Pilots Bar & Kitchen Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Hounslow

Address: Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, Wallis Rd, Hounslow TW6 2GA, United Kingdom

Phone: +442088123213

Rating: 3.7
based on 137 reviews.

Location and Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Located in terminal 5, Heathrow airport.. it’s tucked away In the corner right at the end of the row of luxury stores."
  • "The atmosphere was nice a calm, a chilled out environment. Perfect for waiting until your ready to board your flight."
  • "Super restaurant T5 at end of row of shops. Quieter than most."
  • "Early on a Weds morning this is nice for a quick breakfast. It’s at the south end of Term 5 so away from the crowds."
  • "During a recent layover at London Heathrow Terminal 5, my family and I stumbled upon a true gem - Pilots restaurant."
  • "Very lovely spot at the famous Heathrow Airport. The setting, ambience, professionalism and all the attributes that culminate to give this place its position."
  • "Lovely restaurant in the airport, much quieter than some of the alternatives, helped me burn off some of the long time I had to spend waiting for a connecting flight."
  • "A great little oasis of calm in a busy terminal with stylish decor and attentive staff."

Cons:

  • "This place is horrible. Picked a dead empty, soulless bar because the bustling, better value, and actually quite nicely laid out restaurant at the opposite end of T5 didn’t sell chicken burgers."
  • "Shambles. Queuing to get in, the servers allowed people to walk to the front of the queue and be seated first."
  • "Super disorganised! There was a huge queue of about 15 people ahead of us waiting for a table to get food."
  • "Poor service. Early morning 22nd August. A complaint on a misunderstanding of a simple order lead to no breakfast and the sever implying I was a regular rip-off merchant when I refused to pay!"

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was SO good!! Well, I Enjoyed the Turkish eggs. They are to date one of the best I’ve had.."
  • "A good range of selection of good food on the menu! I ordered the club sandwich and it did NOT disappoint!!!!! There was so much flavour within the layers."
  • "For an airport restaurant this was great. Yeah of course it wasn’t cheap but the food was actually good."
  • "Food was fine, and the servers were outstanding. But the cappuccino was the #1 reason to visit."
  • "Ate here on my way to and from Europe. Both times the fish was fresh and crisp and not greasy at all."
  • "The burger was simple, but delicious. The fries were well seasoned and perfectly crispy."
  • "The food here was absolutely delicious. I’d recommend the English breakfast and the chia yogurt pot."
  • "Really classy place for breakfast. Highly recommend the eggs Benedict, it's one of the best I've had."

Cons:

  • "We also got a grilled peppers, olives Woodfire pizza, but unfortunately the taste was no there. Just tasted like rubbery cheese and pops of tomato."
  • "Really expensive for what you get (Canadian over here!) I ordered the regular size eggs Benedict, it was SAD. Eggs were good but the sauce was cold, bread was hard, bland."
  • "Ordered a small item from the menu, charged me for a regular dish."
  • "Food is ok. Nothing spectacular but not awful. Pizza dough was hard, felt like frozen pizza."
  • "Coffee was ok, not as hot as it should have been but the taste was good. I had a ‘Pilots Burger’ which was stunningly uninspiring."
  • "Bad food, cold eggs. The manager when we complained about cold eggs basically said we were lying and said they were hot when they were clearly colder than room temperature."
  • "Bought a chicken burger: the bread was dry and stale, chicken was burnt with plenty of black something something lying around. Even the chips where dry.."
  • "Had the Penne Pasta Genovese - don't order it. Bland and pasta overcooked."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was great, quick and responsive. Perfect for those of us in a rush to get up and go if your running late for your flight."
  • "We were greeted by the waiters and seated straight away."
  • "Both servers were friendly and attentive even while being busy."
  • "Excellent service and tasty food! Staff was polite and friendly. I would recommend eating here."
  • "Connected through Heathrow twice in October and ate here both times because the first time was so good. The staff is very cordial and attentive."
  • "Great place to stop off airside whilst waiting for your gate. Staff were really attentive to get me a seat and take my order."
  • "The service here is absolutely brilliant! They treat you like you’re in a first class lounge or something."
  • "Fast, friendly and absolutely delicious! Our waiter, Slavomir was helpful, attentive and professional."

Cons:

  • "Food was good, but there was a male server who was rude to some and not to others."
  • "First time here, and what an awful experience from this South Asian server!"
  • "The service wasn't as friendly and attentive as I was hoping. It was really on the slow side (the place wasn't even that busy)."
  • "Service was glacial. Prices at the top end for what it is, the usual Heathrow mark up being well and truly in place."
  • "The guy was super rude, questioned how many drinks I had (it was 3 not 4) and thought I was leaving without paying."
  • "Honestly I am disappointed and annoyed by the service I received tonight here."
  • "Great fish and chips. Only left it four stars because of the staff."
  • "Ordered a small item from the menu, charged me for a regular dish. No refund. Little info on the menu about what was included, all staff spoke poor English."

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