Inn The Park

The food was very good, it's great when you can eat quality English food. The atmosphere was very romantic, the backdrop of St James' park is a very good attribute. The Service was very slack when we were here. They appeared to be shortstaffed and there were casual Cafe staff acting as waiters.
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Walerón - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Sunday, April 01, 2007

I had the most lovely meal in the most romantic of settings helped by the spring like day. The manager Ian was delightful and attentive although a very busy lunch.

The Calves liver was delicious and my boyfriend's chips were THE BEST. I cant wait to go again in the evening.
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Sally Gaywood
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 6
Friday, February 16, 2007

I had a birthday lunch here last sunday and what a way to see in my thirtieth year. The food was fantastic and the wine plentiful. The staff were really friendly, helpful and patient considering they were rushed off there feet when the weather suddenly brightened up and the place got packed.

I would definitely go back
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Sheriden Jones
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, January 16, 2007

I went to this restaurant to celebrate my birthday and was looking for something very special. Having arrived at 8pm on a Saturday evening, we realised we were the only ones in the restaurant! This didn't create a very good atmosphere. The food when it arrived was okay but not worth the money they charged, when you think 'I could have cooked this', then you know you're in the wrong place. When our desserts arrived I noticed something out of the corner of my eye, it was a mouse! When I called the waitress over she just said that they come in from the park, this just about topped off our evening! I was upset for my partner who paid over £100 and really wanted the night to be special but by the end of the night, all we could do was laugh!
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Jaime Kensley
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Food 3 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, January 15, 2007

Went there on a sunday lunch at 12:30 and informed them my girlfriend was leaving on a train at 2:30. We got a menu after 1/2 an hour, and 45 minutes later still no starter. I explained to the manager that we had to leave and were pretty disappointed - in his defence he gave us some sandwiches, drinks, cake for free and didn't charge us for the 2 glasses of wine.

Service pretty bad but I appreciate the fact that they tried to make it up to us.
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JB
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Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 5
Monday, December 04, 2006

Are you sure that you have the right Inn on the Park restaurant! This is the one at the end of Park Lane, near Hyde Park.

When I went the service was excellent, the food amazing and the desserts plentiful.
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caroline o''reilly
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Friday, November 03, 2006

Was part of the same wedding party, (brother of groom)refer previous comments by Sarah Flynn & have to agree with everything written. Terible service, food served cold, toilets a disgrace. All in all a horrible experience.
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Ashley Feerick - View all reviews by this user
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Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 1
Sunday, October 22, 2006

Possible the worst restaurant I have ever been to! Apart from the lovely setting the food was cold, half my meal was missing and the service was awful. Waiting an hour and 20 minutes for your main meal to arrive is totally unacceptable but didn't seem to bother the staff at all. Staff were very rude and the manager was no better and did not care when told that we had a terrible experience. They obviously don't care about their customers. My advice is avoid this place at all costs!!!
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Helen
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Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

We were invited to a wedding reception at the Inn the park on a sunny Saturday afternoon in October. Besides appearing completely unprepared for the size of our party (12) the tables were all miss-match and squeeze against the door, which resulted in most of the party having to wear jackets throughout the meal.

The food was fair to pretty bad, I opted for the safe option of a salad to start which was fine, but my mother had soup which was stone cold. Main again was average with the side veggies also being cold. As this was a celebration we also had bubbly which was served in PLASTIC flutes!! The wine was also served in heavy tumblers with no plates for the bread.

A word of warning regarding the children’s menu, our 2 (aged 2 & 5) ordered sausages and chips, the sausages made the elder boy sick as they were very spicy for a child’s pallet, the other child would not eat them at all.

Along with appalling service throughout the meal (waiting 20 mins for a bottle of wine) we were also told that of the 8 sweet options 4 were not available.

I have eaten out in various restaurants across the spectrum of cost and can safely say it has been a long time since I have had such a terrible experience.
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Sarah Flynn
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Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, October 16, 2006

I visited the restaurant at Saturday lunchtime. I thought the location was beautiful and was really looking forward to the meal. We were seated and our orders taken promptly. Our starters arrived quickly and were of a reasonable quality.

After 40 minutes of waiting we enquired where our main courses were and after another 20 minutes they arrived. One of our party had ordered twice cooked pork with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, quince jelly andapple sauce. It arrived with the quince jelly and a parsnip splodge. When it was questioned we were told it was a printing error on the menu. If we'd been told at the time of ordering she would have chosen an alternative. In the meantime we'd finished our wine and had requested more to eat with our meal. The waitress kindly brought our wine with her when she came to clear our meal. (which we sent back unopened)

We asked for the bill (another 15 minute wait) they'd kindly removed the service charge for all of problems and one of our meals. As we'd had such an awful lunch we asked for further compensation and after much discussion we had a bottle of wine removed from the bill. The 'manager' was rude and refused to make eye contact with any of our party. No one apologised at any point for any of the problems. None of our party will return.
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Jo Price
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Food 5 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Monday, October 16, 2006