Vardo Chelsea Restaurant Reviews Summary

Location and Ambiance

Pros:

• "A charming restaurant that neighbors the Saatchi Gallery with plentiful outdoor seating and a trendy interior."
• "Lovely cafe! Very big & spacious, which helped because we were struggling to find a place to settle Sunday brunch, everywhere was full."
• "Vardo is in a great spot in Duke of York Square. During a sunny lunchtime like yesterday, I couldn't think of a better place to be."

Cons:

• "The lad who finally came to take my order after sitting at my table for 15 mins asked 'are you right?'"
• "When we enter, the host did not even look up. From the moment we enter till when he seated us, he didn’t speak a word."

Food Quality and Menu

Pros:

• "The brunch was delightful, especially the baked eggs which I highly recommend."
• "The cod dumplings are filling and fresh. The crunchy tofu was the perfect balance of salty and umami."
• "Their pizzas are flavorful and fresh, I especially liked their caramelized onion pizza with heirloom tomatoes."

Cons:

• "However, one downside was that after 4pm, they only serve pizza for food."
• "My only gripe is they were a little small for the price point, in my opinion."
• "The miso mushroom on a mushed edamame+tofu bed is too salty to be enjoyed by itself."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "We found our servers, particularly Amber, and the Manager Kendra so friendly, engaging and professional."
• "The servers are very pleasant and attentive, though the rate in which food comes out can be a little slow."
• "Staff were friendly and the service was prompt and responsive."

Cons:

• "The only good thing was the coffee was well made. Although did get offered sugar and when it came it was soo compacted I the sugar shaker I had to take the lid off and use my spoon."
• "Your staff should really be more attentive especially when the moment you took too long to take my order I started looking at your reviews."
• "They have a variety of unique items, we ordered burrata with wild nettles pesto and mustard seeds, you will never go wrong with burrata."