2/5 Bastian H. 1 year ago on Google
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disclaimer:
Bartender
was
forced
to
wait
tables
due
to
being
understaffed
for
the
night.
Went
here
with
a
group
of
friends
for
what
had
seemed
like
a
lovely
meal
from
the
outside.
The
atmosphere
in-
and
outside
was
lovely
and
gave
a
good
first
impression.
We
had
booked
in
advance,
but
it
seemed
like
they
weren’t
ready
for
us?
As
a
group
of
5,
we
were
seated
at
a
table
with
plenty
of
space
but
only
cutlery
for
4
(which
was
eventually
corrected).
The
table
was
slightly
sticky.
It
took
30
minutes
of
waiting
before
we
got
to
order
drinks,
and
once
the
drinks
arrived,
a
couple
of
the
drinks
were
far
below
the
standard
the
menu
to
set
it
at.
As
we
got
drinks,
we
ordered
food.
I
personally
ordered
a
sirloin
for
which
I
was
charged
£19.
After
another
half
hour,
our
mains
were
accidentally
brought
out
before
our
starters,
and
most
of
the
food
was
cold
or
luke-warm
at
best.
The
sirloin
was
more
of
a
generic
beef
steak,
which
tasted
fine,
but
I
expected
a
sirloin?
The
sides
were
good,
but
not
enough
to
make
up
for
the
mains
(especially
the
“king
prawns”,
which
are
actually
just
regular
prawns).
The
lasagna
and
schnitzel
sound
amazing
upon
reading
the
menu,
but
look
and
taste
like
microwave
dinners.
As
a
former
waiter,
I
could
tell
the
staff
did
what
they
could
after
a
long
day,
but
it
just
did
not
live
up
to
what
was
advertised
at
all.
I
paid
£19
for
a
not-so-sirloin
when
I
could’ve
hopped
on
the
tube
back
to
my
hotel
to
have
a
kitkat,
a
coke
and
a
cry.
TL;DR:
I
wouldn’t
recommend
The
Forge
for
eating,
but
the
atmosphere
is
cool
and
the
alcohol
is
passable
if
that’s
your
thing.
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