2/5 Gareth D. 1 year ago on Google
Decided
as
our
last
night
in
Strand
to
try
Rooibos
as
it
seemed
good
and
it
was
a
family
restaurant.
When
we
arrived,
there
was
no
one
by
the
door.
The
waitress
was
more
concerned
to
finish
her
chat
on
her
phone
than
welcome
us.
She
walked
passed
us
without
saying
a
word,
turned
around
and
around
and
asked
table
for
how
many
people.
We
were
clearly
2
adults
and
2
children.
They
had
a
limited
number
of
drinks
available,
and
the
single
beer
that
was
on
tap
was
out
of
stock.
It
felt
like
we
were
in
an
episode
of
Gordon
Ramsay's
Kitchen
Nightmares.
There
was
no
one
in
the
restaurant,
the
but
pub
had
what
I
supposed
was
regulars.
My
daughter
wanted
to
explore,
found
a
kids
playing
area
at
the
back
that
was
so
dirty
and
probably
hasnt
been
cleaned
in
weeks,
it's
not
months.
There
was
rubbish
laying
around,
empty
beer
cans
in
the
kids
play
area
and
to
top
it
off,
the
kids
play
area
was
in
the
smoking
area.
We
decided
we
are
there,
let's
order
some
food.
We
ordered
spaghetti
bolognaise
for
our
daughter,
a
pizza
for
my
wife
and
myself
a
burger
for
the
list.
I
hope
the
bolognaise
is
for
children
only,
as
it
was
a
bland
unsalted
tomatoe
flavoured
beef
mince
with
some
cheddar
on
top.
I'm
assuming
they
didn't
make
the
bolognaise
with
some
carrots,
onions,
celery,
garlic,
smoked/cured
pork
and
optionally
red
wine.
The
pizza
was
some
generic
fridge
base
that
was
undercooked
in
a
pizza
oven.
How
hard
is
it
to
make
fresh
pizza
dough
the
day
before.
Water,
flour,
salt
and
yeast
is
all
you
need.
Lastly,
the
burger,
besides
that
stale
bread
and
wilted
lettuce,
you
couldn't
taste
the
whiskey
aroma
of
the
so
called
Jack
Daniels
sauce.
My
belief
its
some
generic
BBQ
sauce
that's
overly
salty
and
destroys
the
beef
flavour.
The
patties
had
onions
in
them
so
they
were
closer
to
flattened
meat
balls
than
burgers.
Luckily
the
burgers
itself
was
cooked
to
medium
rare.
The
chips
were
generic
McCain
steak
house
fries.
While
having
dinner.
We
had
to
go
ask
in
the
bar
if
we
could
get
something
more
to
drink.
The
waitress
was
too
concerned
running
up
and
down
for
I
don't
know
what
with
3
of
the
15
odd
tables
having
people.
Overall,
it
was
a
terrible
experience
and
the
place
needs
to
be
cleaned
ASAP.
Also,
don't
understand
how
some
customers,
or
regulars,
to
just
go
into
the
kitchen,
laugh
and
make
jokes.
Think
we
lived
a
Ramsay
Kitchen
Nightmare
experience.