Deli Nene Restaurant & Cocktail Bar Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Nice atmosphere and very cool with open windows for a meal in the warmer weather."
• "Lovely venue, ideal location."
• "The decor was beautiful."
• "Nicely decorated, good atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is great."
• "A very nice experience in the suburbs of London!"
• "A great family friendly atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The back of the shop does get quite loud."
• "Another gripe is the music; lounge versions of pop songs were a cute idea in 2010 but it's time for an update."
• "The atmosphere was loud with lots of talking and we only realised there was music in the background after we paid the bill as it was that loud."
• "It's quite cold in winter."

Service

Pros:

• "Good service from friendly and professional staff."
• "Such great customer service from start to finish."
• "The staff were very attentive and good fun."
• "Friendly service and on a Saturday morning, food came out surprisingly quickly."
• "Super friendly and helpful staff."
• "The staff were very friendly."
• "Very welcoming staff."

Cons:

• "Also service can take a long time. But usually it's worth it."
• "The service isn't very friendly, one of my friends has lactose intolerance and the waitress refused to ask the kitchen stuff whether one of the dishes had milk in it, so we left."
• "It took 15 minutes to take our order and then over half an hour to serve two cold drinks."
• "Sometimes service can be a bit slow."
• "The service was a little slow as we had to consistently get the waiter’s attention to order, pay etc."
• "We waited 5 minutes and had to ask where our food was to be told it was coming."
• "Appalling service. Forgot half our order leaving half the table without food."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Excellent food, the food isn't cheap but it is very good quality."
• "The food was fantastic (not one person was disappointed)."
• "The food was prepared so fast and tasted absolutely amazing."
• "Food was amazing, 9 people all different dishes and all delicious, cooked perfectly."
• "The food is delicious and tasty, very good portions."
• "The food tastes amazing, full of flavour."
• "Great quality food!"

Cons:

• "For £4.50 a slice, maybe say upfront if the experience will be stale."
• "Extremely expensive. I find the service friendly and efficient so that is very good. But £15.95 for a small portion of grilled chicken and half a cup of rice very expensive."
• "The halloumi and falafel burger was tasteless and the signature chips, tasted and looked like frozen."
• "The food doesn't match the ambience...i.e Huge breakfast menu and very low prices however this is reflected in what you receive."
• "The pancakes seemed suspiciously like they'd come from a packet and the scrambled eggs had been watered down."
• "The mushrooms wasn't nice No flavour and very bland."
• "Today the breakfast was a disappointment :("

Family & Child-Friendliness

Pros:

• "The cafe has a children's play area at the back."
• "Family friendly place with a lovely outdoor area."
• "Very family friendly with a small soft play area at the back."
• "Really accommodating and family friendly."
• "Very children friendly. Actually has a children playroom."
• "Love the fact they have a clean children's play area in the back."
• "Very family friendly with a small soft play area at the back."

Cons:

• "The back of the shop does get quite loud."
• "It's not enough to keep the kids busy for even 10 minutes, and the toys that are there are pretty icky."
• "One negative is the children's play area is really sad nowadays, all the good stuff has broken or been removed and not replaced."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Coffee is good and reasonably priced."
• "The food was great and reasonably priced."
• "Big portions, reasonable prices and great service."
• "The food was great and reasonably priced."
• "The prices reasonable."
• "Very reasonable prices."
• "Good value for money too."

Cons:

• "For 7 pounds I feel robbed."
• "Food more expensive than other usual places."
• "A bit expensive though."
• "Wine was very expensive and not a great tasting wine."
• "Tea is a little pricey at £2.00."
• "Wine was very expensive and not a great tasting wine."