The Alona, located next to M&Ds theme park, is a hotel and restaurant, and was where Colin and I went for dinner last night. Upon entry, we were asked if we'd reserved, and when we said no, they made a big deal about making us wait in the bar while they set a table for us. Sorry, aren't all the tables in a restaurant already set normally?
When we were seated we ordered and everything went smoothly, but the waitresses were just really rude and seemed so bored. They just kept acting as if everything we asked was a huge effort, including ordering food. You'd think they'd be used to taking food orders, seeing as they work in a restaurant.
I ordered the ham hock and confit duck terrine to start, and the Seabass fillets with fondant potatoes, curly kale and a vierge dressing. Colin had the smoked chicken to start, and the strips of beef in a garlic, soy and chilli sauce. The food was all good, but for what it was, e.g. a terrine and Seabass, I've had much better elsewhere. For desserts, I had the cheeses and Colin had the sticky toffee pudding. Again, I've had better quality elsewhere.
All in all, a decent meal. For three courses each, and 3 glasses of wine for me (might be an alcoholic...), the bill came just short of £60, which in a hotel restaurant, wasn't terribly bad. I probably would come back for the food, the menu seems to have a decent selection, but only if the staff upped their game a bit. read more