Beauberry House

first time visit last sunday for brunch as we were celebrating an 80th birthday. both the food and the service were absolutely brilliant and the freebie house wine offer made for a reasonable bill at the end of a very pleasant afternoon.

Some of the decor needs a brush up but overall we were suitably impressed. will definitely return.
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ian
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, April 07, 2008

I went there last night with a friend for her 50th birthday, It was very quiet with few other diners, but we had a lovely meal which I could not fault even if I was being nit picking and the service was fine. I have been a number of times and always enjoyed the food but have not always found the service good when it was busy - I will certainly go back again as I love the design of the place, it is on my doorstep and the food is interesting without being weird!
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Jackie
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Friday, April 04, 2008

We visited Beauberry House on a Saturday evening and we were extremely disappointed; the service was abysmal. Our experience at Beauberry House was far from an enjoyable one. At first instance, the staff forgot to provide us with any bread, and then a series of mistakes were made with our appetisers and entrées at which point we were told that we would have to wait 20 minutes for our original orders. Following this the waiter then provided us with the wrong accompanying side dishes.

The alleged manager provided us with a couple of glasses of champagne to apologise, however he dropped a glass covering my partner in Champagne, which left her soaking wet. He apologised and provided us with a discounted bill at the end of the evening and invited us back the following week for a ‘meal on him’; he later confirmed it would be a totally free meal. We returned on the following Saturday and found there had been little improvement to the standards of service. As we left we were asked to pay 50% of the bill and told that he was not in fact the manager and he had no authority to offer a free meal as a means of an apology. We were even more outraged when the so called manager was confronted by the general manager to which he denied offering a ‘meal on him’. I would advise anyone to reconsider dining at Beauberry House in the near future; the service is far from satisfactory. I would expect more graceful service at The Harvester!
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Mr J Hunt
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Food 5 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 4
Monday, February 25, 2008

My party of 4 visited Beauberry House restaurant in Dulwich today for Sunday lunch as a birthday celebration. I'm afraid it was not a success. The weekend brunch is advertised as 2 courses for £18.50. We all ordered the roast leg of lamb with root vegetables. It appeared from the menu that roast potatoes were a side dish so we each ordered these. It then transpired that roast potatoes - or Beauberry House's version of roast potatoes - were part of the dish. Had this been clearer we may have ordered, and shared, different side dishes. Service was extremely slow. The main course, when it arrived, was delicious. There is nothing wrong with their cooking!

We had all forgone starters because the desert menu was so inviting but when we came to order desert we discovered that they had no deserts left although we were not the last patrons to take our seats. I can understand a popular desert being unavailable, or even two, but they had no deserts, and no alternatives at all available. Our table had been booked more than a week in advance and a mere counting of chairs could have told them how many diners to expect. To run out of all deserts before the end of service is pure bad planning.

Although I had been assured on the telephone that there was ample parking on the premises, the car park was full and our two cars were parked on the road resulting in each picking up a parking ticker for £120. We will not be going again!

In response to your advice, in the event of an unfavourable review, to first contact the restaurant, I tried to open their website but gave up. It takes an age to open and only displays a picture of the premises. I had the same problem trying to access their menus and ended up making a personal visit to get the details..
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Sheila Heath
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Food 10 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 7
Monday, February 18, 2008

we went to Beauberry House for sunday brunch last week which we really enjoyed. I have a daughter aged four and the staff really helped to entertain her. A Novelty to fing a kid friendly place. She is also very fussy and they prespared a meal especially for her. . I ate the traditional roast beef which was cooked perfectly. we havd a lovely Brunch and we will be returning very soon.
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Steph
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Friday, December 07, 2007

I live around the corner from Beauberry House and went there first shortly after it rebranded itself from Belair about 2 years ago and again a week or so ago. The first occasion was dissapointing (reasonable food/value but v.v.slow service, cold coffee, declined to pay service charge) but i'd thought I'd see if it had improved...sadly not, if anything worse. Food v.average, wine v.expensive, waiters completely useless...there was at least 1 waiter per table on account of the place being so empty and most distracting thing was the waiters pacing round an empty room and taking it in turns to pounce on unsuspecting diners like some stealth assassin and top wine up/enquire as to state of health, just to make it look like they were doing something useful.

Clealry they have sold out to become a wedding venue judging by the very ugly marquee which is permanently on the front lawn - a real shame and a hugely wasted opportunity. There are plenty of locals who would use the place..by comparison the Lord Palmerston in East Dulwich and the recently opened Rosendale are rammed on a Saturday evening..
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Pete
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Food 3 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Tuesday, October 30, 2007

We went there for my birthday dinner and they were great. They even organised a special birthday dessert for me. We were worried that the restaurant was going to be quiet but it was very busy. I had the black cod which was great I highly recommend it the champagne was not expensive at all especially compared to typical west end prices. My head definitely hurt the next morning though
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Maria Taylor
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, October 29, 2007

A surprising find in South London. Its located near the Rosendale pub which has just won Time Out award, and the restaurant here is a much nicer location. Its got stunning views over a park, a wine list thats massive, beautiful dining room with silver cutlery and linen table clothes. The food is good, great quality fillet steak, the sea bass with chorizo is well balanced, the lime parfait dessert was the highlight though. Beautiful presentation - the equal of Michelin starred kitchens, and lovely texture contrasts. The service too would not be out of place in some of Londons top restaurants. Efficient and professional but never seemed like we were being crowded. Hats off to the team here, we'll definately be back and would advise anyone who likes good food in elegant surroundings with calm service to try it too.
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Frank
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Friday, September 21, 2007

A great night out. Food was good. Service was excellent. Glad of assistance from sommelier who pointed us towards a great and excellent value Algerian! wine that cost under £20. Staff are efficient, without being too formal. From the other reviewers comment it seems you either love or hate this place, our table all loved it. Would reccomend. Set menu seems good value at £17.50 for 3 courses.
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J.A.
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, September 21, 2007

We ate at Beauberry House last night. I had high hopes for the food but thought my starter and main were a bit bland, sticky toffee pudding was alright. The staff were attentive but gave off the vibe of trying too hard. My water glass had to be sent back and the table was wobbly. Ok, not the worst of criticisms but these were all small things which detracted from what could have been a really nice evening. This was our first visit to the restaurant and I am not sure about giving them another go - it was not a cheap night out.
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M Rochester
Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 5
Sunday, July 08, 2007