Sketch Gallery

Garbage! The first word that comes to mind after dining in the Gallery with some friends.

I was a little hesitant to go to the restaurant in the first place because it was popular a few years ago but my friend had already made a reservation and I thought I should give it go! What a mistake!

The food was awful and just like the last reviewer, I started with the scallops and oysters and the dish was awful. The seafood was covered in this yucky, green, slimy jelly. I didn't bother to eat it and I had informed the waiter about my unpleasant experience. He didn't seem to care or try to offer any alternatives. The main course wouldn't have been out of place in a Wetherspoons except for the astronomical prices. With the amount of money we spent, you could have eaten twice the amount of food at some of London's best restaurants. I was utterly disgusted at the bill. It made me sick to think of the amount I spent eating there.

The night we were there, the place was packed with skinny model-types and I understand why they like it - Sketch is most definitely the place I would go to if I didn't want to eat anything.
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F Bancroft
1 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

found it to be very interesting experience. food was extraordinary from what i have had before, but i tend to dine out more for work based dinners in more stuffy restaurants where its not very inventive. what can definitely be said here was that taste and looks of the dishes was very good indeed. definitely try again (with my boyfriend though!)
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angela porizzi
8 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

I took two friends and two clients at Sketch's Gallery yesterday and I have to say I was horrified at the food and the service as we found that some of the food servers were blatantly rude and unpleasant. For instance, when one of my friends called the food server to send the oysters and scallops starter back (nastiest thing I've ever tasted in my entire life) we were screamed at that they were 'really fresh, brought this morning'. We felt that was unnecessary as so was to order my client not to ' touch things' by another server who was pouring a sauce in a salad. My sea bass was mediocre at best, and the cauliflower and cheese sauce in it was quite strong and did not taste good. Also, have you ever been to a restaurant where the waiter yells 'You're kidding me, right?' after a customer orders a drink served in a certain way? It was pretentious, ridiculous, mediocre and inexcusable. I suggest that you feast your eyes on the place because the food and its servers will not leave a good a good aftertaste, or simply leave your money somewhere else.
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Karen O - View all reviews by this user
4 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 4
Tuesday, July 28, 2009