All Bar One Covent Garden Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Special thank you to Zion for looking after us."
• "You can order on the app which makes things easier and the service is really fast as well."
• "Peter was absolutely fantastic. He gave us great recommendations and he was incredibly friendly."
• "Never had an empty glass in front of us and just great service in general."
• "The food was lovely when it came out."
• "A very pleasant experience. The pub was almost at full capacity yet the waiter at our table, Gabi, did an excellent job of taking our orders and seeing when we need to refill."
• "The entire team were attentive and friendly."

Cons:

• "The waitstaff's service was abysmal – they barely acknowledged us and placed food on the table without bothering to ask who ordered what, displaying extremely poor social skills."
• "We went for a quick smoke and one of the waitresses took our colleagues drink."
• "The woman told us to order at the bar and when I said to her that we hadn’t been given menus she simply rolled her eyes."
• "Very unfriendly waitress ! We were not even able to order !"
• "Staff were not knowledgeable when asked questions, like where is our food and drinks."
• "Despite assurances of cutlery being delivered to speed things up this did not happen."
• "Service was very slow (ordered via the app). Tables were full of glasses and old food plates."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The bottomless brunch is overall an extremely good value for what they offer."
• "Me and my friends came for the bottomless brunch and it was such an amazing experience!"
• "Food was amazing and Honey and Lily made it really special for us!"
• "We had a full English breakfast, which was amazing with the brown sauce recommended by Peter."
• "The food was hot, looked great and came out very fast and my pint of Peroni was fresh and so tasty."
• "Our favorites were karaage sticky chicken- out of this world. And the calamari."
• "The brunch and lunch menus were great, I had a Full English Breakfast, which was fresh and tasty."

Cons:

• "I had the full English, the sausage was gf but unfortunately wasn’t very tasty."
• "Our food arrived cold they took it back and bought the food back cold again!"
• "Food was average, drinks took over 30 mins to arrive(wasn't that busy), starter and main came at the same time, so was mostly cold."
• "The vegetarian dish was cold and uncooked."
• "I ordered a medium-rare steak, but what arrived was an overcooked, tough, and grey disappointment."
• "The food choice are classical brunch platter, portions are a bit small."
• "The food is bland, cold and not what was described on the menu."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Just had tea but sat outside in the attractive busy street area."
• "The atmosphere at All Bar One is wonderful, great pricing for what you get."
• "Very elegant bar! Warm and cozy for a group atmosphere!"
• "Firstly the decor inside this ABO is beautifully done. Xmas season decorations are up."
• "The atmosphere in this bar is fantastic, and the staff are fabulous!"
• "Felt at ease in the cozy atmosphere."
• "I was struck by the trendy atmosphere and stylish decor."

Cons:

• "the place is a pub, the classic UK pub, there is only one big problem: the music is absolutely too loud, like a disco."
• "This is one where past reviews really don’t make sense. Venue was crazy loud."
• "Far too noisy. Music blaring so people were shouting."
• "We couldn't talk at a normal voice level because of the dreadful mix of music, people talking & general din!"
• "Venue was crazy loud, service was poor to non-existent."
• "The floor was ultra sticky and disgusting."
• "Does get very hot inside so if you're a naturally hot person like myself, might be worth trying to get a place nearer the door."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The bottomless brunch was delicious and you got so much for your money's worth."
• "Decent All Bar One in the heart of London."
• "The food was good and the drinks at bottomless brunch exceptional."
• "The food was really good, and the drinks.. well, just awesome really, and amazing value."
• "A good place for reasonably priced drinks in busy London. A lovely outdoor area with fairy lights and heaters."
• "Had the best time at bottomless brunch!"
• "Here for bottomless lunch. We all work at Mexican bar and restaurant in Ware and offer bottomless brunch too. We all had a great experience."

Cons:

• "Cost us £150 for a family of 5 including drinks."
• "Really bad and slow service, for overpriced drinks."
• "Food took 50 minutes to arrive."
• "We ask the manager to remake it or even half of it but we were sent back with some bad back talk after spending like 300£… seriously?"
• "Food was gross, drinks were just beer so hard to mess that up."
• "The Pad Thai was inedible as it was too sweet."
• "The cocktails were lukewarm and were served in a jug, and the butter had melted into a liquid when it was given to us."

Ordering Experience

Pros:

• "Can order drinks off the app so you don't have to get up or ask a staff member, so you can enjoy your night without having to take breaks from your friends."
• "Found a table quickly, and ordered drinks through the app, the app was easy and drinks came quick."
• "Lovely cocktails and appreciated the heads up to use the qr code to order since they were short-staffed."
• "Ordered a starter plate of calamari with sweet chilli sauce from the table using scanner option. Arrived really quickly."

Cons:

• "You are forced to order online rather than going up and ordering."
• "You are supposed to order at the table via an app, that took forever."
• "Waitress started clearing away my partner's dinner plates before I had actually finished eating my meal!"
• "The app was useless trying to order things for allergens and when trying to ask the staff they were not helpful and kept saying to refer to the app."
• "We weren't told how to order, so assumed it was waitress service."
• "Could not get the app to work to order our food and drink."
• "Popped in for “quick” drinks but now bizarrely there’s no bar service and you have to order online."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Service was quick and the venue was clean."

Cons:

• "She said that not only was it filthy, but there was also faeces on the wall."
• "I went to use the toilet downstairs and it was disgusting. Not only was it filthy, but it was also blocked."
• "The toilets were one of the worst we have ever been in in a restaurant. McDonald’s toilets are generally cleaner. Disgusting would be an understatement."
• "Our table was filthy and they took too long to clear it and when they did it wasn’t done properly."
• "No one could be bothered clearing dishes/glasses of previous customers so there were piles on many tables, tables were dirty."
• "But our table was kind of sticky and not cleaned."
• "The toilets were horrendous - dirty, no toilet roll and absolutely stank."