The Parakeet Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Perfectly buttered greens."
• "The food was flavourful cooked to perfection."
• "Food highlights were the duck, the oxtails, the potato bread and the ridiculously tasty pink fir potatoes."
• "The chicken was tender, juicy and delicious."
• "Each dish is beautifully high quality and mouth watering."
• "The food is exceptional (the Ox Cheek highly recommended) and the service is outstanding."
• "The food is PHENOMENAL. The Leeks + Pecorino were a BIG highlight."

Cons:

• "The beans and the mutton so-so."
• "Unfortunately, our roast was very cold and desperately lacking any flavour or seasoning."
• "Food is all a bit pretentious with meanie little portion sizes but high prices."
• "The food was cold & portion sizes were quite small."
• "Beef was very chewy and very difficult to swallow."
• "The atmosphere and service was nice but our experience was tainted by the food. It came out cold and stale like it had been sitting out for ages."
• "Really really disappointed, ended up leaving most of the food."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was amazing, cool traditional pub vibes but very clean."
• "The staff were all incredibly friendly and welcoming."
• "Service was attentive and polite and our waiter was very knowledgeable about the wine selection."
• "Service was sublime, plenty of staff, all very attentive and had their head screwed on."
• "The service was fantastic from the host to the waiter to the manager."
• "The service in the restaurant was excellent."
• "The service was 10/10, the whole team was very attentive and friendly from the moment we stepped in through the door."

Cons:

• "No offer of a refund."
• "Service was slow and our mains took too long to arrive."
• "We also thought the staff were quite unpleasant."
• "The bar was impossible to get service, although not actually busy."
• "When one of the staff finally came near us, we were told taps were off and system shut down."
• "The bartender accidentally spilled a drink all over my lap."
• "We did not feel welcome at all."

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

• "It’s big, boisterous, idiosyncratic and utterly charming."
• "The design, ambience and decor are fantastic."
• "As soon as you walk into the beautiful dining room you know this is something special."
• "The vibe inside is lush, dim lighting & nice interiors."
• "The atmosphere was fantastic and the decor and the interior feel of the dining is comfortable and warm and really does feel like a luxury venue."
• "The venue and dining room are spectacular, such a classy, interesting setting to dine."
• "The decoration is something to behold, a harmonious mix of green and dark wood."

Cons:

• "Turned away for wearing inappropriate clothing - current fit New balance bryant giles sneakers £240 APC Vintage army surplus pants £190 CDG white tee £90 APC blue crewneck £190 Uniqlo down jacket £85."
• "There always seems to be a massive steaming pile of rubbish outside the front door though, which is a shame."
• "It being a Friday night though meant the bar was quite busy and loud, carrying into the dining room."
• "The pub became increasingly crowded and noisy, with groups of people shouting over each other and spilling their drinks."
• "Sitting at the table by the entrance to the restaurant meant getting bumped from time to time by people coming / going."
• "Whoever designed the step in front of the men's urinals obviously isn't the brightest spark as it's a fall/trip hazard."
• "Yorkshire puds were a bit sad and very small."

Value

Pros:

• "Been twice since it reopened, just for drinks. Decent pint of Guinness and fair price for the area."
• "The orange from Scilly for 30£ was great value."
• "An absolutely steal price for London."
• "The bill was very good value for the food and drink we consumed."
• "The house red is excellent value."
• "Wine was delicious and really reasonable."
• "The cocktails are extremely good value."

Cons:

• "Nice place but maybe a bit to expensive for pub food in Kentish Town."
• "It is on the pricier side but you don’t mind for the quality of food, ambience and attentiveness of the staff."
• "At £25.50 for a roast I’d expect the food to come out hot as opposed to luke warm."
• "Unfortunately 2 of our first choice of wines had also run out so we had to pay more than we wanted to for the next one on the list."
• "Limited beer selection."
• "Sadly and quite strangely the Steak, Onion and Mash which is approx 800g and a table shared comes with 2 spoons of mash."
• "We all ordered a roast on a Sunday and the potatoes and greens came in a separate bowl and it averaged as 1.5 roast potatoes each. We were then charged for additional potatoes."