Adam's Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Every single dish was exquisite and wines complemented them beautifully."
• "The food is cooked to a very high standard. Every dish was unique & creative."
• "Absolutely outstanding flavours and food."
• "Every single mouthful of the tasting menu was to die for."
• "All dishes served were excellent and flavourful."
• "Food stunning - our favorites: veal and the desert (gariguette strawberry, pistachio, violet etc.), which were unworldly."
• "Food was exquisite and every course was bursting with well thought out and exciting flavours."

Cons:

• "The duck breast was raw."
• "Food - average, definitely not worth £105 each. Overly salty, and nothing to write home about."
• "The desserts were not impressive."
• "For me it was bland, too raw and overpriced for what you get."
• "Food was incredibly poor and a 2/10."
• "A lot of the dishes were very salty and raw."
• "The food wasn't very nice."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff who were attentive without being intrusive."
• "Excellent professional and helpful service throughout."
• "The staff are very professional and knowledgeable and really add to the experience."
• "Staff are incredibly attentive, polite and well-mannered."
• "Every waiter/waitress was so attentive and on the ball."
• "The service was spot on, friendly and very well organised and polished with nothing being too much trouble."
• "The staff dealing with us were friendly, well informed about the food and very efficient."

Cons:

• "The multiple servers we experienced over all of the courses were clueless and unable to explain what they had placed in front of us, then would leave immediately."
• "The waiting staff were unable to remember the food they were placing Infront of us."
• "The staff will introduce to you for each dish but in a very fast cold manner."
• "One of the waiters had a bad attitude and the amount of leaning over our plates."
• "Whilst the staff were very attentive but robotic."
• "The service was erratic, sometimes rushed and sometimes too slow."
• "Service was very poor. We had to wait nearly 50 mins for desserts."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The dining area is well set out and very comfortable."
• "Lovely atmosphere with small number of diners."
• "The ambience was top class."
• "The setting is beautiful. Staff were amazing and the food exquisite!"
• "The restaurant itself is classy and comfortable."
• "The atmosphere was relaxed with almost a full restaurant and that lovely hum of noise where you can have a conversation and still be aware of what is going on around you."
• "The dining area is a tiny bit formal in a good way, but very relaxed."

Cons:

• "Sadly left disappointed."
• "It was so disappointing that it didn't live up to the expectations that we had heard."
• "Undoubtedly the worst dining experience of my life."
• "There was no atmosphere whatsoever."
• "It's the loudness of the venue that nearly took away the star."
• "This restaurant could do with an update in regards to interior decoration since it feels a bit dated."
• "Restaurant is dated inside and looks like an office from early 2000s."

Value

Pros:

• "Although the al la carte menu was almost twice the price of Purnell’s I considered it to still be great value for money because of all the extras."
• "Not cheap but worth every penny."
• "Very cheap for the quality but count 120£ per person... It is a marvelous restaurant for those who want something exceptional!"
• "While it's a pricey meal, the quality of the food and the service offered made it all worthwhile if you enjoy fine dining experiences."
• "Not too expensive considering the quality of the food and wine selection."
• "You actually get what you pay for, and although the bill is a bit eye-watering, you can see, taste and experience just what your money is buying."
• "Whilst on the face of it prices may look high, the overall value and quality of the experience more than compensates."

Cons:

• "Enjoyed the meal experience. A little annoyed when the table water turned out to cost us."
• "It was definitely worth trying but I don’t feel the urge to go back, especially with the price I paid."
• "However, they decided to add a charity charge to the top of the bill without asking, which smacks of arrogance."
• "Ultimately underwhelming and overpriced taster menu, which left me still feeling a wee bit hungry."
• "Having to pay £350 for average food that looks good on Instagram. What a shame."
• "For £230 cost I would like to at least feel full after my meal so I didn't fancy visiting a takeaway after."
• "Very disappointing at a cost just shy of £700!"