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Following on from my last review of the Butchers Arms I must NOW agree with later reviews on this restaurant.
Recent renovations to the old bar area where in times of my youth stood a pool table & juke box have turned the area in to a coffee lounge for after dinner mints & latte's with comfortable seating & waitress service.The rest of my first review still stands.
But I would no longer call the Butchers Arms a public House from where one would feel at home just ordering drinks without a meal.
( Should it be removed from these listings ?? I hope not or all my efforts would have been wasted )
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It depends on what this website is all about - I don't consider this to be a pub - it is a restaurant (admittedly an excellent one) but it is NOT a pub!
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Before you enter The Butchers Arms you can tell by the quality of the vehicles in the car park that it is not your normal village pub.A family run restaurant that cater's for the higher price range clientele or people on special occasions.The food is outstanding & the service given by the staff would take some beating at any price.The walls have signed photo's of previous well known users from local racing drivers to film stars & premiership footballers.It is not the kind of place that would keep anything unusual in the beer line. But one would wager the wine & port lists would be second to very few.
I would not think many people go to The Butchers Ams just for a drink being in the middle of no where But for the food & the ambience which comes at a certain price.
The Butchers Arms IS the best of it's kind around for many mile's. Customers travel from all over to use it. So if your tempted to dig deeper in to your pockets ?? Best phone up & book a table.
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Lets first say that this is a top quality restaraunt. Unfortunately it pretends to be a pub. They have a very impressive wine list and an excellent menu. But nobody knows a thing about ale. It reminds me of the Park Lane Hilton where I had a fabulous meal but they could only manage a bottle of Becks. Someone who appericates food and wine should also appreciate ale. They have this wrong. I have now found a number of top London restraunts that appreciate quality speciality ales and they could show the Butchers arms a thing or two. What about some speciality bottled beers next time Im there? A bottle of Chimay Grand reserve retails at about �12 a bottle and would be a great alternative to the creamflow on offer. Just my opinion.
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Consistently good quality food, although prices not for the faint hearted. Lino (the owner) is something of a celebrity and made us feel quite welcome.
Menu looks as if it has not changed since they opened in the 1970�s � steak diane, chateaubriand, steak tournedos.
Apart from bottled Superbock the beer was nothing to write home about, but then I�m thinking that people don�t go here for the beer�
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exellent quality with english and portuguese nationality a real treat for anyone
michelle - 2 Jul 2006 16:36 |
