££££Price: Very ExpensiveIndian
Mayfair
An oustanding restaurant overall and a magnificent venue. Service was terrific, in as much as it was personable, efficient and there was never a long wait. However there are tiers of waiters and waitresses which causes frustrations. For instance I wanted to order a bottle of wine, but was informed that "the somelier was on the way". If I know what I wan (and do not require the somelier's expertise), can't I simply order the bottle? Or when you find yourself looking around trying to catch the eye of waiter and there appear to be several folks walking around empty-handed, but everyone has their eyes down and when I did catch the eye of one waiter, he waved back as if to say "no, no - not me, I'm not the right person". Come on, just focus on the customer rather than a rigid system of task delegation. The food was so exciting and almost outstanding, but felt ever so slightly tired after so many years since my last visit. For instance my fish was so well presented, vibrantly flavoured, but slightly over-cooked. All-in-all nothing to complain about, but simply some remarks when judging an outstanding place against expectations (based on prices!), which were for something outstanding.
