Maddie J.
Yelp
There was both good and bad about my experience here on Friday night - I would ideally give it 3.5 stars, because my feeling towards it is that it's an OK place, but there are a few rough edges that need smoothing out.
Aside from the strange juxtaposition of pricey Chelsea-style drinks menus and really exceedingly good value food (the portion was absolutely huge and only £13 for the whole plate - I was one of the greedy few who managed to finish, but most in my party didn't!), this is rather an oddball of a place. The music is blaring (too loud for conversation), the bar and club are dark and sultry, and yet the dining room is lined with a school-style cafeteria (though with much more grown-up food), and large rustic home-style tables.
The food I had was really tasty: I had a stuffed mushroom, grilled vegetables and a mozzarella/tomato/basil salad, and it was all done really well - especially given that food that simple can sometimes be a little bland, so hats off! I did hear reports that the burger was really rather disappointing, but didn't try this myself so I can't vouch for it. However, the lime and soda I ordered from the bar was so sour, I may as well just have sucked a lime (I like tart flavours, but this was akin to PLJ), and the attitude of one of the servers at the 'cafeteria' was not dissimilar... Having waited nearly ten minutes to get to the front to pick our food, because we didn't bustle and push and look arrogant, he assumed we'd pushed in, and tried to send us to the back. When we told him that we had in fact waited, no apology was offered, and I've never seen someone put salad quite so brusquely on a plate...
Quirky place, and the food is a definite yes. Otherwise, it's a bit of a strange environment, and while it wasn't exactly my cup of tea, I imagine there is plenty a good evening to be had here, and some people will probably fall in love with the place.