| THE ELEPHANT |

Jan 31st, 2023

Rubbish meal out. We went to the elephant on a Friday night, we were the only people there, and we had to ask them to turn the music on as it was so quiet. We had to ask for our order to be placed for drinks and food as the waiter was also the chef for the night. Food took over 50min and we had to ask several times when it was coming. Ordered the Eli burger and it was just a coleslaw burger with more mayonnaise. Really really bland. They ran out of rice at 7.30pm. We also ordered poppadoms and found some plastic in it. The number of deliveroo drivers though was insane. They were obviously prioritising take out orders. The door was opening so much that the place was freezing. Wouldn't recommend dinning out there.
Mar 24th, 2023

READ THE RECENT REVIEWS - Weve eaten here numerous times over the last few years and have always had a great experience, although the restaurant must have changed hands recently and the people that have taken over obviously have no idea on how to run a restaurant. Firstly we couldnt get through on the phone to book a table as no one answered, even after numerous attempts. The online booking system also didnt work so we decided to just turn up. Upon arrival the restaurant wasnt at full capacity and the single waitress working that evening (a Saturday) seemed somewhat baffled that we had come for dinner? We waited 5 mins for a table to be made available. The tables and chairs that are obviously meant to go out the front were piled up in a corner taking up extra space and making the place look untidy. After being seated we were eventually brought a complimentary bottle of water and menus. The water in the bottle turned out to be foul tasting tap water (it may have been from a tank rather than mains water) Dont bring people a complimentary bottle of water if youre just filling it up with tap water. The menus were also filthy and sticky with old drinks and food on them. Not a great first impression when choosing what food to eat. We eventually ordered 2 drinks (a beer and a cocktail) whilst deciding what food to order. During that time another couple turned up to eat and again the waitress seemed completely surprised and caught off guard that they had come for dinner, and again faffed around getting another table ready- the couple left stood in the doorway for 5 mins. My pint of beer came and by the time I had finished it (maybe 15mins later) the cocktail eventually turned up. During this time no food had been brought out (although a couple of take aways had been collected) and it became apparent the other people sitting in the restaurant were not happy and had obviously been there a while waiting for food. We decided not to order food and booked another local restaurant whilst waiting for our bill for the 2 drinks. The other couple that had come in whilst we were there also left without ordering anything because of the poor service. The single waitress working that evening was obviously inexperienced and overwhelmed, and wasnt particularly happy herself. The restaurant wasnt even at full capacity. Overall a very bad experience in a restaurant that we once enjoyed. We wont be returning.
Feb 21st, 2023

Left before we was served only one person running the place one in kitchen waited 15 minutes it's a shame as it used to be great
Feb 13th, 2023

Feb 9th, 2023