Boisdale of Bishopsgate

Im afraid to say this was an expensive and not very good meal.

Food was okay but prices are high (£25 plus for a steak) and the service was terrible. We had to carry our own wine including glasses and ice bucket downstairs when we wanted to go to our table. The manager spent the night sitting at a table talking and didn't seemed concerened anything.

To top it of i have never seen a wine list that states the wine must be paid for even if it corked or out of condition. Wines on the list were also not cheap, Craggy range sauvignon blanc for £35 is lot more than other city places.

Decor also looks tired.
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Chris - View all reviews by this user
Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 4
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

An incredibly outdated place - garish tartan colour scheme throughout, a cloakroom attendant dressed like something from 'Are You Being Served?', and a distinctly brusque, old-fashioned attitude to service, which harks back to the days when patrons were treated more as an annoyance than as guests.

Anyway, some people like the old-school vibe, especially in these parts, where you still find the odd ruddy-faced City gent happily ensconced underground in a dimly lit corner with his scotch.

The food, however, is radically overpriced (£28.50 for a steak served with sauted potatoes - not really chunky chips, to be honest - plus a grilled tomato!) and scarcely lives up to the prices. I had the meat of the day for a more reasonable £14 - two wild boar sausages with spinach (a tiny table spoon of the stuff) and garlic mash (very buttery). If the prices were more of this level, I might like the place more. As it is, I feel it manages to get away with these prices only based on a certain type of clientele which, I imagine, will continue to wither away. Won't be returning, there are better places in the City for lunch - eg 1 Lombard.
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Pete
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Food 4 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 2
Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Went for office Xmas lunch. Food was good, considering the difficulties most places have with catering for large parties. The senior waitress was quite aggressive, bordering on rude though, and the chairs were flimsy and uncomfortable.
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Food 5 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Monday, December 19, 2005

Absolutely great restaurant if you like meat. The service is great, the wine is good. The price tag is ... high. You get what you pay for. If you haven't been there yet, you must go!
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Peter
Friday, November 18, 2005

I enjoyed an excellent lunch at Boisdale recently. Don#t be put off by the location (its down a tiny alleyway next door to Dirty Dicks) or indeed the decor, which is not in the first flush of youth. Focus on the food. Fresh, simply cooked and well presented dishes, this restaurant trades on being Scottish themed, so go with it and enjoy the fresh salmon, the Aberdeen Angus steaks, the little haggis (not sure what plural of haggis is - "haggi"?).

Good value, pleasant atmosphere, quality food - highly recommended!!
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Lankyloid - View all reviews by this user
Friday, September 30, 2005

Excellent food and service, with the emphasis on fine Scottish Fare. I have only been in for lunch so far. The steaks are mouthwatering and the haggis sublime. The fish is top quality also.
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John Munro
Wednesday, August 31, 2005