Chick and Beers (Coombe Road) Reviews Summary

Korean Fried Chicken Quality

Pros:

• "Fried chicken here is better than the ones in South Korea."
• "The plain fried one had a light and super crispy batter."
• "The chicken was cooked very well - hot, juicy, tender and well-seasoned!"
• "I can say the fried chicken is stunning. Very light, grease-free batter and the marinade has turmeric and other spices in it."
• "The chicken here is beautiful, especially the glazed pieces and they certainly don’t short change you with the portion sizes."

Cons:

• "The only one that tasted good was the glazed one."
• "The original fried chicken is succulent and well crispy but lacked flavour by itself."
• "The chicken tenders with onion is nothing special."
• "Food: Honestly I was expecting more. The chicken was really bland."
• "The fried chicken was slightly bland but the glazed ones were excellent."

Service and Staff Attitude

Pros:

• "Guys working there were also super friendly and nice."
• "The staff member that served was very nice and welcoming, very polite too."
• "Service was a little slow but I believe it’s because we arrived just before they closed for lunch!"
• "Staff are excellent & I enjoyed the food."
• "Amazing service, all the staff members are really attentive despite how busy they are."

Cons:

• "The staff would always have to be hunt down to talk to them, they were all in the back."
• "The only let down was that we were waiting for about 30 minutes for our food, and we were one of two tables being served."
• "Their service is poor and lazy. It took them more than 15 minutes to take our order and more than 20 minutes to receive the ordered chicken."
• "Waited for ten minutes before trying to order at the bar being told to sit back down; gave up seven minutes later after watching them clean other tables and just ignore us."
• "Interesting concept and some delicious food and drink. Very nice and friendly staff. Tables and place generally clean and toilets were clean."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "The vibe is cozy and welcoming. Definitely recommend for a casual, tasty meal."
• "Sit down, drink beer, chat, and share some spicy, crispy chicken with friends...what more would you want. It's a lovely hidden treasure."
• "It's a nice little hangout spot, good to go with friends and family for the sharing factor."
• "The place is small but quite busy, and we were surprised that there’s only one waitress serving all the customers."
• "Ain't gonna lie yeah, the staff is so sick. They're incredibly nice and friendly, always helpful and hard working. The atmosphere here is something else honestly, it feels very homey."

Cons:

• "We had to sit in the outside part which was a bit depressing at first."
• "It was so grandiosely advertised on social media that we expected the restaurant to at least look a bit appealing."
• "Went to sit outside as inside has no vibe, no music and a bit awkward. When we sat outside we was surrounded by cobwebs and was very dirty."
• "The environment is too echoes. Any voice & noise inside seems to enlarge and expanse and make it very noisy."
• "Extremely dirty, smells bad - like rats, dirty floors and seats. Plenty of flys!"