El Ganso Cafe Reviews Summary

Category: Spanish restaurant London

Address: 59 Broadway Market, London, E8 4PH, United Kingdom

Phone: +442072411793

Rating: 4.5
based on 173 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Great service."
  • "Fantastic service!"
  • "Staff were excellent in looking after our very large group and managing the restaurant around us as our needs changed."
  • "The staff are super friendly. Good place to bring kids as well."
  • "The waiters and waitresses are wonderful and warm."
  • "The staff were amazing at looking after us."
  • "Super kind and efficient service without ever rushing."

Cons:

  • "I’ve been overcharged on both visits."
  • "The service is a bit average but not terrible."
  • "Waiter could barely be bothered to take our order. Drinks arrived after the food."
  • "4 wait staff standing at bar for most of evening while water glasses stood empty."
  • "Really busy on a Thursday evening thus the service can be rather slow & pushy at times."
  • "The drinks came staggered through our meal and one was forgotten about, we had to ask twice if it."
  • "Extremely rude staff. Our party of 4 was turned away despite having a booking confirmation."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere is buzzing yet super chilled and relaxed."
  • "We were there on a warm sunny evening and the big windows were thrown open to give a real outdoor dining feel which was lovely."
  • "Lovely service, relaxing vibes, and delightful food!"
  • "It's always buzzing and the staff are wonderful."
  • "One of those places that the smiles, the ambience, the crowd, the lively atmosphere, you know, is always highlighted."
  • "The place has a lively but down to earth atmosphere."
  • "The atmosphere is quite lively and the waiter was a super nice guy."

Cons:

  • "And the prices are bit high."
  • "There was also a birthday going on and the people were very loud making it very uncomfortable and we couldn’t hear each other speaking."
  • "If it’s really busy very noisy."
  • "The only negative things that I could possibly say is the seating arrangements, a very small venue which means your chairs are pressed up against other people."
  • "Also extremely concerning social distancing present, with virtually no protocol or measure in place whatsoever!"
  • "Awful, loud place."
  • "For me, the restaurant was too noisy but I'm sure others would love the buzz."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Every dish was delicious."
  • "The food was good."
  • "Best Tapas in Town! The food is simply delicious. Make sure to try the Courgette Flower;)"
  • "The food is divine. Literally makes my mouth water just thinking about it."
  • "The food was outstanding, so authentic."
  • "The coffee, eggs and juice are delicious."
  • "Food is very tasty and well presented."

Cons:

  • "They charge main prices for tiny tapas portions."
  • "Food and service fine but nothing special and no Spanish authentic flavour."
  • "Quite disappointed in the padron peppers and squid ink paella."
  • "The quality of ingredients has decreased. The calamari were rubbery and similar quality to frozen ones from Tesco."
  • "The food was not very authentic and quite heavy."
  • "The padron peppers and calamari were poor."
  • "Really disappointed with the food. It all came lukewarm, and just wasn't that tasty."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Good value for money."
  • "Food was really well priced for portion sizes (note: generous portions so order appropriately)."
  • "Great portion size, and very reasonable prices!"
  • "This is the one place to go and enjoy some authentic tapas at a good price πŸ‘ŒπŸ»."
  • "Decent size portions and delicious food combined with fast service make this a recommended one for tasty brunch in good company."
  • "Always great. I have been many times and have never felt ripped off by the portions."
  • "The food was excellent!"

Cons:

  • "Portions aren't big enough to share between more than 4 people unless ordering many dishes."
  • "A little pricy but the atmosphere and being in the hubbub of broadway market makes it worth it imo."
  • "Croquettes were excellent even though a bit overpriced."
  • "They charged me 2.15 GBP for a tea bag, on top of 3.30 that I paid for the mint tea."
  • "Three of us spent Β£22 each on food and left hungry, went and got pizza afterwards."
  • "Prices are a little high for the portions."
  • "On the pricier side."

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