tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post7572899847060349532..comments2024-03-27T11:45:40.393+00:00Comments on Cheese and Biscuits: The Cadogan Arms, ChelseaChris Poplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-45168150620721670372011-12-08T12:03:43.174+00:002011-12-08T12:03:43.174+00:00I found your comment purely by accident and have t...I found your comment purely by accident and have to say would completely disagree! Looking at the timeline perhaps it is due to changes in the year, but I lunched there the other day and found it delightful! A really full selection on there menu and my bloody mary was perfect, they even remade it for me free of charge when I mentioned it was a tad spicier then I liked! I would strongly recommend you try them again, yes I will agree a tad pricier then Byron's, but if all I wanted was a burger I would of gone there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-28680033961109698642010-05-02T19:21:17.180+00:002010-05-02T19:21:17.180+00:00My partner and I had the misfortune to eat here in...My partner and I had the misfortune to eat here in late August 2009. It was horrific from start to finish. No discernible gin in the aperitif, rude & arrogant Antipodean staff, cheap tables and cutlery. Our waiter had a leaking bandage on his arm that made him look like an escapee from a WW1 exhibit at the Imperial War Museum. He decided to take twenty minutes to prise the cork out of the bottle and then spilled it's Alsatian contents over my partner. No apology and no replacement for the half bottle lost down my girlfriend's back. The food was shocking. PLEASE HEED THE WARNINGS BELOW AND NEVER VISIT THE CADOGAN ARMS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-55803311626691115292010-04-11T16:02:19.982+00:002010-04-11T16:02:19.982+00:00I was once in a bar on Bishopsgate and when I aske...I was once in a bar on Bishopsgate and when I asked for some Worcestershire Sauce in my tomato juice I was told that that would make it a Virgin Mary and that would cost an extra 75p. I told them that it was an outrageous charge and walked out leaving the tomato juice and wine sitting on the bar. My friend was terribly embarressed but we both ened up having a lovely, cheaper evening with far better food in Leon in Spitalfields. <br /><br />Why do people tend never to complain at the time? Surely a concerted effort would improve quality? But I am supposing that the staff care?Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15094410176291432235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-35880461807427103322010-04-08T17:33:10.671+00:002010-04-08T17:33:10.671+00:00Oh, you like to maybe ask the Earl of Home to assi...Oh, you like to maybe ask the Earl of Home to assist you then? Aren't the Earls buddies? Earl of Home is, really, on the same side as you and me semi-indirectly relating to the slimy mango issue and all extended things when much fuller meals were served (especially Malaysian ones)... but let's not be so sad as to take sides, when mangoes go bad, everyone is sad. He wrote to me about related management issues when he was on holiday, and called himself David...! He was very keen to ensure that the Malaysian meals would go well, as opposed to going wrong (but not in the traditional meaning/ sense of this phrase, oh god, I am confusing stuff on your food blog, both .Earl of Home and I were cleaners)<br /><br /> But Nah I'm just joking, it's nice to not chase after mangoes that have fallen apart... the Earl of Cadogan seems to be amazingly philanthropic!<br />(oops sorry I've written a little enigma- but food is, at the end of a day, a dining experience...)Eva Lainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-90393987626400531732010-04-07T15:54:25.181+00:002010-04-07T15:54:25.181+00:00Chris, you want to tell the Earl of Cadogan about ...Chris, you want to tell the Earl of Cadogan about this; the place bears his name after all, and he isn't one to take poor quality food lightly: http://bit.ly/cHUG2iAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948980890459312618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-81308760213108381582010-04-07T15:54:06.288+00:002010-04-07T15:54:06.288+00:00Oh, dear.
My grilled mackerel dinners look better...Oh, dear.<br /><br />My grilled mackerel dinners look better than that pile of crap and we know I'm not one for "presentation" over flavour.BribedwithFoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116627450235139740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-8037116774228786642010-04-07T15:45:55.939+00:002010-04-07T15:45:55.939+00:00Urgh sounds like a horrific experience! Guess next...Urgh sounds like a horrific experience! Guess next time you hit a pub at 1.15pm and it's empty, it's time to turn around! And what is up with the peppered celery stick? Bizarre. As for the marshmallows, I can make you that dessert at home and even give you WARM chocolate sauce ;)cattyhttp://www.thecattylife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-33079910303958204192010-04-07T11:38:27.090+00:002010-04-07T11:38:27.090+00:00That's one of the saddest looking fish dishes ...That's one of the saddest looking fish dishes I've ever seen...Natashahttp://intervaldrinks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-34142858500096415122010-04-07T11:12:19.558+00:002010-04-07T11:12:19.558+00:00I salute you sir am amazed you did not sneak out a...I salute you sir am amazed you did not sneak out and cross over to Byron and have a burger !Gastro1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12100960618329536493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-66186860442537102752010-04-05T17:48:47.498+00:002010-04-05T17:48:47.498+00:00I love the bad reviews ! On a rare occasion, I'...I love the bad reviews ! On a rare occasion, I've written one, I find it helps to exorcise the memory of a bad meal !Mr Noodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327242172810414292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-40250405618545721642010-04-05T17:06:18.440+00:002010-04-05T17:06:18.440+00:00Lime and soda pricing is just weird. I believe I ...Lime and soda pricing is just weird. I believe I have identified London's steepest L&S price gradient, in Wimbledon; last July I paid £2.70 for a pint of it at the Brewery Tap, and then 50p for another pint of it at the Rose and Crown 115 metres down the road.Kakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927377657859265168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-16919246029311636012010-04-05T15:45:34.259+00:002010-04-05T15:45:34.259+00:00What a waste of a meal! bad luck, though having ha...What a waste of a meal! bad luck, though having had the misfortune to drink there a few times I really can't say I'm surprised! There are a few good places round there, but the locals tend to put me off! <br /><br />Do you still take most of your photos on the iPhone BTW? Do you just use the standard camera app?<br /><br />Rich<br />www.grumblinggourmet.comGrumbling Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152127146670865726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-57575140031827360312010-04-04T19:44:59.321+00:002010-04-04T19:44:59.321+00:00£3 for a lime and soda is outrageous.£3 for a lime and soda is outrageous.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16097443693246272412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-53356140279314572002010-04-04T11:47:16.750+00:002010-04-04T11:47:16.750+00:00Oh, this sort of thing happened to my friend's...Oh, this sort of thing happened to my friend's parents when they visited London from Hong Kong, they basically described the experience in the same way. It sounds like the military food that I used to get at the army Barracks in Wiltshire, I'd eat army burgers at 6am, get free rides in military vehicles, the army didn't charge me money for the sleeping bag they hired out to me and I got lots of free grass to sleep with indoors, so please bear in mind all the food there was free of charge, as were all the drinks including alcohol. I guess folks who wouldn't mind this would be 11-yr-old kids running off to play board games, army folks who prefer not to eat rations, year 1 university students ...Eva Lainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-22459158089692172642010-04-04T08:14:09.747+00:002010-04-04T08:14:09.747+00:00I wish they wouldn't allow internet access fro...I wish they wouldn't allow internet access from secure institutions. Still, a visitor is a visitor I suppose.Chris Poplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-77973545242613137012010-04-03T11:23:06.268+00:002010-04-03T11:23:06.268+00:00The food sounds grim and the aubergine sounds part...The food sounds grim and the aubergine sounds particularly disgusting but I'm more outraged by the £3 lime and soda.Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-40607602301461358232010-04-03T10:19:42.888+00:002010-04-03T10:19:42.888+00:00WHy on earth would you put such a measly portion o...WHy on earth would you put such a measly portion on such an enormous plate? To highlight that they're ripping you off, perhaps? It sounds (and looks) dire.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-84455088459319659072010-04-03T10:05:50.456+00:002010-04-03T10:05:50.456+00:00Sweet Jesus, that mackerel dish looks horrendous. ...Sweet Jesus, that mackerel dish looks horrendous. What a complete dump - it's never crossed my mind to enter the place. Very interesting preamble to this review.Olliehttp://oliverthring.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-13712805914484524652010-04-02T22:47:40.542+00:002010-04-02T22:47:40.542+00:00Seeing at how cheap and easy it was for me to make...Seeing at how cheap and easy it was for me to make marshmallows at home, I'm rather shocked that they offer three measly ones as a dessert!Su-Linhttp://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-23554517960369555002010-04-02T19:40:51.196+00:002010-04-02T19:40:51.196+00:00Spot on review Chris, I have been there twice and ...Spot on review Chris, I have been there twice and been very disappointed on both times. The pricing is also heavy and with Byron opposite I think its days will be numbered even for the Sloaney pony paletejonathan Akeroydnoreply@blogger.com