Comments on: The Luxe, Spitalfields

By: Emmanuella

Emmanuella — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:31:13 +0000

Food is cold every time, overpriced for the quality and the staff absolutely unapologetic verging on aggressive. I used to eat here weekly but they have really gone downhill.

By: Greedy Diva

Greedy Diva — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:19:10 +0000

The risotto looks better than it seems to have tasted. See – beauty is more than skin deep…

By: Mr Noodles

Mr Noodles — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:28:17 +0000

I never really rated John Torode and based on my experiences at Smiths of Smithfields and the bad reviews of Luxe, I doubt I’ll be coming here. I’m just waiting for the day when a Masterchef contestant turns around and tells Torode to do one and tell him to his face that his restaurants are a bit crap.

By: An American in London

An American in London — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:35:09 +0000

Ah, that does ring a bell. For what it’s worth, I eat there at least once a week now (for lunch). Sometimes twice a week. And with no ill effects. So if you give it another try (and I could understand why you wouldn’t), I would be surprised if you were sick again.

By: Feathers

Feathers — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:15:31 +0000

The other mains we had were very good and far surpassed the risotto. It is worth a mention. Also, shocked Krista didn’t cry hooray for the cheap bottled water. They made their own fizzy water and it was .50! Is Krista over her “tap water is ok” mission?

The bill was such a disaster it was funny. She was so sweet and polite but she didn’t have a clue. 3 of us ordered set meals and 1 didn’t and it threw her into a tailspin.

Still the food was nice but a bit pricey.

p.s. I could give a crap about chairs. I will never understand uncomfortable Scandinavian design obsession.

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:59:44 +0000

Nope, just water! Which is actually something I forgot to mention…they do their own still and sparkling. I like that! So no big water charges.

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:58:57 +0000

I know. I am cruel, aren't I? Here's the thing–the risotto was the only thing on the mains that appealed to me that day. So I ordered it. Putting the main aside, I was not thrilled with my soup. And the service was CRAZY. I can be patient…but come on…three tries to get the bill right? (Also, I left out the bit about trying to confirm my booking that morning because it was such a long and boring story. But confirming a reservation should not be as hard as it was!) Anyhow, for £25 pp–with only water to drink–I expect more.

By: Wild Boar

Wild Boar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:30:33 +0000

“maybe if I just didn’t eat out so much, I’d really like this” – amen.

Quite pricey for quite simple food. Unless you had loads of drinks you didn’t mention?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:16:20 +0000

I’m terribly sorry but why slate a place when you have clearly ordered badly. If you knowingly don’t like mushrooms and think that risotto is monotonous – then why order it? Order something you might like maybe? And save the restaurant from some misguided blogging critique that bears has no real basis as you’ve ordered something you knew you wouldn’t like…. go back, try something new and see if you are surprised…

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:50:39 +0000

I ate at Rosa's once. I think I told you what happened afterwards, right? It took me FOUR DAYS to recover, forcing me to miss a dinner at York & Albany, which I was really looking forward to. I had never had true puking-your-guts-out food poisoning before this year. And I ended up with it twice. (Once from lunch at Lena's. Second being Rosa's.) Rosa's were very sweet though and offered to send me flowers to make me feel better. And to be fair, the food was good. But what happened afterwards was very very bad. Although I did lose 4.5 lbs.

By: An American in London

An American in London — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:38:32 +0000

Ha – go for the chairs? I’ve dropped by for drinks but not the food. Given the place’s proximity to where I work, I’ll eventually eat there, but now I’ve been duly warned. [I was around the corner that day, meeting friends at Rosa’s Thai, which is a fantastic place for lunch, by the way.]