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• OK dinner but not worth the trek

My BF and I were visiting London and had dinner here one evening. Glad we made a reservation because the place was small with cramped tables. To make things worse, they happened to be hosting a group of 20+ people that took over one side of the restaurant. We were drowned out by their racket throughout our meal. I understand the restaurant was not to blame for that, but it certainly put a damper on our dining experience. We ordered the sautéed artichoke hearts to start with, then the seitan stroganoff and the racelette for main courses. I wouldn't recommend getting the latter two together as the sauce tasted very similar, if not the same—white, mild, and creamy. Then again, I wouldn't know what else I would've ordered instead given how ho-hum the menu was. I would've loved to see something more exciting than just pasta with tomato sauce (yes, for real), stir-fry, risotto, burger, or salad. The stroganoff—a customer's favorite according to them—was especially lacking and disappointing. It was basically brown rice and a few bits of veggies/seitan swimming in a rather bland sauce. Not that it was bad tasting, I just had higher expectation for this signature dish. The racelette turned out better. Our two desserts—the apricot almond cake and the 222 pancake—were scrumptious, although I found the sauce on the pancake a bit excessive and, again, on the bland side. It also had a strangely gooey consistency to it that I'm pretty sure was a result of added thickeners. Overall the food was decent enough. Service was also friendly and attentive. Come check it out if you're in the area, but don't go out of your way for it like we did.