Carnaby Restaurant

Myself and a friend came here last night on the Times eat out for £10 offer. There was only one other couple in the restaurant for the duration of our meal, which caused a lack of atmosphere and the service was a little too speedy.

We both had two courses, the starters were excellent and I could not fault mine. We both had the "insalata"; the slow roasted tomatoes with garlic goats cheese was a melt-in-your-mouth combination.

For main I had salmon, which was slightly bland, on a bed of roquette mash and my friend had the chicken breast which came with a rich and delicious jus.

Although we were on the Times offer, we were pushed quite heavily for wine, coffee and dessert and were made to feel a little stingy, despite being there on a cheap deal.

The charge of £5.50 for a bottle of fizzy water went someway to relieve our guilt for not being the biggest of spenders!

Overall I would only go back to this restaurant if it was on a special offer. Although the food is very good, when you consider the ambience and service, the overall feeling is that you can get more for your money elsewhere.
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Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 7
Thursday, January 19, 2006