Brilliant Corners Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing, especially the Happy chicken... I have dreams about that dish!"
• "Food was excellent quality."
• "Most of the food is really delicious, especially the black cod; in my opinion it’s better than Nobu."
• "The food was both authentic and interesting."
• "Food was exceptional."
• "Every plate was delicious and excellently cooked."
• "Amazing Japanese inspired dishes, with a small but perfect selection for all tastes."

Cons:

• "The food was scarce and just plain average for the price."
• "Bland food."
• "The set meal: basic unadventurous 'contemporary' Japanese dishes."
• "Food is so-so, nothing to write home about."
• "The age dashi tofu tasted of flour and the dashi was very weak, maybe had one second of flavour, looks like a Japanese restaurant but more like they serve cardboard food in tiny portions."
• "Good sized portions, but no exciting flavours."
• "Generally, food is very average and boring."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was good, all the staff were friendly."
• "Very nice place, good food and friendly staff !!"
• "Great staff, knowledgeable bar tenders."
• "The staff were super friendly."
• "The service was excellent and every plate was explained and delivered with a smile."
• "Staff were great and polite."
• "Staff very polite, we could not get enough of the tempura prawns."

Cons:

• "Service, all the bartenders and waiters and waitresses they were all talking at the bar, doesn’t look good."
• "The staff didn't even bother asking if the food was ok."
• "Service was poor, dismissive and a little obnoxious."
• "Incredibly rude staff and we were asked to give back the table like four times."
• "The service was terrible and waiters were rude."
• "Last time I was here my food was late, I wasn't offered a proper apology and it didn't feel like I was appreciated there as a customer."
• "Super rude door staff."

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "Nice vibe on a Saturday night."
• "Fantastic jazz DJs and sound system set in a cool cozy atmospheric bar/dining space."
• "Love the ambient music vibe."
• "Great to be able to eat vegan with my non-vegan friends in the same restaurant, it was delicious."
• "Very cool little bar/restaurant in Dalston with great djs and a solid sound system."
• "A vibrant atmosphere full of interesting people."
• "Very pleasant atmosphere (lighting is lovely softly glowing orbs) food and drinks are fantastic."

Cons:

• "The overall vibe feels confused."
• "The music was extremely loud and even though they were asked to lower the volume multiple times both by my group and the staff they refused."
• "The music was too loud."
• "The music in there is way too loud."
• "Music is alright but it’s all about selling the concept of live music."
• "The idea of a bar kinda atmosphere with a set menu and good music is intriguing but the execution was very bad and the place is extremely overpriced."
• "Music blasting during dinner time on a Sunday."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good value for money."
• "The set menu isn’t handsomely priced at £30/head, and the restaurant carries a reasonably priced offering of natural wines."
• "We found that it was priced quite reasonably for the quality of food."
• "The cocktails and drinks list were also reasonably priced."
• "It's a pretty good deal and only 40 quid for their set menu."
• "The quality is ok and at a fair price point for London."
• "Love this vibrant place for a bottle of natural wine and some Japanese plates."

Cons:

• "Very expensive drinks! They don't have any draft options and cider comes in tiny 330mL bottles."
• "Drinks definitely overpriced."
• "The food and drink are 200% over priced."
• "The food was truly top notch, though expensive and with slightly small portions."
• "The set menu at £40pp seems overpriced for the food you get."
• "Extremely tiny portions plus lots of extras ons on the bill."
• "It is super overpriced and I left with a feeling of being ripped off."