The Seafood Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Tempura oysters and Gillardeau oysters are absolutely amazing!"
• "The Oyster was so fresh and delicious. Crab cake was crunchy and flavourful."
• "Seafood was fresh and can tell linguine was freshly made past."
• "I had Haddock in batter with chips, the batter was very light and crispy."
• "The fish was wonderfully fresh and we really enjoyed the ambience in the restaurant."
• "Starting with half a dozen happy hour oysters, then the seafood combo. We were met with a fresh and diverse selection of seafood."
• "Our recent dinner at the Seafood Bar was a true maritime delight."
• "Best seafood in London! Service was amazing and the food incredible & super fresh!"

Cons:

• "The food was nice, but letdown by the unbelievably slow and poor service."
• "- a whole lobster grilled with garlic (£55): it was so dry and overdone and such a tiny lobster for the price. It was also so bland even with the garlic oil."
• "- seafood linguine: seafood was fresh but seasoning was off again, it was bland and too oily and the linguine was too thin for my liking."
• "- clams in white wine sauce: while it was fresh the white wine sauce was way too salty."
• "- calamari again was fresh but the batter was just way too thick."
• "The batter could have been crispier. Overall pleasant experience though we did wait for quite a bit for our mains due to the busy dinner time."
• "The flavours were disappointing - and we ordered A LOT."
• "Our least favourite dish (because it looked amazing but tasted burnt) was the octopus."

Service

Pros:

• "The service here is attentive and polite. Shout out to Viola for her friendly and prompt service."
• "We had a delightful time over lunch at this restaurant. We were attended by Yonkina throughout the afternoon, she was very attentive and friendly."
• "Fantastic first experience at the Seafood Bar. The fish was wonderfully fresh and we really enjoyed the ambience in the restaurant. Particular recognition to Ferran for doing such a great job in looking after us."
• "Our waiter was friendly, kind and so helpful. Wonderful ambience and food was amazing."
• "Was positively surprised with the food quality! We have the mixed grill, and it was delicious, nicely presented. We enjoyed also the fact that we were not rushed by the waitress with a time limit!"
• "Our recent dinner at the Seafood Bar was a true maritime delight. Starting with half a dozen happy hour oysters, then the seafood combo. We were met with a fresh and diverse selection of seafood."
• "The service was great! The waiters and bar staff were so lovely, I would go back for the service alone."
• "Our waiter Florian was extremely kind and friendly when we ordered our food. He was also chatty and had a good sense of humour."

Cons:

• "The food was nice, but letdown by the unbelievably slow and poor service. Waiting at a table for 30 minutes before even having a drink order taken is unbelievable."
• "The only way to get their attention was actually to go up and speak to one of the waiters while they were wondering around the restaurant."
• "Some of the worst service I have had in London in a restaurant in 2023."
• "The service wasn't great, but wasn't horrible. Our server had so many tables that we only saw him twice."
• "The host was fantastic. And that’s where the great service ended."
• "I had been looking forward to eating here and though the food was delicious, the overall dining experience was poor. We had to flag down servers for their attention."
• "Service was all over the place - friendly when we got some but very slow and disorganised."
• "The service was fantastic. Our waiter Vlad was engaging, courteous and affable."