A refreshing cocktail with tequila, grapefruit soda, and lime, served over ice and garnished with a lime wedge.
Coffee • English • British • Cocktail
"Visited City Social for a Saturday night dinner and was very impressed by the food, service and location. We went for the shared cote de boeuf for our main and it was fantastic beautifully charred outside and a tender, pink interior. Our crab starter was also great and the tonka bean souffle for dessert was tremendous. The venue itself is great, particularly sitting by the windows in the cocktail bar area and admiring the fantastic views. Would love to come here again and try some of the other menu items and hopefully will get the chance to do so."
Full • Wine • Steak • Chinese
"I often come to gaucho and to say I was disappointed last night would be an understatement. My fiancé and I both ordered fillet steak, well I have never seen a cut of fillet steak as flat as the ones we had and the taste wasn’t great either. The chips were over cooked and we couldn’t eat them, the peppercorn sauce was so watery and didn’t taste anything like peppercorn, I couldn’t finish my meal. I wanted to make a complaint on the night as I wasn’t prepared to pay for my main meal but my fiancé told me to rather write a review afterwards as he finds things like that a little embarrassing. The starter was lovely but you can’t really go wrong with bread butter and the dessert was also ok. Very disappointing as we love gaucho but we won’t be going back there in a hurry. I’m not sure if you have changed management, but a friend of mine said they went to to the one in Tower Hill not long ago and they were also very disappointed. Seems like a lot has changed which is a real shame."
Full • Wine • Steak • Pasta
"Being immediately after New Year and early in the week, the restaurant was only moderately busy and comfortably accommodated our party of 8. The service was attentive and the food was good, albeit expensive especially when one adds in side dishes [chips, vegetables etc] each circa £4 to accompany the main courses. My main gripe is that the wine list is expensive, with the cheapest wines at £35 and rapidly rising thereafter for wines that aren't particularly special, which in turn bumps up the service charge."
Wine • Steak • Casual • Coffee
"We went as a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children. I must admit the experience was pretty disappointing. The steak was a little over cooked, the chips were soggy (they must have been sitting under the heater for a long time) and the ribeye could have been a lot more tender. Burger was good value, chicken Milanese was over cooked. Service was great and ambience enjoyable. It’s a nice looking restaurant and a seat near the window is recommended, there is always something to look at. Probably won’t rush back."
Pizza • Kebab • European • Fast Food
"Head staff were very rude and service terrible .. the main food took forever , sides didn’t come with the main dishes when they did finally arrive . Only one desert came we reminded them two times we was still waiting then the head waiter rudely told us we had to go asap because the table was needed . He still insisted while we politely explained the food had taken forever and we was still waiting on a desert . We ended up rushing and even had our drinks cancelled no finding us somewhere else to finish deserts and drinks absolutely appalling . On a plus the young girl serving was embarrassed and couldn’t understand the behaviour of her superiors , it’s a shame she wasn’t in charge . The only good thing about this place is convenience but there are plenty of better options as it certainly wasn’t a cheap night maybe we should have kept complaining instead of being patient . Avoid ."
British • Fast Food • Vegetarian • Gluten Free
"In 2016 the tea was splendid. This time it wasn’t. Both the gluten free and regular tea offerings were poor. My gluten free bread was dry and the few pastries were unimaginative. A bowl of berries, two pastries and three tiny scones, with a small pot of jam and clotted cream on a cake stand.The regular tea also had minimal choices. My expectations were high based on my previous visit. That time, the cake stand was full of delicious pastries and the service was superb. I mentioned this to our waiter when he asked if my visits were comparable. Our waiter was friendly, but didn’t offer to replenish our tea, forgot my wine and disappeared for at least 30 minutes towards the end. It was very disappointing, especially for a 5 star hotel. I do not recommend afternoon tea here and will not return."
Beer • Wine • Steak • Irish
"We both went for the beef and bird. The chicken was a bit overdone on the outside but the steak was perfect. You don't get veg apart from the mash so you might want to order those. Dessert was ok. I got pavlova (it was covered in defrosted frozen berries) and my other half got the cheesecake. Wine was just left on the table we weren't given the opportunity to taste it first. It was our anniversary and the waiter brought us a complimentary glass of prosecco each. A nice touch."
Beer • Wine • Full • Tapas
Vegan • French • European • Vegetarian
"The food was terrible. I couldn’t even drink the coffee, the croissant was too oily and it wasn’t made with puff pastry. No comments about the Royale eggs two bricks with a sticky sauce. First time I need to write a review complaining about the food of a restaurant in London. Don’t go, there’s plenty of fantastic places for brunch in London which are even cheaper than this one. The fake lavender decoration doesn’t deserve these prices."
Kebab • Mexican • Burgers • Fast Food
"GBK staff are friendly, our food arrived promptly and it was tasty. But it's close to £20 per head for a drink, burger and fries. There was no queue to get in, but a near 20 minute wait to place you order. You have to rejoin the queue to refresh or order additional drinks. We spent 20 minutes eating, 15 minutes waiting for food and about 35 minutes in queues! I'd get the advantage of this model if the food were reasonably priced, but it's not. There are numerous alternatives to GBK, I won't be hurrying back."
Wine • Terrace • Cocktail • Vegetarian
"I made an online reservation and requested a quiet corner table, but I was seated in the middle of the bar. It seemed like no one else had reserved a table, as they had just walked in and been seated. Unfortunately, my specific request was ignored, as I have a hearing impairment. The restaurant was crowded, so they were unable to move us. The waiters spoke limited English and struggled to understand our orders from the menu. They came across as rude and dismissive. Ultimately, we decided not to eat anything because it was too difficult to order. I would not recommend this restaurant and I do not plan on returning."
Pub • Pubs • Kebab • Irish
"Arrived to the Berliner having booked a table via their Facebook page as earlier that day when ringing the establishment we were put on hold and they never returned to the phone, we thought “that’s fine they’ve forgot to return to the phone, they’re probably very busy”. So we arrived at 5pm our booking time and the bar was crowded, nothing unusual, but we managed to find our table with my name reserved on top by squeezing through the crowds of people, we were not greeted by a member of staff upon arrival, nor brought to our table, we found it ourselves and sat down, waited a few minutes for any staff to walk by to call them and let them know we’d shown ourselves to our table and that we needed menus but no staff was in sight, my partner then went up to the bar to ask for food menus as we had a show to go see at 6:30pm as we needed to order more or less straight away, there were 2 bar men on and none of them were able to even hear my partner call on them for food menus, whilst this was happening I was waiting at our table when a young couple and 2 older men stood at our table with their drinks and talked and socialised when we were essentially trying to have a nice dinner date before the show, there was no privacy at all, thank god it wasn’t our first date! Needless to say we got up and left without any member of staff knowing we had even showed up to our booking, we managed to get a table round the corner at Northern Whig, my first time there and it was lovely, and we made it in time for our show, so yes I’m sure the food at the Berliner is lovely but wouldn’t know as the service was absolutely shocking, and on a last note, yes I tried to contact the Berliner afterwards to give them this information but again I couldn’t even get in contact with them to make a complaint, unfortunately I won’t be trying again anytime soon!"
Beer • Wine • Tapas • Casual
"Its a hit and miss I guess, like with any other restaurants out there. We had a group date during valentines so we got a few dishes to share like olives, blue cheese croquette which i really loved), tabla de charcutteria which consisted of preserved meat cuts), table de queso, patatas bravas , gambas al ajillo one of my fave dish that night, you can even deep a bread on the sauces of the gambas), panceta de cerdo, grilled lamb chomps which we find it tough, so this one is a miss and is not a crowd fave in our table), arroz negro we loved this). As for our drinks we started with red sangria which dissappoint us as I think was been watered down so mucb that it does not taste like sangria at all then we moved with our choice of red wine. We ended our meal with a dessert which we really din't finish we just shared 2 dessert among ourselves the flan tasted bitter) and as for the chessecake its was just so so). Over all experince wes great, a great place to do a sharing food with friends and catch up. Service was ok."
Steak • Italian • American • International
"This was our second brunch visit in the diner and unfortunately it was disappointing. The music was too loud to conduct a comfortable conversation and it was very hot. Our order 35 minutes later only after we asked when it would arrive. The coffee was overheated and the milk was weakened when it was added to the coffee. The food was good, but unfortunately we felt pretty short changed for the price."
Fish • Meat • Juice • Mexican
"I always come here great vibes and always great fun HOWEVER the European waiter with an attitude was rude and was sexist!!! We where sitting next to some girls and he was flirty and giving them some recommendations as we where sat next to them and could hear the same conversation and they where lovely the pair of them, and when he took our order he wanted nothing to do with us getting agitated looking around being rude to us almost making us feel uncomfortable and not wanted ! We all work in hospitality and know this behaviour was odd and why he decided to pick on us and not the ladies funny right! Even the ladies picked it up which was quite funny and how he’s character changed from when he turned from table to table. I think he needs to be more polite and be shown how to respect every one and not discriminate people as we felt discriminated! But apart from that food and drink where great but not happy with the waiter !"
Coffee • Brunch • Gluten Free • Latin-american
"Whilst this in a great location next to the river, this appears to be all its got going for it. This is my first go at Venezuelan food and this has not encouraged me to try again. The food was either tough, dry, tasteless or just cold. Plaintain originates from my country too and I used to the sweetness of the taste when my gran used to cook it at home. Here they either cannot get hold of ripe bananas or think they can cheat the English palete because they do not know better. Reality check, I do. I have pork shreddings which was soooo dry it felt like it had sat there the whole day only to land on my plate when I arrived at Not keen on this one at all. Nowt more to say really except it seems to be the fate of canalside dining. Had the same medicore dining experience at nearby Proud. It looks like its views over standards."
Kebab • Mexican • European • Fast Food
"I've visited this branch a couple of times now (it's rare for me to be in Cambridge but stopping here is always a must! Staff are always friendly, in particular our waiter. He is always helpful approachable, takes the time to explain the menu make sure you are comfortable. The food is on point too! Honestly the nicest burgers I've ever eaten, full of flavor, chunky chips were out of this world the milkshakes are to die for. I find the restaurant very comfortable too, it has been clean and tidy on every visit so far the aesthetics and atmosphere are nice, music not too loud, etc. Only complaint, if any, is that it can be a little bit chilly by the big windows but it's not that bad. Eating here has been one of my best experiences when dining out, if burgers shakes are your thing then go for it treat yourself! It's well worth a visit, especially for the price :"
Vegan • Breakfast • Australian • Vegetarian
"This place is great. I love brunch, and have tried a few places in London, and this is one of my favourites so far! The waiting staff are all lovely and attentive, and food was served in good time a tad on the slower side. The menu itself reminds me of a standard English brunch, but with a twist. Dishes include more exotic ingredients like pomegranate seeds, chillies, paratha, coal sourdough the list continues. I got the Fancy Bacon Roll, which tasted absolutely delicious. I could have had another plate! We also shared a French Toast which, again, tasted great and the textures were perfect. Coffee was also well made. I'd definitely recommend, and will be back soon!"
Pasta • Drinks • British • European
"The main reason why i did not give a better review was that i discovered Gridiron via an add that appeared on instagram and i clicked on the link and checked out the menus and i noticed that you have a set menu available until 7:30 mon-sat, we attended on a friday at 5:30 but was told that the set menu was not available which was very disappointing as this is what first attracted me in the first place. I have looked at your website since that visit and noticed that it still has the set menu. Can you tell me if this set menu is still available and why i was not offered it on my visit. Thanks.. Scott Richardson"
Greek • Grill • Coffee • European
"OpenTable dining cheques beware!Earlier this week I made a reservation through the Opentable website at the restaurant and clearly stated that I intended to use a OpenTable dining cheque. At no point was I contacted beforehand to say this was not accepted at Lemoni. Upon arrival at the restaurant, an employee also confirmed the fact that I had a dining cheque and I offered to show it to her but she said it wasn't necessary and proceeded to seat us inside. It was only after discussing menu options, ordering our food with the waiter and then waiting for our food to arrive when another employee asked to see the dining cheque. He returned to say the manager wasn't able to accept it, even after I pointed out the cheque says "Redeemable at any UK restaurant bookable on OpenTable" and we were never told this beforehand, despite multiple opportunities to do so. As one can imagine, we were put in an awkward and potentially embarrassing situation as we had already ordered food with the dining cheque in mind. To avoid causing a scene and making things worse, I reluctantly obliged and we ended up having to pay the full amount with no effort on the part of the restaurant to take any further actions.I feel the situation could have been handled much better and there had clearly been a breakdown of communication somewhere. Thankfully we were able to pay the full cost with other means but this may not always be the case with other customers and the experience has unfortunately soured my impression of the place for any future visits, making it hard to recommend"