Oh how disappointed I was yesterday when my Peckhams lunch was so so so much less than it was before. I actually attempted to come to dinner here on Thursday and was (a bit rudely) informed that they're not open during the week, and that the opening hours are on the door. Hum... interesting because I have eaten here during the week before... Well, that combined with the abysmal meal we consumed, left me wondering if it is now under new management. The menu has changed completely and it appears that if you want lunch or dinner, you have to buy into their two or three course set menu. I don't really like eating a lot of courses, but can handle it for dinner... not for lunch. All I really wanted was a panini with a side salad but had to order two courses of very sub par scran. My starter was fish cakes, while the man had tomato and rocket soup. The fish cakes were mostly potato and the bits that were actually fish, were a) smoked (an important detail to include on the menu) and b) undercooked. I know that fish doesn't have to be cooked through, but when it's in a fish cake, you expect it to be. My man's soup didn't taste like it has been seasoned. It was as though tomatoes and rocket were blitzed together and heated up. For my main I originally ordered the Thai Green Curry with sweet potatoes and noodles (it sounded a bit strange, but I love green curry so wanted to try it) but they were out, so I went with chicken. The man had a lamb burger. My chicken, while well cooked, was literally swimming in a mustard sauce which completely masked the flavour of the meat and made the whole dish just taste like mustard. It was accompanied by (again) un-seasoned and poorly roasted new potatoes, and some odd sloppy looking artichoke hearts and roasted bell peppers. The man's burger apparently tasted a bit strange, and his oven chips were a bit under done. My man is the least picky eater in the world, and he actually sat across from me and said "this food is pretty crap, isn't it?" We both agreed that it was like we'd been given posh canteen food. To add to this, the restaurant was full but it is small enough that with two waitresses working, we should have gotten much better service. Our waters were never re-filled, it took ages to catch someone's eye to get the bill, then ages for them to come pick it back up again to give us change. The kicker was that two courses set us back 22 - 11 each. Locanda de Gusti, which has been called the best Italian in Scotland, offers a two course lunch for 11.95, which we know would never be compared to glorified canteen food.
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I usually don't give 2 starts but I have to today . I came here with some friends for lunch and I have to say that the service is horrible . It took nearly 20 min for the drinks to reach the table , come on is not that busy here . Food was decent but not great . I don't think this place will see me again .
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Real sorry I haven't given this locale some love before now....but let me start by saying coming here after moving from Chicago 2 years ago was like a dream come true. I had looked online and found the right time to come.....so I didn't have to wait long. The staff was very friendly at least on the day I visited anyway. I was given the option of getting our trucks registered for 1yr or 2 yrs.....prices were great.....didn't have to take an exam to get my new AZ driver's license....needed to put only ONE plate on my truck instead of two....and the lifetime driver's license is in a word.....AWESOME....wohooo!!! I mean I know going to the DMV can be a pain....so I am not saying this is the best DMV ever....however compared to some other large cities I have visited....this is close to perfect as it gets....all things considered. Eat, Drink, and be Merry at the DMV my Friends!!!!!
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You might want to reconsider ordering the PHO. Completely flavorless. My guess would be the broth is made from a powered mix. Add the fact that they charge $10 makes it even worse. Meatballs were rubbery, sliced beef dry and chewy. Owners need to consider taking this off the menu. Would have sent it back but a co-worker went on a lunch run and picked this up for me to go. Gross, Gross Gross....
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