tuna melt: not melted.went to counter, asked if i could start again, get an unheated fresh tuna melt from the shelf.no, i could not i was told.
reheated tuna melt was hard on one side cold on the other.
described my experience to a staff member as i left, they appeared disinterested and said it might be a problem with the toaster.wow.
We were told on arrival on a Saturday that our gift voucher wasn't valid on a Saturday. Nowhere in any of the communications during voucher registration or table booking had it told us this. The manager eventually found it in ambiguously worded small print buried deep in the terms and conditions. Incompetence or deviousness? I suspect the latter. Thanks to the manager for finding a compromise, but the visit still ended up costing us extra. Noisy environment, difficult hearing what the waiters were saying. Tiny portions. Some flavours unusual and interesting, some we didn't like. Sky high drinks prices. The overall experience was underwhelming.
nous avons diné chez Pomme de Pain un dimanche et nous avons été très bien accueillies. L'équipe est très professionnelle et parle meme français. Nous avons mangé une galette complète qui était très bonne, comme en Bretagne. Nous y reviendrons bientôt c'est certain. Un grand merci à toute l'équipe pour leur accueil.
75-77 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AP England, England
This corner of prime real estate in Bloomsbury has hosted an Italian joint (good), a French bistro (okay), and now Bon Vivant, a restaurant that's not very much of anything.
Service:
When we arrived the restaurant had one couple in the front of the house, and a group in the back. Hardly over-busy. But it took some ten minutes for the owner/server to bother giving us menus. Similar waits to take drink orders, and food orders.
The food:
The menu is a spiritless offering of vaguely pan-European dishes. Few options inspired me. Should have looked more closely at the menu on arrival before sitting down.
My wife's chicken was Cajun style, which of course means blackened and spicy. Hers was blackened, certainly, but dry as a bone and without much amplified flavor.
My pasta with pesto sauce was flavorless and dry.
And my most frequent gripe about most restaurants and most places: music. I'm not good at naming music styles, but when we arrived they were playing the kind of generic R&B that is so common these days. The music was annoying, but it was at a low volume. Then, suddenly, they turned it up to annoyingly loud volume. I asked them to turn it down, which they did. Don't these people know the psychology of dining and the role of music that can help people relax (or not)?
Conclusion. Far better restaurants in this sophisticated corner of London. Avoid, if you have the chance.
Conocí amigos aquí el año pasado y fue genial, pero hoy fue una experiencia ‘nunca más’. £ 5 para una botella de coca caliente. £ 8 para queso rancio y sándwiches de encurtido (sin guarnición, solo dos rebanadas de pan una rebanada de cheddar y un poco de encurtido). La camarera dijo que guardan el pan en la nevera - creo que la realidad es que hacen sándwiches con días de anticipación y los guardan hasta que estén viciados. Nos quejamos y pedimos un reembolso que tomó 20 minutos de llenado de formularios y un viaje a la recepción del hotel para que pasaran siglos en el ordenador. No es de extrañar que te hagan pagar antes de que llegue la comida, probablemente demasiada gente intenta irse sin pagar cuando se cumple con esa norma.
El menú tampoco coincide con lo que hay en Internet, la elección es mucho más limitada.
Mi recomendación es la fantástica cafetería italiana en el jardín Russell Square donde fuimos después - debería haber ido allí primero!
We ordered pasta, for 14.95 pounds and unfortunately this pasta was not cooked to the end, but when I informed the staff they told me that it was the "al dente" cooking method but it stuck to my teeth and they replaced it but we didn't notice the change!! I don't recommend
Nos pusieron por el personal muy servicial en una bonita mesa de ventana con cómodos asientos. El restaurante está muy bien decorado. Usamos vales Groupon, con incluido muy bonito, con mucho sabor, picante, comida india: samosas, arroz, baby naan, poppadom, pescado y pollo. Felicitaciones al Chef. Tenemos la cerveza “local” y agua caliente. El servicio fue excelente, profesional y amable!