Le Piaf (Wimbledon)

I have to agree with the majority of comment here. We were there for over two hours and in this time we managed to eat a main and be served one drink which we had to ask for. The food was satisfactory but when I go out for a meal and pay a 12.5% service charge I expect to get some bloody service. 30 minutes after we finished our main course we were finally asked if we would like a dessert menu and after waiting a further 30 minutes with no service we paid the bill, what I was paying for I'm not sure. I would like to point out that there were only about 20 people in the restaurant with many empty tables (hardly surprising) not really a pressing service for a Saturday night.

After checking the reviews for Le Piaf it seems we are not alone in the experience. I suggest someone in management takes on board the reviews and does something about it. Like many of the customers who have had a similar experience we will not return to Le Piaf because the food is average (what we managed to sample) but the staff and service is appalling. Good luck Le Piaf, you need it.
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charley pearce
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Saturday, June 07, 2008

Had dinner for two on Wednesday night and we were disappointed. The restaurant was a bit quiet for our liking although seemed nice enough. The food was average, but the total experience was spoiled by my very bad steak, which was not the rib eye on the menu and was very sinewy. When this was brought to the attention of the waitress she informed us that their supplier had been sending "bad meat" and that I was not the first person to have complained. Would have appreciated a discount or something to make up for it. Won't be going again.
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Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 5
Thursday, May 22, 2008

This should be quite an easy review to write. Just need to keep the scores up.

Everything (positive) that needs to be said about this restaurant appears to have already been said. Food - excellent. Good enough to warrant a repeat visit. Definitely good enough to point out to the staff.

Value for money was remarkable. With generously-sized portions such as these, coupled with the level of service received, one would be expecting to pay significantly more. That's not a cue to raise prices, by the way!

Our visit took place on a Saturday evening around 8pm, but the restaurant seemed to be a little empty for that time. This is not to say it was completely empty - but there were just a few more vacant seats than one would normally expect for the time. This isn't a major point, however, and may be down to the fact it was January.

All in all it was worth the trip to Wimbledon and I have no qualms recommending anyone to stop by.
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Alan Ingham - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Monday, January 28, 2008

Four of us ate here, we had four delicious starters, mains AND puddings! I'm vegetarian and highly recommend the aubergine, and the banoffi pie was even better than my Mum makes it! It was a lovely atmosphere, the staff were really friendly and polite, and it was busy enough to make you think it was popular, but not crowded. As a veggie I'm not usually a big fan of French food, but they have a great variety of dishes which I don't think are french! It was £150 (ie £37 each) for 4 starters, mains & desserts plus 2 bottles of wine, 2 beers and 2 soft drinks. In summary ... I'd definatly reccomend this place to anyone, and can't wait to go back.
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, December 07, 2007

a regular restaurant for me. Great food, great service, wonderful atmosphere. i recommend it to all.
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Hannah
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Saturday, May 05, 2007

a regular restaurant for me. Great food, great service, wonderful atmosphere. i recommend it to all.
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Hannah
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Saturday, May 05, 2007

Pleasant atmosphere, good service, surprisingly good food and excellent value (£10 for two courses). Would return and recommend.
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BeefQueen
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Food 7 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Awful...the 'rib of beef' was about 70% fat and gristle, and the broccoli an interesting two tone yellow and green, but the gravy was nice. They did knock £8 off the bill when we complained though, but we'll never go there again.
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Chris
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Food 0 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, October 23, 2006

An absolute joke of a restaurant if you can call it that....

Dont waste your time or money on this place...
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peter
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Thursday, August 24, 2006

This is a regular haunt of ours. Great local restaurant. Must have eaten there 20 times in the last 2 years. Consistently good.
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Lee
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Saturday, March 04, 2006