Frankie & Benny's Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant London

Address: 355-357 Strand, London, WC2R 0HR, United Kingdom

Phone: +442078364664

Rating: 4.1
based on 420 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was EXCEPTIONAL, from start to finish we were well taken care of."
  • "He was charming, friendly and explained the dishes on the menu as we have never visited Frankies."
  • "Our waiter Jumman was excellent! Very friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. Speedy service."
  • "A waitress named Maria delivered exceptional service with a warm smile and took very good care of us."
  • "Our waitress Tasha was very attentive, friendly and she even got together all staff to sing happy birthday."
  • "The staff were very friendly and obliging."
  • "Excellent, quick service from our waiter, Resme, made our visit memorable."

Cons:

  • "Don't come here before a theatre show."
  • "The service was bad. The black lady mistakenly brought my dish to others’ table."
  • "Terrible experience, the host was moody."
  • "They took a long time to serve us around 45 mins before our food arrived on the table."
  • "We waited over 25 minutes for drinks to arrive and they arrived once our starters were finished."
  • "Shockingly rude waitress and equally angry manager."
  • "We then waited over 1 hour 15 minutes for the main meal before having to cancel our order due to having tickets for a theatre show."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was great too."
  • "The food came quickly and was faultless (with a side of free chips that we hadn’t ordered but very much enjoyed)."
  • "The food is delicious! The burger is amazing.. but, the dessert was the best of all!"
  • "We ordered the chicken parmigiano and a chicken burger which were very good."
  • "Food was good, particularly comprehensive gluten free menu and good selection of drinks."
  • "The food was hot and good quality and came out the kitchen quick."
  • "Food was fantastic tasty, hot and they had great choices."

Cons:

  • "The house burgers were okish, nothing special, but the vegetarian burger was again not cooked."
  • "Poor quality food, with even standard 'Classic' Spaghetti Bolognese coming with almost no sauce and little flavour."
  • "Food came out immediately but the coke tasted watered down."
  • "Crowded. Decent selection but food was poor."
  • "in I ate pasta with meat, but the meat was dry and you could see that it was old."
  • "Food wasn’t super good unfortunately, I’d rather call it disappointing."
  • "The food was cold bland and quite honestly tasteless."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

  • "It was a pleasant environment, the staff were polite, overall we had a good time."
  • "We visit this restaurant every time we're in London and love the food and atmosphere."
  • "The restaurant itself has a calming atmosphere - will music playing in the background as people talk and eat."
  • "Being amongst the theatres this is a popular and handy place to eat before a show and booking is recommended."
  • "The atmosphere so relaxing."
  • "The atmosphere was buzzing and I had a great time here with friends."
  • "The location is convenient and there's lots of seating so its great if you're in a hurry and want decent prices for London."

Cons:

  • "Would have given 5 stars, but for the cold air blowing down on us and our meal, on what was not a particularly warm night."
  • "Everything taste wise fell a little flat."
  • "Really underwhelming... it was just heaving with kids running around."
  • "However, the manager (we think) was a nasty man who shouted at his staff."
  • "There felt like a strange atmosphere in the restaurant though especially with the staff none of them seemed to be able to raise a smile."
  • "I came on a rainy Friday night to F&B. wanted to sit in a nice area bit away from a crowd. they had it open but told me they want to close it. what? no negotiations."
  • "Likely a place I wouldn't go back in a hurry but kids meal got pokemon cards so that's something."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "I always go for breakfast - it's one of the best vegetarian breakfasts within London for a good price."
  • "Very good value for money."
  • "Had the lunch time menu. 2 courses for £10."
  • "We used Three+'s 2 meals for £10 deal here and it felt like a great deal."
  • "Super yummy food for great prices!"
  • "The breakfast menu items were of sizable portions (best we had in London) and not really greasy tasting."
  • "Food was AMAZING, quickly served and presentation was tip top."

Cons:

  • "The high prices of meals don't really justify the quality of what you get."
  • "An OK restaurant, but can see why so many country wide have gone, the food quality was no better than what you would get at a wetherspoons and double the cost."
  • "For 3 mains and 1 side, we paid 44 pounds."
  • "The drinks and desserts are a little on the expensive side but probably no more than other restaurants in the area."
  • "I do think it’s a little on the high side, but overall fine!"
  • "Very bad service - I had to pay £10 for a tiny pizza that would only fill up a small child."
  • "We couldn't have lunch because i had a deal with 3, but according to the manager it does not apply anymore."

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