Orpington
Cyprianis

Cyprianis

17 Station Square London, BR5 1LY, Orpington, United Kingdom

Pizza • Seafood • European • Vegetarian


"As regulars of this restaurant, and numerous good Sunday lunches here, we booked for a Saturday night. The waiter came to clear our starter plates away, but only took 3 left the other 3 in front of us. We sat there for sometime whilst trying to get the attention of one of the staff as we wanted to order more drinks the remaining plates taken away. We were seated on the round table in the window, so felt we were slightly out of sight. Eventually I had to get up to ask a waitress to remove the plates ask to order some more drinks. 2 of us ordered Monkfish Saganaki for our main meal, which at £27.50 was not a cheap dish. Whilst my friend had a nice tidy pile of rice with his fish, my plate looked like someone had thrown the rice on with their hands. The fish was dry, grey overcooked. It certainly had not been marinated in any of the sauce, but a dollop just thrown on the top of the fish. I have attached a picture. We called the waitress over who agreed it looked terrible went to get the Maitre D. His response was “it looks ok to me”. He didn’t offer to remove the dish or offer an alternative he was totally oblivious to the standard of food being served up which was under par extremely disappointing. Only one person out of 6 was happy with their meal last night. There were numerous other problems with the evening too, but will make this review far too long if I list them all! Unfortunately we will definitely not be using this restaurant any time soon which is a shame as we’ve had some great times, but the standard has slipped drastically."

Xian

Xian

324 High St., Orpington BR6 0NG, United Kingdom

Asian • Asiatic • Seafood • Chinese


"My husband and I booked Xian for a Friday evening, just the two of us. The place was pleasantly busy but not overly crowded and we had a small table close to the rear of the restaurant. Our drinks were ordered straight away and the table already had prawn crackers to nibble on while you chose your meal. We were pleasantly surprised to be given glasses of iced water as well as our chosen drinks. The water was topped up over the duration of the evening as well. We chose a set meal C, and on asking for a substitution for one of the dishes, that wasn’t seen as a problem to change it. The mixed starters of prawn toast, ribs, spring rolls and satay chicken skewers were tasty and were served with two sauces and a finger bowl for any messy digits. The meal included crispy duck as a second starter with more than enough meat for the six pancakes that came with it. Service of the mains was prompt and hot and we found more than a match for our eventual stuffed bellies. To finish, we ordered a jasmine tea each which came in a pot with more than enough for several refills. The service was very attentive with drink re-orders timely offered and quick table service of your food but not feeling rushed or pushed out. The restaurant manager/host was a really friendly soul to all over the evening and he even offered us a free drink after having paid our bill. My husband accepted the brandy offered but I, being the night’s chauffeur, sadly, had to decline but a very nice touch on his part. The service was excellent and the food very good. Tonight was our first visit but will certainly not be our last."