Eating here a few times I have always considered the food to be a bit average but the location and the design of the restaurant is great.

My recent visit this restaurant has certainly lost its way with very poor food in fact I had a vegetarian mushroom dish which was disgusting.

The worst thing was after taking them to task on charging my 5 year old daughter £15.00 for a small amount of fish, one carrot and two very small potatoes they become rude and sarcastic.

My husband and I ate here (with some friends) within the last week and despite some issues with the food (see below) overall we found it to be a delightful experience and would recommend this establishment.

The restaurant is in a fabulous central location, the building is charming and the atmosphere is great- really buzzy. Franny and her staff were very welcoming and despite being rushed off their feet (the restaurant was very busy) still took the time to chat to their customers and give menu recommendations. The food was OK, however if I am honest not spectacular and needs a bit of further work.

What attracted us to the menu was the use of good fresh local ingredients however we found the execution of some of the dishes to be disappointing. The sea bass sashimi with parmesan risotto and red wine jus sounded amazing but in reality the very strong jus and parmesan flavours (both of which were applied far too liberally in my opinion for a clash of 2 very intense flavours rather than a pleasant hint of either) totally overpowered the fish and ruined what could have been a lovely delicate head turner of a dish. My husband found his Beef Carpaccio (starter) to be nice but the chicken terrine (I had) was a little dry and bland – the greengage chutney was flavoursome though. Others at our table had similar things to say about the lamb – tender, if a bit fatty, lamb (this doesn’t bother me though, I don’t mind, in fact quite like, fatty meat!) but sauce overpowering and made similar comments about the beef daube. The cheese board was a definite winner but the chocolate tart I had was very disappointing – very dry and lacking in the wow factor - and others on our table felt the cheesecake was a bit bland. I did however have a taste of some sorbet from one of my fellow diners plates and that was lovely!

Despite our comments about the food – which we hope are seen as constructive criticism rather than completely negative - we would still come back. This restaurant has all the makings of something really special, however, in my opinion I think the chef needs to trust his ability, let the flavours of the main dish ingredients speak for themselves and not mask them with overly heavy sauces and too many flavours.