"We went here on the recommendation of a friend of the owner. It sounded lovely and we were excited to have a special evening there. As they had an event on that evening, they could only take us at 5:30pm. We arrived on time and were told that the table wasn't ready. We sat in the lounge for 20 minutes beside a loud party who sang and swore solidly the entire time, so were relieved to be shown to the restaurant. We were one of only three tables and yet they sat us in the corner between the two others. The people at the other tables all knew each other, so as well as being beside a toddler, there was lots of conversations happening between the tables, which was also very disruptive. The service was okay, but the courses were then extremely rushed- the waitress took away our starter and immediately brought out our main. The steaks were average, and the veg was fantastic, especially the red cabbage, which was the best I've ever tasted. There was a very small portion of potatoes. The chocolate assiette was very mediocre, except for the mousse, which was lovely. My husband had the orange creme brûlée, which was really tasty. Overall, the food would be about 4 stars, but the experience and hurried service was a generous 2, so I've averaged it out. I did say to the girl at reception, who was very apologetic, but by that point our special occasion was not quite ruined, but was a long way from what we'd hoped for."
