Riverside Brasserie-Bray reviews

Review added 10/07/2015 20:01 by Kerry Bolton

The setting is lovely. The food appalling. Staff ok, none english so had abit of difficulty. No vegetarian , 1 option, despite saying on booking. We were mislead, our friends thought it was a premier restaurant. It's a riverside cafe. Nightmare to find, postcode takes you to the monkey island hotel. Do yourself a favour, don't bother.

Review added 01/04/2015 14:21 by Anon 2

Similar experience to Anon.My wife and I together with two friends arrived at 9pm on the 28th to find the place closed even though we had made a reservation over 3 weeks ago! We had booked with a prepaid voucher from Travelzoo,whose terms and conditons make the New Testament look like a quick read,be warned.Subsequently I sent a 'text' to the Brasserie for an explanation only to be met with an auto-reply.All in all a very poor experience and an abject example of how NOT to treat your customers.

Review added 06/08/2014 22:06 by Rachel

First visit and it was lovely :) we will return often and tell our friends ! The manager Chris was very professional and made our evening very comfortable - we are very fussy when it comes to dining out and this place is a true find ! We were seated outside by the river , thought I was in cala dor majorca :) I hope that the standards don't drop as it's hard to find great places to spend an evening

Review added 07/06/2012 18:30 by Col, Ian and Mick

Hi Alfie, We were the guys who ate your crunchy nut cornflakes on a cold and rainy Sunday morning. Just to say thanks and that the impromptu stop your generosity, friendliness and conversation will remain as a highlight of our 3 men in a boat trip to Oxford. We finished in four and a half days by the way. We will definitely make time to visit for a proper meal (don't worry we will pay for this one) and bring you a box of crunchy nut cornflakes!

Review added 01/05/2012 18:55 by anon

Just a quick note to let everybody know that our new website is now live, just click the link above. I have reduced the prices by over 15% on everything. I know we are still pricey but if you try us I hope you think we're worth it. If not let me know and I'll charge accordingly. Thank you to everybody who has posted such kind words on here. Hopefully see you soon. Best wishes. Alfie

Review added 21/04/2012 22:37 by anon

Thanks for your comments Mark, I am planning an update to the website in the next few days. I will endeavour to put a guide price on the food, meanwhile, if you and your family would care to join us for lunch any Sunday, let me know 01628 780 553 and I'll make sure you get two courses for £19.50. Thanks again for your comments and hopefully see you soon. Best wishes. Alfie

Review added 18/04/2012 19:09 by Alfie

In answer to the reviews below. My name is Alfie and I am the owner of the Riverside Brasserie. Just wanted to come on here and sincerely apologise to all below who did not enjoy their experience at the Brasserie. Unfortunately I was away on business all last summer and left the brasserie in the hands of a manager. I take full responsibility though and don't want to use this as an excuse. I would love you all to try us again. I have put the prices down this year and although pricey they're more manageable. The service, I promise, is now excellent. Please get in touch so you can at least join us for a glass of Champagne by the river by way of an apology. Sincerely yours, Alfie

Review added 28/05/2011 11:01 by anon

Agree with some of the other comments. We had lunch a couple of weeks ago and the meal was let down by the service. The last time we were there Heston Blumenthal owned it and the service was superb.I remember a petite Frenchwoman with those oh so stylish glasses and she kept the place running on the ball. Currently the new owners have two well meaning girls who are very plesant but once the restaurant had more than 10 covers they seem to lose it.

The food was very good but a bit on the expensive side. Pork belly salad with thinly sliced fennel and capers was superb and memorable. My wife's Tortelinni with pumpkin also excellent. We both had Skate as main course and it was very good but by the time we were given the sweet menu the waiting staff loss there attentiveness. I was really up for a Valhrona chocolate dish that had a 25 minute waiting time. Unfortunately we spent 25 minutes waiting for service so paid and left. I was really looking forward to a sweet and it was disappointing the meal was finished on a downer.

Would definitely go back and hopefully they will have got rid of the music. On a Summer afternoon eating al fresco the sound of the river is all one needs to hear.

Review added 23/07/2010 23:33 by anon

Wanted to go somewhere a little special for my boyfriend's birthday but was so disappointed. Was shown to a table, waited nearly 10 minutes to be asked if we wanted a drink. Stale bread arrived with a pat of butter, but we had no bread plates or knives.
Starter of crispy pork salad tasted bland. Mains of Steak and chips was definately mediocre. The food + a small wine spritzer each was £78 + £12.50 for the service which was poor. We were never asked if we wanted any more drinks and the head waitress was wearing faded black jeans and just looked messy. We were never asked if we wanted any salt, pepper or mustard with our main course. The whole experience was a real let down... never again.