Ember Yard - Tapas & Cocktail Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The risotto was gorgeous, the courgette flowers stunning, the pork cheek succulent and soft."
• "The quality and variety of food were above high standard."
• "Absolutely superb. So good we didn’t take any photos. Melt in the mouth dishes, sublime gin, detailed service."
• "The patatas were small, crispy and moreish and the peppers had the perfect salty kick."
• "The food is divine and the space is laid out really well."
• "Food was delicious, as were the cocktails."
• "The food was spectacular. We loved the Iberian ham, the peppers and the olives."

Cons:

• "Food was nice, but felt robbed at this price as the dishes were incredibly small."
• "Food lacked flavour, v below average especially given the price."
• "Food was mediocre. The worst thing was the deep fried courgette flowers at £4.75 each - small, oily and dull."
• "Food was below par, cold, tiny servings and just not good enough for the cost."
• "Found everything very heavy, oily and salty. Swordfish burger was tasteless."
• "Food was really quite nice, although it came out basically all at once which resulted in it getting cold before being eaten."
• "Lemon sole was extremely salty and somewhat overcooked."

Service

Pros:

• "The waitress who dealt with our issue was brilliant, sincerely apologising, and offering us complimentary drinks and any food free of charge."
• "Thank you for helping make our secret wedding day so special."
• "The waitress took excellent care of our table."
• "Staff were very polite and attentive."
• "Service was friendly and I don't believe we had to wait too long for food to arrive."
• "Staff is great and attentive, and the atmosphere warm and inviting."
• "Service was phenomenal and you can tell they hold themselves to a high standard."

Cons:

• "The service we experienced let the whole experience down."
• "Waiting staff were not attentive (they walked away having taken half our orders)."
• "Incompetent staff - dismissive, slow and unhelpful. Never checked on us while we were eating, hence we were keen to leave ASAP after finishing."
• "Service was fairly slow at the bar whilst we were waiting for the table to be ready."
• "We were asked for our table back after a couple of hours, which I understand is policy, but is annoying none the less when you’re trying to have a good catch-up over dinner."
• "We were serviced by two additional servers who didn't seem that clued up on my dietary requirements."
• "The service was slow, took about 25 min to get drinks out even If it was empty inside."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Ambience is cool, not overly crowded and the seating was comfortable."
• "Lovely bar ambience downstairs."
• "The wine was gorgeous and the ambience was great."
• "Well decorated atmosphere that’s beginning to show some signs of age."
• "Nice ambiance but if you're hungry be prepared to order lots of expensive tapas... Their sizes are ridiculously small."
• "A really nice cosy environment."
• "Beautiful, warm atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Basement room we were seated in was freezing."
• "Didn't like the ambiance too much - it was a bit obscure."
• "we were put in the empty basement and this was a bit atmosphereless although it did get busier"
• "It's a bit loud as well as its not a large space so you have to speak over other people."
• "Sat outside, it was crazy! Screaming people (always like this in Soho)."
• "Enjoyable meal, lovely service but spoilt by the noisy masses."
• "Sadly the evening we visited was over-filled with some noisy morons."

Value

Pros:

• "The drinks were reasonably priced."
• "Prices are actually very reasonable for what you get."
• "Great value for money."
• "It's a decent tapas place if you don't want to shred your wallet."
• "Price wise found it a bit expensive but went with a hot dinners offer all dishes 50% off."
• "Great service, tasty, interesting and all-in-all reasonably priced food for the level of quality and being in Soho."
• "Varied and interesting wine list, with very reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Food was nice, but felt robbed at this price as the dishes were incredibly small."
• "Pricey but worth it."
• "Friendly staff and lovely food, but expensive because it serves tapas sized portions."
• "Very expensive food and unfortunately not worth it."
• "Paid £25 for 2 small bottles of beers and one aperol. Very expensive even for the area!"
• "Portions beyond tiny, the biggest rip off."
• "Worst value food - absolutely insanely priced for the portion size, taste and quality."