Restaurant Review

Date:July 28, 2007

Top marks for the food'

Reviewed by: John

Date: December 15, 2006

'I recently went to the Cherwell Boat House restaurant for a Christmas lunch with about twelve other people from work. The best part of the afternoon was the company, seconded by the nice interior to the restaurant. The staff were brusque and rude to our one vegan guest, who had pre-ordered a vegan meal several weeks in advance only to find that the restaurant had decided that a dessert they had said was vegan on their menu actually was not, so they said they would need to sort out a different dessert. This turned up later than everyone else's, and turned out not to be vegan either. When she spoke to the staff about it they were quite rude and there were no apologies. She was eventually given something else but this didn't make up for the way she was treated. We had gone to this restaurant because they claimed they were experienced at catering for vegans but it didn't appear to be the case. The vegetarian meal was extremely disappointing - while meat-eaters were eating large meals, the vegetarians had a smaller dish containing three carrots, a few tiny pieces of broccoli and other small vegetables, three dumplings which were burnt on one side and very dry, and some tomato-based sauce. The vegetarian guests were still hungry afterwards. I enjoyed the starter, which was a nice onion soup, and their homemade ice cream was very nice, though nothing to rave about. But the poor main courses, and above all the surly and rude staff, have put me off visiting again. Oh, and the wine wasn't much to write home about either.'

Reviewed by: Disappointed Customer

Date: October 19, 2006

"Location is good, food is overrated, service was poor. Not impressed."

Reviewed by: Fred Flintstone

Date: May 24, 2006

"Food is ok, but very small portions. After a 3-course dinner, I was still peckish. I felt a bit ripped off. Service was very slow."

Reviewed by: Anonymous

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