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Review by ilovelucy

Rating: 3.00
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Last Sunday afternoon I decided to take my friends Farrah and Tom to my favourite Fish and Chippy - Masters Superfish in Waterloo. When we turned up, to our absolute horror, we found that it was closed. Deflated and hungry, we turned the corner into The Cut to find somewhere to eat. We had our heart set on fish and chips so we were quite pleased that we found Livebait - although i was convinced that this was a posh eatery where you get small, dainty portions and not much grub for your cash - my opinion changed when the food arrived. At 5.30pm they had a few customers already - the atmosphere was just perfect for a Sunday. Ravenous we decided to go for the set menu - 2 courses for £14 which is available everyday until 7pm. Tom and I both went for the whitebait which was a massive portion - probably half a dinner plate full of the poor little things. Very tasty, fishy and crisp. To overcome our disappointment at Masters being closed, we all had the haddock and chips and our eyes lit up when they came - portions again were huge. It was good but not great - chips were okay and the fish being haddock didn't have the chunky flakes that I love at Masters. Anyway it was a good hearty meal although I probably overdosed on fried fish. Would be good to try something different next time.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:23:41 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1q12v8a/livebait/111os8732114561 ilovelucy 51.502714870551 -0.10821175927203 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q12v8a/livebait/1669n8
Review by DanWilkinson

Rating: 3.00
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Post-theatre on a Friday night, the missus and I went here mainly as it was nearby, partly as the menu looked pretty good. The food was indeed brilliant, from the bread to the grilled tiger prawns (her) and a perfectly cooked seabass, both of which were beautifully fresh. The wine list, although as you might expect very heavy on the white side, was well-picked and relatively reasonably priced.

What let this place down, unfortunately, was the staff, doing that sort of mindlessly aimable incompetence that seems to be standard these days. They blotted their copybook early on by offering us (in a largely empty restaurant) a table right in the middle by the door, and although they accommodated our polite request to sit somewhere else, it doesn't really say 'welcome', does it? Moving on, my order of a pre-dinner martini was met with a blank look followed by a request for instructions on how to make it. I don't think I'm being unduly harsh here, but it's a pretty basic thing for a barman not to know and personally this is verging on the unforgivable. I had a Peroni instead.

Lastly, following the main course, the waitress who'd been ignoring the empty plates covering our table for some time, chose precisely the one moment when the missus and I were deeply involved in a bit of a heart to heart, holding hands over the table and sharing a kiss, to decide to barge in and clear our table. Way to ruin the moment. Given that we were one of only two other parties in the place, I can only guess that she'd actually been waiting for just the right time.

So there you go, possibly a bit harsh, but it doesn't take much to learn some basic manners and cocktails. Both of which are kind of important to me. ]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:20:19 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1q12v8a/livebait/1669n81516798110 DanWilkinson 51.502714870551 -0.10821175927203 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q12v8a/livebait/1g18a8
Review by McCubbin

Rating: 5.00
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Took the Kids after the Imperial War Museum... 3 courses, bottle of wine, good kids meal for the six-year-old that included drinks & desert... Just what we were looking for!

]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:23:38 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1q12v8a/livebait/1g18a81688941664 McCubbin 51.502714870551 -0.10821175927203