J Sheekey Reviews Summary

Category: Seafood restaurant London

Address: 28-32 St Martin's Ct, London, WC2N 4AL, United Kingdom

Phone: +442072402565

Rating: 4.5
based on 422 reviews.

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere was nice."
  • "We sat outside on the covered terrace, it's located in a quiet pedestrianised area so very pleasant to be outside."
  • "Nice warm welcome, attentive service, lovely atmosphere."
  • "Lovely atmosphere (like a classic French bistro but with better service)."
  • "Atmosphere nice, great decorum, soft background music."
  • "Great ambience with an old-fashioned feel."
  • "Lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "Where we were sitting I think the atmosphere was a bit canteen like."
  • "The place gets busy at peak hours and can get quite noisy."
  • "Rather tacky exterior with excessive red furnishings and fake flowers."
  • "The bar and left is too noisy."
  • "We were sat at a covered outside table and we were cold despite the heater."

Service

Pros:

  • "Brian delivered a seamless service from advising us on the wine that would suit our meal to the recommendation for our food."
  • "The service was professional and slick."
  • "Service was attentive without being suffocating: exactly as you’d expect here."
  • "Always fantastic, friendly staff, glorious surroundings- casual fine dining- smart, sophisticated and so sexy."
  • "The service is superb, we got served by a guy from Ecuador who spoke perfect English, Spanish, French and Italian."
  • "Customer service was top-notch."
  • "Service was excellent."

Cons:

  • "We felt that the waiter did not care about us, he was very cold."
  • "Some of the service staff might make you feel that they gave you a favour by serving!!"
  • "The staff were impolite and rushed."
  • "We were seated by the hostess without menus or an offer of water, and waited about 15min before a server eventually came over to take our order."
  • "Service was gruff right from the start, took quite a while to receive menus."
  • "Service was not good."
  • "Service through the entire evening was almost non existent."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was ranging from good to very good."
  • "Every dish we ordered was excellent."
  • "Everything was cooked to perfection."
  • "The battered tempura prawns were light and fresh."
  • "The food was good, I have to say it, as it is the truth."
  • "The oysters were really fresh and yummy, and both fish portions were delicious."
  • "The food was phenomenal."

Cons:

  • "250 pounds were not worth it IMHO."
  • "The seafood platter was half the size and almost double the cost."
  • "A completely overpriced tourist trap that is probably very good at serving oysters and caviar, but not anything that requires any culinary prowess."
  • "My cod fillet and a side was returned as cold and lacking flavour."
  • "The quality standard of dishes had gone down."
  • "The tuna tartare was not as fresh as I would have liked it to be and was lacking in flavour and seasoning."
  • "They cooked dishes in Asian fusion style but put too much sauce/spices, clearly destroying umami and natural flavour of ingredients!"

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