One Blenheim Terrace

I recently visited this restaurant and it is just what St. John's Wood needed. It is warm and inviting with knowledgable and attentive staff. As for the food it is amazing! Clever, innovative and so delicious. I would definitely recommend it and can't wait to return!
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, October 22, 2011

The hottest evening in the year we booked an outside table in this new restaurant. The manager showed as to the table it was very dark as it was 8pm, he had outside lamps which he said he would turn on for us.

Heading for nearly 10 minutes there was know waiter in sight so we were offered no drinks, no menus, no bread and no water..We were just left sitting in the dark dying for a drink on such a warm evening, I could see through the window that there were only one or two waiters on duty, it was not very busy for a Friday evening. I had to get up and go inside to find the manager to ask for all of the above and told him we had been waiting for nearly 10 minutes which is a long time when sitting in the dark and thirsty. A waiter came out carrying menus and said that they where short staffed tonight. We decided to leave as the manager had a very bad attitude and offered no apology...as a local person and a frequent restaurant user I cannot believe the attitude and poor service offered in this restaurant. Not the correct way to treat the locals.

The food may well have been very good but the level of poor service and attitude let this place down in a big way.
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RUANA - View all reviews by this user
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Friday, September 30, 2011

I visited the restaurant on a Saturday night before official opening and it really had a great buzz about it already. The food was delicious - a nicely structured menu - I chose confit duck that was fantastic and my date had the lamb, delicious as well. The menu had good variety, not too few or too many choices and everywhere some nice touches showing real thought. Wine list - not extensive, but well thought out. We had the Chateau Musar (second wine), not as "big" as the traditional Musar, but a better fit to the menu.

Service - very attentive and professional.

Decor - same as service, and comfortable.

Atmosphere - very, very good as the restaurant was full and attracted quite an interesting mix, probably due to its location in St John's Wood.

I would assume that it will be difficult to get a table on week-ends very soon!

Complaints? Sorry, but nothing really comes to mind!
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Jeff
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 7
Sunday, September 25, 2011

Eating at a restaurant before the official opening is fraught with risk - but not here! The biggest risk was how much food envy I would have, when I saw my fellow diner's dishes - I wanted them all. Luckily we did some swapping!

Classic English food with a twist is how I would describe it.

For example, liver and onions was my main. A herby crusted liver with some intermittent spices, surrounded by 10 little onions, alternating between a caramelised sweet pickled onion (wow, that is a surprise!) and something a bit like a mini onion bhaji (but lighter and tastier).

I had the 'cucumber sandwich for dessert - the cucumber and ginger sorbet that accompanies is phenomenally refreshing and palate cleansing.

We spent £135 for two, including coffee, and two bottles of wine (one a delicious bottle of 'Elysium' a Californina Black Muscat dessert wine that I now desperately want more of).

Nice level of customer service, from telephone booking through to them booking us a cab home. No dress code.
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Jim Lafferty
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Sunday, September 25, 2011