I have to say after the hype I was expecting more of the food at Maze. Not because the ingredients are not top quality (they clearly are) but the menu is rather inaccessible to someone such as myself who is allergic to fish.
Almost everything on the menu was composed heavily of fish, and of the few dishes that weren't I found that other unusual ingredients put me off (e.g. snails).
As such I had to ask 'off menu' and was very happy with the result. My steak was cooked to perfection and they withheld the snails, much to my stomach's grateful relief.
However I do think that the mark of a truly good menu is one which caters to all tastes, and like the other reviewer I agree that the atmosphere at Maze is rather downbeat. Possibly because the location means that the bar is solely used by people waiting for tables rather than passing trade, and as such lacks the vibrancy that one might otherwise expect.
The waiting staff were excellent, although at one point the waitress actually wrestled a bottle of wine out of my grip as I was filling my empty glass, which I thought was a bridge too far in terms of obeisance to customer satisfaction training.
A good effort. A more accessible menu would encourage a repeat visit, but if Maze persists in the fish theme I will have to continue to pass.