Top 1 Forever Restaurant Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "We were hosted by Tom, who was very friendly, helpful and pleasant - just brilliant!"
• "Special mention to Gabi, amazing bartender and very welcoming!"
• "The waitress Gabija was very friendly and recommended the best dishes to try."
• "Great service, waitresses were friendly, provided service with a smile and were attentive."
• "Service was incredible, food was amazing, fast and prompt service and the manager Tomas is an asset to the business."
• "Our Amazing waitress Nancy helped us with what to order. She is very good and very patient."
• "We recently visited TOP 1 FOREVER and was thoroughly impressed with the exceptional service provided by Gabija, the waitress, and the barmen."

Cons:

• "Service is very average."
• "We have been told we are banned for life because we weren't prepared to be spoken to badly."
• "Very disappointed by rude staff who was not properly trained."
• "Worst service ever received in a restaurant."
• "Terrible service - sat for 45 minutes without even water on the table."
• "Service was not great."
• "Service was slow and food was below par."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Popped in for quick drink & bar snack - best calamari I've had in this area."
• "The food is great (especially for a vegetarian: try the quinoa burger)."
• "Mushroom soup was excellent."
• "The burger was the most delicious burger I have ever eaten, cooked perfectly with no redness or blood and very juicy and no grease."
• "The food was fantastic - all of it. The menu was varied, catering to a variety of dietary options."
• "Food was amazing.. very generous portions and to a very high quality."
• "The food was excellent: high quality ingredients, super-fresh, well-cooked and very tasty."

Cons:

• "Tables should be cleaner if you call yourself a restaurant."
• "The sharing grill platter looked good but arrived cold and was far too small for the £48 price tag."
• "The quality of food was expensive for how mediocre the food was."
• "Food was ok, got cold very very quickly because it was freezing in the restaurant."
• "The fries were cold, the burgers were lukewarm."
• "The meat was cooked instead of grilled, tasteless and most of all too expensive."
• "Food was very average. I've had better for cheaper."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Great place to eat at very good prices considering it's London."
• "It was so much food for the value! I ordered the mussels for about 14 pounds and it ended up being TWO bucketfuls of mussels drenched in garlic sauce (plus fries)."
• "Food is OK and the price is OK."
• "Prices were reasonable."
• "Food was very average but the prices were decent and you got what you paid for."
• "I got a Wowcher voucher it was really worth the money food was nice."
• "One of the few good options around the Excel that won't break the bank and is rarely crowded."

Cons:

• "Bit overpriced with sides needing to be ordered separately and with a soft drink, dessert and service it ended up almost £60pp."
• "Soft drinks over priced £3 for a tiny bottle of coke etc."
• "Food expensive £7 for a chocolate brownie."
• "Over the top prices for what it is - better off sticking with what you know."
• "Terrible food and way too overpriced! BBQ platter for two people was served almost cold."
• "The food was ok but too expensive."
• "To then add 12.5% charge to the bill for service was a joke."

Location and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely location with a view over Royal Victoria Dock."
• "This place is amazing. Has great views and next to the places of interest like the Emirates Cable Car Line and the Excel London, exhibition centre."
• "Great view when sitting outside and nice and tidy and clean on the inside."
• "The restaurant is in a nice location overlooking the river."
• "The atmosphere is really nice and chill."
• "After dinner you can always have a nice walk and enjoy the view."
• "Fabulous location at the Royal Docks with amazing views."

Cons:

• "Horrible place. The wine tasted watered down."
• "Utterly dependent on clueless tourist trade, because nobody would go back there a third time."
• "As soon as we arrived, it was not a great atmosphere as there where only 2 other people in there."
• "Not very friendly, poor atmosphere."
• "Pretty disastrous place. Staff were inattentive with a real ‘can’t be bothered’ attitude."
• "It really disturbed a nice peaceful dinner we wanted and put me off going again."
• "The service is the worst, so I would AVOID at all costs."