2/5 David S. 2 years ago on Google
Very
average!
I
was
holding
high
hopes
for
an
experience
that
never
happened.
We
booked
Gilbey's
for
lunch
on
a
Monday.
On
entering
the
restaurant
we
were
ask
if
we
booked.
After
giving
our
name
we
were
pointed
from
the
bar
to
our
table
"you're
over
there".
The
seating
was
cramped
and
table
too
small
to
hold
any
amount
of
drink
or
food.
The
staff
seemed
not
to
care
about
the
struggle
we
had
getting
seated
and
made
no
effort
to
help.
My
wife
was
left
sitting
on
her
coat
and
my
coat
kept
falling
on
the
floor.
I
had
to
ask
for
somewhere
to
put
my
umbrella.
My
wife
ordered
an
£11
cocktail
which
came
in
a
plain
champagne
flute
with
no
garnishing
and
looked
very
ordinary.
Food
service
was
rushed.
We
were
offered
bread
while
we
waited
for
our
starter
and
before
we
had
even
taken
a
bite
of
the
bread
our
starters
were
brought
to
the
table.
When
the
mains
came
the
plates
were
literally
thrown
on
the
table
and
my
wife's
almost
toppling
off
the
table.
At
no
point
of
our
visit
were
we
asked
how
the
food
was
and
at
no
point
asked
if
we
wanted
more
drinks.
The
restaurant
was
not
busy.
This
was
proved
by
the
staff
standing
around
at
the
bar
playing
with
their
mobile
phones.
We
got
the
bill
and
found
we
were
charged
£2.50
for
two
small
slices
of
bread
and
a
service
charge
which
on
reflection
we
should
have
disputed.
To
sum
the
experience
up.
The
service
was
less
than
satisfactory.
The
food
was
very
standard
and
no
different
to
your
average
pub
meal.
Over
priced
and
did
not
deliver
on
expectations.
Such
a
shame
that
other
establishments
do
a
better
job
but
do
not
get
the
recognition.
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