Foley's Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food here is amazing and so well priced."
• "One of the best meals I’ve had in ages. Absolutely delicious."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and surprisingly authentic."
• "All the food has so much flavour, and yet you can taste the ingredients themselves."
• "The food was to die for, we both had a curry and they were both really creamy and tasty with a little spicy kick."
• "The food was outstanding and I will definitely visit again to try other items on the menu."
• "They make the best pad Thai in London, and the drinks are wonderful as well."

Cons:

• "The portions were a bit small for the price."
• "The tamarind duck smelled like unwashed feet and blue cheese."
• "Oddly all a bit underwhelming with an attempt at fusion dishes none of which live up to their billing."
• "Our starters were tasteless. And so we're our mains."
• "The green curry was apologetically subtle, almost milky, with no interesting vegetables."
• "The mushroom bao buns are nothing to write home about."
• "The food is way below average and overpriced compared to the many other great Asian restaurants in London."

Service

Pros:

• "Flawless and very friendly service."
• "Service was excellent too. Friendly staff who were knowledgeable on the menu and not overbearing at all."
• "Table service was great, attentive."
• "The service was even better, both during the event and in advance."
• "Customer service here was outstanding."
• "Service was pleasant, helpful and happy."
• "The service was excellent, very friendly and efficient staff."

Cons:

• "Had to ask three times for drinks, water, etc… The guy was good but the waitress wasn't fit for her role."
• "The staff have zero personality or people skills!"
• "We left feeling deflated by our experience despite the quality of the food."
• "The general manager made a fuss and didn't even apologise for the service we had received."
• "Pretty dismal dining experience."
• "Bad unattentive borderline rude service."
• "Service was slow."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Really nice vibe."
• "Came early on a Friday night and it had a lovely atmosphere."
• "Really lovely feel to this restaurant. Absolutely loved the interior design and the layout was cosy but didn’t feel cramped."
• "What a gem of a place."
• "The ambient is modern and informal but warm and very nice."
• "Great ambience."
• "The restaurant has a warm and cosy atmosphere."

Cons:

• "So pricey for what it is."
• "Although you do sharing style meals it ends up being slightly too pricey for my liking."
• "Totally not worth it."
• "The put 6 of us in quite a small booth too, which was uncomfortable considering the amount of plates you order with sharing style food."
• "We were all expecting the atmosphere to be fun and bubbly but it was dead."
• "Was in the basement which was fair as we hadn't booked."
• "Our seating in the basement was very smoky and the little enclave had kind of an echo."

Value

Pros:

• "Delicious food at affordable prices."
• "The meals themselves were very tasty and came quite quickly and were great for the price."
• "Food was delicious, portions were filling and very affordable for what it is."
• "The bill of £20 for 3 course can't be deemed particularly excessive."
• "And the chilli prawn which again was delish and so reasonably priced."
• "Very authentic food, affordable prices, and overall great flavors."
• "They also have a set lunch menu for only £10 including a drink."

Cons:

• "So pricey for what it is."
• "Although you do sharing style meals it ends up being slightly too pricey for my liking."
• "Totally not worth it."
• "But throw in drinks and then you're easily looking at a £100 for lunch for two."
• "Portions were modest. Value for money could be better."
• "Felt ripped off with nearly a 70£ bill considering we only got 1 drink each."
• "A full meal for 2 will end up 50-60 pounds and not necessarily the best of any of these types of food."

Staff

Pros:

• "All the staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Very friendly staff and a great menu selection including diverse choices for either meat, fish or vegetables."
• "The staff are really friendly and made sure that my friend had a spectacular birthday!"
• "The servers were really welcoming and helped out too!"
• "Staff are attentive and friendly."
• "The service is accurate simple but precise, always rich of suggestions and very kind with my kids."
• "They’re always super kind with the customers especially the waitress Marina; she’s friendly and make me always so comfortable like at home."

Cons:

• "The staff have zero personality or people skills!"
• "The general manager made a fuss and didn't even apologise for the service we had received."
• "Bad unattentive borderline rude service."
• "Staff pretending to be interested."
• "The staff were very friendly but service was quite slow at times."
• "Ok restaurant, but the staff don’t care. Forgotten water, bartender couldn’t make the whole drinks menu, 30+ min waits for food and the staff ignore obvious flags down."
• "I asked a toothpick to a waiter, and after 30 min he was nowhere to be seen."