Nice views, dissappointing pizzas

Nestled alongside the River Thames close to the fancy village of Cookham, The Ferry is pub converted into a restaurant with excellent views across the river. The menu is mostly mediterranean with wood fired pizzas, pasta, risotto and grilled meats. I had high hopes for this place after some glowing recommendations from friends. Unfortunately on our visit the food didn't really match up to the views. Things started well with a very tasty greek mezze platter (£10) which was hearty and well presented. The three of us then shared a couple of pizzas and a beef Carpaccio dish. The Carpaccio was more than adequate, but the pizzas were highly disappointing. Firstly, the pizza base was bland and bit too crispy, secondly the mozzarella tasted cheap and wasn't melted quite properly (in fact both pizzas were cooked somewhat unevenly) and thirdly the raw tomatoes on top added nothing to the pizza, I suppose that is personal preference though. For a place that advertises its pizzas so much this was disappointing.Still, the wine list is good (Stop Banks Sav Blanc - Yum), the service fine and they have boat moorings available outside. I would say 2.5/5 to be fair.

A User - 12/08/2007 | report this review