What do we expect when looking for somewhere to eat? Good food (obviously), relaxing environment (or lively depending on what you fancy), clean (er... definitely), appropriate service (hopefully) and of course, right money. Well Emily's Steakhouse fell short on most of these. I can't believe I'd been recommended this by the same person that introduced me to Ebi Sushi, which is coincidentally over the road.
We were the only dinners, which is probably why the proprietor was keen to show us some pictures on her digi camera, of some customers she'd had in earlier, yeah right....
Drawn by the bright lights, we'd popped in on this chilli evening only to be met by an interior too brightly lit a dirty floor and a disappointingly cold atmosphere. It didn't bode well. It was therefore no suprise, that Emily herself, made a point of telling us "tis 21 deglees in here tonight". Is it now, feels bloody colder than that! You really need to do something special or different (Ebi obviously scores on both of these) if you're to make a go of a restaurant in this neon lit, kebab dominated part of Derby.
No starter but a sirloin steak and chips for Bec (£12.99) liver, onions and mash (£9.99) for me. It was all too "Berni Inn, circa 1970". A tough steak for Bec, cooked rarer than she'd asked for. They forgot her pepper sauce, so were were forced to wait 5 minutes before tucking in. My god we're the only two people in here and there's 3 staff, how can that be? My liver and onions was again too 'pub chain' for my liking, over cooked liver and school dinner gravy. At £26 for the two meals and a drink, we'd have been better off at Pizza Express.
Remember the slogan......"You're better off at a Berni"
We'll if they were still around, we certainly would have been.
Food 3/10
Service 4/10
Venue 3/10
Tel: 01332 368863
"What the hell is wrong with you, What the hell you going to do" (Nasty, Nasty, 999, 1977)
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