It appears that everyone has been to The Ned. A few people I work with are also private members of said establishment. Having read good reviews of its Sunday brunch offering, a few friends and I booked a table months in advance for their 12pm seating. Sunday Brunch is offered on two hourly slots, starting at 12pm with the last table at 8pm.
We arrived 10 minutes early and were told to wait. We decided to perch on stools leading into Millie’s, where brunch was served. It was a bit poorly organised truth be told. At 12pm a queue started forming at the desk. We asked a waitress and she said we should just join the queue as we’d have to check in at the desk again for our table.
It was only a matter of minutes and we were seated close to the savoury food area. Our waitress explained that our £48 brunch included bottomless food plus one drink but extra drinks were on top.
There were lobsters, oysters, crevettes, salads, meats, Sunday roast and trimmings. A queue quickly formed for Sunday roast and people were fairly territorial. It was interesting to observe human behaviour and there was very little difference in general buffet decorum between this fancy establishment and my local all you can eat Chinese buffet! Sad but true.
My friends and were happy to leave the connoisseurs of Sunday roast behind and helped ourselves to lobsters, crevettes and oysters. There was plenty of interesting salads.
There was a lull in the queue and we sampled some of the Sunday roast offerings. No photos but there was a good selection of Yorkshire pudding, cheesy cauliflower, roasted root vegetables, roast potatoes, roast beef/pork/chicken.
The two hours were almost up and our waitress politely reminded us of time and ushered us towards the dessert area which offered a good selection of cheese and cakes. I opted for the latter, followed by a cup of coffee.
Food was very tasty and generous therefore I couldn’t understand why some patrons got a bit territorial. I might try their 6pm seating next time.
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