A Torre - London

We have eaten at A Torre half-a-dozen times in the last couple of months and, in fairness, we have had some really nice meals there. However, last night's will be the last time. My wife is medically allergic to coriander leaf. We have warned them on previous occasions and they have had to replace dishes in the past when served to her with it. Last night was the final straw. We warned them twice that evening. When my wife's linguine with sea food (on the specials menu) arrived, we queried the green herb on top and were told that it was parsley. 30 seconds later, they rushed out of the kitchen and snatched the plate away because it was coriander leaf. My daughter and I had finished our meal before my wife's replacement dish arrived. There is even an issue with the steaks. My daughter and I always order them medium-rare. Two visits ago, my steak was well done. The previous visit, it was between blue and rare. Last night, my daughter's was the same. I spoke to George, the owner, and sadly we won't be going back.

I love it here. The staff are very friendly, the food is good. and the wine is reasonable! It's not the smartest place but we've been twice now and never been disappointed. I had the special of salt cod and scrambled eggs, and my daughter had the steak. Both very good. I then had the custard slice, which is amazing if you like custard puddings. Two glasses of house red. Will be returning.

Terrific. Came for our wedding anniversary. Great meal.highly recommended for date night. Octopus is lovely. My wife had lamb shank. Also excellent

Not been to A Torre for a year or so and were worried by the recent bad TA reviews and the fact their website (as linked on Trip Advisor) is 'for sale '. But we booked anyway and pleased we did. Had a very pleasant meal. I had the Bacalhau à Brás which was excellent. My partner had the tuna steak and was very happy with that. I had the Pudim Caseiro for dessert. Didn 't know what to expect but got a rustic creme caramel which I loved. To drink we had the only by-the-glass option of house white and house red. I 'm quite a wine person and didn 't have high expectations, but both were perfectly acceptable. Our waitress was pleasant. Did have a quite a wait for the dessert menu, but we weren 't in a hurry. Price... well, not cheap but nowhere is. Fish is expensive everywhere. In summary, a pleasant evening. Will visit again a few times a year.

We lived in The Algarve for many years and always enjoyed simple fresh Portuguese cooking so we decided to try A Torre. We ordered Clams to start and Chicken Piri Piri for mains. When the Clams arrived all that I could see was a pile of shells with no Clams. On digging down I found the Clams swimming in a pool of butter. They were over cooked and tasteless. I suspect they were frozen and had been thawed out and heated. They were nothing like the fresh Clams served in The Algarve. The Chicken Piri Piri was not BBQ'ed but had been baked in the oven and then had a sauce poured over it. The BBQ sauce was nothing like the real thing. Just hot with not other flavour which comes from marinading the Chicken and cooking it over Charcoal. The Chicken was dry and hard and the chips tasteless. All this rubbish was washed down with a mediocre bottle of White Wine which cost £30. The bill was £100 for Chicken and Chips and one portion of shared Clams. We will not be coming back. A complete disaster.