- Overall 1
- Food 2
- Service 2
- Ambience 1
A number of items were unavailable on the menu, considering this is a peak time of year for dining out after going to the theatre.
I ordered scallops as a starter, I was presented with three of the smallest scallops drowned in butter and not a crusty herb coating in sight. I did have a grand total of 6 scallop shells to decorate my plate though.
The Ribeye steak was cooked as requested but a little on the thin side, no fries available to go with the Ribeye as a side!
Seafood linguine was actually spaghetti, advised they had run out of linguine……
The dessert menu was once again found lacking with 2 of the six items offered not available.
We ordered a dessert for our daughter(kids menu) which finally arrived 20 minutes later. The cookies served were so hard, that I wondered if they had previously been part of the foundations of the luxurious building that adorned the restaurant. The hot chocolate served with them had almost morphed to a sorbet…I assume that happened during the 20 minutes we waited for it to be served.
Head waiters walk around in suits thinking they are on the set of Miami Vice, moving bits of cutlery on unoccupied tables. The junior members of staff were very polite.
Our waiter took exception when I asked for the £22 service charge to be removed from the bill considering his service had been lacklustre and our overall dining experience had been disappointing by the number of items unavailable to order. The menu only offers 6 items per heading(ie starter, main etc). At least 2 unavailable on each set!
Over the past 20 years we have dined in a number of the different guises Jamie Oliver’s restaurants have presented themselves in, this by far was the worst experience.
Jamie Oliver - Catherine StResponded todayHello Jason,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. We value all feedback and will look to take your comments on board and we'll pick this up with the team directly to help us improve. We apologise for the inconvenience and hope you'll join us again in the future for a more joyful dining experience.
Many thanks,
The JO team