Tapas Brindisa South Kensington Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service was great here."
• "Staff is very friendly."
• "Service was speedy and despite the increasing busyness of the restaurant, we were never rushed."
• "Staff were amazing."
• "The service was attentive and friendly."
• "Waiters were polite, but condescending."
• "The service staff are very friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "The staff is constantly yelling, throwing plates around."
• "The service is horible and the manager clearly can't control her staff."
• "Waiters were too quick to take away plates that we hadn’t finished too."
• "The staff were a bit pushy and the interior felt claustrophobic."
• "Service very slow and not attentive at all, you come 3rd on the list - the waiters were still busy chatting."
• "Terrible service. The waiters were very inattentive, seemed like didn't want to be there."
• "Service was abysmal, our drinks turned up 10 min after our food after asking for them twice."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is excellent."
• "Food was just spot on, we had oysters, shrimp, chicken, and patatas bravas, every tapas was off the charts!"
• "Food is varied, well cooked and presented."
• "Food is really good. Incredible flavours and nice presentation."
• "The food itself was very tasty."
• "Every dish we tried was excellent!"
• "The food was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "Food was mediocre."
• "Apart from okay prawns everything else was very mediocre."
• "Dishes were also very under seasoned and many were too oily."
• "The pan con tomate missed oil and garlic, the pork was extremely salty and the sauce too thick."
• "The Calamar wasn't cooked properly and the taste wasn't good."
• "The bread wasn’t fresh, the mussels were slightly off. The clams had some sand."
• "Food was just about so-so and portions were miniscule."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Nice outdoor seating in a lively neighborhood."
• "Decor was modern and cosy."
• "This place has a pleasant atmosphere."
• "Lovely atmosphere and pretty big portions."
• "Great ambiance, service, wine and every tapas dish we ordered was delicious."
• "Really nice place to go and have drinks & a meal. Fair prices friendly staff great service."
• "Great place in a great location and prices are not cheap but not expensive either."

Cons:

• "The staff were a bit pushy and the interior felt claustrophobic."
• "I found the restaurant a little bit noisy inside."
• "The interior felt claustrophobic."
• "Bit busy in terms of atmosphere. Not as cute as the one in Battersea but still a nice decor."
• "Definitely feels like a tourist trap."
• "The only issue with the place is that the tables are extremely close to each other, making it more of a tapas place than a restaurant."
• "At some point, they were staring at us and was really violent."

Value

Pros:

• "Good value for money on some dishes like Huevos Rotos (paid 67£ for two)."
• "For the quality of food and service, i was also expecting a heavy bill hut its completely affordable."
• "Good vegetarian and vegan options, at very fair prices."
• "The bill worked out to be pretty cheap which was definitely a welcome surprise."
• "Truly incredible food for good prices."
• "Pricey but delicious. Their food is all absolute top quality."
• "Great selection of tapas and perfect location in Exhibition Road."

Cons:

• "Food is good quality but ouch a bit pricey, if you get more than two tapas."
• "For 4 small tapas and 2 drinks we paid over £66."
• "Tourist trap. Very expensive tiny dishes."
• "Although all dishes we had tasted very good, the portions of some were smaller than what I am used to and I therefore felt slightly disappointed."
• "The portions are extremely small for the price."
• "Very bad service, expensive price and small portions."
• "Extremely overpriced."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Toilets are downstairs."
• "Lovely venue and toilets clean."
• "They had kids menus and crayons for the kids too."
• "The staff was very polite and accommodated all of our requests."
• "The staff are always friendly."
• "They were very accommodating for us with a pushchair."
• "The staff were fast, lovely, accommodating and made a quick lunch very enjoyable."

Cons:

• "Toilet was a bit tricky as it was downstairs and I'm still recovering from long covid so have mobility issues."
• "The only issue for me was that although there was a disabled toilet, a small step of 2-3 inches had to be climbed over and my powerchair won't do that."
• "Eating here in winter may be harder for a wheelchair user."
• "We saw a rat run across the room at the lower dining area."
• "The service was good but we were made to wait even if the restaurant seems to have several empty tables."
• "Outdoor seating is available but unfortunately, there isn't much of it."
• "The worst was the toilets - filthy!"