I visited Our kitchen with my sister who is a staunch vegan, and who insisted I at least try out vegan food for the first time with the idea of expanding my omnivorous mind to other ways of eating.
We originally planned to eat at a restaurant called the White Wolf, but seeing as it was closed, we went hunting for another place to eat; hence our sojourn to Bold street and Our Kitchen.
None of our party had eaten there before, and always willing to support small businesses, we decided to take a chance.
Unfortunately, the service and quality of food failed to meet the restaurant's niche feel. Though initial service was quite quick, it later lagged and WE had to ask for drinks to be cleared away as they placed food on a congested table.
The food : My wife ordered hot chocolate that had to be sent back as it was mostly water. My daughter ordered scrambled eggs with onions, peppers and tomatoes mixed in, but the eggs arrived with all the extras in separate side dishes, and she said the eggs tasted as if they had just been microwaved. My sister ordered vegan sausages, chips and beans, but the beans and chips were cold from sitting whilst the sausages were prepared, which arrived extremely hot. I ordered a plate of nachos (almost ten pounds on their own!), which whilst quite large, arrived cold. If you've ever eaten cold, greasy food, I'm sure you'll understand when I say they were not an enjoyable experience, and despite our being for four people, were nowhere near finished when we left.
I tried to attract the attention of the servers several times, but despite the place being about a quarter occupied, we went unattended and decided to just leave, still hungry.
I think they knew we were a little unhappy with our experience as they gave us an instant 50% discount at the till without our asking for it.
So what can I say? Cold expensive food that took an age to arrive and inattentive, disinterested staff. I'm kind of sad to be writing this review as my poor sister was so determined for us to try vegan food, she was kind of devastated by the experience and just nodded when I said its put me off trying vegan food for quite some time.
I cannot recommend Our Kitchen. read more