Kapara Restaurant Soho Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The restaurant itself is beautiful, really sexy and glam."
• "It has a very vibey atmosphere and lovely staff."
• "Great atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere, music, and service were on point."
• "The downstairs space was a little more cosy and seemed like a nice date venue."
• "The outside terrace had nice infrared lights to keep us warm."
• "It's a perfect spot, such a lively atmosphere with a great DJ which was just the right volume to create a buzzy atmosphere but still be able to talk."

Cons:

• "Pumping DJ music in whilst you eat doesn't cover up the lack of ambience in the restaurant which was only 40% full."
• "Music was so loud we could barely talk to one another."
• "Also music is too loud inside, can’t hear people at the same table."
• "The place was incredibly noisy."
• "The interior is lovely and expensive but almost feels a bit devoid of charm."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant was good with tasteful music."
• "However it was very loud and we were struggling to hear ourselves over the music."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are accommodating and super friendly."
• "The service was as sweet and good-looking as incompetent."
• "The servers were nice, but could do with a little more training."
• "Service was friendly and the cocktails are top-notch."
• "Service perfect and very attentive."
• "We had brilliant and attentive service from the lovely Francesca."
• "The waiters also made a special effort with our birthday celebration and were friendly and attentive throughout the evening."

Cons:

• "Our server then proceeded to apologise for the mix up and ‘inconvenience’ this had caused us every time she visited our table which was extremely tiring and took away from our general enjoyment."
• "Waiters forgot half of the glasses for our wine, generally poor attention and slow service."
• "Service was extremely slow - 35-40 mins for a glass of wine & when we asked staff where is was we quite often got 'I’m unsure, I’m just a food runner!'"
• "The service was miserable."
• "Despite it being nearly empty, service was SO slow."
• "Service was not great either, waiter was sweet but didn't know much."
• "Service wasn't great, even though wasn't full when got there was hard to get the attention of the waitress to try and get a drink."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious though, and it has a nice atmosphere."
• "All the dishes were incredibly well seasoned with lovely textures and complementary flavours."
• "The food was very good although the sides came out last."
• "Each dish had more flavour than the one before and all spot on."
• "The food is edgy, interesting and delicious."
• "The food also looks and tastes amazing!"
• "The food is gorgeous. Flavours without any apologies."

Cons:

• "Average food - the Ceviche was not well prepared."
• "The food misses a bit of kick."
• "The taste was OK but wouldn't say it was out of this world unfortunately."
• "Despite ordering a selection of dishes we really did not like a single one."
• "The food was very salty and random, not what I was expecting, I mean it was good, the Sea bass in particular was super."
• "Food below average and it came out too cold."
• "The food was bland and mediocre."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "It’s an absolute steal with the soft launch offer."
• "Thought the prices were good and the portions were large."
• "Still, with cocktails and a glass of wine the total bill was only about 235 - and it all was totally worth it!"
• "We thought it is a very good value brunch."
• "An opening course of Pita bread + yummy tomato dip, a starter and a main with a range of Gazoz (home made fizzy drink) for 29 quid is a bargain."
• "It’s well priced and worth every penny."
• "The restaurant is a little pricey compared to other local options, we paid just over £100 per person for starters, sharing plates, mains, dessert and drinks."

Cons:

• "Wine punchily priced, but after trying 6 different wines, all very disappointing."
• "Very much overpriced for the standard and taste."
• "For the price it's on the very expensive side."
• "Extortionate prices for tiny portions that did not live up to my very reasonable expectations."
• "Nice food, but expensive. A plate of hummus is £13."
• "Flavours were ok, but portions were very very small and over-priced."
• "Prices are a little steeper in comparison."