Boyds Grill & Wine Bar

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   Karen

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very nice room restaurant with attentive staff and good service.
   

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   Richard

   London

   2 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 26, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Understand this for what it is and you might not be too disappointed. I thought it was a suitable place for pre-theatre meal as it looked relatively classy and trendy. It wasn’t. It’s a soulless hotel bar where they’ve laid out some tables for people that need to eat and perhaps don’t want to venture out far. I ordered the Hunters Chicken which as we all know, is grilled chicken breast with bacon and cheese on top. Only this wasn’t. This was a grilled chicken breast with a tin of tomato passata poured on top. Bland and boring, much like the venue. And then I decided to find the toilet. In a hotel, it can’t be hard, right? But of course it was hidden, probably to stop the public walking from the street to use them. A hotel Receptionist said “take the lift to the -1 level”. I got in the lift, and then, after riding with hotel guests to the 3rd floor, back to Ground, up to the 1st floor, back to Ground, I very stroppily went to Reception only to be told “yeah, pressing the button for -1 level won’t work if you don’t have a hotel room card to touch in”. Brilliant. Naturally I didn’t pay for the “Passata Chicken” and I wouldn’t go back in a hurry. Classic case of over promising and under delivering.
   

   Boyds Grill & Wine BarResponded on November 2, 2024

   Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear your experience didn’t meet expectations. Our venue is designed as a peaceful retreat in central London, emphasizing classic elegance with Italian marble walls and historic charm. For the Hunter’s Chicken, our version draws from the Italian pollo alla cacciatora—a lighter, healthier take that includes flavors of mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, and finely chopped chicken leg, in contrast to the British-style with cheese and bacon. Menu descriptions aim to guide guests through our unique dishes. We apologize for any confusion in locating the restroom. A key is required for security, and staff are always available to assist. We’ll work on improving guidance and hope to welcome you back for a more seamless experience.
   

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   simon

   Surrey

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on October 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Perfect. Bar service was sublime. Atmosphere whilst early evening was great.
   

   Boyds Grill & Wine BarResponded on October 22, 2024

   Hi Simon We are glad to hear you had good time with us Thank you so much
   

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   Jessica

   Chicago

   6 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on October 12, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful hotel bar. Just went for apps and champs - both were delicious.
   

   Boyds Grill & Wine BarResponded on October 22, 2024

   Hi Jessica Thank you for taking time to leave this nice feedback. We are looking forward to welcoming you back soon.
   

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   Samantha

   Worcestershire

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 12, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food here was amazing, very reasonably priced, great service and venue was stunning
   

   Boyds Grill & Wine BarResponded on October 14, 2024

   Hi Samantha, Thank you for your review, it makes the hard work worthwhile hopefully we will see you again soon
   

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   Carol

   London

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 10, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   On receiving the bill we discovered that rather than the previous 12.5% service charge there was an additional non-discretionary 10% levy “to cover the price of price and food increasing” then a 5% service charge for the staff. Charge the right prices. Don’t slip an additional charge on in the small print. It also shows how little they value their staff as they were clearly keeping the previous higher service charge. We won’t be back.
   

   Boyds Grill & Wine BarResponded on October 14, 2024

   Hi Carol, Thank you for your review, id like to add some context Food, rent, rates, liquor, labour and services have all increased exponentially since the Covid crisis, and Brexit, and all businesses in hospitality have felt the squeeze and are figuring out how to tackle these tough headwinds, without increasing menu prices to the point guests will no longer frequent. We have applied to levy to help with those increased costs, without inflating our bottom line- we are not looking to profit from this, but to protect the profit we make as a business, which incidentally keeps people in jobs. We are pleased you are concerned about our team, as are we, and they are well remunerated, as well as do very well from service charge, and a host of other company benefits
   

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   Terry

   London

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on October 10, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good food & service, restaurant within hotel so nice and civilised, busy but not crowded or noisy
   

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   Hermann

   London

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on October 4, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   We ordered two Ribeye steaks, both of which were tough. Presentation of the meal was also below the standard one would expect in the middle of London in a good restaurant. Washroom facilities were in the basement, difficult to reach, having to request the service staff for a key to use the lift. The manager did compensate us for one of the Ribeye steaks. Whilst appreciated, it is not good for a Steak Restaurant to serve poor quality meat as one would assume they know their trade!!!
   

   Boyds Grill & Wine BarResponded on October 14, 2024

   Hi Hermann, Thank you for your feedback After reviewing with our restaurant general manager, we were surprised that your guests steak was tough as well, as on the night they said it was good, and nothing was left. Had we known, we would have tried to fix it for you We source premium products, and strive to cook and serve them in the best way, though clearly on this occasion we were unsuccessful, sincere apologies
   

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   Lin

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on September 21, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The starter was excellent, unfortunately couldn't finish the meal as we were full. Staff excellent lovely surroundings. Price was good we will be back
   

   Boyds Grill & Wine BarResponded on September 30, 2024

   Thank you for your kind words! We're glad you enjoyed the starter and our service. Hope to see you again soon!
   

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    John

    Surrey

    17 reviews

    3.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on August 28, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    Convenient for pre- theatre meal. Needed to be reminded of one item ordered but otherwise service friendly and reasonably timely. Lighting seems rather too subdued to the point where we struggled to read menus. Otherwise served its purpose for meeting up and pre theatre meal
    

    Boyds Grill & Wine BarResponded on September 6, 2024

    Hi John, Thank you for your feedback We are currently revising our menus/ lighting as this has been flagged a couple of times Apologies one of your sides was forgotten, that isn't how we like to do things, and will be following up with the team Hope to see you again soon, for a brighter experience!
    

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