La Cage Imaginaire Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The scallops were perfect."
• "The food is absolutely exquisite. World class."
• "The food was delicious and reasonably priced."
• "Good French food at reasonable price."
• "The food is really nice, from the juicy green olive served before the meal, to the tender and flavoured."
• "The food was spectacular, really traditional and beautifully made - always came fresh out of the kitchen piping hot!"
• "Beautifully cooked and delicious food, a great wine list and lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The standard has dropped and hygiene levels need to be addressed."
• "The food was very overpriced."
• "It was one of the worst meals I have ever had. Tasteless sauceless salmon, watery vegetable, hard potatoes."
• "The onion soup had to be the worst I have ever had. It was like a store bought mixture with old horrible cheese."
• "Horrible food, overpriced for the fact it seems to be just microwave food."
• "The French onion soup was terrible, the pasta was awful!"
• "The duck leg confit was terrible."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is very friendly and professional."
• "The service is attentive and well-paced and the wine selection is fantastic."
• "The staff were attentive and the service was generally very good."
• "Excellent service and friendly staff."
• "Service was friendly but professional, and one got the sense that staff cared about the business."
• "The service was great."
• "Service is good and the wine list is quite nice."

Cons:

• "I question the hygiene."
• "Although the waitress was nice, it didn’t save from the fact that the overall service was bad and that food took ages to come out."
• "The wait staff didn't seem to have any knowledge of the menu."
• "Service was indifferent, no one offered to take our coats, no aperitifs were offered."
• "The staff were sweet, but so clearly lacking proper training."
• "They have many staff but many of them had no idea of what to do and always needed to ask the manager."
• "The waitress staff behaved unprofessionally."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is really cozy."
• "This is a lovely, cozy, gem of a restaurant. It's tucked away in a quaint Hampstead street near The Flask pub."
• "Very cosy and non pretentious."
• "We enjoyed a birthday evening here. The atmosphere felt warm."
• "Intimate and very romantic, this restaurant in the heart of Hampstead is a great choice for a date."
• "The ambiance was lovely, I felt like I was on holiday!"
• "The restaurant itself is nice and cozy, definitely had the right atmosphere for what it is."

Cons:

• "The restaurant is not french, was dated."
• "We were sat at a squished table under the bright lights and truly dated decor."
• "There is cobwebs in the light above your table where your eating and dust everywhere."
• "Flies just hanging out inside."
• "Everything is outdated, the interior, the furniture, the cutlery, the music, the staff, the bright lights and artificial flowers."
• "The decor is a little twee and chintzy."
• "The decor is old-fashioned."

Value

Pros:

• "At 2 courses for £19.95 or 3 courses for £22.95 this makes the value quite good."
• "For the quality of the food very reasonably priced."
• "Very good value with the lunch menu - 2 courses for £15.95 or 3 courses for £19.95."
• "Staff were friendly enough though, and the price isn’t horrendous, especially for the lunch menu."
• "It was also exceptional value for what it was, we will be back."
• "£13.95 for a two course meal that is both delicious and generous."
• "Great value-for-money."

Cons:

• "Was already feeling royally ripped off to pay the full price."
• "Would never visit again and it seems like a place that scams tourists in the area."
• "I felt like I wasted my money."
• "Undue haste between meals and didn't wait for both to finish before removing plate from 1st finisher."
• "We still had to pay a large amount of money for canteen food, which we found was a total rip off."
• "One of the worst value meals we’ve ever had in London."
• "Quite disappointed with the experience and it was not good for value."