What should be a nice place to grab a drink and a bite after a work function, turned out to be a bit of a deception.
Security started upon with entry. "So you don't have a booking? Instead of: "I'll see what can do for you." After all the place was half empty.
We were sat at an inside table and whilst seating us the security person said, you're not going to eat that right? Aiming at the boxes of pizza and pastry we brought for dinner at home. I understand the comment, but the tone didn't improve things.
Service staff were lovely and helpful and the food and drinks were quite nice, aside from the tough beef skewers.
Still easily worth a 4-star experience. Until it was all let down by an older security person, who yelled at and summoned a group attempting to sit at a larger table next to us.
No reserved sign, nothing. A table that had been empty for at least 30 minutes. Real poor form and he has no place in the hospitality industry.
We left shortly after and will not be back.
If it wasn't for the service staff effort this would be a 1-star review.
Moral of this review? Don't let security staff do a hospitality job.
Leave them at the door until they are necessary inside. This is James Street after all, not...
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