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We visited for our anniversary and had a very pleasant experience overall.
The service was warm, attentive and genuinely caring. The team acknowledged our anniversary with a lovely card, a personalised chocolate plaque and petit fours, which was a thoughtful touch and much appreciated. The dining room itself is beautiful and creates a special atmosphere.
We ordered the nettle soup, quail salad, chicken ballotine, courgette escabeche and baba au tiramisu.
Unfortunately, the food was not to our taste. The nettle soup, quail salad and chicken ballotine were all noticeably over-seasoned, with salt often dominating the flavour rather than enhancing it. The courgette escabeche was extremely acidic, with so much vinegar that it overwhelmed the courgette itself.
The baba au tiramisu was enjoyable and theatrical, but for us it did not quite justify the price.
There was also a small mix-up with the coffee. We asked for it to be served with dessert, but it arrived early, was taken away, the dessert then arrived sooner than expected, and we had to wait for the coffee again. The staff handled the situation professionally.
The biggest disappointment was the Union coffee. The menu description sounded very promising, but both coffees lacked aroma and complexity, with bitterness being the dominant flavour. The decaf was actually better than the regular coffee, but neither cup reflected the tasting notes described on the menu.
We left with fond memories of the hospitality and the occasion itself, but the food snd coffee
did not quit live up to the standard set by the service and atmosphere.