The Traditional English Restaurants of London

"Indifferent food and service with attitude -a "British Tradition" in the heart of the capital. A Saturday night visit was met with a feeling that the staff rather wished that we would go away, sit down in the corner or just not get in their way. The Crab Bisque was thin and weak but the Fish & Chips £12.50 were good - only let down by pureed frozen peas instead of mushy peas. Oh for Batchelor's. My partner's Dover Sole Meuniere would have been good if it hadn't been covered with capers, £23. The side orders of French beans and creamed potatoes were excellent but at £5 each a little pricy. The final straw was, having added 12.5% service and £2 cover charge, the credit slip was left open for further gratuities. "