Canto Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was amazing! couldn't fault anything about our visit."
• "The food was exceptional and the freshness in its ingredients were really of good quality."
• "The tapas were delicious."
• "The food is combined with different ingredients that made it more tasteful and beautiful."
• "Especially liked the salt cod fritters and fried squid."
• "The octopus dish is absolutely amazing! The potatoes are so well-cooked and have a subtle yet delicious taste."
• "Everything we ordered was amazing- particularly recommend the pigs cheeks."
• "The food was excellent, I can highly recommend the mushroom croquettes."

Cons:

• "Some of the dishes are not worth the price you are paying for."
• "The patatas bravas a little undercooked and not suggestive of the Mediterranean style you would expect."
• "Food wise, it wasn’t as great as I remembered it to be… some of the dishes have clearly changed."
• "The food was okay. The Gambas Pil-Pil were okay - not sure if they were deveined."
• "Food and atmosphere was really good. As we went on a Saturday evening the restaurant was really busy so there was a long wait between some of the dishes coming out."
• "Food was extremely oily sometimes makes me feel a bit sicky when it's that coated in oil."
• "Food was tasty, but service was so slow even though the restaurant was quiet."
• "The food was very bland, the chicken wings tasted of nothing."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was fantastic. Friendly and helpful."
• "The staff was friendly and attentive, adding to the overall enjoyment of the meal."
• "Friendly and helpful service."
• "Great and friendly service."
• "Service was quick and really pleasant."
• "The staff were very pleasant and helpful and I thoroughly enjoyed my visit."
• "The staff are warm, attentive and efficient."
• "We were so well looked after by the friendly and helpful staff."

Cons:

• "However, I did notice that the external seating area could use a bit of improvement."
• "Then no one asked about tea/coffee/more drinks."
• "I have to start by pointing the very weird behaviour staff seem to have towards presentability and hygiene."
• "We ordered 7 dishes, three came and then we waited 15 mins for one to arrive, then another 15 mins before the final 3 came."
• "Really awful service - conscious Saturday nights are busy although wait staff were not attentive at all, almost made you feel as though you were an inconvenience."
• "Not only the place is beautiful and cosy, and the waiters absolutely lovely, but the food is SO GREAT!"
• "First of all when we entered the place staff was looking as they have never seen Asian people."
• "Food was okay but let down by terrible service."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very nice setting, with pleasant service."
• "I would recommend Canto, with its friendly waiting staff and good environment."
• "Lively Friday night but I was still able to book only a couple of days earlier."
• "The only thing I would change is I wish we got bread to start with but everything else was great."
• "Wow, what can I say, elegant , refined , yet casual with a buzzing atmosphere."
• "Lively atmosphere, reasonable choice of tapas and drinks aplenty."
• "Great atmosphere but……The food was lukewarm."
• "Great culinary experience: a hard to forget chorizo! I recommend fried squids with alioli and polenta with spinach and poached egg."

Cons:

• "The restaurant is very loud which was not helped as we were sat under a speaker so not the place to go if you want to chat."
• "ABSOLUTELY APPALLING! POLICE HAD TO BE CALLED TO ARREST A MAN FROM A NEIGHBOURING TABLE FOR ASSAULTING ONE OF OUR PARTY."
• "Really awful service - conscious Saturday nights are busy although wait staff were not attentive at all."
• "A really enjoyable experience. Super friendly service and knowledgeable too."
• "The food was very nice and well presented, the staff are friendly and the atmosphere is great."
• "The food was average here when we went on Saturday. It was very busy and the service was a bit lacking."
• "Comfortable and contemporary atmosphere and decor. Decent veggie and vegan options with excellent flavour."
• "We were typical awkward customers walking in on a Friday night with no reservation."