In discussing this evening the committee agreed that it was all right on the night but there were issues with the organisation of the dinner. The main issue was the late change of menu, with less than a day’s notice and no reason given, from the Kensington menu to the Settler’s menu which included no red meat main. The Bistro did provide a limited number of steak meals on the evening.
There was a little mismanagement in the service with some desserts coming down before the presentation while other tables had not even had dessert orders taken. Also it was felt that the menu items needed a little more description and perhaps the menu should have been more seasonal with too many cold dishes provided. However, it was commented that generally the service was good and the bistro did provide value for money.
It was also commented that the menu provided at the dinner was different to the one provided the day before. It was thought that was due to having “specials such as the pavlova” where the waiters were supposed to tell each table about these specials, however not all tables were told.