The Brasserie at The Cumberland

Food was cold and soggy, roast potatoes were wet and Yorkshire pudding was tough. Variety was very poor and starters were very small. Would not return, a poor Sunday lunch.

Pleasant food and very friendly helpful staff. Restaurant lighting quite dim but we were able to get a table near the kitchen which was brighter. Able to linger without being hurried along. Special menu well priced with a nice house wine and we would definately go again.

Great meeting with a group of friends. Very quiet when we took part in a Saturday noon, but that was not a bad thing. Delicious food and pleasant surroundings. Fast service in general. Good price for a lunch menu in a hotel, although we were a little surprised by the steep price of teas.

Having eaten at the brasserie before and enjoyed it I was pleased to find availability on NYE. We ate early evening (7:30) but there was still a good number of diners and a good atmosphere. The food was very good, the service ok and it came to £45 a head for 2 courses and drinks (including cocktails) so pretty good value.

I needed a restaurant close to marble Arch for a business lunch for three and couldnt have got much closer than the Cumberland, its almost part of the Underground station. The Brasserie is just off the cavernous imposing reception area and .there were plenty of people sitting having teas coffees. However, the restaurant was empty and remained so during our lunch (13.00 14.30). Waiters were very attentive, food was reasonable quality and well presented, but nothing out of the ordinary. We certainly had our privacy but there was little atmosphere. In summary, it was a useful venue but lacks customers on a lunchtime!

The current carvery is in no way as good as the Best **** Mary Sunday lunch which used to be on offer at the Cumberland. The selection now is more limited,more expensive and not as good. In fact I asked a waitress why it had changed to the present system,she said that customers had asked for a carvery. My lamb was very thickly sliced,too pink for my liking and very tough,though the vegetable accompaniments,particularly the cauliflower cheese,were delicious. Starters were brought to the table by the waiter and desserts on a trolley. All in all,the experience was a bit disappointing and I would not return unless the previous offer was reinstated.

I took my mother, aunty and grandma here for a Mother's day carvery lunch. I have dined here before for dinner, but this time was different. There was along queue to eat, when we finally got to the front of the line, only meat was available. We had to wait 10 minutes for vegetables and potatoes; by the time it arrived our meat was freezing. We did have the option to collect more meat; but yet again another queue. When we finally went for dessert most had gone and we were told they would not be stocking up. To be fair a waiter did bring out 4 eclairs from the kitchen to say sorry. We were all rather disappointed. Especially as the previous occasions I've dined here, the service and food has b...

When we arrived, our booking was not made, although we had a confirmation email from Opentable. I don't know if it was the fault of Opentable or the restaurant. Fortunately, there were many tables available so there was no problem. The restaurant is spacious and airy. There was a pretty lush atmosphere with many diners, it was of course a Saturday night. The waiting staff were polite and polite, but you think they needed a few more than they seemed to squash around and a bit more fun. The food was really good, nice and simple and not too elegant. I started with smoked salmon that was really good. My most important chicken breast in red wine was beautiful. For dessert, I had the apple cake Ta...

I booked this for me and my friend because of his proximity to our site and thought 3/5 would do for a humble dinner at the end of the day as we were hungry. Big mistake while traveling as a brasserie, the food was more in line with the burgers, steaks and salads served in weather podons, but far below the standard. One of the few still decent looking dishes on the menu was the lampshades, it was too fat and greasy and the potato too hard to finish for my ever starving friend. The avocado and pancetta salad was first dirty, it contained normal bacon, not pancetta and second, the game was so drowned in Balsamico vinegar that everything I could taste was soggy, mucous leaves. Although the serv...