Planet Hollywood - reminded me of Burger King! (Planet Hollywood)

Member Name: loulou123

Product:	Planet Hollywood
Date:	02/09/09 (23 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Food,

Disadvantages: Location, nothing special about it

Planet Hollywood London

Ever since going to Planet Hollywood in Paris, I've wanted to visit the one in London. Unfortunately last time I went to go it had closed down from its original site and the new one wasn't yet opened. But last weekend I finally went to the new one in the Hay Market. Was it worth the wait, well, urmm, NO!

We eventually found it, after asking a policeman, down what can only be described as a side street. We had no reservation so didn't really expect to get a table quickly or at all, considering it was a bank holiday weekend.

So we were surprised to be taken immediately to a table. The restaurant inside, looks like any other restaurant. There are very few props etc from films on display. The tables are packed in too the point of almost being claustrophobic, so you have very little chance of seeing the few props that are still there.

The waitress we had was very friendly, to be honest to the point of being a little annoying. The menu was exactly the same as the PH in Paris. (I'm guessing it's the same everywhere?) The food was delivered to the table very quickly and was hot and plentiful. The chips however tasted very, very bland and very like burger king fries. We had a main course each (prices are typically £12.00 each) and no starter. We also decided to not have a desert as they were basically £6.25 for a slice of cheesecake or chocolate cake. The bill for the main courses and one drink each was nearly £35.00. (Don't get me wrong I knew it wouldn't be a cheap place to eat.) Service charge of 12.5% is automatically added to the bill before you pay too.

Upstairs was also, very boring looking, although there was maybe a few more props to see.

The food was nice, the atmosphere was ok, but there was just nothing special about it at all. The building looks as though they have done the bare minimum to open and no more. You could be eating in any half decent chain restaurant anywhere.

The toilets were well kept, and the walls were decorated with lipstick prints of famous mouths. But the toilet area was tiny and barely more than a passage way, with the cubicles off it.

I was expecting better and after months of telling my boyfriend how great Planet Hollywood is, he was very disappointed. On our last trip to London we had visited TGIs and it had a nicer atmosphere and was cheaper. Maybe the one in Paris is just an exception (as it is right next to Disney Paris) but I had presumed that all Planet Hollywoods, would be a little bit special and this was just not the case.

Summary: Good fun (apart from the fries) but a very very average enviroment