Blacklock Canary Wharf Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food came out exceeding our expectations!"
• "Everything I ate was delicious and service was on point as usual!"
• "The food is incredible, the all in platter is such great value for money and the taste is perfect."
• "The roast was delicious and served hot."
• "For mains we ordered the skinny chop lamb cutlet and t bone which was tender and juicy."
• "Delicious lamb rump with the backlock gravy."
• "Food is delicious. Sunday roast is £22 which I think is really reasonable."

Cons:

• "The chop sauce was on the salty side."
• "Gravy was very salty and yorkshire puddings were overcooked and didn't taste very nice."
• "Food was average, I had the big chop menu rump rib very bland."
• "The food was decent but the tik tok videos are quite misleading."
• "Lamb chops were a little bit greasy, the prime rib was nice, but won’t blow you away."
• "Food was alright but had better meat at the Shoreditch branch."
• "The food didn’t go much beyond average and having been to other Blacklock’s I wasn’t as impressed by this."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were welcoming and so detailed."
• "Service was super attentive with constant top ups of tap water during a really hot day."
• "The service was flawless."
• "Our server was great!"
• "Service was very good if not for our order was missed by the kitchen, apparently due to a technical system glitch."
• "The service was great too."
• "Service on the top, leaving a good experience in your life."

Cons:

• "Making a reservation can be challenging as they are typically booked up well over a month in advance."
• "Avoid. Not very impressed with this place... very slow service."
• "Service was ok, although it was too loud and the person who took our order didn’t really know much about steaks or chops."
• "25 minutes until we sat down despite having a booking and then inattentive service."
• "Had a table booked but had to wait for 40 minutes before we got the table."
• "Service was brilliant when we got it but did have to wait a little for our order to be taken and for the bill."
• "I received a phone call to say the table was cancelled... 25 minutes before our booking."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The ambience at the venue is great."
• "The atmosphere itself in the restaurant, was fun and great energy with a good selection of music in background."
• "The atmosphere was buzzy with a surprisingly laid-back vibe."
• "Great atmosphere and service was top."
• "The atmosphere was perfect."
• "The atmosphere and decor of the Canary Wharf branch was also stylish and inviting."
• "Atmosphere is also laid back and relaxing."

Cons:

• "The only thing for me is the place can become a bit noisy to have a cozy chat."
• "Because it was busy it did also feel a bit claustrophobic."
• "The atmosphere was mostly okay but quite loud."
• "Only little issue is that it can get a bit noisy, especially with the trains rumbling above the ceiling."
• "It’s a little dark in the restaurant and every 2-3 minutes, the place rattles as the DLT goes by overhead."
• "On Thursday, it was also extremely noisy. Multiple groups screaming at the top of their lungs."
• "Only docked a star from atmosphere as music can be very loud making conversations hard."

Value

Pros:

• "The sharing roast is great value at £25 per head."
• "Not cheap but worth it."
• "The 'all-in' meat platter works out at surprisingly good value for money, especially in this economy."
• "Monday's cheaper so you get more for your £££."
• "Recommend the all in one, 110% worth it, 2 beers and under the bridge cocktail with white chocolate cheesecake all under £100."
• "The biggest surprise was the bill... About a third of what I would have paid back home."
• "At £25 per head for the All In roast, this feast felt like a steal for four."

Cons:

• "Making a reservation can be challenging as they are typically booked up well over a month in advance."
• "For the price I felt like it wasn’t great value for money."
• "Our drinks arrived between 15-20 mins however our food took over an hour."
• "Great service topped off the night, although don’t expect to leave less than £100 lighter."
• "I see all 5 star reviews so it must just be us that thought yeah nice but not somewhere I would say wow sensational."
• "The food didn’t go much beyond average and having been to other Blacklock’s I wasn’t as impressed by this."
• "They did give us a free round of drinks because of it, but only because I asked, it should have been natural of them to offer."