26/11/2025: Had dinner here and it was really lovely (expensive but lovely and nice atmosphere)
however my breakfasts costs 24€ including tea and an orange juice and looked like the below picture and kind of speaks for itself
03/11/2025: Went for dinner with my girlfriend on Saturday night. We have been meaning to try Sophies for a while and after I had read previous reviews we decided to go.
The venue is fantastic, it's a stunning location and it really feels how you expect the experience to feel once you arrive up the elevator.
Service however was hit and miss, we arrived at the desk and two staff members half greeted us and told us the manager would be with us, this was fine as we assumed someone manages the main desk for the night. The manager when she did arrive barely even said hello, more so a glance at us just assuming we would give our booking details. She then stares at the booking system, grabbed the menus and signs for us to follow with a tilt of her head, I would expect a bit of a warmer greeting from the front of house considering the venues reputation, maybe she's new who knows.
Then the service, we were sitting no more than 10 seconds when a waiter dropped two glasses of red wine to the table, clearly not meant for us but that wasn't a problem at all, we understood, until it happened another 3 or 4 times with multiple different waiters. The table to our right even had a charcuterie board dropped to their table upon their arrival, which they then started to eat and then it was taken away as it was a mistake. It just seemed that the wait staff were not fully checking their dockets and just grabbing the food and hoping for the best.
The spacing of the tables isn't great either, we spent a good portion of the night with a waitresses bum in our faces while she took orders from the table to our left. We didn't mind the first 1 or 2 times but after that it just seemed a bit inconsiderate.
Now the food was sublime, steak may be slightly on the pricey side but all in all I can't complain about the food, that was the highlight.
Finally, THE WATER. now I know it's a fancy place and what not, but for a waiter to put a bottle of water on your table without you asking, and then add 2 euro to your bill is crazy. I don't care how fancy the place is, you shouldn't charge a table for water if the customer doesn't ask for water, end of.
We did tip 20 euro as we enjoyed our night but there's a few small things they could do better. Not to be those people, but both myself and my girlfriend have worked in restaurants and we just know there's some things that could be better.
Also my chair had a piece of sharp metal hanging off the edge of it that I did graze myself on, maybe a different customer would have made a complaint there and then but I let that slide, someone should definitely fix that as there are customers that will use that against the place.
All in all, solid night, a good 7/10 I'd say. Front of house just has to smile a little :)
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