Salt Yard Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "High quality food, reasonable prices and deliciousness."
• "The food comes quickly and the portions are on the large side for tapas which is good."
• "The food and drinks were good, we had a selection of things from the menu and everything tasted good."
• "The food was delicious."
• "All the dishes we had were pleasant."
• "Start to finish the food was delicious and each unique."
• "The food was delicious and the service was great too!"

Cons:

• "Bottom line: Avoid at all costs! Extremely bad food and super overpriced. A rip-off!!"
• "The croquettes, really bland."
• "The food is so bland now and everything has shrunk in size."
• "The food was sub par, especially the octopus that I was thoroughly looking forward to, it was not fresh and had a slightly mushy texture."
• "Tasteless and overpriced food."
• "The food was extremely bland!!! No refinement of palate, no complexity or depth of flavour, or even judicious seasoning."
• "Very average food, incredibly over priced."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were great with a special call out to Danny who was super attentive."
• "Our server was very sweet and competent."
• "Alam was fantastic with the customer service."
• "We were welcomed heartily by restaurant staff, who were attentive, efficient, and always smiling as they went about their business."
• "Service excellent."
• "Salvatore from Bologna was an excellent server / barman."
• "Service was also exemplary as was the wine."

Cons:

• "Although some seating is much too close together."
• "We were also rushed as they needed the table back."
• "The service was lacking."
• "The service wasn't very good at all though; we were able to make a reservation for 8:45pm but the entire visit felt incredibly rushed as they close at 10pm."
• "But absolutely turned off by how quick they were to push us out."
• "Service was ok, I felt that our waiter might have been a little too busy as he had the whole lower ground floor to contend with."
• "The place lost stars because of its service, I think they were understaffed."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Very cozy, small, warm and intimate."
• "The Salt Yard like Dehesa and Opera Tavern are some of the best Spanish restaurants in London."
• "Lovely atmosphere inside with tables and bar seats, as well as some tables outside."
• "The decor is tasteful and comfortable."
• "A great atmosphere."
• "Salt Yard was phenomenal! The atmosphere and decor was spot on!"
• "The ambiance was just right."

Cons:

• "The restaurant itself is quite small and narrow."
• "Staff kept tripping over my wheels."
• "On top of that we were sat in a booth that was very hot and stuffy."
• "It's a busy place so was still very difficult to talk / hear."
• "The ambience wasn’t as cosy or nice (our table was lit by a bright overhead light rather than the cosy candles of the Ember Yard)."
• "It gets really loud in the smaller area downstairs."
• "The restaurant itself is quite small and narrow... not accessible for a wheelchair user at all."

Value

Pros:

• "Great food and good value."
• "At the end of the evening, the bill was very reasonable."
• "If you’re not drinking much wine, the prices are reasonable."
• "With the amount of items we ordered it was definitely fairly priced."
• "Not cheap but fair prices for the place and quality."
• "Good value to me."
• "I was ready to pay a huge bill but was shocked when I received it as it was so reasonable."

Cons:

• "The menu is quite pricey though, weighed in at about £35 a head."
• "Very expensive for the amount of food you get."
• "If you embrace the variety of tapas and order this or that, the bill would come out more than you think."
• "The only let down was being charged incorrectly on the bill (Wine being added on), which I found too late when at home and upon emptying my pockets to see the receipt."
• "Beware the cost though, as even a cava each and a few dishes can mount up."
• "Prices are obviously premium, being so central, and so to be rushed through our meal felt distinctly non-premium."
• "Pricing for food is too much."