Free Autumn menu tasting @ slug and lettuce 15/10/08

Reverbe

I went to one of the London ones last night and it was a little disappointing . After reading of other posters good experiences I was quite looking forward to it. The one I went to didnt have many ppl there - prob due to England game so I washopeful of a good sampling. There was lovely food yes but not much variety - few nuts, wasabi tempura veg, satay sticks and kebabs,coupla tostadas, veg spring rolls, chicken burgers only and coupla teeny pastas. This would have been adequate for the numbers BUT there was one lady who positioned herself actually sitting @ the buffet table on her own with several plates and just hoovered up everything in sight.There may have been dishes that came and went before we even noticed.

Reverbe

sheer_vanilla wrote: »

Hi! I'm new to this but a huge thank you to MSE for letting me know about this promotion! I booked a table and my husband I and went to the Putney branch at 7.30pm and were seated on a private table. Platters of food were brought to our table and we just kept eating! Were stuffed by the time the last round (3rd) came around! Amazing food, friendly service, great drinks (we paid for drinks though) and a fantastic evening out! Free! Very impressed!

Wish I had gone to this one.. seems there is a very different degree of customer service. One branch to next.

nmckay15

Sadly I agree with most of you. There wasn't hype about the one a few months ago and hubby and I had a lovely large platter brought to us then. Last night, there was a crowd of people and so many that despite having a reservation time, we had to queue up to collect tiny portions of cold food, if any was left at all.

I wouldn;t normall grumble about a freebie, but it was so lovely last time I don't think thye did themselves justice htis time. The free glass of champers were a nice treat tho.

This is Leicester BTW.

jules_2

Well I went with a couple of friends and had an awful time.
We got there at 7.10 and the food didnt appear till 8 - not that that was a problem.
However there were soo many people there - nobody checked anything at all - it was just a free for all - nobody was serving anything and the greedy people at the front of the queue piled their plates high - there was nothing left for us at the back. A few more things came out in dribs and drabs but once again those individuals ran and took it. We asked if there would be any more brought out to be told no and they were sorry but the people at the front had obviously taken it all - well why was nothing said?? An absolute shambles - I will not be going there again - they did themselves no favours.
This was Leamington Spa branch.

sheer_vanilla

i feel really sorry to hear of other people's experiences! i think i just got lucky with the branch i picked. it wasn't crowded so i guess that explains it. at the end they even brought out one free vodka shot for all of us! and offered us a slug and lettuce membership card at 15% off each visit. this was my first ever freebie and i didn't know what to expect! but a big hug to all those that didn't have such a good time. i'm sure next time should be better, esp if you'll complain to the management and let them know this is not on.

anteena1

i had a fab time at the wimbledon branch. i went at 8.10 and was told it was finished but i had already told the branch earlier that i would be there at 8.30. anway they gave us a glass of perrier wine - free bottles people were helping themselves to. They sat us down and went to cook more food. my friend and i were given 2 huge platters with skewers and rolls a burger, pie etc and also 2 plates with 3 different types of wraps. and 2 pasta dishes. we couldnt finish it!! a very nice night after our free film preview or burn after reading - which was a bit weird!!

3BADDICT

We went to wimbledon and it was just amazing. We were seated at a candle lit table and had food brought round on platters by very pleasant and friendly waitresses.There were plenty of seats for everybody.
Food was brought round continously and there was plenty enough to go round. We stated we were veggies and although did not have as much food to sample as others the staff went out of there way to make sure we had plenty to eat. Also we had free sparkling wine.
The whole experience was excellent the food, the service, the atmosphere.
We shall be going again.

Reverbe

Anyone think we should bother emailing the Slug N Lettuce n telling them about our experiences?

3BADDICT

Reverbe wrote: »

Anyone think we should bother emailing the Slug N Lettuce n telling them about our experiences?

They have just emailed me for feedback on the night

Reverbe

3BADDICT wrote: »

They have just emailed me for feedback on the night

Ah maybe they will do that for me as well. I just havent been able to access my emails for the last week.