London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants
Went here as recommended by a friend and sat in the dining room but ordered from the cafe menu (weird tables plonked outside in what seems to be a walkway) as it wasn't as expensive or fancy.
After flagging down staff who didn't seem too keen to attend to us, we all ordered the hamburgers which came with a bit of greenery and a side of potato wedges. We asked how the burgers came - whether medium or well done and the reply was 'we only do them standard'. Standard, by the way, appears to be 'pretty darn dry'.
The three burgers took half an hour to arrive, quite long considering it was lunch time and the place was nearly empty - no I'm not expecting MacDonalds here by any means, but generally lunch should be viewed as an hour window, and to spend over half of it waiting for a dish means no coffee or desert, which was the case here.
Anyway, summary of what I had: for £9, burger was a bit overdone and small, coming without any relish/sauce and plonked on a bigger bun that had been toasted black. Wedges were okay.
To top it off after we flagged down someone for the bill there was an extra random item on there. But to be fair it was promptly removed once pointed out.
The food and staff let this place down - pity as the room itself is quite glorious - high ceilings and big windows letting the light in. But unless I had an architect friend who was bound to this place and I could only visit them there, I'm afraid wouldn't pop back.
Check out my review of RIBA Cafe & Restaurant - I am Urbanite - on Qype
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