Qype: The Red Pepper Restaurant in London

London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Italian & Pizza


On a saturday afternoon stroll through Little Venice and Maida Vale we chanced upon this place for a bit of afternoon tea - it was about 4:30 in the evening, the sun sinking slowly to the West. A waiter tottled over and gave us menus and we ordered some tea.

After a while he returned with tea and asked us if we wanted to see the wine menu 'no no, we're okay thanks'. He peered at us silently down the end of his nose and waited for us to order some food. We asked for a few more minutes and he moved to the side and waited. Under a bit of pressure and really just after a nibble we decided to share a cheese platter. 'We'll have the cheese platter please', I chimed politely. 'And for you?' he asked my silent partner. 'Oh we're sharing it'. The waiter looked at us one at a time, and headed off.

He begrudgingly brought us our cheese platter and asked if we'd like to see the dinner menu. At this time in the late afternoon I really didn't feel like we were in the way, and hated that this was implied. We repeated we would not be eating anything else and set upon our cheese platter. Not a large cheese platter by any account, but reasonably tasty. Before we'd finished our platter our waiter came over and put our bill on the table without a word and walked off and never came back.

A little surprised we eventually finished our platter, finished our tea and paid the bill, with no more 'assistance'. Because of this, I don't think I'll be coming back here. Pity I didn't get a chance to try the pizzas. :)

Check out my review of The Red Pepper Restaurant - I am Urbanite - on Qype