Lobos Meat and Tapas Reviews Summary

Category: Tapas restaurant London

Address: 14 Borough High St, London, SE1 9QG, United Kingdom

Phone: +442074075361

Rating: 4.4
based on 252 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "We had Rosa as waiter and her service was excellent."
  • "The staff were friendly and so quick to respond to smile or a nod for attention."
  • "Service was friendly"
  • "Staff were friendly and polite on entering"
  • "Service was also really good, staff were attentive and friendly."
  • "The staff incredibly friendly despite it being very busy."
  • "Staff super helpful and friendly"

Cons:

  • "Service was great but let down at the last minute when the waitress misheard us asking to round the bill off."
  • "One of the worst services I’ve ever had. Plates were taken off the table half full, glasses were taken when wine was in the jag."
  • "Waitresses were unattentive, preferring to chat."
  • "it was pretty horrible service"
  • "The service was hap-hazard at best- our server was inconsistent, distracted and inattentive for much of the evening."
  • "The waiter in this restaurant are extremely slow, rude and a bit racist."
  • "the service was terrible and waiters super unfriendly"

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was exceptionally good! Best tapas i've ever had!"
  • "The food tasted very good and they have a wide range of dish to pick from."
  • "The octopus 🐙 leg was amazing!! Never had such a delicious, crusty and with a flavour of charcoal octopus leg."
  • "The food is awesome"
  • "The food was hit and miss. Delicious monk fish & black rice, would have that again."
  • "The food is spectacular"
  • "The food was excellent"

Cons:

  • "The Aioli tastes like a „light variant“ and the Iberico ham has no taste, but really no taste at all."
  • "the gambas al ajillo was under-seasoned and under-garlic-ed"
  • "the pulpo was smoosh and lacked grilling"
  • "the pan con tomato was under grilled"
  • "the mixed mushrooms were too salty for me"
  • "we had the grilled Aubergine, the prawns, croquettes and something else which was just so tasteless"
  • "The octopus was not the best favour, patatas bravas was soggy and sour, and tortilla was runny in the middle"

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Lovely place and amazing atmosphere."
  • "Really nice intimate setting upstairs with lovely, friendly staff."
  • "Brilliant spot for tapas and a wonderful atmosphere."
  • "A tiny place tucked under the railway bridge and it’s a really unique and enjoyable spot for tapas."
  • "very buzzy vibe"
  • "The unusual venue has a great, buzzing atmosphere."
  • "The place is also fantastic, rustic"

Cons:

  • "However you're cramped and you feel like you're in a rabbit warren."
  • "Weird choice of music for the setting however"
  • "I didn’t realize that it could be so loud due to the street and train above you that you can’t have a proper conversation"
  • "First the place is too small and crowded/ very noisy with tiny tables like fast food dinner."
  • "The ambiance has the potential to be great, just don't get seated upstairs as you'll spend your meal trying to talk over all of the yelling, while sweating next to the heat of the kitchen."
  • "The visit to this restaurant was absolutely disappointing. The atmosphere and also the music have nothing in common with a tapas restaurant."
  • "The overall service wasn’t good."

Value

Pros:

  • "Some dishes I would say are better value than others, black rice portion roughly the same as patatas bravas but double the price."
  • "Authentic iberico ham and other Spanish tapas. Friendly service and reasonable prices in the heart of London."
  • "The bill, including service, was just over £80 - amazing value for such a delicious meal, in a very cosy, cool setting."
  • "Price wise, you do get what you pay for."
  • "Great flavour and good portion sizes made it reasonable value."
  • "The food is not the cheapest but definitely worth a splurge."
  • "The best I have ever eaten ad for very fair price"

Cons:

  • "The food is quite expensive, few tapas 3 beers one coffe 100 GBP."
  • "Price is really steep for small portions and average tapas."
  • "Quite expensive, especially considering the food I got. Hot food was reheated and not cooked fresh."
  • "Such expensive to low quality food."
  • "not worth the price"
  • "it is definitely overpriced"
  • "The price to quantity ratio is absolutely PATHETIC."

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