rosemary tate

Review of Restaurant 22

Not impressed.

Not impressed.
We went with high expectations to celebrate my daughter's birthday. We were shown to the upstairs room which was atmospheric and cosy.
However, we were very disappointed by the food. The menu was ambitious but the flavours just didn't seem to gel. I had tuna, with a concoction of other things, but it would have been much better on its own or with a simple horseradish sauce. My daughters and son in law made similar comments about their starters. The partridge was very average and tasted like chicken. The chicken dish was flavoursome but cold. We had to go downstairs to find a waiter to complain to. To their credit they replaced it, but unfortunately it meant a long gap and then we had to go downstairs again to find the waiter so we could order dessert.
The cheese board was the best thing on the menu - delicious.
This restaurant was not cheap. Maybe we picked an off night, but even if we did, none of the combinations seemed quite right. Sadly we wont be going again.