XIX Nineteen Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant London

Address: 369 High St, London, E15 4QZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +447796817690

Rating: 4.4
based on 129 reviews.

Breakfast Options

Pros:

  • "XIX Nineteen is a great option for breakfast or brunch in Stratford, London."
  • "The portions were generous, the food tasted fresh, and the prices were inviting."
  • "We had Belgian waffles with Nutella and Ukrainian pancakes with honey and syrup."
  • "Great salmon on avocado and scrambled eggs highly recommend."
  • "We had the full English breakfast and the veggie breakfast, both delicious."
  • "One of the best brunch I have had in a while."
  • "Breakfast menu is amazing I have had all of the items on the menu!"
  • "The food is very affordable and filling."

Cons:

  • "Food was well presented, portion is good size, but it didn’t taste good."
  • "Scrambled eggs were greasy, salmon didn’t taste good and bread was hard to slice."
  • "Breakfast menu is limited. Do not have a choice of having your eggs sunny side up."
  • "The Full English Breakfast is NOT as advertised... undercooked Streaky Bacon."
  • "Very disappointing brunch here - the scrambled eggs in particular possibly the worst eggs I've ever bought."
  • "Absolutely horrible service, had to wait ages for a waiter to come over."
  • "Coffee wasn't served very hot but this was remedied."
  • "Really poor quality of food. We ordered a falafel wrap and egg Benedict and neither tasted fresh."

Ukrainian Dishes

Pros:

  • "Best Ukrainian restaurant in London I’ve been so far. Delicious borsch, potato dumplings, cakes."
  • "I recommend trying borscht, salo platter with bread and varenyky (dumplings)."
  • "Ukrainian Kyiv style cutlet and Varenyky with cherry were simply incredible!"
  • "I had eggs with salmon and it was the highlight of my morning."
  • "I recommend the borscht, very professional barmen Serhiy makes very tasty cocktails."
  • "Lovely restaurant with authentic Ukrainian food. We ordered the beetroot soup and the potato dumplings."
  • "Visited xix nineteen restaurant and was thoroughly impressed. While they serve authentic Ukrainian dishes."
  • "Has amazing Ukrainian food, definitely go for Vareniki with cherry 🤤."

Cons:

  • "Been there second time and definitely will come back! If you’ve never been there before."
  • "The only thing we fully enjoyed was the tea and the fresh juice."
  • "Went to the place for showing some support to Ukraine. Had the chicken casserole. Looked good and tasted decent, only problem was that the chicken was dry."
  • "Food was absolutely tasteless, you'd be better off going to your local eastern European store."
  • "Secondary thing is service. Serving soup and main course took them over 2h!"
  • "Visited the restaurant around lunchtime with a group of 6. We were the only ones in the restaurant."
  • "I really don’t know how they got good reviews! In this restaurant, they prepare food in advance."
  • "The waiter was cold/off although he smiled a few times."

Service and Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The staff was also very friendly and attentive."
  • "Friendly staff. Have visited the place so many times and happy with the service."
  • "Staff are lovely and still quite new but learning fast."
  • "Staff at the venue were 5* and could not fault them in any way."
  • "Excellent service, great location which is easily accessible."
  • "Service is very good! Elena was super kind and explained every dish to us."
  • "The staff is well trained, helpful, and accommodating."
  • "Every member of staff was very nice and they have great attention to detail."

Cons:

  • "We had a minor problem with how long the order took to arrive, around 40 mins."
  • "Had to wait ages for a waiter to come over, half of the menu wasn't available."
  • "The waiter was cold/off although he smiled a few times."
  • "I was sitting waiting for 15 minutes for someone to come and bring me the menu."
  • "I was told ‘it will be at least 30, if not 40 minutes because you made so many changes’."
  • "I went for lunch with my brother and sister. There was only one other occupied table, but it took an age to be served."
  • "We prebooked a load of pizzas for my sons bday after trampolining. They were supposed to be ready on our arrival."
  • "From ordering to receiving it. Wasn't overly busy but one waiter seemed to be responsible for everything!"

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