Berners Tavern Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The dining hall, a former ballroom, is delightful with a soaring ceiling and walls densely adorned with pictures of landscapes and landmarks."
• "Stunning decor and lovely ambiance."
• "You are surrounded by beautiful paintings and an exquisite original ceiling that has been painstakingly restored to its former glory."
• "One of the prettiest and most striking rooms in the world."
• "Absolutely love the decor of the restaurant, it's stunning - the painting on the walls, the extra high ceiling."
• "The dining room is stunning, reminiscent of a ballroom turned museum, packed to the ceiling with framed art."
• "It is a magnificent setting, grand and beautiful, every wall of the restaurant is covered in paintings, the ceiling decorations are granduous."

Cons:

• "The only time I'm disappointed is when I have steak as the chef clearly ignores your request for how you would like it cooked."
• "Despite the beautiful high ceiling this is probably the noisiest restaurants in the whole of London."
• "Really noisy and crowded, which is a good thing for this urban restaurant."
• "If you're looking for somewhere for quiet conversation, look elsewhere. This place is busy, busy, busy with a lively, buzzing atmosphere."
• "I imagine this would make conversation, on a date, quite difficult - it’s very noisy."
• "There is a cold atmosphere where there is a pressure to over buy."
• "Nothing more than just a beautifully decorated place!"

Service

Pros:

• "Staff gave a first class service."
• "Service is superb."
• "The service was excellent from every member of staff we interacted with."
• "Great service."
• "Service impeccable."
• "The service is immaculate and the food is superb."
• "Service was flawless, decor was outstanding."

Cons:

• "Terrible service. We were sat down as quickly as we were forgotten about."
• "The service was very rude and disrespectful."
• "The servers were at time inattentive or just avoided eye contact."
• "Service was kind but maybe a bit pushy."
• "However, the service needed a lot of improvement! As the waitress would top up our drinks she would constantly bump into you or lean over you and your dinner whilst eating."
• "Service was weird during the meal, took half an hour to get the bill."
• "Service was initially very attentive and then stopped entirely (no one came to take desert order until it was time for us to leave)."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The pork pie is a must."
• "Had the fish (battered cod), chips and mushy peas which was excellent."
• "Our starters were full of flavours and presented exquisitely on the plate."
• "Food flawless."
• "The crab omelette was tasty."
• "The food was delicious."
• "The food we had was amazing."

Cons:

• "Food though is both overly priced and just not that exceptional, in fact pretty ordinary which is a shame."
• "Pound for pound the worst meal of my life. Terrible seasoning and mediocre ingredient quality."
• "The food we ordered was UNCOOKED, tasteless and with no special attribute."
• "However the food is terrible, to the point of inedible."
• "The meat was not very tender and the sauce rather bland."
• "The Lemon sole was the most disappointing - dry, chewy texture and over seasoned."
• "The food, good but nothing exceptional and certainly not good value for money."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Not cheap but represents value for money."
• "Very reasonably priced, too."
• "£39.50 for 3 courses of this quality is great and all the food is tasty."
• "Definitely worth the money."
• "We think the price is quiet reasonable for a sunday roast."
• "It was good value for money for the quality."
• "We had the Sunday set menu which I believe represents good value for money."

Cons:

• "I found the price of the food was very expensive for what you got."
• "A bit pricey."
• "£3.50 for a side of avocado was a bit steep considering it was literally just half an avocado on a separate plate."
• "In total the meal cost £170 (with no alcohol, 2 courses) which in hindsight feels like a waste of money."
• "Lunch for 5 came to £800 and we all left with the same thought."
• "Wine list is eye wateringly expensive."
• "The final price tally including service fee night for two was $134 pounds. Grossly disappointing for the price."