Barbican Kitchen Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It has a great relaxed atmosphere, I really enjoyed sitting by the lake."
• "Lovely place to chill out, specially when sunny."
• "Location is great and the views for an art fan are great, a very chilled out vibe."
• "The atmosphere is relaxed and there is a constant buzz of conversation."
• "It's also a great choice for meeting up with friends because it's in such a cool setting with beautiful view."
• "it is a warm friendly place to visit, filled with hungry students and artists."
• "One of my favourite spots - great view and access to the rest of the Barbican."

Cons:

• "It can get a bit noisy in busy times."
• "with all the hard surfaces it's very noisy."
• "However, there is simply no excuse for the depressing, unclean interior."
• "Can be noisy during the times before the theatres/concerts open up, as plenty of families come to visit and relax before the shows."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly service with the owner/ chef ensuring we were enjoying ourselves."
• "From start to finish, you are looked after by an excellent team of front of house and back of house staff."
• "The staff members were friendly and informative."
• "The staff were helpful when I returned the food and fully refunded me without question."
• "The servers are also polite and professional."
• "The front of house staff were very attentive and made sure everyone was being looked after."
• "Each time I visit the Barbican kitchen on the ground level, the team is helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "Service was very poor, ordered two iced lattes which took over 20 mins."
• "The staff ignored us for ages and when he finally acknowledged us he was unpleasant and not helpful."
• "The till staff are unobservant."
• "It’s sheer chaos, a horrible dining experience - very hot, unhelpful staff and overpriced!"
• "The staff in the hot counter space are disinterested and useless."
• "Staff had no idea what they were doing, chair wasn’t attached to the wall properly."
• "The servers we encountered were not very informed about the products and beverages the place seemingly offers."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I love that they have such good quality food for a convenient price."
• "Their food is great!"
• "The pizzas were great and the other dishes looked way above your regular canteen standard."
• "really great food (two or three dishes with vegetarian option, nice salads, seductive cakes) at reasonable prices."
• "Really tasty homemade meals, and cakes."
• "They serve pizza, freshly made I believe, everyday as well as salad bar type of food."
• "My pizza was delicious."

Cons:

• "The place used to make very nice dishes but now it is subpar."
• "The food is very poor and overpriced."
• "Poor selection of dried up cheap food like hotdogs."
• "The potato wedges were cold, dry."
• "The vegan pizza was absolutely horrible."
• "The stewed beef was remarkably tough and the sauce totally lacking in flavour."
• "The hot roast (sorry to say this) is not edible - very fatty and not tasty."