Teléfono: +441841532700
Dirección: 4 New St, Padstow PL28 8EA, PL28 8BS, PADSTOW, United Kingdom
Ciudad: PADSTOW
Menú Platos: 9
Reseñas: 10581
Sitio Web: http://rickstein.com
"Dinner at one of Rick Stein 's establishments in Padstow was mean to be the highlight of our weekend in Cornwall to celebrate my husband 's birthday. It did not turn out like that. I could not get a table at any of the other restaurants so had to go with the St. Petrock 's Bistro but luckily dogs are allowed in there which is great. If you are renting a cottage, you are not allowed to leave your dog there alone and so we were grateful that we could have our dog with us. But....we were seated in a quiet but completely airless room (it was a very warm day and early evening). Ok, we could have accepted that but it was about to get a lot worse. The table was sticky (so not clean), the chairs we were seated in too low for comfortable eating and the menu looked like a fast food diner menu! What was going on. The very young staff members were trying to be helpful but amateurish. We asked if the whole bream was wild. Oh yes, I think so, was the reply. We asked the waitress to check. The fish was farmed. Surely the staff should know that ? We are fish lovers and eaters, having fish at least 3 times a week at home. But Rick Stein is the king of fish, right? Well no. Nothing on the menu was at all different or unusual or surprising. What was surprising were the prices. My husband was forced (because there was nothing else appealing) to have the lemon sole a dish that Stein is well known for. The price was £37.00. Now I buy my fish from a reputable retail fish supplier for £12 per fish. How and why is it necessary for there to be a 200 profit made on this meal just because we are eating at Rick Stein 's? By the way, I read in The Times yesterday that buyers were furious at being charged £2 per pot for take away condiments like tartar sauce etc. at one of Stein 's fish and chip establishments. It seems greed has taken over big time. Anyway, we ordered this and were not surprised when said fish arrived it was small, grayish and overcooked. By the way, no vegetables were served with this fish for £37.00 those were extra! Of course! I was not hungry by this point so ordered the smoked salmon starter for £15. This was ok, not a very large portion (perhaps 30 grams) but adequate but I can get 200 grams of smoked salmon from my retail supplier for the same price and I am quite sure Rick Stein would not pay that price so again, huge profiteering going on. We had a carafe of wine as it was, after all, my husband 's birthday! We ate quickly, eager to be gone from the dingy, overheated room and worse than mediocre food and service. We paid a fortune for an extremely bad experience and needless to say will never venture back to any of the Rick Stein establishments. I hope you diners of the future fare better."
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