The food was fantastic, the venue was elegant and the staff were attentive and on point.
Leilani Restaurant & Ashanti Lounge Bar – Clapham
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The food was fantastic, the venue was elegant and the staff were attentive and on point.
Leilani Restaurant & Ashanti Lounge Bar – ClaphamDropped in here for a meal before seeing Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre with a view to test-driving their steaks. How much better were they really going to be than prime fillet from your local butcher? It’s a basement location with a greeter at ground level, a downstairs bar and then through to the ‘industrial chic’ dining room. The (English) barmaid was a real misery, deliberately avoiding any kind of eye contact, whereas our (Portuguese) waiter was very friendly and attentive. The wines seemed reasonable for London and the steak was frankly good but not great. Tender as you would expect but the outside of our medium rare Chateaubriand was charred to the point where it just tasted unpleasantly burnt and at £84.50 for 650g you expect slightly better. Great atmosphere though.
Hawksmoor – Covent GardenMy husband brought me to Trattoria Verdi to celebrate our wedding anniversary last week, and he made the right choice. The waitresses were very friendly and also discreet. On this important occasion we wanted Verdi’s supreme choice, fish and seafood dishes. For starters we shared the Scotch smoked salmon, and prawns cocktail and took an excellent sparkling wine to go with it, then for the main course along with the grilled Dover sole, and the fried calamari my husband enjoyed, we chose the Pinot Grigio. By coincidence, I am told, the pianist also played a couple of our favourite melodies. We chose treats from their dessert tray to conclude the meal. Indeed, the food, wine, ambiance and the service at Trattoria Verdi was all top notch. I am proud of my guy!
Trattoria Verdi – BloomsburyWe attended this bar, and saw a member of staff pour around 5 litres of water over an innocent vulnerable girl, who ran into the toilet in tears.If you look around the internet you will see various reviews that talk about this pub having unreasonable manager with a unbelievable bad attitude.. But our experience is by far the worsted.At no point was there any regret as both the manager and barman found this hysterically funny.The manager told us he did this all the time and gets away with it. He boasts that he knows all the rules and is able to use physical violence against customers and be within the law.We suffered physical force and verbal abuse. And then was contacted by telephone by the landlady. Instead of trying to investigate, I found her to be even more aggregated.It is advised that there are lots of bars in London, where you can guaranteed a professional respect from the staff.Life is too short to use this public house.And to quote the manager, 'if you don't like it your can f@ck off'. It is good advice.Please use a different establishments instead.
Queens Larder, The – BloomsburyCool and nice.
042 Restaurant & Bar – East LondonI went to Wing's Buffet last night with my family after an absence of more that a year to find that it had changed owners. You now have to pay upfront, which I can understand if the restaurant has customers who run without paying. However, even before I had tasted the food,I began to understand another reason we were asked to pay beforehand; the noodle dishes were almost devoid of vegetables and meat and the other dishes looked as if only the colour of the sauces had been varied. On tasting, I found everything unbarably salty. The vegetables I tried were no exception, and came in a sauce that resembled wallpaper paste. The fried peanuts were burned, steamed rice was crunchy and the side salad cut into such tiny slivers that it tasted like hay. The food overall was shocking and in no way resembeles any Chinese food I've ever eaten. However if you are indifferent to food, like it well salted, and are only concerned with eating your own bodyweight in meat and noodles, this place is right up your street. Incidently, I thought the place was Halal? That can sit well with Chinese cuisine, but having pork set out with other dishes is surely a no no. Perhaps the new owner is as cynical about this as he is about the business in general. After reading the other reviews that have been added this year, I can't believe that they are for real. I will end by saying that if you have to see for yourself, don't lay any money down until you've seen the food!
Wings Buffet – DocklandsFood is ok.
Maison Touareg – SohoWe have always found this Chinese excellent and always received very good service. We have been going there for many years and and I do not understand anyone that is not happy with this very good value Chinese buffet. If you go when it is very quiet yes the food turnover is not very quick but it still is a very high standard. We are treated very well and the service is always outstanding do not listen to people that complain they must be off their head. The lunch time meal is good value at £4.50 and the evening one at £8.90 can't go wrong going on Sunday for lunch hmmmmm.
Wings Buffet – DocklandsMy girlfriend and I went last Saturday in this restaurant, Wow it is a very nice local Chinese restaurant with friendly attentive staff. The foods are deliciously fresh and clean. The egg fried rice is very nice, as was everything. I would really recommend this restaurant if you are looking for Chinese food in East London. The Chinese brocolli, mixed vegetables, seafood with vegetables was perfectly cooked, crunchy and very good. The roast pork, roast duck, spare ribs was cooked very nice. I will definitely come back and celebrate my birthday here.
Wings Buffet – DocklandsWow! Amazing decoration,food quality now more improvement. We had an amazing dinner at Valentines day here with my girlfriend, We love the spare ribs, roast pork, roast duck how it cooked was very fantastic and delicious. I also like the ice cream strawberry, vanilla and chocolate with toffee apple and toffee banana.
Wings Buffet – DocklandsI went last Sunday on this restaurant.. what Amazing birthday party it was! My husband loves the spare ribs, chicken noodles, pancake with crispy duck, chicken with hot and garlic sauce! and my children like the roast potato, ice cream with toffee apple and toffee banana. See you again Wings Buffet again!
Wings Buffet – DocklandsTill around mid-2013 this used to be one of the few really good Chinese buffets. Sometime then it changed hands and there was a marked drop in standards. Pork items disappeared from the menu and I visited it again in February 2014 to see if the earlier visit had been a one-off glitch. It hadn’t; the food was much worse, all of it tepid or cold. Pork was back, but the totally tasteless so-called spareribs, had none of the sticky coating that a good rib has and were unlike anything Chinese, the pancakes for the hoi sin duck were stuck together, the duck was minced and had no skin, and there were only about half a dozen other (equally misguided) people in the place. There seemed to be one or two vaguely Indian items on offer, - fine in an Indian restaurant, but not inspiring confidence in a Chinese buffet.Wing's now has by far the worst food I have come across in London; I would advise anyone hoping for a decent meal to look elsewhere.
Wings Buffet – DocklandsSpent a week at Christmas 2013 at a hotel near this pub and visited many times during that week. It was wonderful! Great atmosphere and the staff could not be nicer! Highly recommend.
White Swan, The – WestminsterI tried this restaurant for the very first time with my daughter. It is friendly and the food is authentic and delicious. It is great value and I would recommend it. I will certainly be going there again. I am pleased to have found Leziz.
Leziz Restaurant – North LondonBeen to this restaurant I was impressed with the food. Wanted to go back again for wife's birthday. No opening times available online or or on the shop window. I tried to call, telephone just rang and rang. Not happy:-(
Little Ochi – South LondonWhat a load of trash. Clearly there is something wrong. Staff doesn't know what they are doing, and the food is what I call ridiculous. Over cooked and salty, no deco or finesse to the dishes. More like a cafe/pub food than a fine established restaurant. A
Oh Boy Thai Restaurant – TootingPossibly one of the largest fish restaurants we have seen. No booking required, and the menu is enormous. The best of all is the presentation, for the fish served is the largest and tastiest fish you can have, but the price is extremely low. The decor is plain, but comfortable. We have been going there for years, and quite frankly, we have no complaints at all.
Ark Fish Restaurant – East LondonWas recomended by a friend, I must say it didn't disappoint. Very clean and lovely restaurant food, what I tried was outstanding. I must say I've been to a lot of Indian curry houses but the little treats I got throughout the evening were excellent. Will defo visit again and would recommend this very highly.
Memsaab Of Islington – North London2-course Set Menu, £22.95. Available Tuesday-Thursday 5pm-7pm.
Have as many bowls of mussels as you like. First portion comes with fries, the rest follows with just the mussels. Choose between different flavours of sauces and enjoy!
Available every Tuesday - first come, first served.
Seafood Paella for one or two people – £18/£35. Enjoy our finest, most delicious and fresh seafood paella sharing for either for one or two people. Pair it with Albariño, Spain or Stoneburn, New Zealand white wine!
Available every Wednesday - first come, first served.
£25 Steak, fries and wine sounds like a dream. But on Sundays, that’s exactly what you can get if you go to Matthew’s Kitchen!
Indulge in our £25 deal: a succulent, grilled steak with crispy fries and a glass of smooth, 125ml wine. Perfectly paired for a delightful dining experience!