BAO Kings Cross Reviews Summary

Menu Variety and Dish Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely delicious food, not a huge menu but a lot of variety between dishes."
• "The food is great and tasty. Some of dishes are highlighted as spicy but, personally, they are not that much."
• "The food itself was extremely incredible. Every bite was heavenly."

Cons:

• "Bang average food with very little taste. It's very overpriced."
• "The food was mostly ok. Compared to other Asian restaurants offering similar dishes, the price seems what you would expect for central London."
• "The prawn bao has potential to be amazing but in the end falls flat."

Service and Staff Attitude

Pros:

• "The service was excellent with the menu well explained."
• "The staff is very friendly and helpful especially with the menu if you are not familiar with the dishes."
• "Staff are super friendly and nice. Thank you for providing me with a lovely dinner and experience."

Cons:

• "We also had to wait really long for our drinks despite checking in with the servers multiple times."
• "Service was sub par, no one was technically waiting on tables so we had to call the wait staff over about 10x."
• "Hard pass from me. Arrived and was dismissed as having mistook the restaurant for somewhere I could dine."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Overall a great experience with the set menu for £15 being excellent value."
• "It's worth every penny!"
• "The prices are reasonable for the location and the quality of the food being served."

Cons:

• "This place is overpriced/rip off for what you get... and to be honest it's not that tasty for it to be this much."
• "The prices and quantity/size seems to have decreased since I visited Bao last as it was def a more expensive meal than usual."
• "Service was fine, but the food portions were absolutely small and definitely not worth it."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Cute little restaurant with private dining room on the floor above."
• "Truly hipster- brightly lit with ultra modern decor. Retro music. Great vibe to the restaurant."
• "Space is plentiful on a weekend, food doesn't arrive immediately but in good time."

Cons:

• "Came in for a coffee and breakfast. With the exception of the person at the reception who was unwelcome."
• "The location is convenient so I would recommend it for a nice coffee and some tasty snacks with interesting and pleasing flavours. Despite that I would say that the stuff is a bit rude."
• "It also wasn't clear where to go or what to do when you went in; when we were presented with the takeaway option, we didn't realise that meant to simply sit outside."