This place could’ve been great or mediocre and it was pretty much the latter. From the name itself, you can tell it’s trying to have character, but they aren’t really able to pull it off. The service is quite terrible and the food is just ok.
Saturday around 1 pm we had a reservation. Most of the place was full, so I’d recommend making one. Despite that, it took 5 minutes or so for us to even be acknowledged and then another 5 minutes for us to be seated. Menus didn’t arrive, we had no water or silverware, and we kept having to flag servers down to get anything.
Elk styled poached plums and pears with homemade granola and natural yogurt – this was pretty good. It’s served in a glass water cup, which is odd, but the poached fruit was nice, especially when you hit a chunk of it.
Elk kebab with maple syrup brushed apple and smoked bacon – we asked for this with no bacon. It was a tiny tiny portion for such an expensive dish. Four small pieces of elk, two small pieces of apple, and nearly £9. The elk meat was fine, but not the best cut. The apple was interesting. It was served with a chunky sauce, which we assumed to be tomato. The dish was at best fine, but I wouldn’t recommend getting it. If you want meat, go with the Scandinavian style meatballs, which are half the price and probably better.
Beetroot and horseradish hummus with feta and pita – horseradish taste didn’t come through at all. It only tasted like beetroot. The taste wasn’t the best and there were only 2 super small pieces of feta on top. The pita was actually good, though. Soft and made a nice compliment to the hummus – if only the hummus had been better!
