tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post3754842372163532594..comments2024-03-13T17:18:01.147+00:00Comments on Greedy Diva: Les Deux Salons, Covent GardenGreedy Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114726748321671965noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-74983249798786936852011-06-18T15:58:28.758+01:002011-06-18T15:58:28.758+01:00Glad you review according to your experience and n...Glad you review according to your experience and not the chef and owner's CVs.youngandfoodishhttp://youngandfoodish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-70061136730137086062011-02-22T13:54:26.103+00:002011-02-22T13:54:26.103+00:00Perdita - yes, perhaps an off night, but I wasn...Perdita - yes, perhaps an off night, but I wasn't all that excited about the place in the end.<br /><br />Gourmet Chick - we did think the wine thing was quite funny at the time!<br /><br />Gin and Crumpets - My thoughts exactly.Greedy Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114726748321671965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-13400311072590580932011-02-22T13:27:04.364+00:002011-02-22T13:27:04.364+00:00Ooh, I hate it when restaurants refuse to let some...Ooh, I hate it when restaurants refuse to let someone order their burger/steaks/lamb chops well done. If that's how someone likes it, that's how they like it, so do it. You're a restaurant not a gastronomic re-eductaion camp. It really riles me.<br /><br />Was walking pst there yesterday and wondering if it was worth a go, having read Hugh's review I thought probably not. Having Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-90176781002761220272011-02-18T21:15:48.028+00:002011-02-18T21:15:48.028+00:00Oh no! So sad to read this as I had been getting e...Oh no! So sad to read this as I had been getting excited about this place. The waiter wine story is hilariously bad London service. Unbelievable!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550630880349913974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-58143051394396022312011-02-18T13:39:03.184+00:002011-02-18T13:39:03.184+00:00The tide seems to be turning with reputation at th...The tide seems to be turning with reputation at this place - such a shame and exactly the wrong time (financially and in the year) to be letting things slip!Perdita Tinselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741015473009270250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-61598581211634691772011-02-18T12:21:17.992+00:002011-02-18T12:21:17.992+00:00Yikes! Sigh...it already sounded bad when they swa...Yikes! Sigh...it already sounded bad when they swapped the wine on you without saying anything beforehand...Su-Linhttp://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-75675927215531294692011-02-18T12:16:59.981+00:002011-02-18T12:16:59.981+00:00Tori - Indeed. I quite liked the bar area, but the...Tori - Indeed. I quite liked the bar area, but then you are among the hustle and bustle there so it had far more atmosphere than the section where we were later seated.<br /><br />Hugh - That's right. When I read your review I had hoped it might be confined to the afternoon tea experience, but my experience was definitely similar to yours. I agree on the side dishes rant.<br /><br />Kay - So Greedy Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114726748321671965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-21463542553065675792011-02-18T12:10:39.738+00:002011-02-18T12:10:39.738+00:00when I first saw the photo of that lovely-looking ...when I first saw the photo of that lovely-looking Paris-Brest, I got excited about Les Deux Salons (which I haven't visited bc I stopped going to Arbutus after a particularly bad-service night there). <br /><br />Anyway, sad to hear about the series of small-but-they-add-up hiccups. I often wish restaurants would forego the extra moolah from clearly-horrible tables and just not have those An American in Londonhttp://rwapplewannabe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-14383408567162380992011-02-18T11:45:33.780+00:002011-02-18T11:45:33.780+00:00Thank god - I didn't like the place much (food...Thank god - I didn't like the place much (food sent back for being too salty, waiter elbowed my mum in the head...) and I thought I was going mad what with all the positive reviews.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-87341727867420729922011-02-18T08:04:42.401+00:002011-02-18T08:04:42.401+00:00Oh dear that does sound distinctly average - maybe...Oh dear that does sound distinctly average - maybe they have started to let all the good press go their heads? I find that tends to happen with places that are raved about when they first open then a couple of months down the line their standards drop. I would like to try the veal ravioli as it sounds like an interesting dish but have to say this place isn't overly high on my list of Greedy Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002248302137294766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-79622544439267458482011-02-18T06:31:01.426+00:002011-02-18T06:31:01.426+00:00I was here to celebrate a friend's birthday an...I was here to celebrate a friend's birthday and while the food was good, it was spectacular and the whole experience was futher let down by the service. I also left wondering what the hoo haa was about.Kay @ Chopstix2Steakniveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356201055464846743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-89230424252166066102011-02-17T23:15:50.848+00:002011-02-17T23:15:50.848+00:00Oh Greedy what a shame that, from the sound of it,...Oh Greedy what a shame that, from the sound of it, your experience matched with mine. What IS going on, that a restaurant which opened with such strong pedigree and to general critical acclaim has gone off so badly?<br /><br />As a side-order of ranting, it really grinds my gears when restaurants don't warn you that a main course such as your steak doesn't come with anything, as much in Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948980890459312618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-12349083077653618922011-02-17T21:46:13.555+00:002011-02-17T21:46:13.555+00:00Gail - That's exactly right.Gail - That's exactly right.Greedy Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114726748321671965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-73715355440123528382011-02-17T21:44:33.276+00:002011-02-17T21:44:33.276+00:00There is nothing that gets a meal off to a low poi...There is nothing that gets a meal off to a low point like being seated in Siberia. Haven't made it past the bar yet. Though must say, did have a lovely glass of cote du rhone while waiting the lad to join me....torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511490633610442390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729792947474832734.post-81505240022970997342011-02-17T20:43:53.592+00:002011-02-17T20:43:53.592+00:00Ack. There's been so much chatter about this p...Ack. There's been so much chatter about this place - my expectations would have been high too. It sounds as if better service might have helped the soften overall impression too - rather than shining an enormous spotlight to exacerbate all the place's shortcomings? Boooo...Gailhttp://onemilliongoldstars.comnoreply@blogger.com