Scully St James's Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "The black fig starter had such interesting flavors that worked so well together."
• "Every dish was outstanding - the enoki mushroom and watermelon 'snacks' were a highlight."
• "The food uses a bunch of ingredients that are a little unusual, with months of preparation going into each dish."
• "The dishes and the flavours are really special and something you won’t get every day."
• "The hanger steak was cooked to perfection and the concept of a telaggio dipping sauce works beautifully."

Cons:

• "The food was interesting but I wouldn’t say the flavoring was groundbreaking."
• "Crisped Pork Belly could be passed on, it was a little cold and too fatty without enough crisp."
• "The food was good but nothing special, time between dishes was long."
• "Everything was either under- or over-seasoned. From a plate so salty it was inedible to one that lacked any form of seasoning."
• "The monkfish was the most chewy under seasoned fish I’ve ever had in my life."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The service was amazing too and we mentioned we were full and had cake at home for my partner's birthday but my partner was still brought a little sweet treat."
• "From the moment I walked in I was well looked after, I just had to mention the word phone charger and somebody grabbed one plugged it in by my table before I’d sat down."
• "Friendly waiter Wellington made us feel so welcome and knew everything about the food and the accompanying wine, adding to the experience."
• "The general manager, Bianca, who greeted us at the door and served some of our courses was especially nice."
• "Really good experience, thank you all team members, especially lovely Buchi for explaining every course to me."

Cons:

• "It’s fine the place didn’t recognize the special occasion but we weren’t impressed by the male staff who served us in the beginning; he was overly indifferent."
• "Slightly lacking in attentiveness and were acting a bit defensive when I asked if there was any alcohol in my kombucha."
• "The staff until that point had been friendly. There was a sweet girl who said she had started working there 3 days ago and she was the nicest of them all throughout the meal."
• "Arrived early for our reservation, only to be offered a seat at the counter or come back in 20mins. The restaurant was 30% full at the time and many tables empty."
• "Took us more than 10 minutes to get two beers and a cocktail. Just general slow response."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Love the modern interior, very clean and perfectly temperate. Spacious between tables and lighting was super cool."
• "The restaurant is smart but has a nice relaxed atmosphere with friendly & attentive staff."
• "Great vibe (buzzy but relaxed), excellent friendly personable service, creative delicious dishes."
• "The atmosphere was perfect, refined but relaxed and the staff were lovely, super friendly and professional."
• "It made a nice change to not be able to pigeon hole a restaurant to a particular cuisine. It was varied, interesting and bloody tasty."

Cons:

• "The space felt crowded and the acoustics were awful, unfortunately."
• "Was seated by the counter which is great to watch the food preparation unfortunately even with the door shut was freezing cold."
• "The restaurant should fix the problem with the main door. Whenever it's opened it gets breezy and too cold."
• "It's also far too noisy. Maybe the menu is quite hit and miss."
• "Great kitchen, not so much on the front of the house. Went on a Friday night and found the restaurant half empty and it stayed like that all night."