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Free as I am to do what I will this week, I went for lunch at EDT today (bumped into rare-as-hen's-teeth-postings forumite Steph - looking gorge) and had a very pleasant time. Bar staff were in great form and landlord said hello as well - plus both went out of their way when I had the tiniest problem imaginable with the food. Speaking of the menu I understand they might be going Italian soon? Anyway, thanks a million guys



Secondly - is anyone going to the comedy this Thursday night?

Upstairs at EDT is a fabulous location, a fabulous venue and has pretty good food for the price. I've always found the floor staff to be friendly and helpful. The only area it's fallen over in the 3 or so years I've been going there is the speed of service from the kitchen.


Time and time again I've left the restaurant thinking "sorry but that wait time was ridiculous, I'm not going back there." However the rest of the place is good enough to have kept me hanging on and going back on the odd occasion, just to see if it's improved. The last time was not so bad so I'm still hanging in there and popping in on the odd occasion.


All in all upstairs at EDT is a great place, but not great enough to keep me as a frequent visitor, rather an occasional one. I reserve the frequent visits for the likes of Thai Corner, Hisar and Franklins as they all have something special to offer and I never leave with any negative thoughts about the place in my head.

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