69-71 Westow Hill,
Crystal Palace,
London,
SE19 1TX
(020) 8761 1175
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We had a large family gathering here yesterday and enjoyed delicious food so all was thumbs up until the end of the meal. The head waiter was so very rude that now we, nor any of our friends or family, will eat here again. He came and demanded very loudly and aggressively that we vacate our table and leave immediately as they had another booking. I think he was unaware that one of the desserts was misordered so we had to wait longer for food than we would have otherwise. After another minute he came back and shouted at us to get out staraight away. We had just spend over £450 pounds and had enjoyed a great meal only to then be shouted at and hearded out of the restaurant like cattle. We had several OAPs with us one of whom was celebrating their birthday, no-one was at all loud or offensive and yet we were treated like animals. Sadly this ruined the evening for all. I truely hope this head waiter whoi wears a beaded necklace re-thinks his attitude and behaviour to his customers in future. Beware!
A hidden Gem, amazing food, great little bar and staff very friendly and chatty! highly recommend a visit.
Ate here on Saturday night and was really impressed with this restaurant in SE19. The food was very impressive almost west end, but without the cab ride home.
I had the steak tartare, cracking and they had the guts to serve with a raw hens egg, stuff the red tape. I think I'm old enough to make my own mind up if I should eat a raw egg or not. Good on them. Then I had the sea bream really tasty. All in all not bad not bad at all. Not surprising really as I found out nearly all the chefs are ex Harvey Nic's. A real gem.
Went to The Exhibition Rooms on a recommendation of a friend, don't know what took me so long to go there. Service was friendly, food was excellent and it was full on a Tuesday night, I am not surprised considering that you get a rump steak, chips, salad and a glass of wine for £10.95. My Boyfriend had the steak( perfectly cooked) and I had the salmon and we both had the most amazing chocolate fondant for dessert. Will definitely be going back soon
We went to The Exhibitions Rooms on 13.03.10, lunch time for my Birthday and also a for Mother's day treat. Not happy, Shoddy service, totally ignored by the 3 staff that were on the resturant floor. Waiter seemed to think that not using a pad and pen to write down our order would impress us, however, the wrong starters were served to two of our party and we had to wait 20 mins for it to be rectified.
The Main course arrived and the Pork belly was very nice, however the steak was chewy, hand made fries soggy and all mains turned up cold. The Saturday Lunch menu is £10 for 2 courses and £13 for 3 courses, which is extremly good value, but if you have to complain about 2 of the courses is it worth it?
Frankly it is a place where I will never set foot again.
I ordered a foie gras and chicken boudin blanc dish. When it arrived, they said, here is the "boudin blanc". I asked where the foie gras was and was told it was inside. Fair enough. So I tuck in, and surprise surprise it is really dry and very "chickeny". So i asked where the foie gras is and the waitress said the mix inside was 40% foie gras and 60% chicken. i point out there is no foie gras in that boudin and she tells me she trusts the chef (i.e. basically I am lying). Trust me, there was no foie gras in there. At 40% you would at least taste it!
Passing on that, we had ordered partridge. It arrived looking nicely pink, and by that I don't just mean pink in the middle, but raw! Burnt jus, bland sauce on top and it makes your most horrid mail meal.
Don't bother...
Love it, great food, great service, a well run bar restaurant that deserves to do well. If in the area, give it a go.
Visited the Exhibition Rooms for the 2nd time !st last November, 2nd this week and both times the service was great and the food was excellent. We will definitely be there when we are next in the area
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