Social Eating House Reviews Summary

Category: Modern European restaurant London

Address: 58 Poland St, London, W1F 7NR, United Kingdom

Phone: +442079933251

Rating: 4.3
based on 349 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was excellent."
  • "The staff were extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and highly professional!"
  • "Our waiter was very helpful and attentive."
  • "Excellent team who were very exceptionally friendly, helpful and patient with us."
  • "The service was lovely and the food was a great portion and well priced."
  • "The service was also very attentive and thoughtful as it came to wine selection or food or even bread."
  • "Service was excellent."

Cons:

  • "The lead waiter was purposely giving us a hard time."
  • "Service was really poor...told people to move their own bags in a rude manner instead of checking bags for them."
  • "Service was inconsistent, eg my table did not have bread."
  • "Sadly they forgot one of the main courses!! It later arrived undercooked!"
  • "Service was nice but incredibly slow all through the night."
  • "We waited for another 5 minutes until we got the menu from the waiter."
  • "Service was lacking and mediocre at best."

Food

Pros:

  • "Food was amazing."
  • "All of the food was well balanced, tasty, and cooked perfectly."
  • "Food quality and presentation is great."
  • "Every plate was creative and tasty and filling, so it felt worth the premium price."
  • "The food was absolutely incredible and delicious."
  • "The food was excellent - tasteful, delicious, very well presented."
  • "The food was amazing, great combinations of ingredients and flavours and all beautifully presented."

Cons:

  • "The food was delayed. The main was served before the starter."
  • "The food was definitely not as good as expected though."
  • "Food was ok, for me it was all presentation rather than real cooking."
  • "The portion size was behind a joke. Two tiny pieces of lamb which were just slightly bigger than a two pound coin."
  • "The food was good, not amazing."
  • "The halibut was overcooked, and while the venison was cooked perfecty the lasagne didn't add to the dish at all."
  • "Food too salty, from starters to mains."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Atmosphere matches the food perfectly."
  • "Fantastic atmosphere and so much fun to be able to chat with the chefs as they worked."
  • "The atmosphere and ambience was lovely, it felt special without being too formal."
  • "Lovely ambiance and lively atmosphere for a Friday night."
  • "The atmosphere with the music and watching the chefs go about their work was amazing."
  • "The atmosphere feels like you are in a smart establishment but relaxed and comfortable."
  • "The ambiance then just fully tops it off! Great for a date or if you feel like you want a cosy yet buzzing place to take your mind off things and have a nice evening."

Cons:

  • "Bumping into waiters on stairs when going to the toilet."
  • "The acoustic of the restaurant was not very good and it was difficult to hear."
  • "We were sole occupants for quite a while with very little atmosphere."
  • "It gets quite noisy and loud when full, acoustics is not so great."
  • "Also the music was too loud to talk comfortably."
  • "Totally packed, dark, and unbearably hot!"
  • "The restaurant was very noisy."

Value

Pros:

  • "Prices are reasonable as their food portions are pretty big."
  • "The service was lovely and the food was a great portion and well priced."
  • "We went for the lunch set menu so great value for money."
  • "Very reasonably priced at £30 per person."
  • "The quality you get for the price is incredible, especially in the heart of Soho."
  • "It's a steal for £45 for 3 (DELICIOUS) courses."
  • "The fixed price menu and carafe of wine were very good value."

Cons:

  • "We ended up paying much more than we expected due to miscommunication with the staff."
  • "However it was super expensive, £350 for two people."
  • "In all, with wine, we were £550 for four, which we found overpriced for the food itself."
  • "The 2015 Malbec was very smooth, delicious but at 5.5 times the retail price, a real punch to the wallet."
  • "The final disappointment was a single glass of Prosecco being charged as a bottle."
  • "To my view, set tasting menu is a bit on the high side, price-wise."
  • "I paid $28 for a soggy, underwhelming eggplant."

Decor

Pros:

  • "Nice dark decor but with lame pictures in the wall."
  • "This place is amazing. Incredibly cool interior without being anything like white tablecloth fancy."
  • "The restaurant has an old fashioned appeal. I liked it. It felt classy."
  • "The place is tastefully designed - the moody lighting offering a relaxed atmosphere."
  • "The decor is lovely and music not too loud."
  • "A feel of class, but not in your face, moreover subtle and refined decor and ambience."
  • "The restaurant has a nice cozy atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "It might become a distraction if the focus is on the food."
  • "The vibe and decor lack taste and care, the place very much smacks of a chain."
  • "The venue does seem a bit like an exclusive secret society."
  • "The décor felt a little dated/70s steakhouse-themed with all wood panelling and dim lighting."
  • "Also really loud setting with tiny tables."
  • "Quite cosy, the tables at the back looked a little close together - ask for a booth, or, the chef's table of 8 seats in the kitchen to be in the thick of the action."
  • "The entrance of Social Eating House might be a bit hard to find as there’s is always a long line queuing for the bar next door."

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