I have never had such a bad restaurant experience nowhere in the world, also considering food stalls and food trucks...
DO NOT BOTHER BOOKING!
I had a confirmed reservation for 8.30pm for a group of 4 people. Therefore, after waiting outside, I entered the restaurant at 8.29pm. Nobody welcomed us until 8.42pm when we were told out our table was getting cleaned (lie). At. 8.55pm, after mentioning we had been waiting for more than 20 minutes, we were told a couple was paying the bill and then they would put together two tables to sit the four of us (btw, wasn't our table getting cleaned before?). At 9.12pm we were finally given a table which wasn't even the one we were told we were going to get. We didn't get water until 9.25pm. Basically, 54 minutes to get a bottle of water.
DO NOT BOTHER LOOKING AT THE MENU!
Food was really good, what they had, at least... In a serious restaurant, when something on the menu is not available anymore, they usually tell you immediately. Well, at the moment of ordering, after deciding, my snack wasn't available anymore (Sardine Paté), my friend's starter neither (Cod) and not even my side (Mozambique Green Rice, how can you run out of rice?).
I had a soup which was really tasty with a nice tough of mint but it was pretty overprices for £10. Then, I had the fish of the day (Sea Bass) which was amazing. We had two bottles of White Wine which were both really good and reasonably priced. We finished with some 20-years aged Porto which was also very good.
Despite food was amazing, I will never go back nor will I suggest it to anybody because of the unprofessional way this restaurant is managed (I cannot believe it made it into the Michelin's Bib Gourmand...). After waiting forever and not having many of the items on the menu, we were even offered to get a Coffee on the house... And we spent £280 in 4 people, it is not that it would have been really a gift. read more