Address: 1 Granary Square, London, N1C 4AB, United Kingdom
Phone: +442039401000
Rating: 4.5
based on 430 reviews.
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"Lovely hidden part of London by Regents Canal... Hosts many events throughout the year."
"I love Granary Square lots of places to sit, lots of space, which is important particularly during this time."
"Very beautiful place, always hosting events every other weekend and it brings out its beauty at nights with a pretty display of colorful lights in its fountains."
"Such a lovely place to visit especially in the summer months."
"Granary Square is one of the newer attractions in the rejuvenated Kings Cross area."
"Great place to sit, relax, eat and enjoy the surroundings in a pleasant traffic free location."
"Lying just north of St Pancras and Kings Cross stations, the Square is reached by walking through a very pleasant area of shops and restaurants."
Cons:
"A negative is that on every occasion I have been, it has felt like a bit of a wind tunnel."
"It does feel a little cold and soulless."
"Granary square is what you get when you take a disused freight yard, concrete over it, fill it with pretentious shops and restaurants."
"Unfortunately that means it’s completely unaffordable but it is pleasant to wander around and has places to sit and rest as well as to shop and eat."
"It sort of works but sort of doesn't. It certainly thinks it's more special than it really is."
"Looks great in the way most places do once every original resident and business has been pushed out and the entire area turned into a characterless mixture of overpriced apartments, shops and restaurants."
"Sadly this newly developed space in London's King's Cross has made many mistakes around access for people with mobility issues."
Food & Drink
Pros:
"We cannot complain about the quality of the drinks or food but on this occasion the service was poor."
"We ordered the monkfish prawns kerala curry, blackened fish and chicken salad and all of them were good."
"Such a gorgeous taste and when served really cold, extremely refreshing."
"Good food and a fair wine list."
"Food was amazing. Order the half chicken on its own with none of the other stuff that it comes with and for dessert ice cream with strawberry sauce."
"The food was excellent. Plenty of choice for different dietary needs/requirements."
"Had lovely Indian Street food at Dishoom. Very tasty and delicious."
Cons:
"Food was average at best and overpriced for the quality."
"Service was good at the door, at the table just ok. When the service is already added to the bill service is usually of minimum standard without personal touch."
"Food is good but nothing extraordinary."
"Dreadful place Bad service, overcooked steak,cold shephards pie,only served 3 out of 4 mains.Overpriced.Damaged the Ivy brand."
"A great and beauteous interior for a cramped set up, burnt and dry food, and an unaffordable but bland menu."
"Fabulous place, however, does not meet expectations by any imagination. Dreadful service, slow on the pick up, food was slow and of low quality two of our meals went back due to over cooked food."
"Food very good with excellent service. Good choice of vegetarian and vegan - separate menu."
Service & Staff
Pros:
"The staff were really attentive and helpful."
"Staff were friendly and efficient."
"Cleaners working round the clock to keep the place including the toilets sanitary."
"Service is friendly and fairly good."
"Giulia our waitress was very attentive, efficient and her recommendations were spot on."
"Superb lunch. The food was delicious and service was efficient, friendly and unobtrusive."
"Good level of security too, which makes it feel safer."
Cons:
"I went to return an item that was misold to me and was treated like I just stole it the staff knowledge was appalling."
"Waiting staff were nice, but in a place that places your bottle of wine in a cooler away from the table I expect my glass to be filled when it's empty, not five minutes after I've finished eating."
"Decent food, but had to continuously ask to order, get plates cleared, and ended up waiting for more than 30 minutes just to get their attention at the start and between starters."
"Despite many email back and forth about our booking (numbers changing), they couldn't find our booking, but implied we were at the wrong branch in a rather condescending way (we weren't at the wrong one)."
"More security guards leaning against walls than visitors. And they don't seem very welcoming."
"We were served by lots of different staff, all very kind but with service charge, I thought it best to have 1 or 2 not 4 or 5 staff!"
"The only problem was they had three guys playing jazz. Not a great fan of jazz I must say but it was so very loud."
Accessibility & Events
Pros:
"Walking distance from King’s Cross St. Pancras station makes is easily accessible for tourists and Londoners."
"Creative redevelopment has made this area vibrant again buzzing with tourists and workers nearby enjoying diverse range of cousins."
"The area round behind Kings Cross and St Pancras stations has been transformed using the old coal buildings and adding stunning new ones."
"A vibrant, innovative area of London. Wide open spaces with refurbished industrial buildings and a wide variety of restaurants, bars and cafes."
"The square itself has a number of events on during the year mainly summer but it is best to sign up for their news letter as not to miss anything from free opera to Roller skating rink and immersive theatre."
"There’s a huge amount of buzzing open air events held across the year, historic car shows, live tennis from Wimbledon on big screens, fantastic light illuminations, open air cinema, food festivals, dance, theatre and lots of family days."
"Always something going on with seasonal events, music or art shows."
Cons:
"Just be aware it is privately owned land so you may get moved on by the rent-a-cops if you're too poor/homeless."
"Little grip is that dog owners love the run their dirty dogs through the fountains where children play. Should be stopped."
"Kids doesn’t have a very nice park to play because it’s all about adults drinking terrace all around."
"Nice place but not well prepared on a sign topic. You have always to ask people for directions."
"Sadly this newly developed space in London's King's Cross has made many mistakes around access for people with mobility issues."
"Water 💧 has a strong smell of chlorine... it's good to pay attention to this as well!"
"Just be aware that the fountains go into 'Snake' mode from 4-5pm each day, which means people can control them from their phones to play a game of Snake... the downside is that it's not much fun for the kids to play at this time."