Chapters All Day Dining

Ate here on Friday 15 Feb. Food was excellent. Four of us eating and everyone on a different track. Everyone agreed we had found a gem based on the service, quality and taste of the food, the very reasonable prices including the wine list. All of this 12 minutes by train from London Bridge Station. Based on our experience we would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant and indeed will undoubtedly eat there again the next time we are in London.
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Jim
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

We where invited to have a lunch at Chapter2. When we entered the restaurant the first thing we notice was the service and politeness of the waiters. After guided to our table the experience starts with a very taste full starter, a lovely main course and beautiful dessert.
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Wim
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Sunday, January 13, 2008

After wanting to visit Chapter Two for some time, I finally ate here recently, dining on the Christmas set menu as part of a group.

The interior of the restaurant is stylish and comfortable. and the restaurant clearly positions itself as a smart esatblishment. The service is slick and professional, if a little humourless at times - that said, I am a stickler for being served correctly (particularly in this age of 12.5% service charges being added automatically) and I was pleased that Chapter Two did not disappoint in this respect.

Really, the only area where I felt a bit let down was the food. My starter of a haddock and chive risotto was delicate and well-executed... it just wasn't particularly interesting. Although pleasant, the flavours were a little bland and the presentation was unimaginative. I found myself envying the more attractive (and substantial) pressed ham-hock, and the stylishly-presented Jerusalem artichoke soup (which was good, apparently).

I opted for the pork belly for my main course and was disappointed by how fatty it was. Obviously, the whole point of pork belly is that it's moist and contains some fat, but I've eaten this dish a number of times at leading London restaurants and it's always been far better than what I had at Chapter Two. Aside from the fattiness, it was a very unbalanced dish and required more vegetables than the singular accompanying potato. The vegetarian main course option was a macaroni cheese with some cauliflower, which was reported by my companion as being a bit bland.

Pudding was a definite improvement and I enjoyed the lemon posset - this would not have been my usual choice, but I felt overwhelmed by all the fatty pork of my main course, so couldn't face the cheese plate which would otherwise have really appealed. The lemon, apple compote and orange syrup flavours of the pudding were initially an assault on the tastebuds, but after a couple of bites it settled down and became a treat. I would perhaps suggest that the flavours be incorporated into a cheesecake, to stop the ingredients overpowering the diner, but it was certainly an interesting idea and I didn't regret my choice.

I felt that the 3 courses for £19.95 was really good value for a pleasant restaurant, but if I were to return I would want to sample the à la carte menu to see if the food improved at all.
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dawnage - View all reviews by this user
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Food 5 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Saturday, December 22, 2007

Lovely food, good and attentive service, nice interior and atmosphere-good for a special occassion!
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patsy
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Went to Chapter Two a fortnight ago for a Christmas meal. Our meals were good and we all had to admit that £25 for a 3 course meal of that standard was excellent. Where ours fell apart was the service. Two of our waiters' grasp of the English language was so poor we couldn't understand them, no wine or water was kept on the table, which was fair enough if someone ever bothered to check glasses. I lost count of how many times we had to ask for glasses to be refilled. Our main issue was with the bill. The manager refused to accept we had paid an £80 deposit as they had no record of it. Our friend who had made the booking had been taken ill and was unable to join us for the meal; she ended up with a phone call at 11 at night not only with us but also an obnoxious restaurant manager. She ended up emailing a copy of her bank statement to the restaurant to prove we'd paid! He then refused to apologise - it wasn't his fault / he was the middle man / there was no point being cross with him! A shame really, because it ruined an otherwise good evening and whatever good things the chef might be doing in the kitchen is being ruined for him by front of house. I won't now go back.
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Helen Hutton
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Food 9 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Monday, December 17, 2007

My party dine here recently, looking forward to it after dining at chapter One on several occasions. However, when we arrived we were shown into a make-shift area with no bar and no apperitif offered. We were then lead to our table, incorrectly so marched back to the waiting area, still thirsty. Upon being seated the table service was ok and the food only ok too, not up to the standards we thought it would be.
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CE
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Food 4 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 2
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Went last night for a treat with girlfried. Great relaxed atmosphere with good friendly service. Food was excellent and good value given the quality. Particularly good mains - the partridge was lovely - and nice desserts and cheese. Definately recommended.
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TD - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Sunday, November 11, 2007

We went last night after reading the reviews here and the food and service was fantastic, definately Michelin quality food. This is an exceptional restaurant and they have a summer promotion serving 3 courses for 19.95 Mon-Thur. My boyfriend didn't want to order desert because he thought that the first two courses we had surely couldn't be offered as part of the 19.95 menu. I asked the waiter and to our surprise we could order any dishes of the menu, it was not restricted choices for the 19.95. I could not fault this restaurant in any way and we would have payed 25.00 just for the main here and been happy to pay it. Our waitress was extremely friendly and knowledgable about their wine list and we had a fantastic bottle of red and a fabulous desert wine. We will become regulars, I am ready to book again for next week.
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J. Exton
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, August 24, 2007

After seeing Chapter Two Restaurant on BBC1 "The Tower" we booked a table on a busy Saturday night, you will not be dissapointed, well balanced menu with a chocolate fondant to die for, big praise the Chef and his team, Service was great which there was a good presence of the Manager on duty who ran the service to a fine art, keeping a close eye on all aspects of the evening, which is a rare sight these days where most work from the desk or back office. well done to all we shall be back very soon.....
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, July 30, 2007

The manager and staff at Chapter Two are second to none. We had been there twice when they started calling us "regulars" and they have always ensured we received the best table or fiitted us in at late notice. Compared to the other two quality restaurants in Blackheath Village, Chapter Two are better value for money, have michelin quality food and have exceptional service. Do yourself a favour, go.
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Katrina - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, July 13, 2007