4/5 Adrian P. 3 weeks ago on Google • 7 reviews New
We
visited
on
a
very
wet
lunch
hour
in
mid
Feb
which
might
have
swayed
the
ratings.
I
have
visited
the
restaurant
before,
shortly
after
its
initial
opening.
Further
I
have
visited
others
too
in
the
usual
places.
Given
Marlborough
is
in
the
most
charming
of
locations
I
always
want
it
to
be
good.
Further
given
£££
prices
I
expect
standards
to
be
high.
Mostly
they
were.
Given
that
it
was
a
business
lunch,
and
wanted
to
share
a
great
experience
with
a
client
it
was
an
obvious
choice;
in
what
is
quite
an
undercatered
area
for
foodies.
Food
was
good,
but
not
great.
Some
dishes
were
not
tip
top
at
the
point
of
service.
A
sign
to
me
of
a
stretched
kitchen.
The
restaurant
as
a
whole
was
quiet,
hence
probably
not
a
full
kitchen
staff.
Note:
Good
at
Rick
Stein'd
is
still
great
anywhere
else.
All
fish
dishes
were
superb.
The
curries
incredible.
But
to
nit
pick:
1
Welsh
Rarebit
was
'cold'
on
arrival,
that
'yum'
moment
had
passed.
:(
2
Chips
were
not
uniform,
and
one
of
our
group
only
had
scraps
(small
chips)
:(
3
Tabasco
Sauce
was
served
with
Oysters.
The
bottle
EMPTY.
Unforgivable
in
my
opinion.
Oysters
are
a
luxury
in
the
UK
and
to
be
served
with
the
dregs
of
a
bottle
made
the
dish
looks
bad.
A
small
but
significant
ooopsie
at
a
fine
dining
establishment
:(
Service
was
good
but
not
great.
Not
all
staff
knew
what
they
were
doing,
that
is
ok
but
after
training
will
improve.
This
is
just
a
fact,
but
in
a
busy
restaurant
would
have
been
a
problem.
(
Atmosphere:
We
made
our
own,
a
private
party.
Point
lost
as
really
the
restaurant
was
basically
empty
meaning
others
were
not
enjoying
what
is
one
of
the
gems
of
Marlborough.
Summary.
Rock
Star
treatment
(
restaurant
pretty
much
to
ourselves)
Excellent
food,
and
service,
but
not
quite
brilliant.
PS
If
you
visit,
and
I
recommend
that
you
do.
Park
in
the
long
stay
for
four
hours.
There
is
a
walkway
via
Waitrose
to
the
high
street.
The
five
minutes
walk
each
way
will
do
you
good,
and
remove
car
park
anxiety
which
most
of
our
diners
had.
2
HR
parking
is
tight
for
a
fine
dining
experience
that
is
to
be
enjoyed.