Great welcome, attentive service and comfortable, stylish decor. The menu is always innovative although this visit not quite 100% hence the 4 stars. Nevertheless, I am being extremely critical and look forward to my next visit.
Absolutely love the restaurant, from the decor to the friendly staff and reasonably priced food. Have been eating here for a long time a great venue for romance or a catch up.
The food is good quality here and staff are friendly
Parking is provided too and you can hire a private party room with bar upstairs
Not the best menu and food a little disappointing probably due to a busy Saturday night. The wine however was excellent.
Stirling food at reasonable prices in a grown up environment
Amazing food and amazing service!! Never fail to be impressed and it s great value for money!
Really excellent fine dining food, service, ambiance and prices reasonably given this.
Why not 5 stars? I don't love fancy food, I love Mexican, Asian fusion, Turkish etc, so it's just personal preference.
food is amazing, my partner n I really enjoy each dish throughout the 3 courses dinner. Their service is fabulous and I'm really looking forward to have my wedding breakfast n reception there!!!!
It's no surprise that this restaurant has lost its Michelin star (some time ago) and is resting entirely on its laurels of its once stellar reputation (cerca 2012).
Behind the menu's cryptic gourmet-speak, random combinations of incompatible flavours, desperate to be innovative, simply disappoint.
The experience was marred further by an inexplicably packed car park with no valet and a level of service several degrees inferior to a casual diner.
Presentation, in particular was amateurish, ranging from a symmetrical collage of salmon slices and sauce blobs to a shrunken steak served completely naked in the middle of a run of the mill dinner plate. Admittedly, the steak was tasty and only a little overdone on one side.
The casual disregard, and possibly short staffed, experience with the servers was frustrating. I was eventually forced to call out rudely to order drinks. A smarter restaurant would ensure my glass was never empty.
Despite an inviting exterior, the interior design is thoroughly disappointing, as was the whole experience especially considering the price.
Not recommended at all.
For the first time I left Chapter One disappointed with the meal my wife and I had eaten. Maybe Monday night is the regular chef s day off but on the salmon starter the fish was seriously undercooked. By contrast my jugged hare was More
We went out for the Patricks Day meal served in the Brasserie. The pea and ham soup and Irish stew were very enjoyable. They were very tasty and filling. There were two other courses which were also enjoyable.
The restaurant was understandably quiet and the meal was probably our last at a restaurant for a while. However; when the government advice changes we will be returning.
About 30 attended a 70th birthday celebration and all said they thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice place, excellent food and service.
Our first visit to Chapter One for an Anniversary meal did not disappoint.
Whole experience couldn't be faulted from start to finish.
Friendly staff, delicious food &(excellent company!)
Will be returning
Irish tasting menu. We had another lovely lunch at Chapter One. Amazingly friendly staff and suitable for children (we went with our toddler and baby). The tasting menu was novel and well worth the visit.
Had an outstanding dinner here recently. Both the lamb sweetbreads & the grain fed rib eye steak I ordered were terrific.
The food and service are exceptional. We save C1 as our special occasions restaurant to maintain the feeling of a first time experience every time we visit and are never disappointed.
The food is amazing the waiting is good, I love to go there
Grouse tasting menu was excellent. Service top notch. On this form could get its Michelin star back
Fairly underwhelming. Big reputation, but personally I found the the food to be decent, but far from standout. The service was probably the disappointing part of the experience - really rather mediocre. Perhaps an off day, but I wouldn't be likely to return.
Great restaurant in an area not known for its food. They do a wonderful job keeping the cost down and the food experience up.
I have now dined twice at Chapter One and it is now my favourite place to eat. Brilliantly cooked food served at the highest quality.
A must visit venue
Excellent very high end food with superb wine list to accompany. Service is attentive and both professional and knowledgeable. Look out for the set menus and special offer promotions as ways of keeping the costs down a bit. Next time we will try the brasserie which looks good value for money.
Worth a visit.
Had a 3 course meal from the daily menu and I enjoyed each dish.
The staff made us feel very welcome.
Pleasant surroundings and good food. Plenty of parking.
Nicely redecorated recently, food was very good and service excellent highly recommended.
This is really unique dining experience staff are very attentive one for special occassion
Excellent venue for a party in the upstairs function room.
Fantastic meal again. The staff are so attentive without intruding. It always feels like a special occasion when we dine at Chapter One.
Excellent venue. Delicious food, attentive service. The lunch and daily menus are exceptional value for money considering the calibre of this place. Highly recommend treating oneself to a gourmet evening as well.
A wonderful restaurant with wonderful food and wonderful service
We had a very good evening. Menu was carefully crafted to provide something for everyone and the jugged hare starter never fails. Wine list is excellent with decent bottles available at all price points. Service was great and all our food was spot on.
Excellent food, wine and service. Will be returning
The food is consistently well prepared and tasty, employees hands out good service. I liked how clean it is and character. I highly recommend this place.
Delicious food and amazing service, staff were so attentive. Will definitely visit again.
Very nice modern restaurant with excellent service. Food was to an excellent high standard and reasonably priced given the excellent level of service provided and high quality of the cusine.
Chapter One is clearly striving to offer the perfect dining experience and, for the most part, succeeds. Ordinarily I would award 5* for the quality of meal I was provided however given the perfectionist targets of the restaurant I feel the few minor niggles I did experience should be taken into account for this class of establishment.
The three main little niggles:
-Some very untidy cabling just outside the main door.
-I was unfortunate enough to have a seat rather close to the cheese cart. I do love a bit of cheese but the smell of some potent European cheeses doesn't fit in with every course.
-The room was rather noisy during my visit. Being busy is of course a good sign but we did find ourselves having to shout a little to hear each other at the table. A few soft furnishings could help dissipate some of the echo.
Now I have been exceedingly picky but only because I feel it is a resteraunt that should, and likely will, offer perfect dining.
I would happily go there again and provided I'm not sat next to the cheese I'd likely update to a full 5.
I love this place. The food is sensational and they have a great wine list. I have been there a number of times. One of the items on the desert menu is a selection of deserts which allows you to taste all of them - heaven (be wise and share this between two - its huge)! My only advice would be not to have any bread beforehand as you'll regret it later as you'll have no space left!
Truly amazing experience, food was exceptional and service impeccable. Highly recommended.
Went here this afternoon for our 25th Anniversary lunch. Food was delicious and staff excellent service with a genuine smile.
Fantastic service and a beautifully cooked steak in a Josper oven.
This was the first time we went to Chapters for Lunch and it was lovely. Fantastic food and service.
Absolutely devine!
The food is amazing, such a stunning menu & so much choice. Food is cooked to perfection & the staff are brilliant. Very attentive but not pestering which makes a change. 10/10 Amy
Superb food. Great service. Still a favourite. Love this restaurant.
Great service, high quality food and a magnificent wine list. We've now been here twice and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves both times. An imaginative menu which caters for a broad range of tastes, without trying to be all things to all people.We felt it was good value, with portions the size you expect when eating high-quality food, rather than just seeking out high-quantity. We certainly didn't leave hungry!
We went to Chapter One for a special occasion, and to break the monotony of life with Coronavirus. Only once or twice a year, they hold an evening 7 course Tasting Menu, which is always very popular. We were only able to get a table due to a cancellation. Every course was memorable, and with the accompanying wine flight, the evening passed very pleasantly before the 10pm deadline for closure. A real treat in these restricted times.
Due to Covid regulations, each table was well spaced, hand sanitisation was mandatory, and the staff were very professional.
I will certainly be attempting to book again, once next years dates are announced.
Very nice place , staff very professional food excellent
Very good full course meal! I just felt they needed additional lighting.
Went there for birthday meal. Service is top notch staff are very attentive food is the best ever . If you really want to treat someone for any reason go there you will never regret it and you will want to go back for more. We did .
Great food great service, one of the few places where you can have game in London!
What can I say... wow, 100% worth the visit.
Highly trained staff, faultless service, amazingly presented food which tastes amazing.
Steak was just perfectly cook, the ravioli starter...well a work of art!
I could go on and on, but maybe you should take a punt and give it a go yourself! Definitely once in a full moon experience but worth it.
I took my wife here for her 50th and as usual the service and most importantly the food was amazing . I cannot recommend Chapter One more, if you enjoy impressive food you have to eat here, there is a wide variety to choose from and several menus to select from . We ate in the Brasserie starting with Crab and avocado on toasted sour dough bread followed by fillet and rib eye steak which was melt in the mouth . Pay a visit .
Mmmmm. Was good last time. Not sure I will go back again, unless someone else pays for the sub-par service. Food was good though.
We have now visited several times for both lunch and dinner, including an engagement lunch for two and a postwedding meal for ten. That says something for the ambience ! We were consistentlyImpressed with the choice of dishes available in a varied, changing menu and also by the quality of the food, wine and service each time. Thoroughly recommended for special occasions.
Excellent taster menu - 7 courses great value and fantastic service. Even better value with the pairing wine!
Dinner Date For Two - excellent value and wonderful food. A great treat in these difficult times. Cooking instructions also supplied. Well done to the team at Chapter 1! Can t wait to do it again!!
I've been to this restaurant approximately a dozen times over the last 10 years and it's been fairly consistent. They had a wobble a couple of years ago and lost their Michelin star, but I've been back a few times since and it seems to have improved again.
I did once go a bit off piste and order an eel terrine which was not good, but if you stick to sensible choices instead of assuming that everything on the menu should be excellent, you won't go too far wrong. It's good value for money at around 1 Michelin star quality.
We went here for a joint celebration, 10 year wedding anniversary and 40th birthday. We decided to spoil ourselves with the tasting menu plus the accompanying wines the sommelier had selected. Everything was beautifully cooked, seasoned and presented. The waiter explained each dish but kept it short and sweet. The sommelier also presented each wine with a little info which was interesting. Delighted to receive individual mini celebration cakes at the end, a lovely touch. The atmosphere was elegant and also warm and inviting. Everything beautifully clean and well cared for. Would happily go back whenever I got the chance.
Nice staff, relaxed atmosphere (which is good for a smart restaurant) interesting food and wine.
Difflecult to access, food first class, no complaints at all, lots and lots of staff, well manoured and helpful , but in a restraunt offering fine dineing , and the amount of staff , why would I have to pour the wine , is no one one observing from a discrete distance, I would return , but I left feeling disappointed , and for the cost , which was not a issue , but hoped I would feel that wow factor , but sadly I did not
A welcome change of ownership. Still a very special place for me to dine with nearest and dearest. Food is good value for money.
Lovely food quality service an enjoyable evening out
Amazing food and staff. Can't do enough to make your meal a pleasant experience and very knowledgeable sommelier too
We came for a new year's eve meal with family. The food was absolutely fantastic, each plate looked amazing and tasted sensational. The croissant bread was to die for even before the meal began! It was the best beef dish I have ever eaten, it literally melted in the mouth and the chocolate pudding and brandy snap were delicious. The kids had chocolate fondant desert and were desperate for us to get the recipe. I had mocktails as I was driving, can thoroughly recommend the pina colada, it wasn't too sweet as some are and the mojito, very refreshing. Atmosphere was great, as you would expect and fellow dinners all joining in with welcoming in the new year. It was a wonderful experience and a pleasure to remember now we are into Veganuary!
Amazing menu, great atmosphere and very friendly staff. Enjoyed my meal and more.
Awful and eye wateringly expensive!
I cannot understate how exceptionally poor value this Orpington, Kent based restaurant is compared to some of the much cheaper Michelin experiences I have happily enjoyed in London, UK and the rest of Europe.
Food was average at best, fish overcooked and staff kept knocking my chair when passing by. The interior leaves much to be desired as a restaurant struggling to sell itself as a top tier establishment. If it was once recognised as a fine eatery, well then those days are long gone.
The wine list was good but again hideously expensive. Just remain in disbelief at how this establishment can justify these extortionate prices for distinctly average and unremarkable food.
Avoid at all costs, I regret my booking and will certainly not make the mistake of visiting again.
Was really disappointed with our most recent visit having used Chapter One for years now. We tried the Christmas menu. Starter and dessert were nice however the main courses were a real let down. Biggest annoyance from our visit however was the service where we felt like we were ignored. We could see that other tables near us felt the same.
Fabulous food (really, no lie. Everything I've ever eaten here over the years, even the bread, is AWESOMELY good, their quality control must be impeccable!!) Staff are so well trained, observant, helpful , right there when you want them but totally unobtrusive. Super service. So called 'better' restaurants could learn a lot from here. My go to place for a special occasion meal. Cannot recommend it highly enough.
Great food but a bit too pretentious for it's own good. I guess if you live in the local area then it's the best you'd expect.
One of our party wasnt very well after our visit and ate different courses than everbody else. Food was excellent and service was interesting. Interior relaxed elegance
We had a really good meal service was excellent food was very very nice.
So this place is expensive. The food I believe just about warrants the cost. It's good, but won't blow you away. I'm pleased to say that the staff were much less stuffy on a recent visit. Sometimes I feel like they think it's a privilege for me to be there!
SEASONS, THE RESTAURANT, ORPINGTON, UK: A Culinary Journey to Remember
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