Crocker's Folly by Maroush Reviews Summary

Interior and Ambiance

Pros:

• "Situated in a listed building with an elegant interior."
• "Such a lovely place both inside and outside."
• "Beautiful building, really amazing."
• "Surprisingly majestic. Featuring marble walls, grand chandeliers and giant bowls of bottles of champagne."
• "The decor is fantastic and so well restored it is worth a visit just to see it."
• "The interior is shiny and impressive, albeit a little bit overwhelming."
• "Go there, if only for the decor, which is original Victoriana and completely over the top, with assorted marble on every surface."

Cons:

• "Too much fussing, too much waiting and not enough focus on attaining a warm atmosphere."
• "It didn't have the atmosphere that the old pub had but I enjoyed my visit."
• "The whole place is not pleasant very dark."
• "Interior is over the top for our tastes, we would have preferred a little relaxed atomism here..."

Service

Pros:

• "I describe my experience as special in this busy but professional bar and restaurant."
• "The service was friendly and efficient, and all our guests commented on how good the food was."
• "Service is impeccable."
• "The staff were professional."
• "All staff was nice and very attentive and offering a house appetizer."
• "The service was so welcoming and friendly throughout."
• "Service was very friendly, but not intrusive."

Cons:

• "Waited another 10 minutes and told the, who I believe to be the manager that we were leaving."
• "We were not once asked how our food was or if we needed anything."
• "But then once we had the meal we were forgotten."
• "Terrible service and the management were extremely rude for no reason."
• "The next member of staff to serve me was very rude and made feel so unwelcome that I decided to leave."
• "The manager seemed to think it was unreasonable for us to expect to not have food placed on our table in plastic containers."
• "Terrible experience. they want the money, but music could be hardly heard as they were saying its residential flats above."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Lebanese food is beautifully presented and cooked to perfection."
• "The food was top quality with service to match."
• "Absolutely delicious food that is extremely fresh and flavourful."
• "Great dinner tonight with amazing houmous, great lamb and mixed grill, in king size portions."
• "The food was really good, particularly the Mezze style sharers."
• "The starters were lovely and meat so tender."
• "Food was really good. The meat was so tender and well seasoned."

Cons:

• "Personally I found the food a bit dry and the price on the high side."
• "Poor quality food and very expensive."
• "The food was not good: the flatbread with the starters was cold."
• "Sadly not as much care was taken over the vegetables which unfortunately you could taste the vegetable water in which they had been parr boiled and little else!"
• "The chicken was reheated again and was too dry and not tasty."
• "All the food we ordered had no taste and the sauces were not fresh."
• "Food was dry and tasted as if it had just been warmed up."

Value

Pros:

• "The prices were extremely reasonable for the high quality service we received."
• "Not cheep but not overly expensive. Worth finding."
• "The total amount to pay was just no money compared to the great quality of the food and service."

Cons:

• "Sticker shock. £70 for 7 drinks, only 3 with alcohol."
• "Check turned out at 150 pounds."
• "£92 for two bottles of water and a few mezzes and quite poor service. It was a real shame. We really feel quite cheated."
• "We were puzzled at the cost of wine at the store at 7 pounds, at a restaurant at 30 pounds."