Thanks for sharing, Wine is very disappointing, shame they cannot match the effort which went into the Whiskey selection, of course not that many pax can sit and drink Spirits so consumption will be minimal, Wine on the other hand….. clever way of cutting costs ;)

Exactly. The liquor selection is nice (but not as extensive as it used to be from a quick glance, but it’s fine).

However, they now only serve filtered water from BWT??? There used to be an amazing list of mineral waters. I guess when the second bullet of the announcement is about sustainability, you know cost cutting and PR is the priority and not quality/service.

The entire beverages menu, with the exception of whiskeys, is very pedestrian.

Don't worry, you can get a hamburger all day.

Sarcasm over, the whiskey selection looks good. Range of rums is also not too shabby. No doubt helped by the fact, that spirits hold after opening, unlike wine, but with technologies like coravin, maybe that shouldn't be that much of an issue anymore?

Went through for lunch today. Underwhelmed by everything.

• Took forever to get a menu and place an order, though there were only 4 other tables occupied.
• I enjoyed the swordfish starter, but the beef filet and the ice-cream/fruit/crumble dessert were really poor. Foolish of me to order the beef as I rarely do that, but I felt it was a good way to judge the quality overall.
• Buffet spread was massively reduced from what used to be laid out at lunchtime
• I asked for dessert wine (listed in the drinks menu) with my dessert, but they didn't have it. I also ordered a mocktail, and it came out near the end of my meal - seems they had problems finding someone who knew how to make it.

Thanks for reporting.

My advice as a European who lived in the US for a long time (and I am sure you figured that out yourself already and still sometimes give it a try): Never order the beef in Europe as an American ;)

Sounds dire…. the Beef used to be a good choice, they previously only bought the best Meat, certainly mine a couple of weeks ago was excellent, cooked to perfection, tender & juicy

Hah, that's fair. Though I'm in America by way of Asia and (formerly) Europe, so I get confused :D

You do have to take my assessment with a pinch of salt as I'm not fundamentally a beef or red meat person. Problem was, although the beef appeared to be a nice pink medium (not that anyone asked how I wanted it cooked), it was too chewy and bland -- had to put more than a pinch of salt on it. The potatoes and tomato risotto it came with were pretty tasteless as well. Maybe just bad luck though - probably shouldn't judge based on one item.

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The pictures look nice but when I read all the comments there is not much to look forward to for tomorrow evening when I'll be there.

Please provide a full appraisal ? No holds barred :D

Does LH stand for Let's Hope?

Let's hope balls start rolling uphill also in that case. Unfortunately, Galileo proved around 500 years ago that it rarely happens in practice.

Some of us have lost Hope with LH. :D

Here's to you having a much better meal than I did!

Schnitzel not on the menu?

No, surprising omission it was the staple previously