Clipstone Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service was great, and the restaurant itself is very conveniently located."
• "The service is one of the warmest I’ve had in London."
• "Service was friendly and the transfer to a counter seat inside after our time limit was up was well managed."
• "Great service from the supervisor, Valentina and Daniel."
• "The waiting staff were also friendly and happy to make the process as fast or relaxingly slow as we wanted."
• "Service was friendly and attentive! Prices very fair for what we had."
• "The staff deserves special mention for their exceptional service."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the service was poor - slow, inattentive brusque and uphelpful."
• "And when we complained, we noticed the staff and the cookers where conspiring against us in the kitchen."
• "Also the staff were a bit over-attentive. The second we put the cutlery down and finished our courses the plates were cleared and we were asked 3 times if we wanted more drinks within about 5 minutes."
• "Service was attentive, but the food was a disaster. The white pork was very tough."
• "Service was also very slow and disorganised, had to ask for things multiple times before getting them."
• "Marks down for a sluggish service (despite being so quiet)."
• "Not very polite to ask someone to move in the middle of a meal."

Food

Pros:

• "I had crab risotto for starter, it doesn't look/taste like a typical risotto but flavor is on point and balanced well."
• "The food was unbelievable, the dessert - a Paris Brest - was so good we fort over every bite, absolutely savaged the thing."
• "Down to earth top quality luxury food in a relaxed setting."
• "Delicious, refined food."
• "The food, oh wow, what a treat! The variety, the portion sizes, the venison ragu....just wow."
• "Everything I ate, and that includes samples of others’ choices, was absolutely divine."
• "The food was cooked to perfection. Everything was just so yummy."

Cons:

• "Least successful, mallard (the ducks you see eating stale Hovis in the canal) grilled perfectly (barely at all) with a brown sauce that drowned everything on the plate literally and figuratively."
• "The restaurant was slightly overpriced for the amount of food we ate although everything we ordered was very tasty."
• "Disappointing if I'm honest. When we were ready to order it became clear they had run out of arancini at lunch, and we weren't told that upfront which is a miss."
• "The portions of Ravioli where ridiculous, 5 each, with all that cheese I couldn't taste nothing."
• "Had dinner on a Friday evening. Menu sounded great, but unfortunately did not deliver - food was underwhelming, salty with sloppy execution."
• "The eel starter had one tiny bit of eel on it so avoid that if you’re hungry or sharing."
• "Overall it was nice, but none of the dishes except the dessert left a lasting impression and the fish (cod) was very disappointing."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The space inside is very bright and relaxed, and the staff always friendly."
• "Really cute interior, great atmosphere, date night low lit vibes with lots of hustle and bustle."
• "The vibe is relaxed and unpretentious whilst still cooking great seasonal food."
• "Homelike atmosphere coupled with excellent service, unique wine selection and simply delicious food."
• "The atmosphere very nice. Good place for all kinds of occasions (friends, date, family dinner...)"
• "Casual corner restaurant, in the heart of fitzrovia, good food (fresh and good quality) friendly service and tranquile environment."
• "Absolutely delicious food, amazing cocktails, great and friendly service, warm lively atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Decor was reminded me a bit of my old high school science lab with wooden desk chairs, and shelves filled with specimen jars and box files, not really my cup of tea."
• "Disappointing. Atmosphere is very gloomy."
• "Let down by a neighbouring diner (who seemed to be a regular) thinking it was acceptable to lift his buttocks and audibly pass wind on several occasions."
• "Quite noisy and crowded."
• "More a glorified café than a restaurant, imho."
• "Compact, with hard chairs at tables placed close together, making it quite a noisy venue."
• "Overpriced food. Rude service & unusual ambiance."

Value

Pros:

• "A simple, but well executed menu with a superb selection of wines and other drinks at a very reasonable central London price."
• "Service was friendly and attentive! Prices very fair for what we had."
• "It is actually affordable (35£), wine incl. if you go as a group of 4."
• "The house white is great and only £4.50."
• "Simple, fresh ingredients done well. Really good value for the quality of the dishes they put out."
• "The set lunch (3 or 4 choices for each course) is great value."
• "Price is reasonable."

Cons:

• "However the restaurant did disappoint me in regards to the COVID-19 measured we were assured were in place when making the booking."
• "Our only complaints was the portion were so small for all the dishes… but it seems to be like a trend for London restaurants these days."
• "The restaurant was slightly overpriced for the amount of food we ate although everything we ordered was very tasty."
• "Feels v overpriced."
• "The food was yummy, but pretty expensive for small portions."
• "All the dishes we tried were certainly tasty, but we couldn't really justify the price/quantity balance."
• "The portions were small and the prices were high."