Arrived on a Monday, about 1.30 lunchtime. Only two other people in the restaurant, just drinking I think. The waiter just waved me in so I chose a table and sat down. He came over, gave me a closed winelist and hovered. I was celebrating with a friend (who was arriving half an hour later) so I ordered a bottle of Veuve Clicquot with two glasses. The waiter was insistent I ordered food but I also insisted I waited for my friend. He arrived, we ordered Caesar Salad and soup for him, Crab Cake for me. Waiter returned. No Caesar salad (honestly, it's a basic requirement surely). He ordered a garden salad I think which turned out to be a soup bowl stuffed with lettuce leaves. My crab cake was luke warm and smelled very fishy but OK. It was all going fairly well (the restaurant was now empty at 2pm save us two) despite asking for a bigger bowl to put the salad plus dressing in, eventually got a massive dish. At 2.45 the waiter was hovering to take the unfinished food away and kept on topping up the glasses. Eventually he came to take the food at 2.55pm and said "You have to leave now, we are closing" As a less than subtle hint, they started to shut the lights off and closed the main door. we were still halfway through out meal and champagne. We gave up and left to find somewhere else at 3.10pm It was like Fawlty Towers - we just ended up laughing, the place is so ridiculous, empty, dreadful food and service like I have never ever experienced. You had to see the funny side otherwise you would just get very cross. This place is part of the BIG group and shame on them for running a disaster like this. Close it down.
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