Sweetings review by Steven Rhodes
I love Sweetings. I love the bread and butter and the behind counter service. I love the tankards of black velvet and the display of wet fish at the front.
So, it is with considerable sadness that I state that I will never go there again; at least on my own account.
Because Sweetings is just too expensive and it is not worth the price. If you are going to charge £25-00 plus for a piece of fish then not only must it be top quality - and Sweetings' quality of fish is excellent - but it must be of a generous size and it must always be perfectly cooked. But the last piece of wild salmon I had there was distinctly towards the dry end and the piece of turbot I had three visits ago was, frankly, stingy and a very cartilaginous cut from near the tail that was poor value for money. At a busy lunchtime there was no time to send it back - but the truth is that it shouldn't have come out of the kitchen.
I'll say it again. I love the place. I love the charming Irish welcome, the attention to detail and the fact that a complex seating plan is well handled by the excellent front of house who always seem to know where you are at the bar. But it's such poor value for money that all those points rankle at the end of lunch when you get the bill.
This place will always be full, and for good reasons. But for me, this one is strictly for the expense account which, I suspect, explains the problem.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Overall rating 
Food 6 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 1
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