We had lunch at their beautiful back patio today, which is a really great environment to relax on a summer afternoon.
The goat cheese dip only came with 3 toast points, and considering there were 4 of us, the extra effort to toast one more piece of baguette would have been appreciated.
The calamari was your standard pub fare; under-seasoned with a side of Mongolian fire sauce that lacked heat.
Steamed mussels were good, but bread for dipping had to be prompted and it was tasty.
Two of us ordered chicken pizza and the results were completely different, both in appearance and flavour. Odd.
The portabella mushroom quesadilla was lacklustre with wimpy, dressing-less salad leaves underneath.
Our waiter was inattentive and seemed bothered to have to clear the table, which we had to ask him to do. He took a "lunch break" during the middle of attending to us and loudly blamed the waiter a table over that "someone was supposed to cover for me". When presenting the long-awaited bill, he scolded us for "not telling him" to split the bill when we asked. There were 4 of us. Not difficult.
Overall the staff and food didn't live up to the decor. Such a shame.