The Loggia at RH England — Restaurant in England

Lovely location for lunch however we were told we were not allowed to sit in the seating area with a fire place due to our group only being a size of 4. We later (approx 5-10 mins after) saw staff allow a couple to sit there despite this and after questioning why they were allowed, the staff proceeded to lie and tell us they were in a group (we watched them sit alone for the hour and they were not joined by others) and staff said we could’ve specified during the booking. I did in fact specify in my booking that we wanted to be seated by the fireplace.

I personally think this was due to the colour of our skin, it would not be a first for people of colour to be denied to sit in places whilst white people are welcomed.

If it wasn’t to do with us being brown, then maybe enforce rules equally amongst guests so we don’t feel as if we are being treated differently for the colour of our skin.

The tables with sofas and fire places remained empty the entire time we were seated and for a period of time after we left. Maybe focus on serving the present guests equally and allowing everyone to receive a nice experience rather than waiting for potential guests to come along and get a better experience.

Should have removed the service charge. We travelled over an hour to come here and enjoy the restaurant so it was not nice to be shoved at the back of the restaurant whilst others got to enjoy...

While the scenery at the Loggia is beautiful and worth a drive, the food itself was incredibly disappointing. For £24 the truffle pizza was clearly not freshly made dough (despite the look of a wood-fire oven and chefs in uniform), small sized even for english standards and most shockingly of all, did not smell or taste of truffle at all. The salami pizza was a simple pepperoni of the same sad, old dough.

The charcuterie and cheese board was very small, something usually served as a sharing plate is served here in such small size that it is barely enough to be a starter for one person. It was also strangely served with a side of strawberry jam, rather than something like pear or onion chutney.

In very American fashion the bill was brought to the table immediately after the plates had been cleared, which is something that can be considered as incredibly rude and unwelcoming by European customers who are used to asking for the bill.

The service was good and the location is scenic, but I would not recommend the food...

So the amazing things:

The setting and the ambience are beautiful, lovely warm heaters, beautiful furniture and beautiful views, you couldn’t really ask for more in that respect.

The staff were very polite and professional .

The not so great things:

I found the food a bit underwhelming, particularly given the price. The pizzas were quite hard and the flavours weren’t quite right. If you pay £28 for a pizza, you should be an amazing pizza! The whole meal came to over £60 for two small pizzas and one soft drink.

The drinks were very expensive, £6 for a diet coke (that’s 60% ice) and there was no soft drink menu so you’re not warned beforehand !

Although the service was very polite, it was very slow. We waited about 50 minutes after ordering to get our pizzas for just two of us, and then probably another 15 minutes after asking for the bill.

Overall, a nice experience because the place was so nice so I’m glad that I went once, but I wouldn’t go...