I am so sorry to be writing this. For daytime coffee and light snacks this place is perfectly functional. However in the last 2 weeks it has expanded into a restaurant opening until 10pm where the Portuguese chef Antonio does a selection of tapas and Mexican dishes.
There is no serving alcohol licence and there is a corkage of £2 which is reasonable. the menu on offer looks ok and comes at roughly £4 a Tapas with deals of 3 for £8, 5 for £15, 8 for £17.50 and 10 for £25.
We went about 8pm and were the only customers. The service was obviously very attentive. The food however, in one word, and I am sorry to say it, was simply awful. I have never been served such rubbish. We had beef so dry I could have gone mountain climbing on its' cracks and fissures, another so slimy I thought there had been a slug salting play off on my plate. The sauces on the chicken thighs and ribs were just awful. All I heard during the prep of my meal was the ping of the microwave. I never heard the frying pan, the sizzle of the grill, nothing. This was pure rubbish served by a man trying to be a chef who at best is a third class cook. Do not let this detract from the fact that Antonio is a very nice guy who wants to please you. The service, did I say, was good. The dessert of some sort of rice pudding, in contrast to the rest , was good but in reflection, on its own, was pretty bad. I was so upset to be writing this. I wanted so much to be writing better. This cook has the passion without a doubt, unfortunately he has not got the palate or talent to back it up