Bone Daddies Old St Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service is always great."
• "The service was really great, massive shoutout to Gabby our server, she was really patient and accommodating."
• "Service was lovely and great atmosphere."
• "The guys here are always so lovely and attentive, the food is AMAZING!!"
• "Cris was super friendly and warm, service was quick and food was warm."
• "The service was extremely good."
• "Staff were generally friendly, but extra credit to James for being really attentive so 5 stars overall."

Cons:

• "We got asked for bill twice... makes us feel so bad."
• "The service was a bit inattentive. Perhaps because we went during an awkward time of the day."
• "Service is very up and down and was very bad during my latest visit."
• "The service was pleasant but careless."
• "Waitress was over-attentive to the point that it felt that she was hurrying us through our inedible meal and harassing us."
• "Very bad service. In addition to being dare to charge 12.5% anyway, they add 1gbp to a bill for a voluntary donation to a questionable charity company."
• "The waitress made me feel rushed by constantly coming to clear the table."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good ramen! Great vibes inside and very fairly priced!"
• "I must give this a five star as the food is fantastic."
• "The fried chicken and egg are both great toppings and the tonkotsu broth (without yuzu) is my favourite."
• "The stars come from some of the great starters the pork ribs and some of the bao is delicious!"
• "Thank you profoundly for giving the gift of tasty, lip-smacking, high quality chicken wings."
• "The food itself was delicious."
• "The food was excellent! Ramen was super tasty and meaty and the crispy duck bun to die for."

Cons:

• "The noodles were NOT it. It was a soft, starchy and sticky mess."
• "The broth was thin and completely lacked the flavour and texture of proper pork broth."
• "Broth of Tonkotsu is tasteless, which loses the spirit and soul of Tonkotsu."
• "Shockingly bad ramen for London."
• "The chicken based ramens were very disappointing - no taste in the broth at all even after adding chilli paste!"
• "The Not-Kotsu Ramen was incredibly disappointing."
• "The 'yuzu' flavour was not strong (if present at all), just a lemony flavour."

Ambiance & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The ambiance of the restaurant gives the sense of calmness and it is the perfect restaurant for both express meal and hanging out with friends."
• "This atmosphere was different to the smaller Soho restaurant, more clean cut because of the space but equally as good I felt."
• "It was a great atmosphere and the staff were welcoming and friendly."
• "Also the atmosphere is pretty cool - though not always a fan of high tables to eat."
• "Great to see they are taking covid 19 measures seriously."
• "First of all the general atmosphere is amazing, they managed to generate the general feel of Japan and it's culture so incredibly well."
• "The service and atmosphere was so great!"

Cons:

• "High stools and tables not good for small people :("
• "Unfortunately some loud customers disrupted the ambience, but that was at no fault of the servers."
• "Awful stool seating, if you can call it that, so a place to grab a quick bite and be on your way."
• "Atmosphere has nothing to do with any kind of japanese place, really bored staff, feels like they know they serve bad food."
• "Unfortunately not good for groups of wheelchair users or people with balance issues because all other dining areas are in high stools."
• "Not sure about the choice of bathroom art to be honest - it’s not exactly child friendly!!"
• "I won’t hurry back to this place. It’s an anxiety inducing salt bomb of a meal on uncomfortable high stall seating."

Pricing & Value

Pros:

• "The price was reasonable for the quantity and quality as well."
• "Great dinner for takeaway. Staff was friendly when ordering. The meal was nicely packed."
• "The prices are good being around 15 pounds."
• "Perfect amounts of all the right ingredients, good value for money."
• "Not especially cheap but I felt I got value for money."
• "The tonkotsu ramen was really good. The broth and chashu pork was TO DIE FOR!!"
• "The food was really good, one of the best ramen places in London - a must go!"

Cons:

• "Note, there is a service charge included on top of your bill which is not mentioned, or at least I have not noticed it."
• "If they're going to add all these extras on, I would have liked it to be disclosed at the beginning so I'd know exactly how much the bill would add up to."
• "The salmon tartare is overpriced for what it is but tasted alright."
• "£13 for a bowl of tonkotsu ramen, it was simply not worth it."
• "£13.50 for a bowl of mushrooms and noodles? There are loads of places around their Shoreditch restaurant that do great veggie Ramen for around £8."
• "Food was good but not worth the price at all."
• "All that for the lovely price of £150, ouch."