- 整體 4
- 食物 4
- 服務 4
- 氛圍 5
I've been to the original St Johns a couple of times, and am a big fan of the food, the ethos, and the vibe. My friend had longed to go so I took him for his birthday: we could only get a booking at Bread and Wine, but I was keen to check out the venue so there we went. The service was good, the atmosphere great as expected, the starters and small plates excellent. We weren't drinking so asked if there was juice and was told there was only mocktails, which meant almost a tenner for some elderflower soda, which was a bummer. The mains were the disappointment: the pigeon was lovely in flavour but the skin very flabby and hard to cut even with a steak knife, so we didn't get much from it despite our best elbow-grease efforts. When ordering I had asked how big the Hereford beef was (given the £36 price I actually wanted to make sure we weren't over-ordering), and was told it was a 'proper mains portion' good for sharing. What arrived were four coin-sized slices of (admittedly excellent) beef but I would not have ordered that had the portion been more accurately described. It was also a shame not to see the bone marrow on the menu, one dish my friend had most hoped to try, and that was always part of the gamble – yet a waiter whisked past us with plates of bone marrow for a table of four behind us while we were having our desserts.
The desserts were flawless, though very happy there.
I knew treating my friend would be pricey, as I'm familiar with the restaurant, but was a bit of a shame to spend £175 for lunch for two (with no alcohol) and not feel the meal was entirely up to snuff. Still love St John but think it's a safer bet to go for a smattering of small plates and desserts. And perhaps at Bread and Wine it is better to stick to the eponymous elements, which they do very well indeed.