The Marlborough, Richmond

My husband and I just came back from The Marlborough, in Richmond, following what was probably one of the worst meals we have ever had! My husband enjoys having a roast dinner on a Sunday evening; however, he was extremely disappointed with the overall quality of his meal. Despite checking with the waitress about the freshness of the roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding, these were appalling. The �roast potatoes� were in fact boiled new potatoes and the Yorkshire pudding was flat. The beef was chewy and the gravy poor. I ordered �The Works Burger�, which was served with stone cold French fries and the meat not only was extremely poor quality, but over cooked. For our toddler we ordered the mashed potatoes with sausages, which must have been made with instant mash mixture, for it was inedible. We used to eat at this pub very often a couple of years ago and were always very pleased not only with the service but the food. We believed they must have changed their chef and after a couple of very disappointing experiences we stopped going until earlier this year. As it seemed to have improved slightly it was at my suggestion that we decided to dine there again tonight, but after a terrible evening when the quality of the food was nothing but scandalous, I believe we will not be returning!

13 Nov 2011 21:06