Porters English Restaurant, Covent Garden
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17 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden London .WC2E 8QH Phone: 0207 836 6466 Fax: 0207 379 4296  Covent Garden (241m away)
Leicester Square
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From Covent Garden tube station, turn right and walk down and through the square. Take the south exit (on the right hand side) on to Henrietta Street. Porters is on your right hand side. | ||
LondonEats.com Review:
Founded by Richard, 7th Earl of Bradford, in 1979, Porters is a reasonably priced English restaurant in Central London specialising in homemade food, from leek and herb sausauges to faggots, steak and mushroom pie to a 21 day hung Sirloin steak, with English puddings to follow. It serves the sort of dishes that you might have hoped to find in London pubs, but ended up with lasagne instead!Payment
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Customer reviews of Porters English Restaurant
 Sandra Clifton Sunday, January 24, 2010 | Rating: We were visiting my Husbands Sister in London and we was out with her younger child and my 10 year old boy. My Husband wanted to go to Covent Garden and found Porters Restaurant, it was fairly empty and when you have young children with you noisy busy places are best to stay clear off.  1  1  1 = 1/10We looked on the menu and they seemed to have an interesting selection for both adult and children. So we went in. We was met at the door with someone who initially seemed helpful and polite, we was taken to our table, we was handed menus and asked if we wanted to order any drinks. My Husband wanted a pint of Cider and I wanted a small glass of wine, the Children asked for orange juice and my Husbands Sister wanted a Vodka & orange. We was then left to decide upon our food order, the drinks took forever to arrive back, eventually after asking then again we had them delivered to the table. This is where things really started to take a downturn for the worse and put our family in danger. Our food arrived my Husband and Child had the same, meal. My Husband said that the meat tasted off or at the very least a strange taste, my child was eating his but also said he didn’t like the taste, I tried a small sample and it was either not cooked correctly or the meat had not been stored at the correct temperature, it had become contaminated. I took my child to the toilets as he was feeling sick. I was in total dismay as to the filth and general unclean manner within. By this time My child had been acting strange and had gone into a hyper mood, we was generally worried and very concerned over this, so we asked for the bill as we wanted to get him outside in the fresh air. I complained to the waitress about the dirty toilets and I was told very rudely that, they was short staffed and they had not been cleaned. My Husband told me the Gents was in the same dirty fashion and smelt very badly. Our bill eventually arrived and while my Husband was checking it, he thought it was a little high, so I had a look over it. To my total disbelief and horror on the drinks order was a pint of Cider, at nearly £8 and my wine, and his sisters double vodka and orange, But this really then caused me grave concern, there was in-fact another double vodka and orange listed on the bill. I requested the waitress checked this and to have it corrected, she went away and come back saying we had 2 double vodkas and orange one pint of cider, which they only sell in bottles, so that was 2 bottles and a wine. By this time my child had got even worse and I assured them we had only had one double vodka and orange, then she pointed to the table and to the drink my son of 10 YEARS had been drinking, saying that was the other one. I tested it so did my Husband and it contained a strong measure of Vodka, they had given this to my Son, of just ten years and he had drunk most of it. She had given my son a double vodka and orange drink and served the rest of the drinks to us. They must of known it was vodka because it was on the bill and it was at this point I was hit by panic, not only because of the food being of poor quality but the general poor service and I told them I was refusing to pay the bill. My little boy said mummy I don’t feel well, and the restaurant informed me if I did not pay they would call the police. We had to get our Son out of that place and to the hotel, I told them we would pay and I would contact the local authorities, which I have done so. I wish I had seen this site before we went there and I really wish I had read the other poor reviews on the place. I would like to hear from other people who have reported this restaurant, as serious action needs to be carried out. Giving a double vodka and orange to a 10 year old is unforgivable, not even an apology from them. Sandra Clifton 7495 |
Barry Gondar Monday, December 28, 2009 | Rating: Place is a dump, do not go to it, you will be better off getting a pack of crisps from local shop. Is dirty, staff are rude, total waste of money, we give it 3 goes to get things right, they did not, it just got worse and worse.1 1 1 = 1/10If I run my company to the same low level as they do, then I would be out of business, the same as they will be soon. Read what other people have said and most of them have found the same, it is a dirty dump, and service is very poor or non at all. 7477 |
 Stephen Saturday, May 30, 2009 | Rating: We went to Porters as part of a theatre/dinner package. It was a limited choice on the menu. Unfortunately the food wasn't up to much. The pea and bacon soup was nice, although couldn't taste or find any bacon. My girlflriend had the porters sausages and mash which was supposed to be one of their signature dishes. The sausages were ok, but the mash very poor, very dry and stogey. I paid the supplement to have the steak, muchroom and guiness pie. Very disappointing, huge puff pastry lid was hiding minimal filling, only a few bits of steak - no sauce so had to ask for some separate gravy and couldn't find the muchrooms - also had the mash which was awful. 2 6 4 = 4/10Very disappointed especially as I had such high expectations, would never go back. 7235 |
 lauren Sunday, January 11, 2009 | Rating: absoultly perfect! 10 10 10 = 10/106572 |
 Peter Bezuidenhout Tuesday, March 22, 2005 | Rating: We took two of our French friends to dinner at Porters. Although the service was good, the food was below standard. Two of us had the battered cod, which turned out to be the worst portion of fish and chips I've ever had in London. I can honestly say that one can have better fish and chips in any London pub. the same goes for the pies they serve up at Porters. As for desert, the steamed puddings should be called microwave puddings, as this is what they are. The burnt cream with coffee was the worst creme brulee I've tasted. The best things about the meal at Porters were the wine and the company.2 6 2 = 3/10Any tourist visiting this restaurant to sample English cuisine will certainly be put off it for life. I recommend they go to a local pub for a much better meal. 3189 |
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