Mayflower - don’t bother July 1, 2007
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : Cafes & Restaurants , trackbackThe Mayflower in Rotherhithe looks nice enough. Its a picturesque, tiny pub with bourgainvillea spilling out of pots against the white walls, in an ideal setting on the banks of the Thames. Its certainly popular, as the restaurant couldn’t accomodate the couple of extras we had. One was trying to find her way and called, and we were tersely told ‘no mobiles’. The waiting staff didn’t seem to have any idea where they were, and were unable to help our lost friend.
We were told we could eat on the jetty, which would be lovely in sunshine but with no umbrellas not worth the risk today, so split the party between two tables in the pub.
It didn’t really get any better. The staff had a very ‘take it or leave it’ attitude, and although the main courses were reasonable, Bood’s peach crumble was out of a can, and although I ordered a dessert the waiter appeared ten minutes later to say they’d run out. And ice cream is a £2 premium over the watery custard that comes as standard.
The wine list is extortionate. The cheapest are in the £22-24 range, and anything old world is well over £30. If you order wine, it takes ages to come because they have to go and get it from the restaurant, its not kept behind the bar.
And by the way, although Sunday lunch looks like a family occasion, people turning up with children were not welcome. We won’t be trying this place again, and next time I’ll take more notice of the warnings in the review sites. I guess most of the trade is tourists, because I can’t believe they do a lot of repeat business.
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