Smoking Goat Shoreditch Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Very delicious and the restaurant has a good vibe."
• "Excellent food, fast and friendly service. Best chicken wing I have ever had."
• "Tasty food. The chicken wings lived up to the hype."
• "The food was just amazing. Truly great flavours."
• "The dishes were authentic, full of flavour and used different spices."
• "Food to price ratio was impeccable."
• "The pork - which melts in your mouth."
• "Service was amazing and really good at recommending dishes."

Cons:

• "The food could do with more spices and flavor."
• "The chicken wings with fish sauce were too sweet and didn't have any spice to balance it out."
• "The pork took 45mins to arrive."
• "The duck dish was alright but nothing memorable."
• "Honestly, one of the worst meals I've ever had."
• "The smoked mutton kra pow was overly sweet and one-dimensional."
• "The fried egg rice noodle was severely underseasoned."
• "Food was really good and tasty, but the rest was just good."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff served us is very friendly."
• "Service was amazing and really good at recommending dishes."
• "The staff are super helpful and friendly."
• "Service was great at the bar."
• "The staff are friendly and helpful and they’re so casually dressed they could be diners themselves."
• "The staff were wonderful, really accommodating and friendly."
• "Great food selection on the menu, though be prepared quite a lot of spicy option."
• "Tasty good and great service, I was very happy with my experience overall."

Cons:

• "It took thalf an hour and us flagging them down for them to take our orders."
• "The food wasn't served together the food was very salty."
• "The restaurant that I have most gone to in the last two years."
• "We had to wait for 30 minutes but I must say the Wings were absolutely worth it!"
• "The food grabs you by the scruff of the neck and punches you with flavour."
• "The restaurant may intimidate some."
• "The menu may intimidate some."
• "The menu was confusing and the service was not great."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very delicious and the restaurant has a good vibe."
• "Smoking Goat is a buzzing place with a vibrant atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is nice but totally Not worth all the hype!"
• "Great atmosphere with amazing service."
• "The perfect mix of lively atmosphere and great food."
• "The atmosphere was lively and the service was great."
• "Really memorable flavour packed unique twists on traditional Thai Street food."
• "The food was out of this world. There was a group of us, and the vibe was so lovely."

Cons:

• "The restaurant itself is very trendy and nicely laid out, you have some bar stool seating and some table seating."
• "The restaurant was buzzing. I think we waited around 15-20 mins for a table."
• "The atmosphere is nice but totally Not worth all the hype!"
• "The food grabs you by the scruff of the neck and punches you with flavour."
• "The atmosphere is nice but totally Not worth all the hype!"
• "The atmosphere was nice and chilled out, a bit too dark however we could barely see what we were eating."
• "The atmosphere was lively and the service was great."
• "The atmosphere was nice but totally Not worth all the hype!"

Spiciness of Dishes

Pros:

• "The cockles and the fish were both on the spicy side, but they do warn you about the heat."
• "The mutton was super spicy so beware!"
• "You must start off with the chicken wings. A fire starter!"
• "Keep in mind it is SPICY!"
• "I'm impressed with the presentation and the enthusiasms."
• "The chicken wings lived up to the hype, but the rest was just good."
• "The chicken skins, the plum & blackberry salad, the smoked aubergine & egg salad, fried chicken x 2, the braised pork belly, Gaeng Som Fish, Fried egg rice noodles w/ egg & Lardo and Jasmine rice."
• "The absolute must order dish is the Fried chicken…whoa! Hands down winner."

Cons:

• "The food could do with more spices and flavor."
• "The chicken wings with fish sauce were too sweet and didn't have any spice to balance it out."
• "The pork took 45mins to arrive."
• "The duck dish was alright but nothing memorable."
• "Honestly, one of the worst meals I've ever had."
• "The smoked mutton kra pow was overly sweet and one-dimensional."
• "The fried egg rice noodle was severely underseasoned."
• "Food was really good and tasty, but the rest was just good."