Restaurants

I had high expectations after reading the fantastic review in the 2007 Time Out guide, but sadly these were not met. When we arrived for our 8.45pm table we were told it was not ready and there was no space for us to drink at their bar. We went to a nearby bar for 45 mins but on our return the table was still not ready. There was no great apology or offer of a free drink while we continued to wait and it took my prompting to make them realise this was not acceptable. (£20 was later taken off the bill) Once seated it became apparent the tables were spaced far too closely together - the photo above no longer accurately reflects the current layout. This made it difficult to fully enjoy the meal as it was impossible to ignore the neighbouring conversations. The food and decor are lovely but having spent the best part £100 on a meal for two in what are credit crunch times I was surprised when the management informed me that Wild Honey "is not intended in any way to be a ‘special occasion’ restaurant." My instinct tells me there are better places to go.

my husband and i went to wild honey for our 1 year wedding anniversary.we were both really busy the weeks leading up to the date, but they managed to squeeze us in for a 10.15 table, despite booking the day of. unlike many reviewers, we were never rushed during our meal to order before the kitchen closed, in fact, i felt as though we had a very laid back dinner, with 'breaks' in between courses.. the food was exceptional, though i would say the starters and dessert out shone the main courses. i had the snails and pork belly and my husband had the terrine (both fantastic). the bouillabasse was massive and really interesting (i'd never tried this dish before) and the veal he had was succulent. the chocolate soup and wild honey ice cream were both a divine finish to the evening. the staff were polite and attentive, and our bill was quite reasonable; 120 for two with a bottle of wine and 3 courses each. i should also mention we are both look quite young and sometimes experience restaurant staff being quite rude to us when we go out - not a problem here. highly recommended.

I had high expectations for this place - and was bitterly disappointed. The wine was corked and the waitress tried to tell us it "merely wasn't her favourite", until the sommelier was called over and immediately agreed with us. Half the menu was already sold out by 2pm. The food was luke warm when it arrived. The service was sloppy and forgetful. Tea that we ordered never arrived and we were billed for it. They then hurried us out. There are so many better places for a lovely meal in London - don't waste your money here.

Nice space, friendly service, not poncey, excellent food. My partner had pork belly with (English!) snails and I had smoked eel with beetroot tart and creamy horseradish, then he had breast of veal and I had daube of beef - both meltingly tender. The wild honey ice-cream with honeycomb dessert was superb. The £18.95 set 3-course lunch/dinner (before 7pm) looks very good value but we ate off the carte - £125 inc service, coffee, water, 1 bottle Pic St Loup and two glasses of bubbly. Highly recommended.

Had heard mixed reviews. My experience was mixed too. Over-rated and over-priced. Will not go back. Another mediocre European-fare restaurant in London with wood-panelling the only distinction. The table was the worst in the place by far, at the back, by the stairs to the loos and dark and cold-feeling. Asked for a candle to warm the atmosphere but they had none. Empty booths for 4 were reserved - so ask for one when you book. The crab starter was tasty but the cod and the veg with the venison were over salted, tasting of nothing but salt. The deserts were great, honey ice cream just right, the soft centred chocolate soup cake rich and bitter. The service was polite and attentive but the 2 hour limit on table occupancy was rushed, and at £70 a head with only 1/3rd of a bottle of wine per person was overpriced. Arrive on time or early to make sure you have the full 2 hours to enjoy the meal.

We visited last week and had the pre-theatre menu which was fab. Three courses full of flavour and interest.

Very disappointed. Service was terrible, everything muddled and confused. Food was even worse, cod with polenta was utterly tasteless, roast chicken, well, I could have done it better myself. Puddings OK but totally overpriced: nearly £7 for half a slice of eggy bread and some dried fruit. Won't go back.

We had their 16.75 set lunch menu - 3 delicious courses which the two of us shared so we could try everything. It's a great idea the way they will do a 250ml carafe at a third of the full bottle price. Great service.

We had a nice lunch on Easter Sunday. However, the inside of the restaurant was a bid cold and the additional heating was not really effective. The food was fresh and good but at the end some prices on the bill did not match the once on the menu.

I booked a table for 3 in November at Wild Honey after my daughter had read a glowing reveiw for it in a magazine. I wanted to treat her and her partner to a nice meal, particularly as it was the first itme I'd meet him and wanted it to be a real treat - well what a disappointment!! Or should I say - what an expensive disappointmant!!
We had the last sitting available, 10.15pm and were told that we would have to order as soon as we sat down as the kitchen was closing soon - if they couldn't accommodate people at that time they should make there last orders earlier. We rushed to order, the chestnut soup, instead of a thick creamy dish I thought it might be, I can describe as bacon flavoured water. The staff kept trying to remove our plates before we'd finished, in the end neither of us finished the soup. The main course was quite forgetable, so much so that I've forgotten what we had - but the portions were miniscule and once again they were trying to remove our plates before we'd finished, in the end my daughter was so put off that she left half of hers. We were asked if we wanted coffee as they were going to switch off the machine! All in all I think we were in and out within an hour easily and I was £150 lighter in the purse department. I was so upset by this rubbish experience when we had expected so much that I was going to write to the manager and complain, but I thought 'whats the point' - I didn't think it would get me anywhere. I am not adverse to paying good money for a good meal and service, but I hate being ripped off and this time I feel ripped off - don't waste your time or money there are much better places than this.