• Added: 27th of October 2007
• Area: Southwark
• Category: Restaurants

London SE1 9TG
020 7887 8888

cityman said
what happened?
I used to visit the Tate Modern level 7 restaurant frequently, though until recently, hadn't been for the last couple of years or so. There's still the same old East German attitude to seating, where you roll up, they tell you they're full and they so clearly aren't, but once you've penetrated the defences, the food was usually mostly reliable. No longer. But what shocked me the most on my recent visit were the prices. What's happened? Has Gordon Ramsay taken over? 12.95 for some fairly average and almost cold pasta. Are they kidding? 9.95 for some 'devilled' crab! A miniscule portion of the stuff and it didn't taste great either. And drinks prices that are now off the scale. You used to be able to get a decent dinner for two, with wine, for around 60 pounds. Try 100-120 pounds now. The service is still the same, ambling pace, where different people irregularly show up to bring different dishes or drinks, and the place certainly hasn't had any renovations. So why the massive price hike and what justifies it? It certainly ain't the food. Avoid!