Ayllu Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "This dining experience was amazing not only because of the good service from the staff."
• "Amazing and very attentive staff."
• "Superb staff service."
• "Our server Lorenzo was lovely and very attentive."
• "The staff is friendly and polite."
• "Service was very good it was attentive and the waiting time for food was swift."
• "Service is always up to standards and the staff is very accommodating."
• "The service was excellent, and the food was delicious."

Cons:

• "I'd say the downside can be waiting time especially when they are busy."
• "We received most of our food at the same time just to wait for about half an hour for two remaining plates from our tasting menu."
• "Service was slow and the waitress seemed like she didn't know much about the food."
• "Waiters had no idea what was in each plate and lost track of what they had or hadn't brought to the table."
• "When another waitress came to clear our plates, she expected us to pass everything to her, even though we were seated at a normal 4 seater table where she had access all the way around."
• "Service was extremely inefficient. We tried to get staff to take our order, we had our hand up for around 10 minutes and no one was free!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "My highlights were the Uramaki rolls in the first picture, the bao buns, and the lemon and herb chicken."
• "The chicken teriyaki, beef bao, trio of sushi tacos, beef tataki, sashimi, and tender stem broccoli were phenomenal."
• "Highly recommend the asparagus and fennel salad, the tuna ceviche, and the uramaki sushi rolls."
• "The salted edamame beans were excellent too - hot, plenty of salt, very moreish!"
• "For me, the Pulled Pork Taco and Hot Uramaki Rolls were the candles of my experience."
• "The food was probably the best my husband and I had during our trip to London."
• "We had an amazing food experience in mystically and tropically decorated ambiance."

Cons:

• "Food was quiet tasteless… Sushi was meh and mostly just rice/ the fish in the ceviche was low quality/ the beef was just chewy / chicken was dry / the tacos were probably the most edible thing…"
• "The food at Ayllu was just amazing. Very small portions but that reflects in the price as it is fairly cheap."
• "The sushi in the nigirizushi had too much vinegar, making it too wet."
• "We ordered quite a few items. The prawn antichuco was raw in the middle and had to send it back."
• "We ordered a really varied range from the menu but I have to say that all the sushi and sashimi tasted the same it also had a really mushy consistency."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The decor is quite nice mixed with the vibe."
• "The venue is hidden behind a secret door which gives it a bit of a classy look."
• "The restaurant itself is small but chic."
• "The Japanese-Peruvian fusion menu is eclectic and tasty."
• "Location: Warm welcome. The actual restaurant is downstairs, behind a hidden door. The room feels very intimate and romantic."
• "The location is perfect and we sat close to the canal so the atmosphere was great."
• "The outdoor terrace is lovely, right beside the canal, and although it was busy, the service remained tip top."

Cons:

• "Also, the Samba show is quite loud so if you prefer to dine in peace, don't go on Saturdays."
• "The music was so loud that talking was pretty impossible."
• "The music was far too loud and didn’t fit the setting at all."
• "The only big downside to our experience was the music just got so loud that we and everyone else around us were practically shouting at one another for conversation."
• "The music was wildly temperamental in volume. At some points, it was at the correct volume, at other points, it was like you were in the club."
• "The air-conditioning drips inside too."
• "The place is in a basement that feels quite dark/isolated."

Price/Value

Pros:

• "The 'Lima' one is a good value for money as the amount of food and different things you get to try is quite impressive."
• "There is a good range of innovative cocktails, and I enjoyed the various white wines by the glass on offer."
• "Given the prices of the food, I would have expected nicer chopsticks provided on the table rather than the one-use wooden sticks you would get in a takeaway."
• "The cocktails are as good as the food."
• "The food is amazing. We enjoyed every meal, especially ceviches and sushi."

Cons:

• "The bottomless drink option is 1 option for the entire table and you can’t change your choice of drink so just not worth it."
• "Only complainant would be they only have one dessert option, would be nice if they had more selection as they did with mains."
• "The restaurant is more on the pricey side so suggest checking the menu before you visit if you’re wary."
• "The food is quite overpriced."
• "Food service and quality was awful! Ended up with food poisoning- will be reporting this restaurant."