Eat 17 Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "It is simply one of the best chicken burgers you will ever have."
• "Everything we had was delicious."
• "The Merguez sausage and full English were the standouts and certainly set us up for the day."
• "Barrel aged smoked negroni was also outstanding."
• "The vegan burger was good with unusual, not unpleasant, flavours."
• "All of the main dishes were good."
• "Food absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "Limp streaky bacon."
• "The only slight disappointment was the grapefruit margarita, which was far too sweet."
• "Food was good but the menu said chips were gluten free but what it didn't say was on a Saturday they are cooked in the same fryer with foods containing gluten, so in fact not gluten free, especially for a coeliac."
• "The waitress with black straight hair seems very unhappy."
• "The only reason for the rating of 4 and not of a 5, is because of its limited choices for vegans and vegetarians - other than these 2 options there is nothing."
• "The burgers, I tried both beef and chicken have really gone down hill."
• "Last time i had a 'tagine' which was nothing like a tagine. Really dry overcooked tomato sauce."

Service

Pros:

• "The waitresses were all friendly and helpful, service overall was attentive without being suffocating at all."
• "The staff was very helpful - overall a great experience."
• "Nice dinning area, friendly staff."
• "The service was courteous and absolutely on point: one of our mains got burnt, the manager replaced it immediately and offered us a round of drinks."
• "The service was excellent and friendly. Even though the place was buzzing, the service wasn't rushed."
• "Staff were very pleasant and we weren't kept waiting long."
• "Staff are excellent and very attentive."

Cons:

• "Rude staff, toxic atmosphere."
• "Why are the staff so rude?!"
• "Not willing to help, rude and unpleasant."
• "Eat 17 is a snooty restaurant with rude disinterested staff & West End prices."
• "Over Priced Mediocrity, Service is distinctly Average.. bordering on poor ...still waiting on our water."
• "They don’t actually do brunch until 3pm on weekends, despite what their website says- it stops at 12."
• "The staff, not all of them, but the leaders, are a little pompous."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Perfect place for Sunday Brunch. Excellent, good value food, and wonderfully friendly service."
• "The interior is a modern take on an Italian osteria, low ceilings and cozy."
• "This place is so nice, we ventured out from our NW6 local area to see what Walthamstow had to offer."
• "Beautiful restaurant in the heart of Walthamstow village."
• "Great atmosphere. Celebrated my birthday here."
• "Extensive seating inside, as well as on the pavement and in a courtyard at the back."
• "This place is really cozy and perfect for enjoying food and relaxing."

Cons:

• "Loud music and too dark to read menu so everyone had their phone out."
• "Too much noise for no reason."
• "It can be hard to hear the person over the table from you."
• "Only slight negative is that it was really very loud and we had to almost shout to hear each other."
• "Insanely loud, clubby music for breakfast time."
• "Terrible acoustics so everybody shouting to hear each other."
• "It may be slightly too noisy (at times) if you’re looking for a quite spot."

Value

Pros:

• "We didn't spend over £110. Great place for a date!"
• "6 of us lunched well for £22.50 each - including 10% service but not wine."
• "The best value for money found in a while."
• "Although the service can be a little slow, the food is great and priced just right."
• "Very reasonable value for extremely tasty food, good service and a lovely atmosphere."
• "One of the best brekkies of my life - £6 for chorizo beans on toast with a poached egg."
• "Great value for money."

Cons:

• "Over Priced Mediocrity, Service is distinctly Average.. bordering on poor ...still waiting on our water."
• "The prices are high due to its location in the gentrified Village area."
• "All very expensive for what was. A real shame!"
• "But as these 4 tacos cost me almost 23$. I felt compelled to say something."
• "Very expensive."
• "It's a little pricey for Walthamstow - £45 for 3 of us for breakfast - but the food was absolutely yummy so I think is worth the price."
• "It’s expensive."