All reader reviews by rara

Arbutus

First time to the restaurant and i can honestly say it was my last.

I have no idea how they still have hold of their michelin star. The service was awful, so much for service with a smile. Bread came out didnt get asked if we would like some just got the basket of bread shoved in front of our faces. Food was dissapointing had the porchetta serious over kill on the parmesan. looked boring on the plate, which also hadnt been polished properly. I had the plat du jour which was a roast chicken ballotine chicken was dry, chickpea puree was like eating sandpaper, veg was over seasoned. dessert well didnt bother save being dissapointed for a 3rd course. They were not very busy id say 10 people max including us. I expected a lot more. wish i had taken my money elsewhere maybe to wild honey.

Monday, November 16, 2009
Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0