The Wolseley Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The lovely staff didn’t judge this solo diner for over ordering."
• "Thanks to Salvatore and Matthew. A big special thanks to Salvatore, your nice gesture really made our happy anniversary happier."
• "The staff were great, especially our trainee waiter."
• "Top notch service in a beautiful setting."
• "The customer service received by EVERYONE, was extraordinary, including the door greeter and the restroom attendant."
• "The staff are always super kind and attentive."
• "The Host is very friendly and the stuff very nice and caring."

Cons:

• "Waitstaff leaned over us to retrieve plates."
• "Overall I just don’t think it’s worth the price."
• "Prices are scarily high...about £10 for a bowl of porridge for example."
• "It’s a mid restaurant masquerading as something expensive/classy."
• "A classic example of a restaurant with loads of staff who try their best not to make eye contact with you."
• "The service was possibly the worst I have experienced to date in London from any restaurant."
• "Service was incredibly slow and no server checked on us, each time someone was needed, we had to somehow wave them down."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Hungarian goulash had a good flavor."
• "The breakfast was 10/10."
• "Especially the scone is the best I have ever had."
• "Everything was good, and the Eggs benedict was absolutely amazing."
• "Delightfully mouthwatering fare."
• "The food was really delicious. Everything we ordered looked and tasted amazing."
• "Steak tartare appears ordinary but it’s actually packed with flavors."

Cons:

• "The food was very average and I was disappointed."
• "Cakes weren’t nice, ended up not eating them."
• "The strudel was not particularly good."
• "We felt the food to be average, and some of the cakes were rather bland."
• "The sandwiches were filled with too much cream cheese and everything tasted sweet instead of savoury."
• "The food was average, and we've enjoyed better at a fraction of the cost."
• "The Chicken Soup with Dumplings was bland and only had three dumplings."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The setting is beautiful, in a storied building with an interesting history."
• "The ambience of The Wolseley was superb."
• "Absolutely beautiful restaurant with excellent service and phenomenal food!"
• "Inside ambiance is amazing."
• "The place is so traditionally posh British, it’s exactly what you imagine such a historical place to be."
• "The restaurant is so beautiful and has a lovely old-world classic feel."
• "The decor is stunning."

Cons:

• "The environment isn’t as elegant as from looking from the outside."
• "We were getting hot by the sunlight. I suspect anybody can stand sitting that spot that my eyes were hardly open."
• "The interiors are dark, understated and opulent which is perfect."
• "It’s way too close with other table and not very great for romantic occasion in my opinion."
• "The decor is gorgeous but in need of a refurbishment, tables are worn as is the interior and it’s crying out for A new lease of life."
• "the interior decoration was a major turn off with no outdoors seating area."
• "The beautiful environment was spoiled completely by the huge number of people crammed inside, and the resulting cacophony."