Quo Vadis

Very pleasant experience last saturday evening,grown up service,excellent food and good atmosphere.Notable dishes were the Calfs brains,Veal Cutlet and Rib for two-puddings were possibly the weak link but may have been down to bad choice after rich main courses/starters.A good value bottle of Urbina “Reserva Especial” topped off an excellent meal.Well worth a visit if it stays this consistent.
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mal - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Monday, November 09, 2009

My partner & I took advantage of the set lunch earlier today after reading great reviews. Seated among the `expense account` customers and a sprinkling of luvvies we quickly realised that to get a decent meal in this establishment we would have to pay considerably more than the £17.50 for 2 courses plus service charge and an attempt to divest us of £2 p.p for some bread and butter. Now, this is not a vast sum BUT the food simply wasn`t worth it. Tasteless starters and quite poor main courses were offered but no enquiry made as to why they weren`t finished. We do take advantage of special offers made at some of London's finest restaurants and most are superb and those are the ones we revisit at other times. I`m afraid that the phrase `emperor`s new clothes` is the one that comes to my mind here. Still, it was a good excuse to conplete our dining experience at Chez Bertaux with a coffee and a magnificient pastry!
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marilyn terchin - View all reviews by this user
2 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 1
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

I'm not sure why Quo Vadis is so highly rated by others as I thought it was distinctly so so after a recent lunchtime visit. The room is pleasant and buzzy with the Soho business crowd and to my recollection the décor isn’t much changed from its previous incarnation.

Starters were ham hock terrine and whitebait which my host enjoyed although there isn’t an awful lot of cooking involved with this dish. The terrine was chunky but lacked flavour and would have been better accompanied by homemade chutney. We both then had rump steaks. These were poorly butchered and cut far too thin, so they covered much of the plate but were overcooked as medium to well done rather than the requested medium rare. It was probably impossible to cook them anything but medium or beyond. The flavour was good and the béarnaise was all it should be. Chips can no longer be simply cooked but have to be at least tripled cooked. As a diner I do not care that a chip is tripled cooked as long as it is good and these certainly were excellent and so they should be at £4.50.

At over £60, without any alcohol, the food was no more than average and represents poor value for money.
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6 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 4
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Early supper last night so restaurant was pretty quiet and lacking that bit of buzz. Most important though, the food was very good and served efficiently by pleasant waiting staff.

Only shortcomings were lack of acknowledgement of major allergies flagged up in our on-line booking. Top restaurants should take these things seriously. Also tables are v close together (a general problem in London restaurants). Prices towards the top end of what you'd expect from the best of the London eateries.

Overall though, a very nice experience and one I'd be happy to repeat.
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Mark
7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Tuesday, August 18, 2009