All reader reviews by Anonymous

Rivington Bar & Grill

Have just been for the first time to Rivington Bar & Grill for lunch with my husband under the financial times offer i.e pay full price for one meal and £5 for another.

What a pleasant surprise. The restaurant is light and buzzy with a lovely atmosphere. Staff is extremely efficient and friendly. We both started with Salad of Rabbit with black pudding which was divine. For main course we had fish & chips which were perfect. Light batter and very tasty chips. Portions were big. Ended the meal with two double expressos, also very good, because even though the deserts did sound great we would not have been able to eat any more. Definitely will be back!

Friday, February 06, 2009
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10

Clarke's Restaurant

My husband and myself went to Clarke's last Saturday with two friends under a special offer deal advertised in the Financial Times. With vouchers you pay the price of one full meal and the second is £5. We thought with this offer in mind it would be fun to visit Clarke's. We were seated upstairs, nice table and very attentive service. Two in our group started with the terrine, which was fine but not special and the portion was small. I had Eggs Benedict which were ok but did not justify to price. Main course all of us had the Fishcake which arrived with approx. 5 potato chips. Again, nice but very standard brasserie food and nothing to justify the price. For sweet two of our group had cheese - fine but not exciting choice of cheese, two had the buttermilk waffle which apparently was nice. What really did shock all four of us was the bill: with service AND the special deal (so two full priced meals and two for £5) the bill came, after adding service, to £200. We had two bottles wine but both on the reasonable side and nothing excessive. We left the restaurant with a feeling of being ripped off i.e. being charged ridiculously high prices for not particularly special food. Expense accounts only, I would say.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1