The Good Egg Neighbourhood Restaurant Stoke Newington Reviews Summary

Category: Middle Eastern restaurant London

Address: 93 Stoke Newington Church St, London, N16 0AS, United Kingdom

Phone: +442076822120

Rating: 4.2
based on 203 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Food was good homecooked and hearty, great for social lunches."
  • "Their food is best described as Middle eastern/Jewish and the menu is always full of lovely surprises."
  • "Absolutely incredible food: different, tasty, indulgent, fun, satisfying."
  • "Undeniably good food."
  • "The Jerusalem Plate I ordered for brunch (with a side of the sausage) is one of the most delicious breakfasts I have ever had in a restaurant."
  • "Had the brisket which was absolutely delicious."
  • "Great, inventive food concepts bringing together Mediterranean flavour with some English & American breakfast staples."

Cons:

  • "This place is quickly going downhill!! Only takeaway available and the food quality is poor!"
  • "Over priced beigels that are quite dry and not very tasty."
  • "Had the Boureka and it was completely inedible, the pastry was tough and dry."
  • "Roasted cauliflower that wasn't very roasted and bland."
  • "Salt beef was mainly gristle and fat; merguez sausage was better but it was clear the bagels had been sitting around for a while."
  • "The food was extremely fatty and all four of us going there together, all didn’t eat up and left the place hungry."
  • "The food was unpleasant. Humous that taste just of dill."

Service

Pros:

  • "Great job and good service!"
  • "Even on a busy Sunday we didn't have to wait long and that was managed very well."
  • "Fantastic service, on it staff."
  • "The staff was unbelievably welcoming and kind."
  • "Staff always so friendly too."
  • "The waiters were polite and didn't rush us to finish despite having a queue out of the door."
  • "Service was quick, friendly and efficient."

Cons:

  • "Sitting literally 1 hour after ordering without being served, at lunch, with very few people in the place."
  • "Have to wait quite a while to be seated if you haven't booked."
  • "The barista was more interested in talking to her friend than serving customers, and was arrogant when she finally did serve me."
  • "I am not sure I have experienced such horrendous service in all my life."
  • "Not worth the two hour wait we endured for the soft opening."
  • "I continued to wait as at least 4 staff saw me waiting but completely ignored me."
  • "Just let down by crappy service."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "Great chilled setting despite the busy hustle bustle."
  • "Really nice ambience and friendly staff."
  • "Outstanding breakfasts/brunch 🀌 Salt beef sesame bagel with cheese and Russian dressing, shakshouka with lemony yoghurt with zatar crusted fluffy pittas, crumbled feta, and merguez."
  • "Really nice relaxed atmosphere and the food is superb!"
  • "The restaurant itself falls in line with the hackney/Stoke Newington vibe of a simple clean modern look."
  • "Old world Tel Aviv cafe vibe with food to match."
  • "Nice setting and decor."

Cons:

  • "This place is small and not very kiddy friendly mainly due to the size."
  • "It can get a bit too crowded inside as they squeeze in as many people as they can, making the atmosphere not always enjoyable."
  • "By the evening the atmosphere has gone and the service really needs some work for me to ever recommend the Good Egg."
  • "The restaurant’s ambience is really nice but unfortunately the air was a bit smoky from the open kitchen, I arrived home with a smoky head of hair."
  • "Very unwelcoming atmosphere as a result."
  • "The restaurant was quite crowded and loud."
  • "Very noisy."

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