I contacted them twice to ask if their chickens were free-range or any other high welfare standard. No reply. I think anyone offering "gourmet" meat should be able to answer this. And this is a request for Meg et al: can you always tell us something about the meat sourcing, please? We need to get to the stage when every restaurant is obliged to make this open, but if even reviewers don't seem to care, it won't happen. No matter how tasty you tell me the meat is, I won;t go unless I know they source ethically.
Fair point. It wasn’t mentioned anywhere on their menu so I can only presume they’re not exactly proud of the sourcing… but will make sure to note it next time!
This review absolutely nails it—sometimes a concept tries so hard to be cheeky it forgets to be actualy good. The bit about 'if everything is good, nothing is good' in honest reviewing is spot-on, and it's refreshing to see someone callout when the emperor (or coq) has no clothes. I've def had meals where the branding promised way more than the kitchen delivered. Thanks for the heads up, saved me £60 and akward dinner conversation.
I contacted them twice to ask if their chickens were free-range or any other high welfare standard. No reply. I think anyone offering "gourmet" meat should be able to answer this. And this is a request for Meg et al: can you always tell us something about the meat sourcing, please? We need to get to the stage when every restaurant is obliged to make this open, but if even reviewers don't seem to care, it won't happen. No matter how tasty you tell me the meat is, I won;t go unless I know they source ethically.
Fair point. It wasn’t mentioned anywhere on their menu so I can only presume they’re not exactly proud of the sourcing… but will make sure to note it next time!
This review absolutely nails it—sometimes a concept tries so hard to be cheeky it forgets to be actualy good. The bit about 'if everything is good, nothing is good' in honest reviewing is spot-on, and it's refreshing to see someone callout when the emperor (or coq) has no clothes. I've def had meals where the branding promised way more than the kitchen delivered. Thanks for the heads up, saved me £60 and akward dinner conversation.
The burgers don't look great to be honest, especially that Gaucho one.