Searcy’s at The Gherkin review 15/6/21 for 14/6/21 We were gifted a three course meal with 2 side dishes and 2 cocktails through Virgin Experience in October 2020. We were not able to book this until after 17th May 2021 because of the National lockdown. On our arrival we were told that they were no longer giving the original offer but we could order whatever we wanted and £129 would be taken off our bill. There were no prices, apart from the side dishes, on the menu. Consequently we ordered 1 starter, 2 mains, and 1 dessert with 2 cocktails, 1 glass of wine and 1 side. Taking into account VAT and service charges we still had to pay over £8. Our complaint is that we were not able to have a 3 course meal with 2 sides and 2 cocktails as the original gift stated. This should have been honoured as we could not use at the time the meal was gifted to us, because of a national lockdown. The starter my husband ordered was the shrimp. This was the worst starter we had ever had as it was basically a circle of lard encasing a few shrimp! The cocktails and wine were very nice as were the treacle tart. The beef and oyster pie was clearly a de-constructed pie and even though I quite liked this and found it filling, my husband did not like it at all and found his whole experience was just very pretentious. We did not have a view of the Thames but were facing the Olympic Stadium and Spittalfields Market. I guess the cheaper view because we were using a ‘gift voucher’. I would not recommend The Gherkin restaurant to anyone, especially those planning on buying this as a gift experience for family or friends. Not worth your money especially when not honoured.