Jack Astor's Bar & Grill (London)

Must confess our daughter was a top rated waitress there and made a lot of money to put her through university. Back then it was a unique franchise restaurant. They have spent some money to renovate the interior and make it more open. They also seem to try to present better service and we saw an improvement.My partner ordered the roast avocado chicken with a Caesar salad side. The chicken was served on a generous bed of rice and vegetables. She found the items to be very tasty and finished off with a very chocolatty snores sundae. Service was excellent and meals were prompt and well prepared. I ordered the chicken parmigiana with a lot of bow tie pasta with a side of cheddar beer soup and topped it off with their hot cookie encasing a brownie. Would recommend the soup. No complaints on any aspect of the meal and accompanying service. We arrived here on a very busy Friday and waited only 5 minutes for a table. The rule here is to arrive before 5:30. Waits are longer after that time. Have seen the blogs on the meals being ordinary and that goes with most franchises that rarely have a signature item. I was happy with all aspects of this meal although a little disappointed that their were few sides included and all were extra cost. Prices are a little on the high side and most items on the menu are unimaginitive but that can be said for most of the franchise places. Too many other non franchise places to spend too much hard earned coin in the franchises. All in all not a bad meal.