Brumus

My visit to Brumus was disappointing. It's a lovely looking place and staff are friendly but the major pluses end there. We ordered from the set menu that was limited but seemed good. On arrival at our table we decided what we wanted to eat quite quickly as we were going to a viewing. We ordered a bottle of water and a glass of savignon blanc and a gavi, these did not arrive until just before our mains and we did not get the wines we ordered - they tasted the same and of inferior quality, more like their house white. They queried our objection and then brought the correct wines. Starters of mushroom soup with and truffle oil and onion tart were fair but the soup was under-seasoned, thin and it could have been any oil as there was not even a vague taste of truffle. We both had the pollock with rosti for mains. The pollock was well-cooked but I would say unseasoned, the rosti were two (each!) hulking great hash browns (they were triangular like the frozen things you get) again unseasoned. Don't attempt the dessert table by the door as the cakes are dry and tasteless - we had the apple tart and victoria sponge. It was so disappointing and cost £76...I think I could do better at a bistro-style place in central London. A secret diner needs to be sent here to experience the joy.

Brutus is a gem of a restaurant in the West End. It is an oasis of relaxation. Perfect for pre theatre meals. It is very good value for money. Delightful staff..

An absolutely beautiful restaurant ... the service was professional and attentive, the food was excellent. Overall, a wonderful experience ... highly recommended!

Tout était parfait.

The afternoon tea was not as good as in the past, as the amount of sweets has increased to about 65% of the entire presentation. Savoury items were about 50 to 55%, now they are only 35%. This is not a proportion my guests or I enjoyed. In that, it was a disappointment.

Excellent food

Lovely restaurant. Excellent service

Amazing! Very good service and delicious food!

Perfectly fine, but wouldn't return. The afternoon tea was well-proportioned but the sandwiches and cakes looked and tasted a bit old/stale. We were placed on the edge of a group's table, which was awkward and didn't feel celebratory as planned.

Sadly VERY POOR, in most respects. This was supposed to be a birthday treat for one of my guests.
Before booking online, l rang Brumus to ask what time they recommended we arrive for a pre-Theatre set menu meal and was told 2 hrs would give us plenty of time.
We arrived on time and were shown to our table. On looking at the menu, already on the table it was obvious this was the À la Cart menu. As l could not catch a waiter’s attention I got up and spoke to the young lady who showed us to our table, who then brought over the set menus. Drinks order taken and wine chosen, we then waited half an hour for a waiter to return so we could place the food order. FIFTY MINUTES after arriving we were served with our soup which was DELICIOUS. At the ONE HOUR 20 MINS point l spoke to a waiter and said that we were still waiting for our main courses and that we needed to go next door to the evening performance at 7.30 pm. At this time it appeared to us all we were being penalised due to ordering from the set meal and not the À la Cart. Tables around us were being served before us and yet we arrived before them. A waiter then arrived with 4 glasses of Prosecco which were not ordered. This was possibly an apology due to the length of time we had been waiting, but was not made clear at the time. The Prosecco was not consumed, l don’t drink and the others had wine. At 6.55 pm 1HR 25 MINS after arriving at the restaurant we were each served the 4 portions of DRY Pollock and incredibly salty “hash browns” of which a lot was left.
When asked by a waiter how the meals had been l replied “very disappointing” and the reason why. He deducted one set menu charge from the bill. As a retired restaurateur myself l would indeed have done more as this was not the relaxing pre-theatre birthday meal it should have been. We returned to the restaurant after the theatre performance for our overdue DRY desert and never did receive the birthday cake ordered for my guest.