The Wallace Collection

Reviews

• Valentines day

  This restaurant made a very beautiful Valentines day experience. The tables are set far apart, very unusual for Valentines day service which added privacy and romance. The setting is gorgeous with little box hedges and trees and a glass roof. The food was good, but not great. It was a set menu and oysters and caviar to start was simply cold, slimy and salty. After that it got better and the melting chocolate desert was delicious. It was nice to wait for our taxi in the hall of the stately house too.

  Aimeealewis
  Review Date: 01/04/2008 Report review
• service beyond poor

  Someone suggested taking me to luncheon at the Wallaceand it had been a while; so I decided to give it another chance. The setting remains magical - but for the restan unattractive proposition. A limited menu resulted in my choosing a quiche lorraine. Fairly simple I thought. But no.First, I was told that there were no quiches left. Then they were quiches. Then a salmon quiche arrived. And finally they replaced it with a spinach and goat's cheese quiche.A veritable quiche saga. The service was amateur, standoffish and, at times, a bit hostile. The prices are London-high. And they offer only horrid white sugar with the coffee reminiscent of a 1950s transport cafe. If you are seeing the Wallace Collection and want lunch, I recommend Hardys a three minute walk and a much, much nicer place for lunch.

  Profmagellan
  Review Date: 09/02/2008 Report review
• Shame about the service/ food and price!

  I also re-visited The Wallace and agree with ProfMagellan - it is not good value for money and is hard to recommend. The food is over-priced, food a bit wonky and service a total muddle.Would be interested to see what someone thought of the cafe on the other side of the room, which may be better value and also benefits from the lovely space.

  Hugo
  Review Date: 04/02/2008 Report review
• great setting, excellent food, service unpredictable

  This restaurant is set in the huge glass atrium at the back of one of London's most interesting museums.The food is continental. I visit quite often: this time I enjoyed asparagus and mushrooms and a tomato tart with salad. There are heavier options too. And a great pudding menu if you are really hungry. It is quite expensive but the stunning setting and the carefully prepared food merits that - not alas the service which, whilst friendly, is a littleeccentric to say the least. My lunch companion, a top commercial lawyer who charges telephone number bills by the hour, was not amused at the endless delays. If you have a couple of hours or three, this is not an issue.The lawyer did enjoy his food, describing the filet de rouget, which he had as a starter, as most pleasant. He is a man who chooses his words very carefully; so this was praise indeed. I would return but only with my dear (retired) mother-in-law for whom a long lunch is both practical and desirable.

  Profmagellan
  Review Date: 05/04/2007 Report review