The early dinner my wife & I tried to enjoy was quite mediocre. Sunday evening. The place is almost empty, one other couple having drinks only. My get out of here alarm did not sound because 100's of TripAdvisor reviews proclaim that the food is well made & tasty. NOT TRUE.
Duck salad: burnt meat. Way over sauced, a literal pool of miso dressing in the bowl.
Beef carpaccio: meat okay. Grated Parmesan cheese, too unctuous on top ruined the delicacy of the thin beef slices.
Duck confit: terrible. Not confit but stewed sometime in the remote past, frozen then microwave re-warmed for service. I saw into the open kitchen. The microwave was getting plenty of use.
Chicken with creamy sauce: acceptable. By no means high cuisine. Ate it because I was hungry, did not savor it.
Honey cake with caramel: again warmed in microwave. Which made the cake gummy.
Service: hit & miss. One engaged, happy & helpful server. Other one was sullen, perfunctory and really needs to acquire employment elsewhere. She might be happier working in a job that required no contact with customers.
£23 for a bottle of Chilean Merlot that sells in supermarket for £7.68
Total tariff: £53 after removing the duck confit disaster.
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