The Argus Dining Room - HEPBURN SPRINGS

My partner and i had the vegetarian degustation. Amazing food (even with vegetarian), and as always beautiful service.

I was looking forward to coming here after hearing the review. The venue is beautiful, staff were brilliant. My (only but quite important) let down was when I asked if it was okay to take the chorizo out of my meal as I don't eat meat. I was told, yes they will remove the chorizo and lo and behold, my first mouthful had chorizo in it. Big let down considering there was only one other table apart from me.

We ventured here because we had heard a lot of hype. We waited over an hour for a table, which we expected because it was a Saturday night, and the bar was really good and the service was great there. Unfortunately we were told we would only wait for 30 minutes which I guess dampened our spirits once it exceeded that time frame. We got taken into a very dark room, and it was so loud we could hardly hear anyone speak at our table. The food was ok, maybe a bit too hyped. Overall, we expected more.

The meal was very disappointing to say the least. We thought that under new management it would be different as the last proprietor were very rude and arrogant.The waitress was pleasant but very slow although the wine waiter was very helpful and informative.The food was very much below par, portion sizes very small and the menu was not impressive. Would certainly not go back

I have travelled to this area before and decided to go again to add to the experience. I didnt do the Argus last time but I am glad that I went. The fod was good but the staff made the experience enjoyable. When in the area I would certainly recommend this for a couple. Wine list is interesting and well put together and the food is well cooked and presented well. I rate higher than the Lakehouse although a different experience