Mere Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Presentation

Pros:

• "The £60 3 course lunch menu is exquisite and well executed."
• "Food here insanely good, bit on the small side but this is to be expected from a fine dining restaurant."
• "Exceptional cookery for me. I ordered the scallops to start which had a beautiful balance of flavours."
• "The presentation of the food was amazing but the taste was a little bland."
• "Thoroughly enjoyed the tasting menu, not overly creative but very tasty and well executed."
• "Enjoyed tasting menu. My favorite is the cheddar mousse, rich yet balanced."
• "I wanted to treat myself to a meal at a fancy restaurant, and MeRe did not disappoint."
• "Food was 10/10, everything you would want from a restaurant like this."

Cons:

• "The presentation of the food was amazing but the taste was a little bland."
• "Dishes individually taste great but all six courses spread over near 3 hours were not enough food."
• "My veal sweetbread dish was confusing. It could easily be confused for bread with some stock running through it."
• "The problem with Mere is one of expectation... with slightly underwhelming dishes, lacking in big flavours."
• "Clue is in the name- you will leave hungry after the mere portions!"
• "The food was just fine but unfortunately my fish was a bit raw inside and they took it back."
• "We had the six course tasing menu. It was a little subpar. Lacking in flavour overall in most dishes."
• "Unfortunately Mere didn't live up to expectations. Perhaps expectations were too high."

Service Experience

Pros:

• "Couldn’t fault the service and presentation of the table and food presented, was very good."
• "The service was impeccable without being overly attentive, and after our meal we were replete without being stuffed."
• "Desserts were great and the service was attentive and friendly."
• "Had the tasting menu for lunch which was amazing quality and really flavorful."
• "Very considerate servers. Moved us to a more spacious table upon request."
• "Our meal was 2 hours of sheer food escapism."
• "Great dining experience. My family opted for the tasting menu which was £65pp without wine."
• "Overall a wonderful experience."

Cons:

• "The only drawback was the service. Between courses 5 and 6 was a 30+ minute wait."
• "We had to ask to order wine, which I thought was pretty poor given that they had already brought our starters out."
• "The service was okay, I expected better from a restaurant of that calibre."
• "The wait for the first piece of gluten free bread was a little excessive."
• "Sadly just OK - was expecting all those years of Monica's experience to show up on the plate but was a bit old fashioned."
• "Very disappointed with the food 😔Salt overload that's how I can describe almost every dish."
• "Sadly just OK - was expecting all those years of Monica's experience to show up on the plate but was a bit old fashioned."
• "The food overall was ok, nothing stand out and more on the heavy side."