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Posh Restaurant - not so great - gwasi - 24-03-2007
Went to Edinburgh to a well repsected restaurant and, unfortunately, they seem to rely on their celebratory status rather than their food.
We walked down the alley way and we were faced with refuse bins - not a good start for a 2 rosette place. The place itself would have been more at home in Disney with the decor being over the top chocolate brown walls with drawings of skeletons, nymphs and wenches on the ceiling. Fake stone phinements (spelling), large wall tapestry and large toperies in the centre were an 'interesting' addition. Yo could call it Neo Gothic with a hint of Disney.
Sitting was for 1.45pm. The menus arrived along with a novel. The novel was the wine list and was a good 20 pages. Starters and mains were ordered. Half an hour later the starters arrived. The organic leaf salad was old and the balsamic olive oil dressing was more olive oil and no balsamic. The mussels were cooked well, the goats cheese tart was well presented and tasted good. Half an hour after the starters were taken away the mains arrived .... in dribs and drabs. The lamb had a lump of herbed mash on the top -lumpy. The pithivier of mushrooms - pastry was hard, the leeks over cooked. The fillet steak was returned as it arrived cooked medium well instead of meduim rare. The fish was cooked well. All the mains arrived luke warm. When we asked for the steak to be returned we were told that it would take 15 minutes - the attitude was 'who do you think you are?'. To placate us we were offered free tea and coffee.
The saving grace was the way the restaurant looked after a member of our party who had some food intolerances. That was impressive.
We will not be returning to this restaurant. We would rather go to the drab looking Italian where the food was impecable, hot, service excellent, even with the firey tempers.
Posh Restaurant - not so great - Cheffie - 25-03-2007
Thanks for the updates and the comments on the food - The placating 'free' tea and coffee sounds fun..
Especially at those prices :wall:
Posh Restaurant - not so great - Ade - 26-03-2007
Glad you enjoyed the meal, gwasi
Go on, give us the name, I don't want to end up in there.
Posh Restaurant - not so great - Hagar - 26-03-2007
Ade Wrote:Glad you enjoyed the meal, gwasi
Go on, give us the name, I don't want to end up in there.
Hear hear :beg:
Posh Restaurant - not so great - Cheffie - 26-03-2007
Hagar Wrote:Hear hear :beg:When you do make it over on your annual visits to see the geese :woof:..
I believe it is in your old home town. That is the restaurant she was referring to in her previous post.
[SIZE="1"]Gwasi.. this is your cue to come and confirm the lunch. Not with me
or any member of these forums.. but the one you were planning on having at the place you mentioned previously[/SIZE]http://www.globalbuzz-sa.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7529
[SIZE="1"]I am still intrigued by the steamed pithivier. Sad git.. I know :wall:
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Posh Restaurant - not so great - Ade - 27-03-2007
Ade Wrote:Go on, give us the name, I don't want to end up in there.Thanks, The Witchery, having seen the prices I think it highly unlikely I should ever end up in there anwyways :haha:
Posh Restaurant - not so great - gwasi - 27-03-2007
Cheffie Wrote:[SIZE="1"]I am still intrigued by the steamed pithivier. Sad git.. I know :wall:
don't be so intrigued by the steamed pithivier - it's not worth it. Will have a baked on next time
Oh well live and learn