The Lakeside Restaurant - (Near , london)

1 /5 John Isdale: An absolute shambles, total disorganisation and long wait for food. The sign said 30minutes but after complaining it was an hour. Despite there being table numbers nobody knew where to take the food to. Poor girls wandering around trying to match food to people. The food was mediocre, possibly because it was cold by the time it arrived. Would I go back - NO WAY. To be avoided at all costs.

1 /5 Jenny Birt: Went to a group function here last night, they were pre told i was gluten free, which the chef was apparently quite rude about having to cater for. I was then informed (via the lady who booked the function) that there wasnt any suitable starters, everyone else was having roast, but i was going to have mushroom pie, and my pudding was a vegan brownie. Im 17 weeks pregnant and coeliac so being gluten free is so important especially now as eating it now will not only harm me, but my unborn child. Upon arriving, the waitresses had no clue and kept trying to give me the starters. I spoke to a lovely chap as he asked if we were missing a starter as i didnt have one, so i informed him i was GF. He then checked and he could sort the prawns out for me to be GF but unfortunately i cant stand prawns so i politely declined. Mains started coming out and again the waitresses kept trying to give me a roast, which again we kept saying no, we need GF. Again the chap sorted it and brought my pie out, which unfortunately was vile. Was just a tastless stodgy mess inside a rock hard shell, so all i had was 3 tiny roast potatoes and some of the veg that was put on the tables. Pudding came, and again, had to keep giving back puddings and asking for the GF. Was handed the vegan brownies, which i had to check was definitely GF as vegan and Gf are completely different things. The lovely chap checked and it was infact safe, these thankfully were delicious. Overall not great, service was rushed, sloppy and uncoordinated. The waitresss were quite rude and abrupt whenever we handed things back. The chap however was very friendly and helpful!

5 /5 David Ball: Relaxing atmosphere. We ordered and were warned about a delay as only one chef on duty. Meal arrived early. Was hot and ample for our hunger. Waiting staff were attentive, nothing too much trouble. Would eat here again

1 /5 Lisa: We’d booked to eat here on our first night for convenience but it was pretty empty when we arrived. We were told a 40 minute wait for food despite the few diners present. When the food eventually arrived the burgers looked as though they had been cooked for 40 minutes - very thin, small and blackened. Due to the wait we had already had they weren’t sent back. The pizzas were ok but nothing special. We were staying on site for the week and it would have been convenient to eat here on other nights, but due to the quality of the food and the slow service we ended up having to drive elsewhere and go and pick up takeaways.

1 /5 Tina Heron: Food not that good, chips were overcooked ,as if they had been reheated, nearly cold when they came out and the coleslaw was missing when the meal came out. Complain about it, they told me that the chips are cooked to order and they would bring the coleslaw out when they had found it, I had nearly finished my meal when they brought it out. Not good enough.