The Forge, Covent Garden (Garrick Street) Review

On arrival we were not offered a drinks menu or any drinks. After being seated for 10 minutes and after ordering our food we asked for drinks. The only soft drinks they had available were OJ & cranberry juice.



The portion sizes were way too large. Gordon Ramsey would be have a fit at the amount of food being wasted.



The menu was not varied e.g. 'Spinach & Tomato & Ricotta Galette' as a starter and 'Spinach & Tomato Rissoto' as a main on the same menu is pretty poor. Was the Spinach & Tomato going out of date so they had to use it up?



What was offered on the menu was not served. E.g. menu said crushed potatoes but we received baby new potatoes? Was that because the chef couldn't be bothered to peel and crush the potatoes?



Although my colleague and I ordered the same starter what we received looked completely different - she received a lovely creamy riccotta, I received something that resembled dry scrambled eggs. When I asked the waiter the reason for the difference - he tried to tell me that they were the same when they were obviously not. Message for Forge waiter: do not insult my intelligence.



All in all I thought this restaurant was poor, unprofessional and lacked due care and attention.