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Giraffe

Giraffe

239-241 Lower High Street, Watford, WD172BD, United Kingdom

Cafés • Seafood • Burgers • Desserts


"I rarely leave negative reviews, only positiw, because I don't think it's very nice, but at this occasion I leave this out of the only reason of warning others. my partner and I came to giraffe after I see some really nice looking options on...her menu online. I will actually try to be about the very negative experience we had tonight. I tried to order the fish and chips, they had none. I understand it. I then ordered their Tofu-Curry and immediately asked if it could be done without wobble, and was told by the waitress “I don’t know, but I will ask for them and if it can not be done without, I will come and tell them”. I took her to her literal words and one thing later came to eat, so I suspected there was no wobbles. when I found out how to swirl in my meal, I told the waitress and immediately she said, "They should have told me if they were allergic." I said, “I am not, but I am quite indecent to why I asked for it without, and they told me that they would tell me if it was a problem,” she repeated, “You should have told me. you have to tell me. I don't know if they care about it. you should have told me that I thought you just didn't like her.” when I repeated that I could state that I didn't want her and I didn't know that I had to state why it should be taken seriously, she just repeated the same argument and finally said, "if they want, I can change it for something else," I quickly ordered something else. I didn't get an apology from her, just what felt like repeated guilt, instead of taking responsibility for her mistake, not to inform me how she had assured me that she would. 15 minutes later I waited for my alternative meal to arrive while my man his, and the manager (I think I came over. I assumed it was supposed to apologize, but it was that it – first, repeated doing the same as her colleague had done, what was to say, I had to say that I was intolerance. this has now become a embarrassing and unpleasant situation. when I explained that the thing was the fact that the waitress said she would do something she had not done, and then had accused me instead of just saying, I'm sorry and that they can't control when most dishes cooked with wobble or not. that was not a problem as such – I just wanted to be told and I would not have ordered it. Anyway, she offered me an alternative food, and in this phase, while my man is now sitting with an empty dish and I feel thoroughly said I was no longer hungry and so simply asked to go. she said the meal of my man would be on the house what I thought was a decent thing to do. we thank her and then went. on the way, the waitress I had experienced as unprofessional stood at the door. we don't want to come back."

Brewers Fayre Rising Sun

Brewers Fayre Rising Sun

2 Ascot Road, WD18 8AP, Watford, United Kingdom

Sushi • Steak • British • Fast Food


"We booked a table for Sunday Dinner at 12:30am. On arrival we were greeted by a friendly female staff member and we requested a quiet table. We were taken to an area of the restaurant which had been sectioned off, so there were no other customers there. One slight problem was that it was located directly under the air conditioning so some of our party found it cold. However, when this was mentioned to the staff they made some changes to the settings to make it a more comfortable temperature . The other issue with this area was that the carpet was very worn and sticky. As I have already mentioned though this area had been closed off. The restaurant seating on the other side of the closure had new carpet. I therefore suspect that the restaurant are working on replacing the carpet and that the area we were in as we had requested a quieter area had not yet been done. The menu was very varied and we found options to suit everyone’s taste. Staff were very helpful and friendly when ordering at the bar. The food was served in a reasonable amount of time but given that the restaurant was not very busy possibly should have been quicker. However, when the food arrived it was hot, well presented and above all tasted good. We all enjoyed our meal, the only small problem here was that the carvery had run out of roast potatoes and so the person who was having them had to wait. They were brought to the table with a few minutes so this was not a big issue and I’m sure it is hard for the restaurant to gage how much of each carvery item they need to have available. The fact that it was handled in such a good way by the staff illustrated to us that they were doing their best. We ordered refillable sodas and the refill station was easily accessible and clean. It did indicate that various flavours could be added to drinks but this option didn’t seem to be available. Tea Coffee refills were also in a good position with all required items available and again the area was clean tidy. Desserts were served very quickly and on the whole very enjoyable although the people who had the Banoffee Cheesecake were not very impressed and found the cheesecake topping to be very powdery and not pleasant. Overall , we had a lovely dinner and we all said it was one of our best experiences of dining out for quite some time. I have mentioned a few small things that weren’t perfect but these were far outweighed by the service of the staff and the enjoyable food. We will definitely be visiting again."

Pizza Express

Pizza Express

137 High Street, Watford, United Kingdom, WD17 2ER

Pizza • Cafés • Mexican • Seafood


"Now I’m not someone who ever complains or a ‘Karen’ so to speak but this was so apalling and frustrating I have to say something. We should’ve known what myself and my boyfriend were in for when we saw a couple walk out before ordering. We were upstairs with a 3 large table of teens who kept walking around, throwing things. But whatever we weren’t too bothered were very patient people. When we ordered we waited an hour. Yes, an HOUR for x1 dough balls and chicken wings We had only started eating them for 3 minutes when suddenly our mains came out. The woman (purple hair) was incredibly rude when she handed it to us. Also… the pizzas were FREEZING Going to Antarctica for a holiday is probably warmer than the pizzas that were served. We asked two separate members of staff for our water and dips we ordered. When we finally asked a 3rd member of staff she didn’t give us glasses for the water and was never seen on our floor again. We paid on the app and left as soon as, staff were ignoring us as we left, no one asked during our meal how it was. No one said goodbye and thankyou as staff etiquette goes when you leave a restaurant. I understand that it was a Saturday night and probably very stressful and busy. But clearly no communication amongst staff as when we left, staff members by the chef station were clearly having a domestic between eachother (awkward)"