Alice House Queen's Park Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "It was an amazing night with a lovely atmosphere."
• "The food was delicious, reasonably priced drinks and a nice relaxed ambience for a lazy Sunday."
• "Amazing place, the vibe is perfect to go there for a few drinks and chill out, great range of music also as well as surprisingly good food."
• "Drinks were fairly priced and the atmosphere was brilliant."
• "The ambience is relaxed gentleman's club with nicely presented craft ales on tap, discreet non pushy staff."
• "The place has a really nice vibe and great tunes at a loud but manageable volume."
• "Beautiful soulful place and incredibly warm and cosy atmosphere with the great people that work here and loads of positive vibes."

Cons:

• "Lacking in any atmosphere especially for Sunday lunch."
• "It’s very loud and you can barely hold a conversation when the music is on."
• "Poor lay out. Music is too loud. Tables are too close to the bar. No feng shui has been thought about at all."
• "Bit loud though, not conducive for conversations."
• "Music does get a bit loud in the evening in the main bar area making it a bit difficult to converse over a large table."
• "No ventilation and is sooooo hot inside."
• "Not impressed. I live locally and have come for drinks a couple of times but it’s got a snobb-ish vibe to it."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "The coffee were great."
• "Food is fresh, tasty and well presented."
• "If you want to have an amazing food (you have to try the hake fillet!!), lovely staff, fantastic atmosphere, a DJ playing great music...you can't ask for more!!"
• "The cauliflower was soo delish. Mackerel, steaks and burgers are damn good."
• "They had such good wine choices, along with healthy dinner options."
• "The Coley fish dish was fabulous and exceeded my expectations."
• "Delicious brunch - the baked eggs with aubergine and feta were really good."

Cons:

• "Prices are also way too high for the quality."
• "The food is overpriced, they always seem short staffed."
• "The food is decent but not the best."
• "Nice atmosphere but terrible food."
• "Steak was almost inedible (cheap flank steak grilled over flame)."
• "Such a tiny plate of seabream should NOT be £18."
• "The food though is far from great."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Staff, Leana in particular are amazing, friendly and very chilled out."
• "Fantastic all staff were really helpful and made our special occasion extra special."
• "The staff are attentive, hardworking and quick on their feet."
• "An excellent bar in the heart of Queens Park, with a good selection of beers, ales, wines and cocktails."
• "They care about covid safety and made sure all the processes were in place."
• "The staff is super friendly and makes you feel like home."
• "The staff were very welcoming and went above and beyond to help."

Cons:

• "There is a bit of a wait on service; they aren't the fastest with bringing out the food or letting you pay the bill."
• "Sadly waited 20 minutes and no drinks, returned to the bar to find the bartender and staff having a lovely chat and hadn’t even started making the drinks at all."
• "The service is unbearably slow though, even when it isn't busy."
• "Our waiter had no idea what he was doing, despite the fact the place was near enough empty."
• "Customer service is ridiculous! Tried to make a booking and failed to get confirmation for three days."
• "The service is really, really slow here."
• "We had to ask the servers twice where our food was."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Surprisingly inexpensive considering how nice it is."
• "The prices very reasonable."
• "Very affordable."
• "Great service and food was amazing!"
• "Absolutely The Best food in London."
• "Very cool spot for a few beers/cocktails with friendly and understanding service from a very well put together staff!"
• "The staff was extremely friendly, food was great and they went above and beyond to ensure we had a good time."

Cons:

• "Also spent £14.00 on a glass of red wine!"
• "Wow! £4.50 for a pint of soda water from a gun, despite also spending £10 on a large glass of Spanish wine."
• "Felt like £30 for an aubergine and veg roast with a pint of cider was too much."
• "Portions were small and very expensive once you added the sides."
• "Bit cheeky to throw on a 12.5% service charge for two pints."
• "£12 for a small pie and a bit of green veg was well overpriced."
• "Could be good, but service is hit and miss and food and drinks is overpriced even for London."