Victoria Tigwell

Review of The River Cafe - London

I was there about two weeks ago. The food was eve...

I was there about two weeks ago. The food was everything I expected, people watching was great, as well. My favorite was the panna cotta with grappa which I have since made from the cookbook. One negative is this. We ate outside and the venting chimney for their oven spewed a big piece of charcoal out which floated down and landed on my white skirt. A server/manager, not sure which, came over and apologized and offered to get me a wet cloth. That was the last I saw of him. We had charcoal all over our tablecloth, too. Service was just ok. The table next to us though had servers all over the place so maybe it depends on who you are. The chimney however appears to be indiscriminate:)