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Bermondsey Square Hotel Gets a Roasting For its Restaurant

Where: Bermondsey Square, Tower Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom, SE1 3UN

Poor old Bermondsey Square Hotel. Things were looking so great for it before it launched, but it simply doesn’t seem to have lived up to expectations. We didn’t think much of it when we went round in May. Neither did the Observer, which published a particularly scathing review.

And now Time Out has joined the sorry chorus with its review of the hotel’s restaurant, Alfie’s. First up, the decor: “the only thing swinging about it is a hanging ball chair,” they say. “The rest of it is very slick, in a hotel restaurant sort of way.” Ouch!

As for the food – the “determinedly British” menu (ham and eggs, coronation prawns) gets a mixed reception, but the “definitely British” service earns a big thumbs down. The verdict? “Average food, average service, a sarky chef and a £70 bill”.

Hmm. Wonder how long it’s going to last?

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Six Columbus Restaurant: "Hit-or-Miss"

Where: 6 Columbus Circle [map], New York, ny, United States, 10019

So. Six Columbus. You've been avoiding our scrutiny as of late. You've even earned some kudos for having really good rates. But your restaurant? Time Out New York is not impressed.

Opened to much fan-fare, Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill was supposed to bring badass downtown-style eats to the culinary wasteland of NYC's Clinton neighborhood. But TONY's critic Randall Lane says the joint is only doing that half the time:

The dizzying menu--two dozen appetizers, not including 8 soups and 11 types of salad, plus steaks, poultry and tempura--proves disparately hit-or-miss...For every revelation, there were disappointments.

Lane does praise the great sushi, which we also think is terrific. And he's all for the lengthy drinks list. including unpasteurized and hard-to-find sakes. But if it's a culinary revelation you're looking for, Blue Ribbon ain't it.

Related Stories:
· Restaurant review: Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill [TONY]
· Blue Ribbon at Six Columbus Is Open [HotelChatter]

[Photo: Ryan Charles for Zagat]