Tabac

Nice atmosphere inside, but pretty boring outside. Wine selection was varied, and some available by the glass. Food was too expensive, especially when looking for maybe one thing to share. Portions looked small while food smelled nice. Overall, many more restaurants that have much better food for the money. Atmosphere inside is nice, and would be good for a date. Outside was just default boring white walls. Just not worth it for the money. Also charged for water, but wasn’t told in advance.

The wine was okay, the service by the serving assistants was fine but the main waitress was quite rude and unfriendly — especially when pressuring for mains when you already have 3-4 carafs and a planche. The atmosphere was really nice, so it can get better but definitely with improvements in staff and service.

Couple of thoughts on: 1- The staff were very nice and friendly. 2- The atmosphere is very good 3- Price is also reasonable 4- As for the food, I talked to my friends and we all agreed that the food wasn’t that good. The fire went off a couple of times with the fondu. My friend was frustrated a bit. I had a steak and the other friend had duck: all food tasted like they didn’t have any salt. Perhaps; the fries were very bad. I expect that you don’t order a steak that comes with a very low quality fries. All in all, the place is very nice, the staff is friendly, there is, however, some rooms for improvement when it comes to cuisine quality.

They don’t open wine next to you, you get directly the glass without knowing what you actually got served. Selection of wine is really not good quality. Most of them are between 3.6 to 3.8. I’d expect some good wines from a whine bar, that’s one job

Went for an early pre-ballet dinner and had a lovely time. Food was excellent and so was service, and it the restaurant had nice ambient music at a really good volume, could keep conversation without having to raise our voices!! Really nice spot.

We ordered two beef bourguignon and chips, but they only had one so we decided to share. We waited a while for the food and the bourguignon arrived cold. After sending it back it then took a while to be heated up and so our chips went cold. None of the meal was comped; we ended up paying nearly £60 for one main, cold chips and two soft drinks.

Good bistro vibe but would only recommend for drinks not for food. Unfortunately the wait time between an onion soup and the main was of 1h 5min!! When the mains finally arrived they were not that big and both taste and look was quite average. This was on a Monday night with only a couple of other patrons there. I don't even want to imagine how they cope on busy weekend nights. The wine menu was interesting though and they had a good selection.

For the second year in a row I have celebrated my birthday at Tabac and as per it was flawless. I come with one or two friends often throughout the year to sit on the front terrasse which always offers the most immaculate atmosphere. For my birthday this year, my party of thirteen people was much larger, to which Tabac can perfectly accommodate in its private, warmly lit back garden. The area is covered thankfully as there was light rain on the day and is very well heated with heat lamps so none of us were sat outside in jackets on a February night! The food is always simple but classic and Tabac has one of the best, most extensive drinks menus in London. It is so diverse and good and I will never tire of the Languedoc Cabernet Sauvignon they offer! Really the best! Ailsa, our server for the evening, was just amazing. Super friendly, knowledgeable and fun; she is a superstar. Mei was also excellent and professional in dealing with booking the space for such a large party of people too! Overall, I cannot recommend Tabac more. It is a gem in London that I want to keep a secret all to myself but I cannot express to everybody how perfect the atmosphere and staff are here. It will never be long until I return to it again and again. Thank you for making my birthday so incredibly special! ❤️❤️