Desire Plymouth — Restaurant in Plymouth

Disappointed with our visit on Sat, the bar/restaurant was quiet with only one other group in. There were plenty of staff The food took a long time to come and strangely when it came it was luke warm, I had fish cakes and they were all wrong - texture sort of sloppy and slimy and luke warm, maybe microwaved but then they would have been hot at least? I sent it back not something I have done in years. My companions had burgers which they said were OK, the chips were thin, floppy and again luke warm. Then I visited the loo, 3 cubicles, first had a broken seat, second had a lopsided seat,the sort you are scared to try, the 3rd was OK thank goodness, then I realised, no toilet roll! As I said bar was empty, no excuses of being rushed off their feet! On the plus side, the staff were friendly and apologetic about the food and did not charge for my meal. looking at the other reviews maybe we were just unlucky and it...

A disappointingly very limited menu and so very expensive for what little there was on offer. For example: a steak and mushroom pie (which is lidless)! Cost almost £20 , the small piece of steak cost almost £30 and the 3 times cooked chips were actually burnt. I ate a starter, main and went on to have a pudding because I was still hungry, that's unheard of for me as I often struggle with my main when I've had a starter! The manager interpreted this as we were satisfied customer's, sadly my partner refused to let me challenge this (and run the risk of ruining our evening). This is not a fancy, fine restaurant, it's what looks to be a former shop on a busy main road opposite the more pleasant Barbican that's been made into a little pub/cafe esque place. Where I come from the expression 'Fur coat and no drawers' is a very apt description of this eating place! Will we visit again, well thats a...

We visited here the other night to see what the new owners have done with the refit.

The decor is nice and welcoming, got to say the toilets are probably the best and cleanest in Plymouth, however there is a BIG BUT. The but being the prices, we had two pints and a vodka and lemonade, for this we were charged way over what you'd expect in a Plymouth pub. £17.50 for three drinks!!!!!

I know they probably paid a King's ransom for the refit and need to recoup their costs, but at almost £6.00 per drink I think we'll be giving this place a wide berth from now onwards.

We were going to eat, but after getting over the shock of the drinks prices we didn't feel capable of looking at the food prices without a defibrillator on hand.

Shame really because the place is really nice inside, but at these prices I can't see it becoming a regular drop off on a Barbican run or even an...