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Review of Canteen
03 Jul 08, 12:53
Canteen? More like Can't-een 
On the hottest day of the year this year we headed to Southbank for something to eat and could only find a table at 'Canteen'.
We asked for a table for 2 and were told by the 'meeter-greeter' that we could only have a shared table and that it would be inside. We said that would be fine and then enquired about a vacant table for 2 in the window.
The manager (who had up until now not looked at us, smiled or even said hello) quickly snapped it's reserved. Then carried on scribbling in his little note book.
After 15-minutes I had to grab a waitress and ask if we could order. 5-minutes later our waiter came and was surprised to find we'd already ordered our food. He didn't apologise or say anything else - he just walked off.
The 2 of us had just ordered a main (sausage and mash and the daily special - pork pie). After 40-minutes I had to go and look for our waiter to find out where our food was.
When it arrived, they were measly portions, already cooling down (probably from standing out for so long) and tasted no better than you could do yourself at home.
As we were eating the 2 girls next to us noticed they'd been overcharged on their bill (which they had had to ask for a couple of times).
Halfway through the meal our waiter came to our table, but instead of asking if everything was alright he took out a dish cloth and wiped the table down.
We ate up quickly, got the bill, crossed of the 12.5% gratuity, paid and left.
I'll never go back and would never recommend it. There are lots of much better places on Southbank - in better locations (with a great view) and that are much better value.
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