Peckham Bazaar Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was very helpful and friendly."
• "Nice patio with candles and smart customer service."
• "The owner and chef were very polite."
• "The staff attentive and friendly."
• "Staff are lovely and friendly."
• "The staff are really friendly and Alex’s wine recommendations were great! Excellent service, great place and delicious food."
• "The staff is great & personable - outstanding service."

Cons:

• "The one thing they were prompt with was the bill."
• "Very slow and erratic service, we have to ask minimum 3 times for everything we ordered."
• "Unfortunately the service was slow."
• "A waitress who was very rude and told us we just had to wait."
• "Service was very slow and we had to wait for one of the most expensive dishes about 15 minutes after we had finishes all our other meals."
• "Service was the worse I ever seen!"
• "The service is too long in waiting for them to come and serve you and bring your food."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Very good meal with innovative Balkan inspired menu using fresh ingredients and with great flavour combinations."
• "Exquisitely designed and cooked."
• "The food is amazing."
• "Food was delicious, really great flavors and pairings."
• "The food was incredible and the service was great."
• "Completely delicious small plates that are worth every penny."
• "The food was absolutely superb - I would go so far as to say the best restaurant I have ever eaten at."

Cons:

• "Many of the plates were overcooked (pasta, fish)."
• "The plates are well sized but nevertheless overpriced."
• "It's a bit overpriced for what you get."
• "The risotto that was served with 2 of the dishes was very over cooked and resembled school rice pudding."
• "The beef sirloin kebab was still raw but having waited so long there was little resistance to ask for it to be redone."
• "Food delicious, although one chicken dish under-cooked, and we sent it back for a replacement."
• "The food isn't always cooked. And in our case the bit that wasn't cooked was the chicken."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It's a small place and looks cozy."
• "Small place serving dishes for sharing with a big Balkan heart."
• "The food is always interesting and scrumptious and it has such a great atmosphere - cosy in winter and lovely and fresh with windows open in the summer."
• "Super tasty food in a charming environment."
• "Lovely, buzzy atmosphere in the cosy restaurant makes it a fun place to go with friends."
• "The atmosphere in the terrace is great, specially on a 30 degree evening."
• "The atmosphere is just lovely."

Cons:

• "The room was cold. They've also added a very ugly roof to the patio."
• "Wet seats that made our clothes damp and smell, zero atmosphere."
• "The restaurant was very busy, which is always encouraging to see - but a side effect of this is sadly a very noisy environment acoustically."
• "Social distancing wasn't possible as I had to shift the table to be able to sit down and not bump into the gentleman seated behind me."
• "it was freezing, so exposed! The outdoor heaters are woefully inadequate."
• "The food seemed to out all at once which made us feel rushed."
• "The service was very haphazard...waiters had given the wrong menu to the whole restaurant."

Value

Pros:

• "In particular since we barely drink and didn't have space for dessert, the value was fantastic — at £20/head we left stuffed!"
• "Quality service, didn’t think it was too pricey."
• "The menu was great, every sharing plate we ordered was delicious and it was reasonably priced to top it off!"
• "I believe everyone who is planning to go is aware of the prices. It's worth going sometimes."

Cons:

• "The plates are well sized but nevertheless overpriced."
• "It's a bit overpriced for what you get."
• "Also, the wine is expensive - £26 for a carafe of mediocre wine."
• "Only reservation is that the price was too much at £169 for two, given there’s no expensive West End property rent to pay."
• "Taking off 1 star because it is pretty expensive (we ended up at 50gbp per head based on the number of sharing plates the waitress suggested)."
• "The portions are very small for the prices so did not feel like great value overall."
• "The desserts are also way overpriced probably about 50% inflated."

Management

Pros:

• "The owner and chef were very polite."
• "John (who owns the place) is absolutely fabulous!"
• "He instantly remembered us after a brief visit a few weeks before."

Cons:

• "Has the management changed? As this was a great restaurant before."
• "The general attitude of this place seems to be that you are lucky to be there and you just need to take what you’re given."
• "Strikes me that the kitchen isn't big enough to handle even a quarter full restaurant, there's a complete lack of order management or service."
• "the disorganised booking team has almost put me off going back!"
• "Service, atmosphere, and management seem to be lacking."
• "It feels a bit damped down from the Peckham Bazaar of old, which is a shame."