Shoty Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Chashushuli was tasty, tender veal and freshly made tomato sauce, making the dish enjoyable."
• "The food was absolutely delicious, stunning, very warm and flavorful."
• "Incredibly delicious outstanding authentic Georgian food and hospitality!"
• "Khinkali with pork, Khachapuri and Adjaruli were the best mains of the night."
• "Delicious Georgian cuisine! I am Georgian living in the United states and have visited many Georgian restaurants. I have not tasted food that good in any other country."
• "Food is delicious and tastes authentic, khinkali, megruli khachapuri, satsivi, pkhali everything was good."
• "Fabulous Georgian food. The real thing. Magical wines, delicious things done with cheese. Marvellous meat dumplings. Tangy sauces."

Cons:

• "Food is really bad, not Georgian at all. Satsivi tough, cold, basically skin an bones, no herbs, no spices."
• "The meat in the vine leaves was pink so not well-cooked."
• "Lamp chops were horrible, dry and re-heated nothing like the pictures."
• "The khinkali were rather tasteless, and the meat had gristle or bones in it."
• "I have ordered the fried spring chicken in blackberry sauce, one of the worst chicken dishes I have had."
• "The soups were tasteless. The meat in kharcho was hard to chew."
• "Ordered the shkmeruli and was served a pile of bones, virtually inedible."

Service

Pros:

• "The waitress was very friendly and answered all the questions we had about the dishes, as well as giving her own recommendations."
• "Met a brilliant lady called Leila who was able to recommend what's best to have."
• "Our server Elene was very lovely and knowledgeable, her recommendations were fab!"
• "The whole staff was so kind, and I would return in a heartbeat."
• "Staff were very friendly in the face of frustration."
• "Fantastic customer service, great atmosphere, delicious food."
• "The staff was very friendly and enthusiastic to make us discover the specialties."

Cons:

• "The service is slow as there is only one chef."
• "Service was shockingly poor."
• "When I went to the toilet I heard a lady cough a lot inside and it turned out to be one of the kitchen staff. This was concerning to me as she might have direct contact to our food."
• "The waitress did not propose any solution."
• "Service is added to the receipt and definitely not deserved."
• "The service wasn’t nice either. The whole place smelled of tobacco because of the people smoking on the balcony."
• "Service was very bad with pretty much every table leaving unhappy."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nestled in a bustling corner of the city, Shoty offers an authentic and delightful Georgian dining experience."
• "The place is cosy with a nice feeling of a family atmosphere."
• "It’s a beautiful and cosy restaurant with a personal feel and service."
• "The vibe is similar to having dinner at your relatives’ house."
• "The atmosphere is very warm and it makes you feel like home."
• "The atmosphere is great, very homely, and very Georgian, or you feel like you are in Soviet times."
• "Really cosy restaurant with great home cooked style food to match."

Cons:

• "But, with Georgian national channel on, the cave-like, not well lit interior, rude waiters turning nice sports feels like you are really in a Georgian restaurant."
• "Georgian non stop music videos that make you want to jump by the window (it's a basement unfortunately)."
• "The place was completely packed, every table was busy and their space is so tight that you feel that you are sitting having dinner with people next to you."
• "The place was cold."
• "The place is small but comfy, yet a bit stuffy because it's underground."
• "The restaurant has really gone downhill."
• "If you want to have the worst dining experience then I’ll recommend you to go to Shoty."

Value

Pros:

• "Beers are also only 4.50£ for Georgian beer which is a bargain and chacha shots start at 2.60£."
• "Prices are also on average for the area."
• "Rates seem reasonable - can recommend to order several dishes and share."
• "Absolutely loved it! The food was delicious and great prices for big portions!"
• "Everything was uniquely Georgian cuisine and plenty of food at a reasonable price!"
• "Lots of different dishes that are extremely affordable."
• "Lovely restaurant, very interesting and scrumptious food set in a homey Georgian atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The portion size for the Pork barbecue was very small. Just five tiny pieces of meat, must have been barely 100 gms."
• "Even if khinkali (Caucasian dumplings) was expensive, the next time I will have only these!! Absolutely delicious!!!"
• "Ridiculous. I ordered from Uber eats. It shows 4 khinkali. For 8 pounds with delivery. THEY BROUGHT ME ONE KHINKALI FOR 8£."
• "The final bill which included a bottle of wine but no desserts or coffees was £72.00: they had included a service charge of £8.00 which we didn't notice until later."
• "Been to Georgians restaurants in the past and that one is the worst, super expensive and food is not good."
• "The food was good, but it was all very small (especially considering the high prices, on top of which we were charged for service)."
• "Quite pricey for what it was."