Little Duck The Picklery Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Setting

Pros:

• "Gorgeous little restaurant with an intimate feel."
• "The entire ambiance is of hushed elegance, quiet efficiency."
• "The ambiance inside is both intimate and inviting."
• "Very cosy and intimate atmosphere but not pretentious."
• "Unsung gem. It's really intimate, sitting at the bar and watching the kitchen at work is a treat."
• "Beautiful atmosphere and food. It is small and intimate with options for vegetarian and gluten-free dishes."
• "Incredible farm to plate restaurant in a cost open kitchen."
• "Beautifully kitted out restaurant and bar, great for a date night."

Cons:

• "The tiny place where you will be sitting in front of the kitchen table. Might be pretty hot."
• "However, the wooden chair/stool seating is incredibly uncomfortable - definitely not friendly to older folks or tall people."
• "The atmosphere was okay. Wine list was ridiculously expensive."
• "Cold, sneering and condescending service. Spoilt a special evening for me."
• "Very underwhelmed! The venue and ambience at the restaurant is lovely however food and service way below par."
• "Unfortunately found staff quite rude and inattentive."

Food Quality and Menu

Pros:

• "The food is delicious, but also the atmosphere, the counter where you eat it and where the food is made just in front of you."
• "Let's begin with the Tuscan fish stew; it was simply divine."
• "Honestly what a good meal. Simple, subtle flavours with fresh seasonal ingredients."
• "The food was delicious and service great. Favorites were the risotto, the pasta, and the fig and yogurt dessert."
• "Mostly delicious and consistently fresh and inventive."
• "The best meal I’ve had in a long time. Everything was excellent - from the small plate I chose (spiced aubergine with labneh) to the wine and the dessert."
• "The food is only half the fun however! They have a really excellent collection of freshly made raw pickles and organic wines."
• "My daughter and I had a meal at Little Duck on 9th September. We had bread and ferments and then shared 4 of the smaller plates. The food was utterly delicious and so different."

Cons:

• "The food was ok - watermelon salad was boring, pork loin was bizarre."
• "Food overall was of excellent quality, however quite small amounts for the price and we left wanting more despite ordering 2-3 dishes per person."
• "The pickles they do, taste like were made by picklery beginner, extremely oversalted and not very innovative, and almost inedible."
• "Unfortunately, while the food is good, it is simply overpriced for what it is."
• "The red we chose wasn’t even nice, we passed on getting another bottle even though we wanted to keep drinking. The food was insanely overpriced and tiny portions."
• "Pretentious over priced disappointment. Staff we friendly and attentive but the food was disappointing."
• "This place is a gem on Dalston lane. We had a few small plates as we didn't want a big meal and we were not disappointed. Superfresh fennel salad and delicious cauliflower dish."
• "I was looking forward to this place as I make fermented food myself. It was a disappointment I have to say. The food was pricy and small and nothing to do with fermented food."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Despite being the only table outside we were not forgotten as our waiters came outside multiple times to check on us."
• "Service was super friendly, atmosphere and wine were great but left somewhat disappointed by the wait, prices and quality."
• "Staff were friendly and moved us to the bar once people had left."
• "People are super nice and friendly 👌."
• "Charming, knowledgeable staff. Excellent."
• "An adorable, romantic spot with absolutely delicious food and excellent, friendly staff."
• "Unlike other reviewers recently, I found the service to be very much on point. Courteous, attentive servers who didn’t mind us switching from counter to side bar even with a booking."
• "Super knowledgeable and friendly staff (and they’re quite easy on the eye too). 10/10 would and will recommend to a friend."

Cons:

• "The employees are all new, and I feel like the service wasn’t nice and friendly compared to other similar restaurants."
• "Good food but tiny portions and totally overpriced and extremely rude staff."
• "The service we received was disgusting. I would not recommend coming here if you are a POC/Minority as the treatment is really horrible."
• "Visiting with friends who were sorry afterwards that we went here together. If you read through the latest reviews, you can see a negative trend and comparable experiences."
• "I came here with my friends recently for a catch up after several years of not seeing each other (a very special occasion for us). None of my friends are white, and the service we received was disgusting."
• "We live around the corner and have been quite a few times now and it never disappoints. It's super cosy and friendly and the food is consistently very good."
• "Had a lunch there just now. What an amazing place and the concept. We loved the food, but unfortunately our experience was spoiled by very poor service."
• "Very polite stuff, nice wine, nice atmosphere. However plates and prices are a joke."