Butlers Wharf Chop House Reviews

Great food, but don't be deceived by the two course set lunch advertised at £10. If you want potato and vegetables with your main course it will cost you an extra £6. With service charge the two courses will cost £18 - not £10. I think that this is dishonest, and it put us in a bad mood, which was a pity as the food was excellent and good value - they don't need to use underhand sales tactics to get the punters in there! Great location too, particularly in the summer.

Have eaten here several times and lately the food has been fantastic - if you enjoy game, try the pheasant if it's on. I will continue to use it if the quality and service stays as good as it is at the moment. Highly recommended.

We went on Sunday in early December 06 with two friends. The food was good and reasonably priced, though scallops (incurring a surcharge of £2.50!) consisted of only three small samples with a bit of salad, and for those of you that like game do look out for the lead shot and resulting fragments of bone! Wine was a bit on the pricey side - an English Bacchus at about £20 and Valpolicella, which was good but not remarkable, at £26ish! Puddings are mostly true English style: bread and butter pudding was great under the slightly stodgy but not crisp crust. The only really unacceptable thing was this restaurant’s policy on smoking. They positively encourage it - as they sell the things and don’t have a separate area for those of us who have some respect for our health and taste buds. In a large place like this there is NO excuse for not having a segregated smoke hole for the heathens. (Don’t get me wrong - I will indulge in a cigar occasionally but I don’t want cigarette smoke wafting across in the middle of my meal.) I will go back when the situation is right - but not until the UK’s (non) smoking legislation means a guarantee of a smoke-free meal. Get this sorted Mr. Conran!

Very enjoyable meal, Oysters were really good but the 8oz fillet was cooked to perfection. The pepper sauce was disappointing and tasted like something out of a packet. My wife had the steak and kidney pudding which was as good as the recommendation made out. The walnut bread was worth and extra slice!! All in all the experience was good and the service as you would have expected. The bill represented value for money on the night.