Having read the previous reviews I was looking forward to my visit. Surprised when I saw it would be open for Saturday lunch but as it was my birthday that was perfect. Based on the Winter Menu, which is all that was on the website...when I looked the previous week, I went ahead and made a booking.
Can’t fault the restaurant itself, nice furnishings and relatively easy to find. The menu board outside the restaurant still gave no clue as to what was coming.
However, we were handed a Lunch Menu (now on the updated website) with a very poor choice given that I was expecting to eat from the Winter Menu. I did not expect to be eating a chicken WRAP for my birthday lunch - totally ruined my day in fact. It wasn’t even well done - I opted for a salad side and it was literally straight from a pre-packed salad bag, no tomato garnish etc and very dry as no dressing offered. The chicken was rather sparse and with a lot of waste (fatty thigh meat). The soup starter was ok but nothing special. I didn’t even attempt dessert but I’ll give you a clue ... it’s not called Chef’s Mess without good reason!
I’m not new to college training facilities (I visit my local one fairly frequently and I can only sing their praises) but this was a whole new experience to me and not one I shall be repeating any time soon.
Based on the above experience I’m afraid I can’t recommend.More