"I hadn't eaten at cafe cafe for a few years, the food did NOT disappoint, it was fabulous. Curried tiger prawns and king scallops and pork belly starters-beautiful. Monkfish and lamb mains, again, soooo tasty. Service prompt, waiting staff average, there was hardly any diners,...strange for a Saturday night. So, here's the not so great bits, the whole place just seems tired, a little unloved and a bit manky. It's hard to know if the bar or the restaurant is more important to the owners. The noise from the bar really filtered into the restaurant, didn't create the best romantic dining atmosphere. The lights kept dimming then going brighter again, this happened about 4/5 times during our meal, again, no effort to enhance the atmosphere for diners. The toilets were filthy, toilet roll on the dispenser had finished, so the new roll was on the floor, this is just lazy, the restaurant wasn't packed so staff should be checking the toilets regularly in my view. I'm glad I'd not gone to the loo prior to eating-this is unacceptable, especially as this is prestigious, world renowned Harrow on the Hill, where's the personal pride? The outside smoking area is littered with fag ends, again, where's the sense of pride or reputation? This is the high street, at least as a courtesy to local residents and businesses ensure this area is regularly swept? The decor seemed tired, not the cafe cafe we regularly frequented a few years ago, such a shame."
