Yauatcha Soho Reviews Summary

Ambiance & Decor

Pros:

• "We had a nice table in the centre of the basement restaurant, so we had great views of the brilliant decor and fish tank."
• "Large chic and modern dining area making it perfect for that special occasion."
• "The setting is lovely! Great feel and atmosphere."
• "Great aesthetic and good atmosphere."
• "Casual chic with nice deco and intimate atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is amazing, the interior design and friendly staff create the perfect scene for any occasion."
• "The ambiance is understated chic."

Cons:

• "However, the dining environment is extremely noisy, we have to shout in order to talk to each other."
• "We reserved for a quiet seat but were assigned to a noisy table in middle of the room."
• "The music was so loud I could not hear anyone."
• "It really is too loud and very difficult to have a good conversation."
• "The music was very loud, making it impossible to carry a conversation."
• "We were seated downstairs which was very dark and moody. Upstairs is lighter and more airy."
• "The place is very gloomy, dark colors with little light."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The dishes were simply amazing. Best Chinese restaurant I’ve eaten at soo far in London."
• "The food there looks good and taste great!"
• "The noodles were delicious and full of flavour."
• "The mains were amazing: melt in the mouth beef, huge prawns, perfect scallops, and tasty veggies."
• "The wide range of choices of dim sum were all of top quality."
• "The dim sum was so perfectly made and the skin of the various dishes were executed beautifully."
• "Easily the best Chinese food I've ever eaten and I'm a big fan of Chinese."

Cons:

• "Food was nice but not amazing."
• "8 piece dim sum, one drink, one stir fried long bean, 85 pounds. Complete rip-off, for low quality food."
• "The food is way too expensive and you can find a lot of places with better and more authentic Chinese food in the neighborhood."
• "The spicy scallops we're a bit spicy but overall bland."
• "The French pastry desserts look pretty, but are not worth it and not made fresh."
• "The kung po chicken was lacklustre, and the 'jasmine tea smoked ribs' were a joke."
• "The egg fried rice was quite dry as well and tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "We even got treated to a complimentary glass of bubbles and petit fours."
• "They also had great customer service as in all the staff that attended to us where very friendly and nice."
• "The Waiter was really taking care of us."
• "The staff were all super lovely and professional."
• "Friendly and polite customer service too."
• "Our waiter and waitress were lovely, very friendly and recommended some excellent dishes."
• "Staff were friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "We were not impressed by the service at all."
• "Service is not so good with our first waitress, who we only get to speak to once when she gave us the menus."
• "The waitress was trying so hard to push us to leave."
• "Staff was good but not for one waitress which she seemed did not want to work and have attitude 'I am busy dont ask me'."
• "Customer service is terrible."
• "Disadvantages were staffs and service. Clumsy and not very good knowledge about food compared to high price."
• "The service below average and prices are too high."