Heathesaurus

5.3 Average

Food  6      Ambience  9      Service  1      Value  5     

Came here for dinner and drinks with a group of 8. The building is gorgeous and the atmosphere of the place is just right, whether you're downstairs, in the restaurant or in the courtyard at the front. But the food was only average (and I'm not a fussy person), the cocktails lacked spark and the service was just abysmal.

We were told we couldn't book before 8 but when we arrived there were tables already free. We waited for ages to be seated and then another age before we were served drinks. The food then took 1.5 hours to arrive even though half our group ordered the same thing (by then we were really hungry), and then they mixed up one of the orders and gave my friend a bowl of veggies instead of his fish (the fish later turned out to taste like it wasn't fresh).

I’d ordered a starter earlier because we were hungry, but then it came, *after* my main. The waitress also took my cocktail before I finished, which just made me sad.

All in all, I'd definitely come here again for the atmosphere and downstairs jazz but I would avoid the food and cocktails and just come for a few simple drinks.

Dec 09, 2011

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  10     

I adore this place. Fresh, homey comfort food, lovely attentive staff and and friendly atmosphere. All for joyously decent prices.

Apr 01, 2011

5.3 Average

Food  6      Ambience  9      Service  1      Value  5     

Came here for dinner and drinks with a group of 8. The building is gorgeous and the atmosphere of the place is just right, whether you're downstairs, in the restaurant or in the courtyard at the front. But the food was only average (and I'm not a fussy person), the cocktails lacked spark and the service was just abysmal.

We were told we couldn't book before 8 but when we arrived there were tables already free. We waited for ages to be seated and then another age before we were served drinks. The food then took 1.5 hours to arrive even though half our group ordered the same thing (by then we were really hungry), and then they mixed up one of the orders and gave my friend a bowl of veggies instead of his fish (the fish later turned out to taste like it wasn't fresh).

I’d ordered a starter earlier because we were hungry, but then it came, *after* my main. The waitress also took my cocktail before I finished, which just made me sad.

All in all, I'd definitely come here again for the atmosphere and downstairs jazz but I would avoid the food and cocktails and just come for a few simple drinks.

Dec 09, 2011

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  10     

I adore this place. Fresh, homey comfort food, lovely attentive staff and and friendly atmosphere. All for joyously decent prices.

Apr 01, 2011