The Summerhouse Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "The Summerhouse is located near Little Venice, open to one side with a view on the canal."
• "Adorable location by the canal in little Venice!"
• "Absolutely beautiful location."
• "A new seafood favorite! Open with a cool breeze off the Maida Vale canal."
• "This elegant canalside restaurant is great on a warm evening."
• "Great hidden spot in Little Venice."
• "A super nice restaurant on a boat in little Venice."

Cons:

• "But lots of dishes already sold out which was a shame…"
• "If you decide to leave the restaurant in this case you have to pay 20 pounds per person!"
• "The fact that you reserved a table with a requirement to be next to the water is not taken into account at all, even though there are free tables!"
• "if you don't get a table by the water it's really not worth it."
• "Wasn’t easy to book a table & when we came our table wasn’t ready, so we had to wait for about 20 minutes."
• "Unfortunately, the entire experience was ruined due to them reminding us 10+ times that we had to leave after 2 hours."
• "The manager threw me out of my chair at one point & shoved me out of the way to accommodate a lady with a buggy."

Service

Pros:

• "Service and food (I had the fish) was excellent."
• "Excellent service, hospitable waiting staff."
• "The team of waiters deserve much credit for their service."
• "The staff was really helpful and welcoming."
• "The staff were fabulous, very welcoming and attentive."
• "The service was excellent, I would most certainly recommend this restaurant."
• "Staff attentive and very good."

Cons:

• "Over priced, not attentive staff."
• "Average, massively overpriced food, inattentive service."
• "The manager was telling one of his members of staff off in front of everyone which was very unprofessional."
• "We struggled to get anyone's attention after the mains."
• "Overall a disaster. We could also hear the other tables placing complaints."
• "I will not talk about the food but the tall guy at the entrance, he was arrogant and not welcoming he made us feel uncomfortable."
• "The waiter REMOVED OUR PLATES WHILE WE WERE STILL EATING!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fresh seafood, great dishes!"
• "Wonderful food, fresh seafood and daily seafood specials."
• "All of the food was outstanding and the drinks were too."
• "The quality of their seafood is commendable."
• "The smoked salmonella is really good not salty but tasting! The seafood taste very fresh, calamari also nice."
• "The food was delicious."
• "Food was out of this world, and everyone loved their time."

Cons:

• "The food was very bland for my tastes but was cooked and presented well."
• "fish main courses disappointed and were overcooked."
• "Really overpriced for what it is (and portions)."
• "The food was just really bland and average."
• "Don’t be fooled by the elegant location, they clearly rely on that to distract guests from the very poor food experience."
• "Just a small piece of salmon £35, most seafood are fry & oily."
• "The food is not the best despite the high price."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "It was also quite a good price considering the area :)"
• "With the Eat Out to Help Out discount in August of 2020 it was great value for money."
• "The food was great. Prawn cocktail to start went down a treat followed by a steak and chips."
• "Good seafood options, Summerhouse sharing platter was delicious, everything fresh and tasty."
• "All at very reasonable prices."
• "Good value for money."
• "Good value as well loved it."

Cons:

• "Over priced, not attentive staff."
• "Average, massively overpriced food, inattentive service."
• "Really overpriced for what it is (and portions)."
• "It is very expensive (not surprising with the location...) and I thought that for brunch the portions were very small."
• "Their pricing simply adds to my being infuriated thinking of the food we had."
• "The prices charged are not in line with what you get, at all."
• "I paid over £38 including service charge and still walked out hungry and dissatisfied."