Event: Thursday night dinner for 6…read more Pros: -Spacey, clean, fresh feeling -Booking was unnecessary on a Thursday -Everything on the menu was available (rare for a fish restaurant!) -Highly recommend the matzo meal cod -All cocktails £5.50-£7 -I have heard great things about the breakfast/brunch -Not "Essex"y at all (on a Thursday at least!) Cons: -Nothing vegetarian on this menu except for tomato pasta on kids' menu. Other than veal, steak and a burger it is 100% fish. -Some things seemed a bit pricey-- £9 for a prawn starter? £2.50 for some gherkins? -Great chips (thick or thin) but cost extra -Steep flight of stairs to toilets (I was with one older diner) -Not open on Mondays Sum: Great catch for an evening in Essex

Over expensive food and The manager pushed us out and made excuses when we wanted to order dessert…read morethey said our table was only booked for 10 and they couldn't arrange it unless the main birthday girl let them know if much was coming for the party. That's unrealistic, you NEVER if people would make it, you can't make predictions of what other people do. In my opinion a real restaurant would try and work round it but this manager acted mean and rushed us and more or less threw us out. We also wasn't allowed to cut the cake there because they are a "5-star" restaurant and if someone gets sick (from cake?) it'll be used on them. But they accepted storing the cake in the fridge? Their food was good but not worth the money and the atmosphere was ok but I've seen better in other restaurants. Very horrible experience and I doubt I'd ever go there again!

Set atop a beautiful building, Aquashard is an experience to have while visiting London…read more We made our reservation for 7 PM for the scenic dinner. It was a perfect time in April because when we arrived the sun was still out but his night progressed, we were able to watch the sunset over the tower bridge and reflecting onto downtown in London. The views are beautiful, but sligjtly obstructed because of the way that frame of the building is set. Our three course dinner was delicious. My wife's appetizer was the poached crab and the entree the halibut. I had the grilled octopus as an appetizer and the Welch lamb chops for my main. All four dishes were spectacular, well present presented, and delicious. We had a wine pairings, bubbles for the appetizer, my wife had a beautiful Chardonnay from California with her dinner and I had an Italian red. Dessert with also excellent. The apple tart was one of the best desserts we have ever had. The service was good but a little bit disjointed. We had multiple servers and the dinner was not very well coordinated in terms of the pairings and the food, arriving at the same time. In fact, we never got our dessert pairing but by the time we had finished we were too full drink anymore. Overall, a good experience, not miss, but they can do a little better with their service coordination. Nevertheless, we were very satisfied in the end.

Okay, this gets all the marks for an amazing experience. 30+ floors up in The Shard, amazing views,…read morebeautifully decorated Peter Pan themed restaurant at Christmas time and impeccable service! Make sure to allow time to be security screened when you enter the building, take the ride up, up, up and check your coat and shopping bags. Once seated, gorgeous views of London await you. If you are more than a party of 2 you will not be seated against the window. We were a party of 3 and were seat one row back but still a gorgeous view. Dress nice as this is an upscale bar. Tables are small and cozy for afternoon tea or a drink. Does get a tad cramped once all the items come out though. We came for the Peter Pan experience and it was an awesome presentation. From fun colored teas to the beautifully designed treats and the presentation of treats. It was most definitely fun. It's expensive fun though but that seems to be the case for a lot of the themed teas in London. The three of us (parents and teen) enjoyed the experience. The food was good but not as great tasting as other afternoon teas we attended during our trip however, the experience was memorable. Watching that ship smoke and discovering my blue tea when I poured is something I will always remember. The food itself had a number of finger type sandwiches and desserts but the real star of this tea was the scones. They were the most delicious thing. However, I was too full from the sandwiches and desserts to eat much of the scones but if I did it over again I would most definitely make room to eat up all the scones, lol. They come out second so if you're going for the first time save room for those and maybe not eat all the sandwich offerings which are pretty hearty! The gigantic Christmas Tree was so festive and picture worthy. We had a good time. Our waitress was really lovely. In addition to all the sandwiches, desserts, scones and tea, you can order other drinks and coffees which we did. We were extremely full upon leaving so you won't go away hungry. They did the Peter Pan theme really well. Several fun surprises and well, you just can't beat the views and service.

The young gentleman that seated us wasn't the friendliest, and he was visibly annoyed when we asked…read morequestions (once). However, a kind, friendly and accommodating woman took our order and answered any questions we had. We were grateful for her recommendations. I ordered the burrata salad to share with my little, and asked for a pesto dressing because my little isn't a big fan of truffles. We enjoyed it with bread. It did need a little salt, but the burrata and veggies were fresh and delicious. For our mains, we had the Tagliatelle Casalinga and Risotto con Pancetta e Piselli. The Tagliatelle was dressed in a creamy and delicious tomato sauce. I wasn't a fan of the dry chicken or uneven cuts of smoked bacon. The risotto was creamy and adorned with peas and crispy and smoky bites of pancetta. Our little enjoyed spaghetti made with a creamy tomato sauce and Parmesan. They were gracious enough to make this dish, as it wasn't on the menu. Thank you! We also enjoyed a sweet and refreshing apple and passion fruit mocktail. This restaurant reminds me of a neighborhood fave you might frequent for cozy meals, where everybody knows your name

This restaurant is quaint and cute with a great atmosphere. Perfect for a date or a girls dinner…read more The service was outstanding and the food even better! Highly recommend.

I'm from the United States California to be exact. This has been the best food we have tried in the…read morearea. Such a great night time vibe. Great service and great food. Wish we had food this good in Murrieta California.

The food was all so good, and the service was even better! They were so kind to us and our kids…read more Would definitely go again.

This was a nice little evening out at Notting Hill I just went to the flat in the area for when I'm…read moreover here and I came in here and they were serving dinner late I ordered the lobster Caesar salad with which came with a poached egg they did not have Stella so they brought me whatever they wanted when I was about to order some champagne instead The food runner accidentally dropped the lobster off of my Caesar salad onto the floor and she picked it up and apologize profusely And it took a good enough time for me to eat a lot of my salad and the egg and a new lobster came out nice and hot so I know they didn't just take it into the back and give me that one so they got some points on that My server was a little bit rude but she accidentally forgot to put on her tip of 20% and forgot to ring me up for the beer that I barely drank So I just left her some money on top of paying with my credit card and left it was very nice because normally they close at 10 for food but they stayed open 11 at Saturday night We definitely come here again there's a little lounge bar in the back for red velvet seating they serve wine beer and really good food

Food quality and atmosphere of the restaurant were brilliant! However the service was very poor,…read morewhich was a shame... It was a triple-dates night! So my boyfriend reserved seats for six of us after he found some very good reviews of this restaurant on other websites. The burger was really tasty and the salads and steaks my friends ordered looked fabulous as well. However as I've already mentioned, the waitresses were unhelpful and the inside of the restaurant was quite noisy with loud music so we had to talk in a loud voice. I hope they improve the customer service so that I can enjoy their burger from bottom of my heart next time!

While in London for the Bears vs Jaguars game, my friend Rhonda Flowers had a Football after game…read moreevent here. This place was huge, and they were well prepared. Set TV's up for other NFL games, and service didn't miss a beat. Had the salmon and it was cooked to perfection. And it was a lot of US there. Capeesh you did the damn thing.

Went here for happy hour, they have 2 for 1 drinks. They were strong and a little on the sweeter…read moreside, but the bartender was very pleasant

I've walked by Mabel's a number of times, so it was nice to finally get to go in! My colleague…read morebooked us into Mabel's for their Christmas Dinner and she had been handling the booking, until she left the company. After her last day, the sales and reservations team contacted me and were so helpful in explaining what had been done up to this point and asked if I needed any help or anything extra adding to the booking. They were very flexible with us and all the staff I dealt with were very friendly and helpful. They made things quite easy by using an online system and allowing us to pay online as well. Not everyone signed up for the Christmas Dinner so they allowed us to apply the rest of the money to drinks. When I arrived, the staff were very helpful in getting us seated, although the one thing we weren't expecting was to be carded at the door. Fortunately the students brought their IDs, but it is something I will note for future bookings. They set up the 'library' area at the back of the restaurant for us and it couldn't have been more perfect. There was another Christmas party next to us and a bar in the area that way we didn't have to run in and out of the room to get drinks. Before everyone arrived, the staff introduced themselves and we talked through some of the logistics and even though I had brought little name cards with everyone's orders... they also had name cards and Christmas Crackers :) . The table was beautifully set and the students were really impressed. When one of the students arrived, they told me that after they had placed their pre-order they became vegan... everything they ordered was meat-based. So I had a talk with the staff, not expecting them to be able to change much, but they were able to cater for them. Because the staff were quite busy in delivering food and removing dishes, we asked the students to go to the bar, give them our tab number, and order their drinks there. It worked quite well although it space for the staff to get through was limited. The food was delicious! We had a couple of spare dishes because some of the students didn't turn up, and I was worried about food waste, but the students enjoyed the food so much they ate the spare starters, mains, and desserts! Everything that came out looked so good. I had the slow-cooked beef with gravy and veg... it was so tender and delicious. I think the only dish that the students didn't enjoy as much was the Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce. Many of them aren't familiar Christmas Pudding, so I think it was a bit of a surprise for them. However, they were able to share the spare desserts. What was left of our tab we applied to the service charge. Overall, we had such a lovely time... the atmosphere, the detail, the staff, and the food were all excellent and I hope we can book our group in again!

Came to Mabel's for the happy hour but the choices were quite limited. The atmosphere is very…read moreunique and fun, and the staff is friendly. Food was pretty decent. I'm between 3-4 stars but wasn't blown away.

We had a res down the street at sticks n sushi and discovered our concierge had booked the one in…read moreWimbledon instead. Oops. Everything was packed on this Friday evening and this was the only place that seemed to have a tables. We made the most of our new plans by ordering some wine (and lemonade for the kids). The kids ordered pizza off the menu, which they said was good. As for me I went with a steak. I asked for it well done and it came out basically rare (eek), but after I sent it back they got it right. It wasn't our most memorable meal in London, but enjoyable and thankful we found a place to eat on a crazy Friday evening.

One of my favorite spots in central London. The menu had changed since my last visit, but the food…read morewas still excellent and the service friendly.