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Nando's

Nando's

The Brunswick Centre, Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom

Wine • Chicken • Portuguese • Chicken Wings


"I'm a fan of nandos. I respect nandos. I'll tell you why. let's be honest, no chain can really claim highest priority in cooking from any particular dish. so I mean, it's hard to find dishes that a chain restaurant always cooks better than an independent one. nandos has his recipe in the sense that no one else peri peri huhn as well as they do. whenever I go to nandos, his half-whn for me, medium-wrough (extremely seasoned is recommended only to superheroes, side the fries and depending on my mood mais on the cob or coleslaw. I really recommend the chicken comb. reason is that the restaurant does the best. Forget the slightly boring chickenburger. The rest comes beyond eating. Here nando has something to do. first, the drinks she offered are scarce and the self-service system is quite annoying. second, nandos has a bad habit to leave its clean tables, teller, toilets, etc. dirty! I have not yet found the solution to keep its restaurants really clean (what is right? . finally, nandos sometimes makes it easy to feel like her in a chicken factory. I don't know why this is exactly how to describe it a hard feeling. my general belief is that by paying the cash system and taking normal waiter, nado 's could significantly improve the dining room experience. but don't let these last points go in theirs, especially if you've never been. one must go to nando once in his life. ps: nandos comes from South Africa and is one of the most famous brands of the country! as I said: I respect nando’s."

Casa Brindisa

Casa Brindisa

7 - 9 Exhibition Road London, SW7 2HE, United Kingdom

Beer • Wine • Tapas • Casual


"As a Spaniard myself, I wanted to take my friend to a Spanish restaurant, so after a visit to the V&A museum, we went to this place. We didn’t have a reservation, however we were quickly placed on a table inside. The service was fast, we were attended by 4 different members of the staff during our meal, but all of them were nice. We ordered some dishes to share, since I wanted her to try different things. Be aware that the portions are tiny. We literally got 3 croquetas, 4 prawns in garlic sauce, 2 small eggs with a bit of pisto, and some mussels. Except for the mussels, everything was delicious. The mussels on the other hand, were bland, just boiled, the sauce was tasteless and we didn’t like it. We got 4 small pieces of bread in total, priced at £4, so it was £1 per slice. As a dessert, we had some orange and chocolate cake, which was more like a tart. Apart from the orange on top, it didn’t taste like orange at all, which I didn’t mind, overall it was very nicely prepared. We also had a couple of pacharán. The bill came up to nearly £100, which we thought it was a lot for the amount of food we got. I understand this is London and the restaurant is in one of the poshest areas, but still…Be also aware that VAT is calculated later in the bill, and also service is included, which I’m not a fan of. I have also worked as a waitress when I was younger, so I appreciate the hard work, especially in a busy place like this, but I prefer to decide how much I tip I would like to leave, depending of how good or bad the service is. We both thought, as an experience, it was ok, but we wouldn’t be returning any time soon."

The Canteen

The Canteen

40 Canada Square, London E14 5FW, United Kingdom

Beer • Steak • British • American


"Pre booked a table of 4. On arrival the welcoming was non existent and the waiter half heartily pointed to an area to sit. Ordered our food and drink. The waiter misunderstood one of the drinks which is fine because it was swiftly corrected but at the end we were charged for the unwanted item that then had to be corrected. What became clear the place is badly managed. One of our guests wanted to sit comfortably on the chair without one of the fake furry rugs hanging over it. When asked what to do with it the guy hanging behind the bar using his laptop could barely have the effort to verbally assist. This was the second red flag during our visit. Whilst waiting for our food we noticed a line of staff admiring the food under the heat lamps. It appeared to look like our dishes. 10mins later the food remained unattended under the lamps no staff to be found. I decided to speak to the manager. I simply asked if the dishes were for our table because they had been waiting for a vast amount of time. After a few pressing buttons on the touch screen the manager admitted they were in deed for our table. The food was delivered however my fish batter was soggy probably from absorbing the moisture from the fish. I raised a complaint with the manager who swiftly took the plate away and within 3 5mins returned what appeared to have been the same piece of battered fish only refried and a darker toned batter. The fish now was dry, mushy peas cold and the chips warmish and hard. It appears there was little time to drain the oil from the fry as you’ll see in the photo. I was extremely disappointed and embarrassed because I had suggested booking this restaurant for the meal. In comparison to previous visits over the years this place has rapidly gone downhill. No excuse the inside was practically empty and half capacity outside with plenty of staff at hand with the exception of the guy doing his business on the laptop close to the customers table. With so much competition and high standards in the hospitality sector base on todays experience I will never use a Drake and Morgan venue for business or private. You can cheat on me once."