Casa do Frango Shoreditch Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Chicken is amazing but vegetarian sides were simply mind blowing."
• "The food was so good, but our prawns lacked flavour to it."
• "The chicken was delicious."
• "I am Portuguese and the food made me feel back home for the evening, glad to show some genuinely tasty frango assado to my husband and brother in law outside of Portugal."
• "One of my favourite drinks I have ever had and was a pleasant experience with delicious recipes enjoyed the chorizo and African rice."
• "Food was too-notched Portuguese food. Lots of choices and every dish was really nice and well presented."
• "The Peri-Peri chicken was tasty and well-seasoned, and the starters/sharing items were just as incredible."
• "The prawns tasted nice, which was drenched with a lovely sauce."
• "The cod fritters weren’t the best."
• "African rice and cod fritters were incredible."
• "Amazingly tasty Algraves cuisine in the buzzing epicenter of all fun in Shoreditch."

Cons:

• "Everything was so salty, unbelievably salty."
• "The food arrived cold and dry, and even the spicy sauce couldn't save it."
• "The chips (don't be fooled by "batatas fritas", they are just frozen chips) were pale and unsalted. In exchange, the "iberico pork" (ham) croquettes were so salty we could barely eat them."
• "Chicken seemed scrawny with not a lot of meat."
• "Chicken lacked flavour and moisture and don’t know why it was carved that way."
• "The main part, I.e. peri peri chicken is very bland, especially when you get past the skin, you cannot taste any marinade. Food was lukewarm."
• "The food was very average, grilled chicken with the barest hint of sauce (but with lots of oil on the plate)."
• "The food was good, however took about 40 minutes to arrive."
• "The chicken was moist but not particularly tasty, the salad and rice were both average."
• "The food was good, but tiny portions."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Our waiter Marcus made our meal so special. Thank you. Well done."
• "Visited yesterday evening with my partner and son, our waiter was Ella! She was very attentive and friendly."
• "Additionally would like to mention Marcus who delivered an outstanding service what was the cherry on top of the cake!"
• "Sofia was so good and friendly and as well helped in suggesting the good dishes for us."
• "Service was great , but we were the only people in the Shoreditch restaurant on a Sunday afternoon…"
• "The service was great and our server got us a free pastal de nata with a bday candle on it - very nice touch."
• "Staff were a bit pushy but took good care of us."
• "Booked on a busy night, and still got given a good table, both comfy and atmospheric."
• "Service was good … not too crowded .. lovely vibe and good cocktails."
• "The servers were lovely. However not enough servers to cater for the crowd booked in."
• "Service was very attentive and helpful."

Cons:

• "However, service saved this rating as we had the best waitress ever (we were seated outside) and she definitely deserves a raise please, bossman."
• "The service was unatentive and for a large group this meant we could have ordered lots more rounds of drinks, alas we were only offered the most basic service."
• "The food however was such a disappointment. Soggy greasy tasteless chicken, greasy sides."
• "The service we received was excellent from Fabio. We couldn't have asked for anything more."
• "The service was quite slow (making allowances for a busy Christmas period) what was a little annoying we were rushed to hand the table back over for the next seating which would not have been an issue however because of the slow service we were rushed to the bar to finish our drinks."
• "The service was good and the atmosphere was chilled not overly loud like most restaurants these days."
• "Service was a little lacking. Our actual waitress was lovely but we were sat right next to a till and when we would say “excuse me” to other waiters on the till (as we needed another cocktail or a spoon) they would be rude and act like we were really bothering them."
• "The service was very attentive and helpful."
• "Sadly the experience was disappointing. Despite having booked a table, we were told to wait at the bar for 18 minutes. By the time we finally sat at the table, it was another 15 minutes before someone came with a menu or a waiter came to greet us."
• "The service was good and the food arrived fast but they are definitely not properly set for hosting outside."
• "The service was friendly but varied in reliability, coffee order got lost and took a long while when chased, but otherwise it was fine."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "Highly recommend Casa do Frango Shoreditch, great location, music, food and service all 5 stars!"
• "A very good meal indeed. Booked on a busy night, and still got given a good table, both comfy and atmospheric."
• "The atmosphere was nice. The restaurant is clean and cozy."
• "It’s an experience due to the dedication and warmth from the staff that I’ll be coming back for."
• "We enjoyed our lunch. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere with good heat lamps for the outside tables."
• "Nice restaurant, pretty authentic Portuguese food."
• "After hearing good things about here I was excited to try, we arrived at the booked time and were told to wait which was fine."
• "The atmosphere is great, and the front of house guy who greeted us went out of his way to give us a great table upstairs- a nice touch!"
• "We went to have lunch at Casa do Frango with high expectations to eat real Portuguese food."
• "The restaurant is located in a really cool part of Shoreditch and the decor inside the restaurant is comfortable, and the atmosphere friendly."

Cons:

• "Very busy restaurant and quite cramped for the seating."
• "They sat us outside when there were clearly seats available inside."
• "The music was super loud, making it hard to have a conversation."
• "If you are vegetarian / vegan, this is not your place (unless you want to have cauliflower & chips)."
• "The piri-piri chicken was indifferent. 4 stars for the overall vfm, as it is not expensive. Wouldn’t recommend unless no other option!"
• "The building is modern and nice and all around, with many walls graffitied around too."
• "Service was lacking. We had to pretty much beg to pay the bill…"
• "The atmosphere was good, the waiters flexible and it all felt very safe."
• "The place in one word . . . 'meh'"
• "At the end of the day, posh Nandos. However you dress it up, if you're coming here, you're having chicken, with chips/salad/a side of your choice, and you're paying double."