Boyds Grill & Wine Bar - (Near Westminster, london)

5 /5 Shine: Had very good pre-theatre menu here last night. Very reasonable and although limited choice of starter, main and dessert they were all excellent - salmon starter, minute steak and cheesecake. It is and impressive high ceiling.dining room inside an hotel. Our waiter was great as well.

1 /5 DMT LDN: I visited Boyd’s Grill and Wine Bar last year and had a wonderful experience. I was welcomed warmly by an Italian manager, and the service was elegant, attentive, and professional. Unfortunately, this year was the complete opposite. No one greeted me or my family upon arrival, and the service throughout the evening was extremely slow. The person who appeared to be managing the floor didn’t seem to have control of the team, and the staff overall were not attentive. The service felt bland, much like the food and the overall atmosphere. I left very disappointed, and I will not be returning.

2 /5 Mark Lloyd: We went here yesterday for the pre-theatre menu and it generally wasnt a great experience. From arriving to getting our starter took 35 minutes, and considering the starters were just mushroom parfait and so didnt require cooking, this was a bit long. This then meant that we had barely any time for our mains and I wasnt able to finish mine before I had to run to collect tickets from the theatre. If somewhere offers a pre-theatre menu I do expect them to be able to deliver 2 courses within the 70 minutes that we had available. The food itself was a bit hit and miss. The mushroom parfait was ok if not hugely flavourful, but the focaccia that came with it was really good. My beef dish was great, but my husbands chicken dish was a bit bizarre. The chicken dish was the only main in which you were obviously meant to add a side otherwise you are just eating chicken and 1 piece of lettuce. A bit weird when all the other dishes are complete dishes. In summary, food was fine but nothing special, but the slowness of the service just means that this place is not somewhere you can go pre-theatre (despite the menu) unless you have a full 90-100 minutes available.

5 /5 Darren Morgan: Amazing food in a brilliant setting. Attentive staff and good value