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14 Jan 2010 I know its a low rating but Oak tree let ltsef down we know its never going to be fine dining but the xmas dinner down in the basement felt like a dungeon very dark tucke away in the corner 2 round tables pushed together to make a large table of 8 wasnt condusive for conversation
Service was good very prompt
portion size was good but tiny plastic serving pots of garlic mayo and tomato sauce is a particular bug bear of mine
pate was on the cheap sort
butter portions were rock hard we had to warm them in our clenched hands 3 of us doing that at the table can't even think what we looked like !
mains were just ok - the menu listed Salmon I was given a piece of gray reconstituted white fish be it coley hake or pollock it was NOT salmon and it still tasted of the boil in the bag accompianied by SPROUTS very hard peas roast potatoes carrots very unusual combination it wasnt very nice at all and you'll be shouting at me for my nxt statement I didnt comment when asked if everything was ok but we were on a xmas night out and they werent my work colleagues so You can stop reading at this point if you like
Dessert was yes you've guessed it squirty cream over everthing
We didnt even want to try the coffee or tea
to top the evening table was being cleared - no sign of dessert as yet ???? and the waitress was taking the glasses away and my wine
glass which had a large mouthful left in it it certainly didnt look like dregs was whisked away by putting her thumb in it to manage the other 3 glasses at the same time of then she said i do apologise I have stuck my thum in that I will immediatley get you another I hadnt spoken a word only to answer yes it was dry white thank you
I do understand the price was not huge but why do everthing on the cheap and nasty ts a shame the main menu looked ok and the normal area of the pub looked clean and bright and wel kept instead of shoving us down in the dungeon which was so unwelcoming and stuffed with other xmas parties but saying that I may go in the daytime lunch and try it again
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went for a xmas dinner dance on 17 dec in the snow lots of people dropped out and room was quite sparsley filled dinner was very unremarkable i understand it wasnt very expensive but cheap of cheapness still soup was tasteless rolls were still frozen as was butter beef was thickly sliced but akin to a piece of leather all food was defrosted and microwaved the dessert was the same with awful squirty cream from a can coffee was muck in a cup cmon merrick lodge i know we didnt pay much but goodness the staff were slaving away good for them bar was quite cheap so that sort of made up for it a bit will not return unless read good reviews i mean goood reviews
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huge store nov 10 i had my browes threaded in the VERY PUBLIC brow bar the threader was a little slow but got on with the job once i got over the fact i was sitting where everyone could see me it was fine a £5 well spent pity you can't pay her there and then go and queue at the till i was told afterwards

classical spectacular just as titled light show conductor the city of bham choir were awesome so powerful thomas gould violin soloist was amazing to get the instrument to sing like he did amazing 1812 overture with fireworks dazzling a really great night loved it loved loved it

I think it has only been open a fortnight or so
was incredibly busy as all want to try it -a good buzz about it
very warehousey informal but staff are quite attentive
Saturday 4th december about 430 pm 35 minute wait which is fine we poach two stools in the waiting area and choose from the menu
we watch as dishes waft back and forth the burger italiano looks amazing and a cheesey creamy pasta dsh catches our eye we decide on the carbonara and the burger
trebbiano gargenega 2 large glasses of which were recommended because it was cheaper i was thinking of the soave but was persuaded for the trebbiano yeuk very strong yellow colour and not to my taste at all we added a splash of lemonade to it - i know i know i should have tasted it and sent it back but didnt..... we winced every time we drank a mouthful yno that shuddering thing u do Lauren out server couldnt have been more helpful great table by the window so we could people watch considering how busy they were..... ok back to the food 2 mians one the burger and one of the bucatini carbonara pancetta was crispty the hin ubes of pasta very filling hardly any sauce and only luke warm im sorry we had a couple of tastes and called lauren over commenting could we have a spoonful of sauce it is a trifle dry and she whipped it away nicely of course we got on with the burger which was fresh with pickes and mustard and WHOLE CHILLIES but delish our carbo came back a brand new one with extra sauce and we got on and tucked in it was an ok experience but sorry wont be rushing back maybe i'll let it settle down a tad but dont let that put you off the spag bol looks amazing
can't belive im the first to review surely not satnav

5pm on Tues 9 November 2010
standard chinese buffet £11.99 after 5pm nicely laid out and labelled
good teppanyaki section at the rear missed out on that
should have had a good nose around first which is what I remind you to do when you visit here
standard selection of deep fried starters
curry section lamb look a bit suss but the meat was eatable
no shredded duck though only chredded chicken WHAAAT

chocolate fountain was a good addition to the dessert section
all in all an average buffet
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14 october 2010 pre theatre meal tried the buffet was brill the service was a bit slow we did explain 3 times we were awaiting the start of the production of blood brothers the starters were great loads of duck and the large sharing plate was well enough for four of us again we had to request a faster service because of the theatre timings but it sort of went on deaf ears we did actually miss the 1st 10 mins of the production because of trying to pay the bill but cannot fault the food it was well worth it and we couldnt move afterwards so full of noodels and aubergine and swwet and sour chicken will come again very good

30 September 2010 table of 6 good vibe in this thai restaurant waiting staff were really friendly very noisy and the tables are very close together but that all adds to the atmosphere honey duck with fresh veggies and egg fried noodles very flavoursome. nice coffee at end moseley strikes again

the best i mean the best home cooked sunday lunch in arty farty st ives yno your moms roastys that you miss loads when you havent had them for a while go here its full of gentle folk but the lunch is soo good the smell of cooked cabbage may mae you step slower but the meat is so tender cauli cheese and onion marmalade bbrrilllll desserts as well verrrry nice mango pineapple pavlova with clotted cream is a dream and the lime cheesecake tingly on the tongue wow staff very attentive and well timed brill on a verrry wet sept sunday fantastic

High end Italian eatery
Decorated with finesse staff are very nice covers about 100 menu really good nice specials and explained very well
£46 for 2 people chateubriand nice veggies and accompiaments the staff 6 of us saturday night 31 July 2010. silver dorado was a special on the evening nice starter of canelloni with a lobster sauce which was dreamy smoked salmon starter big portion nice standard bill was not exceptionally high for wine beer 3 courses would go again for a treat