Rick Stein, Barnes

It was a very disappointing experience. The location is still lovely - we used to go a lot when was The Depot. Now after 4 years living in France we decided to try under Rick Stein Barnes’ brand.nPerhaps was the wrong evening as atmosphere and service are based on the Head & Chef on duty, the staff on the floor. However, reputations are created on consistencies of a high food standards and service delivered.nThe service was extremely rushed, the waiter although friendly simply didn’t give us much time. Between ordering the drinks, starters e main, there was no gap in service, felt like they want to get rid off people and go home.nThe table was booked for 9.15pm not that late isn’t it?nOn food side 6.5 out of 10. My husband was very disappointed with fish food- very bland and his Indonesian prawn curry was okish. My Hake was fine, nothing outstanding and my Oysters as a starter were good, although I ate much better in France and at Hollywood Arms in Chelsea but if you are not a connoisseur in Oysters worth to try.nOverall experience were 5, so won’t be returning because for what we paid and what we got really didn’t worth the effort. Pity because the setting is lovely !

Had a great evening at Rick Stein's. From the friendly welcome by the very polite and efficient staff, to the fantastic food. Highly recommend the salt cod brandade as an appetizer and the fish and chips or seafood curry as a main. To be fair though all the dishes that were being brought out look so good.nAlso the pavlova and the classic lemon tart for desserts are just incredible...nAll in all we had a brilliant night and a lovely experience.. definitely be back..

Fantastic wedding anniversary meal. Thank you so much for making it so special. 1st review I've ever done, I was so delighted with dinner I felt compelled.

We went here to celebrate our anniversary which coincided with the lifting of lockdown restrictions (12april). We had never been to a Rick Stein restaurant before, but both are fans of fish/seafood and admire him as a chef. However the overall experience left us both feeling flat.nnOn a positive note the oysters were delicious, the fish curry main was nice with a good portion size, and the chocolate peanut butter cheesecake was delightful.nnHowever on the website there was no mention of a reduced menu nor the fact they were not offering the set menu, which led to some disappointment when we were asked to choose our dishes. There were only 6 mains to choose from (one of which was steak and one vegetarian option). The starters were bought over whilst we were still eating our oysters as an appetiser, which meant we felt rushed and the table was rather cluttered. The prawn starter used big prawns but was slightly disappointing flavour wise. The fish and chips were pleasant but over priced for what you got. We struggled to find someone to request the bill from, and once we got the bill we then struggled to get the attention of a server to actually pay (we waited at least 10mins for them to bring the card reader over despite the fact it wasn't particularly busy).nnThe atmosphere was ok, but the waiting staff seemed distant, and whilst polite were not particularly friendly or inviting.nnOverall, we left feeling rather disappointed and probably would not return again. Perhaps it was just due to the fact it was their opening day after lockdown, but we felt that nearly £150 for a meal for 2 would have been better.

I have had the pleasure of visiting several restaurants where food was fantastic and Rick Stein, Barnes is definitely one of them. The food is of high quality and well prepared. However, what I would like to praise most of all is the service. I feel the staff went above and beyond for us to have an amazing experience. Highly recommend this restaurant!