Jouls W
Google
Below standards expected for a 5 star hotel.
I stopped by for a tea and a sandwich. The food was excellent but service was a little slow. It took a while for the focaccia sandwich to be served, about 15 mins but they’re already pre-made and wrapped in the counter display. When the waiter served my tea, he asked if I wanted it poured, which I said yes, only to realise it hadn’t had the time to brew properly! Amateur. Either tell the customer it needs to brew or bring it after it’s had the time to infuse. Also, tea bags and not tea leaves are used, I expect better quality from a 5 star hotel.
I had the smoked salmon focaccia sandwich which was very nice. The patisserie looked great but I didn’t need to have both when I visited so I didn’t try them.
The customer on the neighbouring table with whom I chatted, asked for honey when they served his coffee. It took them ages to bring it by which time his coffee had gone a bit cold. Too slow!! His mezze platter looked good and he was happy with that.
The toilets were APPALLING!! There is one accessible and one unisex shared. The previous user, was clearly male, didn’t flush, left a mess on the seat and on the floor. Women do not like to share toilets with men for this very reason!! At least have separate toilets!! You might get this in a high street chain but not in a 5 star brand new hotel!!!
Overall, food nice, servers were lovely but as mentioned, a bit slow. Venue is modern but didn’t feel that impressive. I’d go again but not a destination venue.
Note to management- sort out the toilets!!