Pedro's Wine Bar Reviews Summary

Authentic Portuguese Cuisine

Pros:

• "We enjoyed the authentic Portuguese food."
• "The food is honestly amazing."
• "Food is incredible too, my choice - salt cod pancakes were to die for."
• "The food was delicious and true to the Portuguese flavours."
• "any dish ordered was very tasty."
• "The food was delicious and all of our guests had a wonderful time."
• "We sampled a lot of the menu and everything was amazing, very fresh and full of flavour."
• "Best steak and fish experience we had. Everything was perfectly fresh."
• "The food is delicious, great value."
• "The food is also exceptional, particularly the burrata, sourdough, tomato and basil toast."

Cons:

• "However, we expected better food. The day special cod was not the typical Portuguese cod but a battered cod and also the piece served was very small, not a good piece and full of bones."
• "The waiter even spilled the ketchup on a friend and didn’t apologise."
• "The pork sandwich, which is what we came for, was gone by the time we arrived."

Wine Selection and Expertise

Pros:

• "The staff recommended different types of wine which turned out to be really nice."
• "The wine bar proved to be the perfect venue to get all of our guests together for a great fun evening."
• "Do ask your host about wine! They will give you several options to try."
• "Founder and his team choose wine from the small wineries in Portugal and ship it themselves."
• "We had some incredibly nice Portuguese wine that are not found in many restaurants in London."
• "One of the best wine spots in London! Unbelievably amazing charcuterie and fantastic wines."
• "Great selection of wines, delicious food and very good service."
• "Great place to have a glass of Portuguese wine, and some delicacies."
• "The range of Portuguese wines must be one of the best in London: lovely sparkling wines, whites, reds…"

Cons:

• "Finally we ordered a £30 wine which was very nice, but then we saw they sell it by the bottle for takeaway for £12 and it feels quite a steep price difference for just serving it…"
• "Very unfortunate service. One young waiter who was trying his hardest but the rest of the staff were sadly unbelievably rude."

Venue and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "We also fell in love with the cosy, urban vibe and unique layout that was just perfect for our London wedding."
• "The atmosphere was hands down exactly what we wanted."
• "A brilliant wedding party for all our friends and family."
• "Pedro hosted around 90 of us for a wonderful wedding reception, with drinks, a sit-down meal and dancing."
• "The restaurant is under the train tracks but they have managed a really cool atmosphere."
• "The venue itself is spacious but cosy, with nooks and crannies perfect for date night or upstairs with big tables for a boozy birthday lunch."
• "A gem of a local place."
• "The atmosphere is amazing too."
• "Lovely atmosphere, great service, delicious food and wines - what more could you want!"

Cons:

• "Booked a table in advance and when we showed up there was a large corporate function."
• "What a horrific experience. The waiters cussed us out of the restaurant before all of our food and drinks had even arrived because they were having a party and couldn't be bothered to serve us in the meantime despite being well before closing time."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The staff were friendly and they recommended different types of wine."
• "The staff are friendly and accommodating."
• "The staff worked so hard all evening and went above and beyond."
• "Friendly staff and excellent wine, with superb tapas."
• "Stunning wine bar and Portuguese food, excellent quality wines and fantastic service."
• "Great service, amazing wine, tasty tapas!"
• "Fantastic Service - even went out of their way to give us tasters before deciding the wine we were going to have."

Cons:

• "Terrible service - didn’t bring condiments after serving chips, etc and brought them much later when we had finished the chips."
• "The waiter even spilled the ketchup on a friend and didn’t apologise."
• "Asked to speak to the manager (guy with the glasses, who didn’t seem to care)."
• "Slow service. Kitchen was unprepared."
• "What a horrific experience. The waiters cussed us out of the restaurant."