Alexanders at Limpsfield review by Alex
We went to Alexanders this afternoon to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary. My husband works in nearby Oxted so we know the area well and after reading reviews on this website we had high expectations.
The setting is beautiful and the place itself is a lovely old building wth lots of character. Having been shown our seats though, I coould'nt help but notice shabby cheap laminate flooring which looked really out of place against the lovely dark wood panelling and beautiful fireplace.
The menu was small but that is too be expected of a Sunday lunch menu - we were told that there was no more Beef leaving a choice of Chicken, Pork or Hallibut for the main course.
I choose a starter of pan fried Sea Bass, bream and scallop - which was beautiful - perfectly cooked and light as a feather. For main I had the Corn fed chicken breast - which was disappointing dry overcooked at the edges. My husband had the Lincolnshire Pork which was very tasty. Both meals were served with vegetables and roast potatoes which sadly were neither crunchy on the outside nor fluffy in the middle.
For dessert my husband had the Strawberry Muille-Fuille served with white chocolate ice-cream and I had the cheese board - both were delicious and beautifully presented.
I have often heard it said that you can tell a lot about a restaurant by the state of the toilets - well in this case i hope that saying is unrue. The ladies toilets are horrible - seriously in need of refurbishment.
I really dont mind paying high prices for exceptional food - especially on uch a special occasion but sadly this did not meet my expectations. It was nice - but for £80 for 2 (including 3 glasses of wine) I would have expected the main course to be a bit better. It was nice but not exceptional.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Overall rating 
Food 4 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3
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