We went on a Tuesday evening and overall, it was okay. The experience reminded me why I don't tend to go to trendy places around the docks - they're a little arrogant and up their own backsides.

Things started with a warm welcome but we only got a pint of beer when we asked for a pitcher. The non-alcohol options are there (dry January) but they're hardly plentiful. A glass of glass of elderflower presse was a rather expensive £3.

On to the menu - it's short and largely vegetarian/vegan. This wouldn't be bad if it weren't for the absence of tomatoes in several of the pizzas. I asked whether I could have a simple vegetarian pizza of my own choosing but apparently the chefs don't take kindly to customers making their own topping decisions (?!). Hence I went for the decadent truffle and mushroom pizza. My father went for the neapolitan. For starters we opted for the aubergine and the olives.

The olives were fresh but sadly quite bland and could have done with some seasoning or dressing. Note the tables don't have any salt or pepper. The aubergine was superb.

Unfortunately, my tomato fears were confirmed and my pizza had no tomato base. It was more of a creamy (and insanely rich) mushroom pizza. The base was superb but the topping wasn't to my taste. My father's pizza looked great but despite tomatoes, olives and mozzarella, all he could taste were the anchovies. The knives were also very blunt, leading to plenty of eating frustration.

The aubergine was the undoubted star of the show in an evening of questionable service and disappointing pizza. Perhaps if the place didn't feel quite so up its own backside (as many places do south of the river) they would be more welcoming to a customer simply asking for a pizza of their own creation? Or perhaps at least some more inviting options on the menu? What makes this particularly frustrating is that the base of the pizza was superb.

All the above cost £50 and the waiter never bothered to ask us whether we were enjoying our meals. Would I bother going back? No.