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High Road House

High Road House

162-166 Chiswick High Road, London W4 1PR, United Kingdom

Steak • French • Venues • European


"I 'd read good things about this restaurant so sought it out but this food was shocking. The soup of the day courgette and white bean was absolutely devoid of flavour. I haven 't used so much salt (and also pepper in 20+ years and it was still tasteless. Honestly if I can be a little hyperbolic it probably sucked the nutrients out of me. It was more like a raw zucchini tea that happened to have beans. The top 4 search engine results for courgette white bean soup alone give instructions that would have vitally improved this dish (and that 's without even clicking through to them! . The sea bream was noticeably well cooked. A nice crisp on it. No complaints on the sea bream other than it was all alone. The green bean salad (actually only just green beans I guess was seasoned ... OK ... butter and garlic but too many were undercooked. The underwhelming flavour unfortunately was mirrored in the visuals as well. Sea bream and green beans? Fine, I guess (though without the lemon wedge utterly boring . The soup was like a sickly translucent white grey. I don 't think I 've ever had such a bland meal. Just very plain, overly simplistic (and that 's without even getting into that their kitchen doesn 't know how to make their soup of the day . They could have used some more variety on the plate sauce or otherwise. A complete amateur chef, could come up with a number of ways that would have vastly improved the food just within the course of the meal, just as probably any decent experienced home cook or a thoughtful young server would have. The staff (mostly kept a respectful distance from their customers, which was appreciated, though the manager(? obliviously walked kind of right at someone on the street immediately prior to my arrival. Some seemed not to hear very well. Same manager(? didn 't know their menu of the day. At no point during my entire hour did any staff member bother to ask how any of the food was if they had I doubt I would be writing this. They did an all right job of keeping me supplied with water, I guess. Slapped on a service charge then told how to pay contactless (as if had never used one before . Atmosphere wise other clientele mostly engaged in inane conversation. The decorating was successfully non offensive. I 've given this a 3/5 for value because the set menu was indeed not too expensive and if you hang around chatting as many other clients did maybe you 'll get your money 's worth socially speaking anyway."

Cote Brasserie St Paul's

Cote Brasserie St Paul's

26 Ludgate Hill, EC4M 7DR, London, United Kingdom

Steak • Vegan • French • European


"What a delight! First time to this branch. I travel a lot and often have to dine solo which I don't mind. Some restaurants single you out but Côte Brasserie are very welcoming to all guests. Despite how busy they were on a Saturday evening, I was warmly greeted upon arriving, seated at a nice table and had excellent service throughout. Staff were attentive, yet left guests to dine in peace and enjoy their meal. I am a big fan of customer service. I have just come back from Japan where service is outstanding. I always find in the UK, we are one of the worse for service. However, Côte Brasserie is starting to make me have faith again. Well done! Great menu of French classics but there are other options too including steaks and salads. Hearty but good food. Calories and nutritional information are displayed on the menu which is helpful. I had the vegan Côte burger which came with frites. Freshly made, well presented and delicious. Messy to eat but so good. My Saturday treat! I actually felt shy when I fully cleaned up my plate but I was hungry and was looking forward to a burger. It delivered. I had a still water to drink so I was a bit healthy! Lovely branch with mainly indoor seating, plus a few tables outside. Lovely ambience and nice views too. They are busy given location so book a table. A lot of people were turned away or had to come back. Clean. Dessert looked good but I was stuffed. What Côte have also done well is not put up prices too much, especially in comparison to competitors. Very reasonably priced. Highly recommend."