The Warrington by Gordon Ramsay

Was there last night (tuesday) for a christmas meal with ex colleagues.

We started for a drink downstairs, great building but eastern european staff messed up most of the orders.

We ventured up stairs having heard it was a Gordon Ramsay restaurant with great expectations for a great evening and meal.

It was about 9 o'clock and it was empty. I thought it was closed until a waiter peaked round the kitchen door. Can I help you. Yes please a table for 12... his eyes lit up.

One of us had a starter other all having just the main course.

Average but very small pasta dish £18.

My fillet steak was the size of a small mobile phone with 1 onion ring and 1 mushroom - £28 all on a block of wood which was dirty around the edge.

I counted the chips (extra) 8 in number. I had asked for a medium - rare steak it came back medium well. Very chewy more like a harvester steak but 4 times the price. No one had a good word to say about thier meal.

Needless to say won't be going back....
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1 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

I have visited The Warrington on a few occasions and the place is a great spot for drinks and food. The service is quite relaxed but this is a gastro pub so it seems very appropriate. Waiting staff are attentive and smiley. Considering it's one of Ramsay's establishments, the food is reasonably priced and I love their salt beef. And on occasions you can spot an A list celebrity at the next table. Great place and really recommended. Don't be put off by some negative comments here.
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Had a meal on Sunday. I'm allergic to nuts and was very careful when chosing my food. However, despite my precautions I had a mild reaction. I informed the waitress of this and was told that 'most people who have allergies don't eat'. I informed her as a precaution for other diners.

I felt she was rude and incredibly condescending. The service and manner of the staff leave.something to be desired.
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Liz
4 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 5
Sunday, April 10, 2011

We went there last Sunday and I was amazed at the poor quality of the food. I paid £18 for the roast beef but was unable to cut through it with my knife let alone get through it with my teeth and had to leave it. On complaining I received a free dessert worth £6... but that wasn't the issue. I have never eaten worse beef and would only recommend the Warrington as a pleasant if expensive place to go for a drink. Gordon talks a good game but with The Warrington certainly doesn't deliver.
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Graham
3 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, April 05, 2011

We went there last Thursday evening. The rabbit pasty starter with picalilli was acceptable if slightly unexciting. My cod however was awful; it had a highly unpleasant acidic, ammonia like taste which fresh fish should not have. I sent this back and the waitress returned with her well rehearsed lines clearly drummed into her: 'The head chef has tasted the fish and it is fine'. That was me told. I chose the sea bass instead which was decently cooked, but its prawn broth tasted suspiciously like canned fish soup. I ordered a second bottle of wine as we had finished the first while waiting for my alternative main course. The look on the waiter's face said palpable relief that they had sold something to make up for the wasted cod. I really wish now that I had asked to see the manager if there had been one in attendance. What shocked me was how unapologetic and vehement they were that I must be wrong and that is no way to treat customers in my opinion. I also heard the waiting staff muttering about too many customers ordering tap water. This place is clearly on its uppers and I would advise you to steer well clear.
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Cameron - View all reviews by this user
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Saturday, April 02, 2011

We went to The Warrington tonight to join the Monday night pub quiz and have a few drinks and a bite to eat at the same time. The quiz was fun and a bargain at £1.50 per person. Shame I can't say the same about the food! Not eating meat, there were v few options for me as half the menu seemed to contain sausages (sausage roll, honey/mustard sausages, sausage in a bap...) and the other half included beef or lamb. There was no indication on the menu which dishes were suitable for vegetarians (eg Ploughman's - with or without ham?) I had the choice between a dull sounding tomato/aubergine quiche, breaded coley pieces and chips or a smoked salmon, avocado and spinach salad for £12.95, which struck me as pricey for what is basically a v ornate pub. I went for the coley pieces for £8.95. I got four smallish goujons of odd-tasting fish in a paper cone atop some v floury, slightly undercooked chips. Desserts were slightly better, with a warming vanilla rice pudding with apricot compote (actually, three tiny pieces of preserved apricot, rather than the jam I was expecting) and a tasty mi-cuit chocolate brownie that oozed chocolate gloopiness under a crisp cinnamon sprinkled lid.

I would go here again for the quiz and the nice surroundings - but not for the food.
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4 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 2
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Fantastic place, full of rustic english charm, and a gentle buzz that adds something special to the establishment. A relaxed feel is aided by the friendlyness of the staff, added to this, simple and delicious food, served in the perfect sized portion. Highly recommended if you want a small lunch time meal
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John Smyth
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Sunday, August 29, 2010

I must have had totally different expectations to other reviewers before visiting the Warrington. Firstly the pub - perhaps a decent boozer but on the day smelly and full of characters I would expect to see around Wetherspoon's, no GR's venue. Not impressed at all.

Fortunately the upstairs (as someone rightly mentioned before) is a totally different planet, the planet I actually very much enjoyed.

The restaurant was rather empty when we started but go almost full by the end of the meal, not too loud but not completely quiet either.

Ordered from the set summer menu and what landed on the table was nicely executed, tasty and really good value. Had salt beef (very nice indeed) and an absolutely fantastic trout with lentils. Puddings might have been average but for the price of a pub meal the value was unbeatable.

Our waitress did a great job as well and, what not always seems to be the case, did not have a problem with bringing a drink from downstairs as I wanted to stick a particular brand of beer.

Overall a nice evening without denting my pocket.
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Peterson - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The Warrington is the least impressive of Mr Ramsay's ventures. At the heart of its failings is a severe case of identity crisis.

My girlfriend booked the table at short notice and having heard very little about the place I wasn't sure whether to expect fine dining or posh pub grub. Upon arriving, you'd suspect the later. Enter the charming 19th century 'tavern' and you're immediately greeted by a hoard of noisy revellers swilling their ales and belting out tuneless anthems. There's a delightful smell of home cooking and drunken merriment in the air. Yes I felt overdressed, but I was pleasantly surprised. I rolled up my sleeves and prepared the taste buds for big bistro burgers, and sticky toffee pudding with lashings of custard.

I couldn't have been further from the truth. As we made our way up the stairs to the restaurant itself, a wild transformation takes place. The rustic theme quickly fades and the yells and cheers become a distant memory. In it's place, a very ordinary Victorian dinning hall with the obligatory chandeliers and run of the mill decor. Couples chew routinely and waiters drift about in a stupor. The only noise now is the sound of chinking cutlery. I'm feeling distinctly underdressed and swiftly roll down my sleeves. Confused, my taste buds look for guidance...I'm not sure what to tell them. My girlfriend yawns.

Unfortunately the food is equally disappointing. Our starter of crab and cheese soufflé taste like scrambled egg and the crab must have done a runner. My main of braised lamb and mash was one dimensional whilst the other half's trout and spiced lentils reminded me of prawn cocktail crisps. I did get my sticky toffee pudding but it was dry and they scrimped on the custard. I was so depressed I didn't have the energy to ask for more.

Had the restaurant and menu matched the character and charm of the bar and building itself, Ramsay would be onto a winner. As it stands the Warrington is tired and uninspiring. If you happen to carelessly stumble inside one day, I implore you to stay downstairs.
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Olly - West Hampstead
5 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 5
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Appalling, amateur, inattentive and slow service. Ten minutes wait for a menu which I had to ask for. Dreadful food! Nothing good to say about it. Overcooked, overseasoned and flavours which should never be on the same plate. Ready made desserts from a packet! Of dear Gordon, how the mighty have fallen!
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0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Monday, March 15, 2010