Sat June 29th 2006 Butlers Whart Chop House was supposed to be a treat for my parents. It was probably in my top 5 of all time dreadful restaurants. The sommelier felt the need to argue when he told us that the bottle of wine we had ordered was the last one so we had to change wine half way through the evening.

The service was shambolic. There was no consistency as you never get the same waiter. My monk fish was bland. The 'piece de resistance' was that I paid the bill with cash which I had discreetly counted under the table, and then the waiter proceeded to count it on the table in front of my parents. Even the manager tried to justify this! To be fair I did get my service tip back but I shall not be going back to Butlers Wharf Chop House.

Butlers Chop House is where Cato works now they no longer make Pink Panther films. Conran run, steak and kidney pud heaven. We love Butlers Chop House - palatial.

Very mediocre food. Like most Conran restaurants there is more style than substance. We had lunch there yesterday....£75 with only a couple of glasses of wine. The standard of cooking is surprisingly low, and the wait staff are only marginally capable...a couple don't speak English, for example. Lunch at the Ritz would have only been £20 more...with real cooking and real service. I'd avoid ANY of Conran's restaurants at this point...every time I go it's the same story...weak cooking, so-so service...high prices.

We went here on saturday evening, it was quite early so managed to get a table quite easy in the bar area. The food is good value for money, I had minced beef cobbler it was delicious!! I would recommend it to anyone. Just try it. The view's not bad either..