Harden's survey result
Summary
Views of the Thames and a chic interior combine to create a lovely setting for this well-groomed South Bank destination: on the ground floor of a swish hotel near Blackfriars Bridge. It escaped the harsh criticisms of past years in the most recent survey feedback: in particular its “super buffet brunch” with bottomless Prosecco is a top feature.
Summary
Views of the Thames and a chic interior combine to create a lovely setting for this well-groomed South Bank destination: on the ground floor of a swish hotel near Blackfriars Bridge. It escaped the harsh criticisms of past years in the most recent survey feedback: in particular its “super buffet brunch” with bottomless Prosecco is a top feature.
Summary
“Way overpriced” – this “noisy” nautical-themed dining room on the South Bank near Blackfriars Bridge has “amazing views of the river” (if from ground-floor level) but the “silly, confusing menu” of sharing plates is simply “not appropriate for a high-end hotel”. The “bottomless fizz” and “burgers-and-brunch catering that masquerades as dining” are clues that it’s “probably focused on the tourist wallet”.
Summary
“Top-floor prices with a ground-floor view” makes for an often unhappy combination in the “trying-to-be-über-cool” dining room of this Thames-side, US-owned hotel, near Blackfriars Bridge. The odd fan does applaud its “fabulous Eurofusion fare”, but the whole “bizarre sharing concept” seems like “too much style-over-substance” and “hugely overpriced: even with someone else paying it seemed like a rip off”.
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Brunch | £35.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £10.00 | £20.00 | £5.00 | £6.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £29.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £5.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
20 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PD
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Opening hours
| Monday | 6:30 am‑11 , 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 6:30 am‑11 , 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 6:30 am‑11 , 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 6:30 am‑11 , 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 6:30 am‑11 , 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am‑11:30, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am‑11:30, 5 pm‑11 pm |
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