2/5 Gillian T. 9 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
On
a
hot,
balmy
June
evening
we
arrived
on
time
for
our
reservation
at
7.30pm
and
were
delighted
by
the
spacious
tented
courtyard
which
provided
a
lovely
shady
cool
alfresco
experience.
Sadly
the
flowers
on
our
table,
and
all
the
adjacent
ones
had
died.
It's
not
hard
to
check
that
and
remove
them,
or
replace
from
the
extensive
garden
a
few
metres
away!
The
staff
were
polite
and
welcoming,
drinks
and
menus
arrived
,
but
already
we
were
advised
that
three
dishes
were
no
longer
available.
At
7.30pm,
when
the
restaurant
must
have
known
how
many
covers
they
were
expecting,
this
was
another
sign
of
poor
management.
Interestingly,
the
menu
offered
not
a
single
vegetarian
option
or
any
choice
of
vegetables
other
than
potatoes.
After
waiting
for
a
while
our
starters
finally
arrived
at
9.00pm.
Both
were
delicious,
and
beautifully
presented.
But
after
a
long
hot
day,
we
were
tired
and
very
irritated
to
wait
until
10.00pm
for
our
main
courses,
without
any
explanation
or
apology.
My
steak
with
red
wine
and
shallot
sauce
was
overpoweringly
vinegary
and
the
sauce
inedible.
Retrospectively,
I
should
have
sent
it
straight
back.
Equally
my
husband's
cod
dish
was
over-seasoned.
When
the
waiter
asked
if
I
had
finished
and
I
explained,
there
was
no
interest
or
concern
shown.
At
10.30pm,
three
hours
after
arriving
we
were
offered
desserts,
way
too
late!
We
chose
to
book
at
7.30pm
for
a
good
reason,
that
we
prefer
not
to
eat
too
late,
and
as
a
consequence
of
the
time
and
the
very
rich
food
we
were
both
suffering
from
indigestion
for
the
next
12
hours.
This
is
not
a
Michelin
star
quality
restaurant,
but
the
prices
are
ridiculous
and
we
felt
the
choices
limited,
the
flavours
unbalanced
and
the
experience
a
very
expensive
mistake
for
three
spears
of
asparagus
and
a
few
mouthfuls
of
vinegary
steak.
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