2 /5
Évaluation
★
★
Very quiet inside and lacking atmosphere or ambience on a Friday night. The food was very much hit and miss. Some dishes had no seasoning whatsoever (Il Benvenuto, for example), and as such tasted bland the natural flavours of the food were infinitesimal, and it was terribly plain. Others were entirely oversalted and inedible (such as Il Canolicchi). We could not finish this dish. For the fifth course, two of our pasta servings arrived hot, yet the other two were ice cold. We all agreed that the Ox Cheek was delicious, but simultaneously couldn’t stand the deconstructed Tiramisu, within which the biscuit was incredibly, incredibly stale. The beef tartare was unseasoned and looked like ground beef. I’m sure it was premium quality but it looked like a burger patty on a plate. It was served with a very large dollop of mustard gelato which overwhelmed the flavour of the meat entirely. I could go on, but won’t as I think what I’ve said captures the gist. The wine was interesting. Two of us chose the classic wine flight and two chose the premium. The premium wines were all very dry and rich, excluding the dessert wine, and the classic wines leant more light, floral and sweet. There was no indication as to why each wine was chosen for each meal, as the flavours were so different when comparing the premium and classic flights. We all preferred the classic wine flight, which was surprising. Onto service again, hit and miss. The tall waitress/server with dark hair was simply fantastic, so knowledgeable and helpful. The other waitress/server with blonde hair, however, was the opposite. After some time she stopped explaining what the dishes were and what the wine was. We had to ask the other waitress what we were eating and drinking. It was odd that a few courses into the meal, the blonde waitress stopped telling us what was put before us. For £670, it was unfortunately underwhelming. To put the cherry on the cake, the chef left the restaurant in her home clothes with a big “goodbye!” whilst multiple tables were still seated. That was something we haven’t seen before. We then felt rushed to leave. In summary, some food was great, some terrible. Some wine great, some terrible. Some service great, some terrible. It truly was a mixed bag and for the price, we won’t be returning.