Shambles Bar & Restaurant

We are locals and I usually eat in the bar with friends and excellent bar meals.

Yesterday my husband and I decided to eat in the restaurant for a change. We paid £98 for two starters, two mains and two puddings, a glass of rose and two G&Ts. Service included. The starters were average and the mains excellent. The puds were just ice-cream. We had a nice time but it wasn't worth £98. And no basket of bread left on the table to mop up juice which always annoys my husband.

There is a lot of competition in Teddington, though a number of restaurants close in August. I think Shambles is going to have to drop its restaurant prices particularly when the new Raymond Blanc opens. Shambles is a very nice place and it would be a pity if it priced itself out of the market.
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8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 4
Friday, August 27, 2010

My patner and I visited this restaurant yesterday evening and we had a great night. Food is excellent as well as the service. I had the pleasure to meet the head chef Massino and the manager, his sister Margarita, who are lovely friendly people. The waiter who served us, Alessio was very helpful and he showed us around. At the back they have a marvellous rear garden, a patio area where people can go and smoke cigars, a "bocce" area (bocce= ball sport belonging to the boules sport family) and an allotment with apple trees, figs, cubbage, tomatoes, olives trees... Everything was just perfect and we shall certainly go back again. We are planning to go on a Sunday and try their special roast with an Italian Taste.

Oops...forgot to mention that they serve their own made pasta and bread!
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alessia
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, July 17, 2010