Prawn on the Lawn Reviews Summary

Menu Variety

Pros:

• "Menu changes throughout the night depending on what fresh fish they have left."
• "I love the fact the menu is never the same each day as fresh seafood gets delivered each day and then the menu is created."
• "Love that the blackboard is changing while you watch just showing how fresh everything is."
• "Compact local restaurant with an inventive menu of small plates, ideal for sharing."

Cons:

• "All amazing, but what makes me a bit sad is they change their menu as soon as they run out of something."
• "But what makes me a bit sad is they change their menu as soon as they run out of something, so I probably won't be able to come back and have the same dish."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The staff were amazingly attentive, they only have a few tables at a time as is small in size however this just makes their service so much better as they are concentrating pretty much solely on you and a few others."
• "Service was wonderful, friendly attentive and couldn’t fault it."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive, and the food was delicious!"
• "Service is incredible, staff are super friendly and they went above and beyond (my dining partner doesn't like coriander and they happily made all the small plates we ordered without it in)."
• "The staff is super friendly and helpful when choosing (because everything sound amazing)."
• "Service was lovely. The style of food is clearly upmarket and so is the price."
• "Very nice atmosphere, with a welcoming staff."

Cons:

• "Our dirty plates were also not cleared for quite some time."
• "Slow service like wagama where the food comes random times for different people. Also no change of cutlery inbetween dishes."
• "No one asked how our food was, 3 people asked if we'd ordered when we had."
• "They took little interest in taking our orders, 3 times we made an order and all 3 times we had to try and get their attention to come over."
• "Walked in on a Tuesday night, seats and tables available in, ignored for 10 minutes by wait staff who made us feel that we were in their way."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "For fans of top quality fresh fish, Prawn on the Lawn in Highbury & Islington will become your new best (restaurant) friend."
• "Delicious, fresh seafood. Quality ingredients and the food is well-presented."
• "The food is top notch on quality and well executed so I would recommend."
• "Excellent food, great tastes, fantastically fresh!"
• "The deep fried oysters with garlic creme fraiche are 100% my favourite."
• "Great very fresh and imaginatively cooked seafood."
• "Really fresh and lovely seafood and fish dishes."

Cons:

• "Also had to reject a crab with no crab meat - got a a refund."
• "But the seafood is obviously pre-cooked and re-heated."
• "The crab salad lacked sharpness. The flavours were boring."
• "The last dish was squid which we sent back as it was rubbery and overpowered with a very peppery sauce that left me tasting nothing else."
• "The black spice turned out to be every black spice they have in the kitchen, liberally sprinkled onto the fish. Created a bitter taste."
• "NOT THE FRESHEST SEAFOOD AND DEFINITELY ONE OF THE WORST SERVICE. Ordered a dozen of oysters, two were bad."
• "The food was very underwhelming and bland."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Prices match the quality of the dishes."
• "The prices are on the premium side, but if your budget is limited like ours, they have a good oyster deal on Wednesday & Thursday evenings."
• "Prices are affordable and not overpriced."
• "Fresh and tasty seafood tapas not overpriced! To try!"

Cons:

• "Small plates were very small, Mains were small and frankly quite expensive."
• "£150 for 2. Ouch but better for the experience."
• "Ok - a lot of money for small dishes, you'd probably do alright ordering a small dish each, side dish each, and the fruits de mer (between four people)."
• "The food is quite expensive for the portions given."
• "Minus 1/2 star for the price - why is London so expensive!"
• "I have noticed that the portions sizes have gotten smaller, so the menu might seem a little expensive for some...especially for lunch."

Atmosphere and Setting

Pros:

• "It's a very small and intimate setting which is lovely but there's a bustling ambience."
• "The space is cosy which makes the experience even nicer."
• "Vibe is also very nice and not too fancy with a local feel."
• "Small restaurant, with a big atmosphere."

Cons:

• "dogs allowed in the restaurant - which isn't great when you have left your dog at home and dogs are jumping up at your knees."
• "Very cramped, slow, ambience lacking, wait staff rude - where have all the original waiters gone??"
• "Very cramped, slow, ambience lacking."