We have tried quite a few afternoon tea locations within London and tried Reform Social & Grill on a recent visit. The location and setting is very nice. The afternoon tea selection of sweet and savory items was OK. There was not an item that was very outstanding, the sand inches still had part of the crust on them. One of the teapots has a chip on it. There are a lot of other locations that are on the list to try and not sure we will come back for another special outing. read more

Reform Social and Grill - Afternoon tea for two - British Near Me - London, XGL

We came in to try Yorkshire puddings. At the time we came in there wasn't many people there and it seemed like it was a place where people might hold a business lunch. We weren't in the nicest clothes but they were nice about it. If I were to go again I would wear business casual/professional clothing. They let us try two savory and one sweet yorkshire pudding. Their pricing was very reasonable. Although the savory yorkshire pudding was not for me, I do think it was prepared well. I really enjoyed the banana custard dessert pudding. It had a nice flakey crust with a creamy inside. The puddings were definitely a good portion size. I could maybe eat 3 at most, but 2 would be enough. read more

Reform Social and Grill - Yorkshire pudding - British Near Me - London, XGL

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Seriously, it proved the theory that all restaurants inside the hotel are horrible. This one was one of them. The service was pretty good I ordered a drink and two small dishes. It's pricy and it tasted horrible. Or maybe I ordered wrong stuff- anyway, I wouldn't do another try for the restaurant in hotel again. read more

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I feeeeel like this place should be rated higher than 3* however my friend and I went there solely to try their Yorkshire pudding menus (3 savoury and 3 sweet - yes that is a lotta Yorkies!) and although we came away stuffed to the brim we weren't wow'd. To add to the let down on flavour, the staff were quite hoity toity and very pushy trying to get us to order additional wine and sides continuously throughout the meal. The service was also very slow with a 20 minute wait between finishing our savoury Yorkshires and getting our sweet ones. The savoury Yorkshires were definitely my favourite; smoked salmon, beef with horseradish and truffled Brie. The Yorkshires for the mains were nice and fluffy although served on a small wooden board which although pretty made it really hard to eat. My fav by far was the Brie and truffle which was packed full of flavour. The beef was a bit chewy and tasted like old school dinners however the horseradish it was served with had a real punch. The smoked salmon was also good but my Yorkshire was a bit crispy. Although we were stuffed after the mains we still had a long awkward wait in a rather quiet restaurant lacking atmosphere. When they came they were much smaller (not a problem but meant they were too crispy and hard to cut). The fillings were pretty boring - cream with jam and a bland custard with some banana. My favourite was the caramel and chocolate but there was sooo much it overpowered it and made it so sickly. Presentation for all 6 was lovely and the idea is awesome but it was a bit of a let down! read more

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I had a Groupon, and so I was restricted to the Steak/Lobster with a glass of Wine. First impressions were that this place was nice. Upon arriving, I had already made a reservation, so assumed that the venue knew I had a Groupon, based on where we were sitting (which was a bit earlier before all the other Groupon diners started arriving) it was clear had they know, we'd have been sitting on some of the not so nice tables. Not the nice red leather lounge tables we were taken to. Service was excellent. The waiters, came around every so often offering a variety of breads, it would have been nice to have some dipping oil to accompany this, but butter sufficed. Food wise, was a case of know what's good. The Pork Belly Pressing was AMAZING. I've eaten a lot of pork belly, and I've never had it presented like this. It was like a pork belly cooked to perfection, finished off with breadcrumbs and artfully sandwiched over small pieces of bacon which an apple chutney. This is a MUST TRY. The Duck scotch egg has a perfectly cooked yolk, but was extremely bland (almost like the duck and black pudding were sandwiched into the meat casing) the apple sauce could not save this dish. Again, go for the Pork belly. The Steak main asked for should have been medium rare. Instead this was half well cooked and the other half near rare. Very strange. Likely the result of the pan not being evenly heated when being cooked. The snails accompanied were tasteless and the garlic sauce lacking any taste. On the other hand the lobster burger was fab. Extremely meaty and filling. To finish off we got two cocktails and desserts (not incl. on the Groupon). The cocktails were strong if a little pricey. the desserts (Reform Mess) completely flooded with cream. The Chocolate and Blood Orange pot was small, but extremely rich and pleasant. So again, a mixture in quality. To recap, would I eat here again at full price? Never. Is it worth the price of entry on a Groupon, yes. The service was excellent sure, but the food and drink average apart from one amazing starter. A starter which I would like to try again... read more

Reform Social and Grill - Pork Belly Starter /w Apple Sauce - British Near Me - London, XGL

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Ahh, my first free-flowing boozy brunch London review. Let the games begin. Perhaps I have been spoilt by the jaw (and champagne flute) dropping brunches of Dubai, but I was not hugely impressed with Reform Social. For a high end hotel in fabulous Mayfair, I had high hopes. Don't get me wrong, nothing was actually super bad here. But I tend to judge deals and hotels on their genre and this was lacklustre. The most disappointing part was the reluctance of any of the waiters to keep the prosecco actually free-flowing. We had to ask for a top-up almost every time which is a sure fire way to get a thumbs down. I appreciate the fact that my boyfriend and I can be ridiculous drinkers but it you offer this, you have to honor it. Even a poor brunch is made good with generous offerings of bubbly. For 54 quid (about 27 each), we got to share a Ploughman's Platter, choice of British mains, and a trio of desserts, plus sparkling wine. This is objectively amazing value through Wowcher but the food was underwhelming (except for dessert). The presentation of the Ploughman's was poor, with pots and slices thrown on a dish, which was less professional than what I serve at dinner parties. Also, although there was a good selection of cheeses, salads, apples and grapes, as well as breads, we were missing the salt beef AND the potted pickled herring. Major points lost here as these were the things we were most excited about. They seated us in the wrong area for brunch and then gave us slightly different menus, so I got really excited about my rabbit and was told that it was not available. After a long wait to get served, my Ox-Cheek Pie was a small and hard-crusted. My boyfriend said that he had better steaks at Wetherspoons, which is worrying. It was cut up into small pieces? I hear Reform is good for other deals but this one fell a bit flat. read more

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I love this place. Marylebone has some good options and this place is a solid choice with consistently great service and food. Staff is friendly and helpful. Order the salmon if you're feeling fancy. Get the burger if you're feeling casual. Both are excellent. Steaks are fantastic. read more

It was my first time visiting London and had seen this restaurant featured on so many online London blogs as a feature. The photos were so lovely and the thought of having a topping on a Yorkshire pudding as a vessel sounded right up my alley. My sister was skeptical but because I insisted on giving it a try, I convinced her to leave it in our itinerary. I really wanted to love this place. I did. First off, the place was completely empty at 1 pm, with the exception of one other party of 2. A few others trickled in afterwards but the hotel was deafeningly silent. Secondly, we let the host know we had a reservation at 1 pm. Despite being an empty restaurant, he thought it was necessary to let us know we had made two reservations for that day. 12:30 and 1 pm. We had only made a 1 pm reso so I'm not sure how that happened. Regardless, he went ahead and turned his computer around to tell us we made two reservations. Clearly somewhere something had happened and that was a mistake. If it was our fault and if it was even the slightest bit busy, I would apologize but looking around, I would think he should be happy we even came. It made the ambience terrible and it killed our vibes. I should've taken that as a sign and turned around instead of following him in. That's how much I wanted to try these Yorkshire puddings. When we were seated, we immediately asked for water, and inquired about the yorkies. The host let us know the yorkies were pretty mini and based on his attempt to estimate the size with his hands, we decided we would like an entree with it. While we sat there waiting to order, we debated on just letting him know we wouldn't be staying. It was quiet and no one was taking our order for some time. At one point, someone in the kitchen was making some loud chit chat and the host had to call out to him to tell him they had customers at the front of house. BAD SIGNS ALL AROUND. The host came by to take our order. Because he estimated the yorkies should be 3 to a person as a starter, we ordered 3 and an entree each. The host mentioned that he would give us two complimentary sweet yorkies as our dessert and I felt a little hope for a better lunch experience at that point. And then the "tiny starters" showed up. THEY WERE HUGE. The real kicker was they were extremely salty, looked nothing like the photo and the cheese yorkie didn't have any truffle in it as described or photographed. To be completely honest, I'm not sure if we just don't eat as much as others in this country but we were already full SHARING the three "mini sized" Yorkshire puddings. They were so heavy that I didn't even want my meal. I actually felt even more upset and deceived when I bit into my shepherd's pie and didn't like it. It was pooling with so much oil that I had to stop eating. I didn't want to be rude so I took it to go but threw it out in the first garbage I could find. I think the saving grace of the meal was that the host gave us 2 dessert Yorkshire puddings on the house (but I wonder if he heard us talking about leaving the restaurant without ordering). There was too much cream in the sweet Yorkshire pudding but I will say that they were probably the best out of everything. It would be the one thing I would recommend trying if you were so inclined to check this place out. If you're looking for a meal though, please stay away. There are so many other places to eat at in the city. read more

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One of those "must haves" is Yorkshire pudding when in England. However, I'm not sure you could call it a traditional experience since they are filled with non-traditional things. But, it sounded like a good idea so we went. We each got a tray of savory and then split a tray of sweet ones. Some were better than others. We chalked it up to a cultural experience. I didn't love the whole experience, though. The staff is rather cold and stiff. We actually felt like we had done something wrong ordering just the Yorkshires. It's like they rolled their eyes and said, "Good grief... more tourists who read about this on a blog somewhere." We honestly couldn't wait to get out of there because of the attitude. The place was almost completely empty for our late afternoon stop. It's sort of a throw-back stuffy, dark "club" kind of place. It was a experience I'm glad we had, but it also wasn't an experience I'd seek out again. read more

I visited Reform Social for their special February Yorkshire Pudding menu. To be honest, I was sceptical - the idea of Yorkies with novelty fillings could have ended up a gimmicky disaster. But they pulled it off well - the combination of flavours had clearly been well thought through. The savoury platter featured salt beef and horserdish, smoked salmon and cream cheese, and cheese and truffle. The sweet featured chocolate and caramel, clotted cream and jam, and banana and custard. Each platter was a reasonable £8. A nice alternative to sandwiches or sliders, or even afternoon tea. Give it a go! read more

When in London, one must have high tea at least once. As an uncultured American, my English born boy had much to teach me about the intricacies of all the weird little tools and such that go into an afternoon tea. But, since he is most definitely not the type that would be comfortable eating little finger sandwiches shaped like pink handbags, we opted for Reform's much raved about "Gentleman's Tea". The place is a little hard to find, we got lost more than once using our gps. The place was almost empty when we got there but was beautiful. Nice brown leather booths and fireplaces, a very manly, old school English cigar bar kind of feel, with only a touch of femininity (as everything in London has to some extent). As far as high teas in the city go, Reform is a deal. 32 pound for the unlimited champagne tea. Many of the other high ranked places go for twice that, and only one glass of champagne with those! Since we were there in the summer, we went for unlimited Pimm's and lemonade, which came in (three, by the time we were finished), pretty pitchers with little berries and green things which, after three pitchers, are impossible to remember what exactly they were. Before our tea, we also got a bellini, he had peach and I had raspberry. He has had more than one negative experience with champagne so it was impressive to see him actually love it. Then came the tea, for which we both got the pear caramel. It was delicious. Unfortunately the food was not the best, the only real negative as the drinks and the atmosphere were almost without reproach. Definitely go for the Gentleman's Tea here because the steak and snails sandwich and the sausage roll were both really delicious. The "fancies" were not really to either of our tastes. I am not really one for super sweet things and some of the cakes were a bit dry for my liking (but to be honest, by the time we got to the cakes I was so full of Pimm's that it didn't matter!). All in all, Reform was a lovely experience, surrounded by some government workers in very expensive suits and posh accents, we both had the bougie high tea experience that we wanted. read more

Reform Social and Grill - Gentleman's tea menu! - British Near Me - London, XGL

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This was my first ever time at one of Yelp's unofficial boozy brunches. The premise: find a place with unlimited prosecco and get stuck in. The group chose Reform Social and Grill. Set in a fancy hotel in fancy Mayfair, it's really not somewhere I would typically choose to go by myself. But I'm glad we did. I thought the deal with pretty good, two hours of prosecco and a 3 course Sunday roast for 32.50. It was a good deal, if getting drunk was any indication as we did. They cleverly sat us in a back room to ourselves and the staff were fantastic at topping up our glasses. Every time I looked my glass was full. Deliciously dangerous. We got louder and louder as the day went on and they were very gracious about it. In terms of the food, as Grant mentions, it wasn't great. I chose ok for my starter, two pieces of goats cheese on salad rolled in some kind of nuts. It was fine. But I had food envy of the cauliflower cheese soup. We ordered extra bread and butter to the starters, I wasn't too fond of the bread selection, it was a bit bland for a hotel. The main course was quite disappointing in terms of a roast. It was two slices of pork and some roast veg. A very substandard roast dinner. It was supposed to come with cauliflower cheese which is my absolute favourite, but the only sight of this I got was a single piece of unadorned cauliflower. We had ordered side dishes of cauli cheese too and this was literally cauliflower with melted cheese. That is not how this dish is made. Disappointing. The dessert of a crumble baked inside an apple was ok. Not amazing. All in all, I had a nice time with loads of prosecco and some very friendly staff. So no major complaints. read more

Infinity Brunch Club Outing #3: Reform Social and Grill I booked Reform Social and Grill so we could have a nice boozy brunch/lunch with a Christmas theme, and to be honest, on that level, they didn't disappoint. They had Christmas Crackers ready for us in a private dining room. They probably put us there because they realized we were going to be loud, obnoxious, drunken idiots, but it wasn't bad having our own room either. I also figured that we should go on the cheap side as December is full of parties and spending money, so a three-course meal with two hours of unlimited Prosecco for £32.50 seemed like a great deal. A few days before our reservation, we had a bit of a change as someone couldn't make it, but we found another person to take her place. Then we added another person (and I was told it was going to be okay, as I got a confirmation email about it saying both of the new guests were confirmed). When we arrive, they seemed to think our reservation was at 3:00 as well. Which it wasn't, as I emailed them specifically to confirm the time as 1:30. Then when I saw the pre-order list, they had forgotten the new person, so we had to make sure to get that order in as well. It's just little things, but they seemed really disorganized in regards to large bookings. People were late (as usual), but we started the Prosecco when about seven out of ten of us were there. Then when everyone showed up, we told them we were ready for our starters. The starters took about 25 minutes to arrive. (And we had pre-ordered. And the starters were basically soup which is premade and grilled goat's cheese salad which basically involves grilling some goat's cheese and slapping it on some salad, no where near 25 minutes.) The starters were actually surprisingly good. The cauliflower cheese soup was more of a cauliflower soup with a sprinkling of cheese on top, but it was really tasty. Unfortunately the food went downhill from there. My main was sad and disappointing, and all the veg was poorly cooked. There were two miniscule slices of pork belly on the plate. But I was drunk and hungry so I ate it. My partner, on the other hand, didn't put up with it and sent his back. They made him a new one and it looked much better than the rest of the dishes, but he still said it was fairly mediocre. The sides we ordered sounded really good, but weren't that great. The cauliflower cheese was just some cauliflower with melted cheese on top. The spring greens and beetroot was green beans and beet root. It was just a disappointment. Dessert was better, as I liked my toffee apple crumble (which was basically a roast apple with crumble shoved in it), but a lot of people seemed to leave most of their apple behind. They didn't kick us out afterwards, and we ordered a few more bottles of bubbly after our time limit had expired because we wanted more to drink. Apparently they ran out of Prosecco though, so they had to switch to Champagne. So while the drinks were really free-flowing, the poor quality of the food and the disorganization really put a damper on the experience. I can't say I'd be back again. I think there are many other places in town that do infinity drinks that are likely to be better. read more

When my parents visited me in March I decided to take them for an afternoon tea. I bought two vouchers via wowcher, which were half price of what it costs in the restaurant. When we arrived the staff was really nice (we were the only customers in the restaurant) and seated us really quickly. I kindly reminded the waitress we had 2 vouchers. She asked if we would like some water and we agreed. After a couple of minutes, she brought the tea with pastries. Until here everything went really well. The food was nice, the tea and Prosecco were nice and the waitress was kind. Unfortunately, this all changed when we asked if we could get the bill. We were shocked to see the water was nearly £5 and they had added a discretionary service charge of £6. I believe the waitress should had let us know the water was not included before we agreed and I felt they were just trying to take money from us. Because of this, I asked if she could please remove the service charge and the waitress very rudely started questioning us, saying "everywhere you go here you will have to pay a service charge". I was really disappointed too when we were not allowed to take away the food we didn't finish, as they "didn't have any takeaway containers". Bravo for throwing food that was in perfect condition to the bin. Disgusting attitude and extremely disappointing with this petty behavior. I will never return to this restaurant and will make sure to tell my story to everyone I know. read more

My niece and I enjoyed a nice afternoon tea at Reform Social & Grill. I made reservations prior to our arrival in London. The staff couldn't have been more hospitable. I had noted that we were celebrating my niece's birthday and they were so sweet to write Happy Birthday on the plates using chocolate, so thoughtful! We each chose a different tea option (one Gentleman's & one Vintage) for the most samplings and we were please with every bite, not one miss! The Champagne was lovely and the tea was nice and strong! The crowd was youthful and friendly as well. We really had a memorable experience that I would recommend to anyone who'd like to enjoy a nice afternoon tea in a classy setting. read more

Reform Social and Grill - British Near Me - London, XGL

As my journey of eating my way around London continues, my next stop was at the Reform Social Bar and Grill. We had a groupon voucher for this experience that cost £39 for a 2 course meal for two with a bottle of wine. The main courses were limited down to either steak or lobster burger. They do have an in house deal on for a steak main and half a bottle of wine for £14 per person which I think is very reasonable. The restaurant has been designed in a way that gives the feel of an expensive restaurant but has a laid back atmosphere that makes it feel more intimate. I dislike nothing more than feeling on show whilst eating a meal and the reform did not disappoint. Whilst we were greeted with very attentive staff, I cant help thinking that they are slightly disorganized. It seemed that there were 2 members of staff looking after us, and as one brought us menus, another followed with more. As one took our drinks order the second person followed to take it again.... this happened with everything that we ordered. Which being very attentive and thoughtful... was a bit confusing for us, and the staff. I ordered the pressed pork with apple puree for starters and then steak for main. My partner ordered the artichoke soup and the lobster burger. The food was beautifully presented and tasted delicious. The steak was sliced into thin slices and served with crunchy chips, the lobster burger was served on a brioche bun and a little pail of chips. After we ate dinner we headed to the cocktail bar which had exceptionally attentive staff (in a positive way) who provided table service. The design of the bar was great too with sofas and tub chairs for relaxing in creating an environment not dissimilar to the atmosphere as an art deco gentlemens club. All in all a thumbs up! read more

Spring! As the first rays of life-giving sun hit your upturned cheeks and the nights recede into long placid evenings with the promise of chilled rose wine. A thousand BBQ's rumble out of garages, the long forgotten, rusty and oil stained armoured vanguard of summer. Spring! A time of salads and green and the lightest of touches. Spring! The perfect time to visit a gentleman's club inspired grill restaurant then... ah. No.. sadly not. I'd had the Reform Social highlighted to me by a number of people back in the depths of winter (i.e. various points in the last 12 months) and the reports had all said broadly the same thing. Pretty decent food, if heavy on the meat and puddings, and a dark, clubby, cocoon of a space with snug leather seating you could drown in. In summary, ideal for a long gentleman's luncheon before the weather breaks for the better... Well I'm no follower of fashion (just look at my wardrobe) and that's why I'd waited until the first fragrant days of warmth and light before pulling on my crushed velvet smoking jacket, adjusting my monocle and finding a saucy young slip of a gel to entertain. Slotted underneath the Mandeville Hotel just off Marylebone High Street, the hotelish (and not entirely in a good way) bar was our first entry point. The way robustly blocked by a florid and fully padded post work crowd enjoying a discount deal on fizz we squeezed uncomfortably through to the dining room at the other side of the lounge. Here I was pleased to see a full crowd of mixed ages. My gentleman's jacket wouldn't have looked entirely out of place, but neither were we marooned in fuddy-duddy land. The table of birthday partying hipsters and a gaggle of courting couples dining gave our section of the long dark room a gentle (and genteel) buzz. Things started very well with a crisp, clean and perfectly cooked duck 'Scotch' egg, wrapped in a pliant and piquant black pudding shell. It clashed with an unnecessary trough of apple sauce, but solo was note perfect. The mains sadly were less accomplished in their delivery. Both arrived on a generic root vegetable puree, hay cooked hake was a fine piece of fish, but smokier and saltier than a Glaswegian sailors mission. Stuffed lamb breast, a substitution for the stout sounding Angus rose veal chop I'd been salivating for, came as an underwelmingly small and fatty roulade filled with a fishy breadcrumb mix and topped bafflingly with tight and over-battered scampi, an odd mix that did none of the constituent parts justice. A side of pumpkin with chilli and sage gave none of the flavour of either and was verging on undercooked to boot. There's a good looking grill section here filled with some handsomely sourced cuts. I can only blame our ordering for missing them out. Thankfully there was a knowing hand on the desserts, reason almost to return in themselves. My Bakewell Pudding, a crispy puck of choux filled with tart fruit and covered in thick vanilla custard the colour and consistency of whipped butter. A darkly decadent chocolate and blood orange pot was equally moreish. Given what I saw of the cocktails, I'm tempted to return for a lush's afternoon tea combining the two. On a slight negative note, there was a noticeable level of fractiousness among the front of house team, commands and critiques hissed not sotto voce enough to be unheard as the harried team flew around us. It wasn't ideal. They were pretty good face to face, just less so when talking to each other. There's less knowing cool than at that other modern bastions of of 'private member's-chic' like Dean Street Townhouse and Hawksmoor (both of whom definitely hosted planning meetings for this place) but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It doesn't do it quite as well as the aforementioned, but does well enough at a reasonable price that you won't probably shouldn't mind. read more

The afternoon high tea was great! I highly suggest getting the vintage high tea option with the Reform Blend tea! It was delightful! The servers were kind enough to fill our tea pot with warm water free of charge! I suggest ordering extra scones, they are so good and tiny enough to not feel guilty from eating 2 :) read more

Reform Social and Grill - The Vintage afternoon high tea! It's perfect! - British Near Me - London, XGL

We enjoyed a great Sunday dinner at the reform social and grill; we had the place to ourselves for the most part and for only £32.50 we had three course and truely free-flowing prosecco. The starters of spring salads; salmon for me and goats cheese for my other half, were delicious and light. The roast beef and pork belly were very tasty and well cooked, but the roasted veg was a tad underdone for my liking. The sauces were excellent - I've never had an apple or horseradish sauce that compares. The dessert was a revelation; a toffee apple crumble inside a roasted apple with brown bread ice cream - just yum. The service was amazing and we will be going back to try out their afternoon tea and their main menu in the near future. read more

I planned an afternoon tea party for my friend's birthday party. There was about 12 of us and they had to split the tables up so we weren't really able to talk to half of the party. There were mixed girls and guys and most of the people at my table ordered the gentleman's tea, which is great if you eat meat. I had the vintage tea and it was amazing. Everyone was so impressed with the quality of the food and the free flowing champagne! I have been to almost every afternoon tea in London and this was one of my favourites and at such a reasonable price. I would give it 5 stars easily if it was not for the rude Frenchman who was serving us and the fact that when I go to a place with free-flowing champagne, I don't expect the glasses go empty for such a long period of time. read more

I would like to make you aware of a situation which occurred on 2 January 2015 while we were enjoying Reform's Gentleman's Afternoon Tea. I went downstair to use the restroom. Two male employees exited the restroom just as I was about to enter. Once in, I discovered a very soiled pair of men's underwear sitting next to the sink. I used a towel and disposed of them in the trash can. After I threw the underwear in the trash, a house keeper entered and I explained to her what I saw. At that point I asked to speak with a manager. I returned to my table feeling nauseated and was unable to continue with my tea. I waited approximately 10 minutes and no manager approached us, so I sought out the hostess to find him. She found him and I explained to him what happened. He apologized but offered no recovery stating that the restaurant could not be held responsible as it was a public facility. I then sought out the next in command from the hotel's front desk. The assistant general manager spoke with me and reaffirmed what the manager had stated: We are not responsible and therefore can offer no recovery. The assistant general manager also informed me that he had seen the problem prior to my coming upon it and had sent housekeeping to clean it up. For me, this information added an entirely new dimension to the situation. The fact that he knew about it and had not taken steps to lock off the lavatory while waiting for it to be cleaned, thereby preventing anyone else from seeing it, was inexcusable. I have been the hotel business with Marriott for 25 years and am very surprised as to the manner in which the management of a hotel of this calibre handled the situation. Wrote the GM 5 times and no response, pmenke@mandeville.co.uk .. STAY AWAY.. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CUSTOMERS read more

There's a lot to like about the Reform Social - not least Giovanni and his team of staff, who were incredibly friendly and welcoming. Our waiter was happy to explain the menu and make informed recommendations which was really helpful. I decided to have a starter dish of duck scotch egg with black pudding instead of sausage meat - although I swopped the accompanying apple sauce for mayo (apple and egg? No thanks...) It was an excellent combination - the duck egg yolk was nicely runny and the oatmeal crust perfectly crisp. I had some cabbage on the side, just to make it more of a complete dish. My friend enjoyed his burger, cooked to order in a brioche bun. But the dessert and pudding menu was the standout. I could have happily eaten my way through all of them - from the saffron custard tart to the summer pudding - but we both had high hopes for the sticky toffee pud. And it didn't disappoint - the texture was incredibly moist, with just the right balance of stodge to lightness - it had a beautiful toffee flavour, and there was plenty of toffee sauce. Job done. Now all I need is to go back and try the rest of that dessert menu... we've suggested they have a pudding club night, to showcase their creations... read more