We stumbled across The Rectory by accident on a rather busy Saturday night and what a piece of luck that turned out to be!
The waiter did extremely well even to seat us and when the meals arrived we could see why it was so busy. I opted for the beef wellington on the recommendation of the waiter, my wife plumped for the sea bass. Both great choices, cooked perfectly and presented well. Only a small choice of desserts but since my wife commented that her cheesecake was the most delicious she'd ever tasted in her life, I guess I'll have to forgive them for that.
Overall the atmosphere in the restaurant was perfect, and the service throughout was attentive without being overbearing.
Definitely a place we will hurry back to.
Jen
Lovely place, great for a romantic informal meal or just a group night out drinking, i have been several times now and one of my fave venues in st pauls square, very relaxed atmosphere, the staff are always very attentive too. keep up the good work guys.
John Harley
it had been many years since i had visited St Pauls Square, after visiting The Rectory I won't leave it so long for the return visit. We paid a visit last Saturday night after several of our friends told us how good it was - to say they were raving about it was an understatement! On theirs (and the waiter's) recommendation we opted for the house signature dish of homemade beef wellington, and a crispy belly of pork. I have to say both meals were exceptional and easily justified the recommendations. Perfectly cooked and equally well presented you could not fail to be impressed. Add to that the comfortable and relaxed atmosphere and service that was attentive without being intrusive, we thoroughly enjoyed our evening and have already booked our table for our next visit and picked up a menu for Christmas along the way!
Duncan
It was so refreshing to find this place, unlike so many other city centre restaurants, the dining is casual and relaxed, creating a perfect atmosphere for our group. The quality and presentation of the dishes, combined with efficient and attentive service, is by far and away the best we'd encountered for a very long time. Well worth a visit and for us plenty of choice for our return visit soon!