still missing a drink, had to go back up again and ask. When I went up the 2nd time they told me it’s not on their system so it wasn’t ordered. When I came back to the table on the app it said it had gone through so I had to go up for the 3rd time baring in mind at this point we had been here about an hour and still not had a drink. Spoke to the same girl again for the third time and said if you don’t have an email confirmation it’s not gone through. Basically explained look over been here an hour had to deal with all this I’m not impressed but thanks for the help. Go back to the table again and guess what! got an email confirmation for the drink we Apprently “haven’t ordered”. Spoke to the manager this time who told me to calm down when I raised my voice asking for the drink I have clearly ordered. Finally after about an hour and 20 minutes got all the drinks. Never got an apology and didn’t seem to emphasise with customers at all. A friend of mine who went the week previously said the same thing happened to him had to wait over and hour for drinks and staff didn’t even apologise or offer help. In conclusion I wouldn’t recommend on a night out unless you’re willing to wait around an hour to receive a “raving disaster”."