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🤢 2/5 - We came here for lunch, first thing I noticed was how some
By 👻 @Ernest T., 07/13/2022 3:00 am
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We came here for lunch, first thing I noticed was how some of the staff were staring at us the whole time. And by staring I mean they were walking from one table to the kitchen just looking at us the whole way through. It's not like we were loud (there were other patrons literally shouting in the restaurant), underdressed, rude or had bad table manners. My only guess is that we were Asian (?) (we were the only minorities in the restaurant). Service was straight up rude and cold at times, e.g. when my mom commented on how lovely a dish was and how she was curious as to how the chef made a particular item, and the staff replying with a simple "that's great.". They were pretty inattentive as well, often taking a long time to clear empty and we even had to refill the water for ourselves multiple times (I really don't mind doing this, but when we did so the staff immediately rushed over, took the bottle from our hands and helped us... like seriously?). We DID NOT feel welcome at this restaurant and just having to wonder if you are getting different treatment because of the colour of your skin in the 21st century in a city as diverse as London definitely is making me having second thoughts about Elystan Street.As for the food... I started with the Potted brown crab with cayenne and brown butter crumpets. The potted crab was more of a buttery crab spread than a traditional potted crab. The spread was very sharp, maybe even caustic, as the overpowering flavour gave the back of my throat a slight burn and a lasting, bitter aftertaste. Lots of umami and flavour but it is not very balanced.The main was a roast rump of aged Cumbrian beef with roasted potatoes and Yorkshire pudding. The beef was excellent, perfectly tender and juicy, very soft but also providing for the right amount of bite in a slice of roast beef. The roasted potatoes were clearly overcooked and they were hard, chewy and extremely dry. It was extremely difficult to get through them. The Yorkshire pudding was quite large, airy and fluffy.For dessert I had the gooseberry and elderflower crumble with vanilla ice cream and custard, which was excellent. It was probably the best vanilla ice cream I've ever had. Clearly very fresh and made to order, there was a melted layer over the surface of the scoop, which was the perfect temp, making each spoon of ice cream an effortless process as it cut through the dessert like a hot knife through butter. The ice cream was airy, smooth and sweet. The ice cream was served on top of the large pieces of crumble sitting on top of a small pool of custard, which, when combined provided for a great contrast of textures. The crumble itself was crunchy, but not uncomfortably so, with a hint of flower and fruit.Overall my take is that the dessert was great, the entree was mediocre, the starter subpar, and the service the worst among all.
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