109 - Richmond

Excellent as usual. Some nice new additions to the menu.

Upon arrival noticed a stale smell. Service friendly/efficient. Food quite good. Decor tired. Toilets smelt like chip shop, very old hand towels. Coats returned smelling of grease. Need to be dry cleaned. Disappointing experience.

Staff were lovely but the food was okay. Had lobster and seafood dish which must have been under the hot lamp while my husband’s being made as it was dried out. You could see where the sauce was and had to peel the dried mussels out the shell. Crab and grapefruit with a tomato sauce was a gamble and didn’t cash in as a starter. Ordered a £40 of wine which was okay but screw top which was slightly off putting.

Good simple food and service in a relaxed local setting.

Outstanding meal, had a wonderful evening. Service is excellent as is the whole experience.