6 of us had dinner last Friday, 25 July. Unfortunately, right from our arrival the owner's attitude came across as supercilious and arrogant, creating the distinct impression that we were imposing on his evening, despite our having booked our table days in advance. The wait between our starter and main courses was excessive, and even when the main courses did belatedly arrive, one of our party was offered, in succession, 3 dishes which had not been ordered and ultimately resulting in his canceling his main course order so that the remaining 5 members could eat without having to wait for his dish to arrive. At no time was there any acknowledgment by the owner of the error, apology provided or attempt made to rectify the issue.
Our entire party opted to skip dessert because the evening's ambience had been tarnished by the owner's tone-deaf approach throughout the evening.
The food and setting were actually fine, making the owner's contemptuous approach all the more disappointing.
I've never written a restaurant review before but feel compelled to in this case given how badly we were treated - such a shame, but here's hoping this review helps to improve the service for other guests...
Read morewhat a fabulous place,from the outside looks ordinary but inside and into the rear courtyard is lovely. the food and wine were great and both reasonably priced.......it should be good though having talked to the 6th generation of the family run business they have had 160 years of practice and have certainly mastered their trade in food wine and hospitality. the only pity was it only opened on a fri and sat evening 😩 but is open during the day most days...... best to ring and book a table just to be certain....
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