Must admit, I was really disappointed by the Gilbe...

Must admit, I was really disappointed by the Gilbert Scott. The quality of the cooking was fine (although the Dauphines potatoes were screaming for some cream), but the menu itself is bang average. There's nothing to get overly excited by, nothing to challenge nor surprise. There's certainly nothing to justify the price tag either. The service was very slap-dash. I counted at least six waitstaff who attended our table, and also had to call for them multiple times, which shows no real attention was paid to us. The dining room itself is lovely, but the defining feature of a meal shouldn't be its setting. All in all, I can't completely slate the Gilbert Scott, but I can't recommend it either. A highly disappointing venture by a chef of Marcus Wareing's calibre.