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Dalston Jazz

Dalston Jazz

4 Bradbury StreetN16 8JN, London, United Kingdom

Full • Cafe • French • Seafood


"I would recommend that everyone eat at Dalston Jazz bar for the simple reason that every terrible restaurant you visit throughout the rest of your life will seem better by comparison. We walked in and were confronted with a decor that was presumably aiming for shabby chic but had instead landed squarely on skanky tetanus. We took a table at the back after being told that the one free at the front was reserved. Fair enough. We then splashed out the eminently reasonable price of £32 for 2 pints, a single vodka and (flat) coke and a cosmopolitan so sweet I can only assume they got the cranberry juice mixed up with the Vimto. For some reason all drinks had to be paid for immediately rather than being added to your bill presumably because so many people walk out. Words cannot describe the quality of our waiter at least not words I can write here. When he eventually took our food order he explained that it was a 'pay what you want ' restaurant, before immediately contradicting himself by informing us that each dish held a minimum 'donation ' of £15. What about the foccaccia? I dared to ask. £15 I was informed. Deciding to forgo the world 's most expensive bread we went for the prawns. They had the taste and texture of rubber covered in warm sweet chilli sauce. The chef had taken the unusual step of placing these on top of the crispy salad leaves, making them somewhat less crispy. The accompanying dish of a 'fishcake ' was, in reality, a pile of overcooked mash stuffed with the sweepings of the kitchen, some of which were presumably piscine in nature. The night culminated when the waiter, despite our protests, insisted we move to the long table he had originally said was reserved. Apparently the people who had booked it had cancelled, but our table was reserved (something he hadn 't previously mentioned). We arrived at the already packed long table to find there were only 2 seats for the 4 of us. No problem for our suddenly industrious waiter, who made everyone else shove along until we were so packed that the meaning of an 'intimate dinner ' threatened to take on a whole new meaning."

Las Iguanas

Las Iguanas

Westfield, Stratford City, E20 1ES, Newham, United Kingdom

Pizza • Asiatic • Seafood • Fast Food


"Ordered 2x1 cocktail. We waited ages to be served despite staff members being available and another good 15 mins (maybe more) for them to be ready. We then asked the bar tenders (white guy, black guy and girl with long curly hair) where our drinks where and the girl rudely and with an attitude “THOSE ARE YOUR DRINKS” pointing at some drinks that were in front of another customer. Twice we asked “THESE?” as they did not look like the pic and again with an attitude she said “YES THOSE”. The 3 of them saw us taking the drinks, we went to our table and after a little while we hear the black guy and the curly hair girls SHOUTING at us from the counter “HEEEEELLLO. HEEEYY HELLLLOOO”. We looked around to understand what was happening as they were LOUD and again they SCREAMED at us in front of 30 ppl that we had taken the wrong drinks. We told the girl that we had taken what she pointed at and we had asked twice if she was sure. She said she never pointed at those drinks despite the 3 of them literally looking at us while taking the wrong drinks in our hands and walk to our table.She gave us the dirtiest look and staring at us dead in the eyes she said “BRING THOSE DRINKS BACK AND GET THESE”. All this in front of something like 30 ppl. She then keept on making comments about us as someone they were serving came to tell us when we left and we also saw her saying something to her colleagues to then look at us. No need to say we did not stay for seconds and will not be back. We were waiting for 3 other friends to all have a meal together but no need to say that as soon as we finished our drink and the 3rd person arrived, we left. Staff need to learn customer service and manners. The girl is very rude and has a disrespectful and disgusting attitude."

House of the Rising Sun

House of the Rising Sun

18 Butcher Row, Shrewsbury, SY11UW, SY1 1UW, United Kingdom

Sushi • Cafés • Asiatic • Seafood


"Fantastic range of small dishes and meals for lunch and dinner. The menu ranges from scandi to oriental, so something for everyone. The menu is clearly marked with allergens, including what meals can be adapted. The chicken is halal and vegan and vegetarian options are plentiful. The cocktail and mocktail menu is great and they do one of the best espresso martinis in Shrewsbury. The decor is modern and comfortable and there is plenty of space. As a wheelchair user, I can get into the ground floor and to a table. The outside seats are up a small step, but the whole front of the building is a retractable wall of windows, so I can still get the feeling of eating outside in good weather. The service is friendly and knowledgeable about allergies, the menu and the wine list. The staff are helpful and unobtrusive. The only difficulty for me (hence the 4 star review) is that the accessible bathroom is next door, in their sister bar, Libertine. Unfortunately, libertine isn't open the same hours as HotRS, so I can only use it at certain times. The ladies does have a lock on the door, so staff have cleared the ladies toilets, which allowed me to take my chair in and lock the door. I had to walk a couple of steps to get into a stall but my chair was safely with me. Of course, there is also no alarm cord, but they stood outside the door so would have heard if I shouted for help."