Martello Hall Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was nice and cocktails were on point."
• "The pizza was ok, but this might be just because we chose an interesting pizza rather than some of the classical pizzas."
• "The food was good, and the triple cooked chips was probably my favourite."
• "We were very impressed with the food here! The pizza was incredible with a crust to die for!"
• "Pasta was grossly overcooked, white wine was warm, egg was burned."
• "Anyone who ordered the sides and mains that wasn't pizza were sad and needed a consoling hug."
• "Went for bottomless brunch, overall very disappointed... the food was poor quality, especially for the price."
• "Food arrived very slowly with sides arriving before mains."

Cons:

• "This was by far the worst experience I had in London Fields... the pasta finally came with 0 cutlery on the table and was totally overcooked and no taste."
• "Pasta dishes were overcooked and the sauce was not great, felt overpriced for quality and preparation."
• "Bottomless brunch - Food and service are really disappointing. The food is definitely way overpriced."
• "The pizzas were OK (not worth the price though) and the service was terrible."
• "Unfortunately, the service was not professional... My son ordered pizza and arrived cold, 65 minutes later."
• "Very overpriced food which was bad quality. For example, a side of chips are £4.50 for a tiny portion that was burnt and oily."
• "We had the worst brunch ever here... Took over an hour to be served then two hours to get our bill. Best of all they ran out of bread so no brunch."
• "MICE RUNNING ACROSS KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS... saw mice running about in the kitchen and over the countertops near the plates."

Service

Pros:

• "Served with a laugh and a smile by the excellent barman guiding the ship on my visit."
• "The staff surely needs a separate 5 star review :) Visiting again soon with a bigger group!"
• "Staff attentive and came to the table to ask if I wanted to order something before they arrived."
• "We had our wedding reception here and it was the best decision we made. The whole experience from start to finish was seamless."

Cons:

• "Good food but we were a family big group place was almost empty and we had difficulty getting service attention."
• "The downside would be cost and atmosphere, it was just too loud to be able to hear anything and quite a tight space."
• "Suddenly they hired super disrespectful bouncers that really put us off going there."
• "Visited hoping for some good food, drinks and decent ambience. This place has an awful smell from the moment you walk in, the drinks are overpriced, the toilets stink and there are MICE running about!"
• "If you are looking for brunch in East London packed with character, great music and a vibrant atmosphere, then Martello Hall is the place!"
• "I used to like this place a lot and we were regulars who got along with all the staff there."
• "The atmosphere was pretty dead. Music was unnecessarily loud and struggled to hear anyone."
• "Overall the place is lovely, it’s ever since the new security guards have been in a lot of people have complained about his rudeness."

Ambience & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A delightful place. Just explored a bit more, for a workout, visit the toilets - on the second floor. Great restaurant area at the rear."
• "A lovely bar with great staff and nice seatings!!"
• "We loved it so much that we are planning our next trip back! Martello Hall is an awesome place for brunch in East London and really does tick all the boxes - great venue, fab atmosphere, awesome music, delicious food and lovely staff."

Cons:

• "The downside would be cost and atmosphere, it was just too loud to be able to hear anything and quite a tight space."
• "This place should be closed down. Absolutely vile. As someone who has been a proud resident of Hackney for all of 35 years, I am so disappointed that this sort of establishment is part of my borough."
• "Atmosphere was pretty dead. Music was unnecessarily loud and struggled to hear anyone."
• "The ceiling fan was just for show and became an actual joke. The ‘bottomless brunch’ doesn’t include any kind of brunch at all... that comes separately, for a fee."