Johnnies Reviews Summary

Category: Family restaurant London

Address: 104, 106 Coldharbour Ln, London SE5 9PZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +442072741783

Rating: 4.6
based on 174 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "I cannot fault the food here! Always so delicious. You can tell the chefs have pride in what they do."
  • "This place has come a long way, I haven't been here in quite some time, I know the food has always been good but for some reason on my return the standards have seemed to really sky 🚀 wow 👏 really good environment and quality of food guys"
  • "The food was great i ordered grilled salmon, sweet potato fries and salad and gingerbread milkshake."
  • "Definitely did not disappoint, everything was delicious."
  • "Food is always great and the ice cream shakes mean that you won't need to eat again that day."
  • "The food we ordered was fresh, flavoured and delicious."
  • "The food is always served fresh, neat and very delicious too at a very affordable price!"

Cons:

  • "The beans were lukewarm when they arrived so by the time I got halfway through my meal they were cold."
  • "Unfortunately I was very disappointed I got the super bowl breakfast and the egg was clearly made by the microwave very bland and rubbery the pancakes where soggy."
  • "The Lamb was not fresh, tasted rubbery and stale."
  • "Sometimes the food is great and sometimes not. You can definitely taste when it's been a busy day in the food - can be very oily or salty sometimes or just bland. The scrambled eggs are disappointing - no flavour or seasoning it literally taste like nothing."
  • "What I got was tiny bits of low quality meat on my plate."
  • "Below par food, (burnt, dry pancakes, flavourless scrambled eggs)."
  • "The steak is not nice. Pancakes are all right but a bit dry inside."

Service

Pros:

  • "The restaurant was clean and food came out quickly."
  • "The manager at the till Yaz is very polite always helpful and understanding."
  • "Service was fast and the staffs are very friendly."
  • "Great friendly staff meet with a smile from Yasmin the menu has a great choice of food always comes out the kitchen quickly too."
  • "Staff are always really welcoming and smiling but today was really good."
  • "The staff so attentive and friendly."
  • "The staff are very courteous."

Cons:

  • "Service was okay, staff could be friendlier."
  • "Felt a little rushed, but I understand that the restaurant is in high demand."
  • "Only thing that bothered me is the server at the counter, she's so vain and slow.. There's no customer service from her, she should be in the office or waiter."
  • "Huge queue and about 7 people just walking around. Do you not know how to run a restaurant?"
  • "One of the waitresses came to the floor to chat with a friend several times."
  • "Staff are friendly and welcoming apart from one who I won't name but SHE seems to have a bit of an attitude problem or simply doesn't know how to smile unfortunately."
  • "Service is always quick but staff tend to be a bit grumpy."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The vibe is good too."
  • "Jonnies is a clean & friendly environment."
  • "The atmosphere at Jonnies is warm and welcoming, making it an ideal spot for both casual dining and special occasions."
  • "Nice vibe inside too and friendly service"
  • "The cafe has a very good atmosphere, but feels more like a restaurant than a cafe which is a good thing."
  • "Love the 1950's style diner decor, clean and welcoming."
  • "The ambiance boast a vibe-y American diner feels with the British finesse and Turkish hospitality making it a unique gastronomical experience."

Cons:

  • "Whilst I was in Johnnie's having brunch a couple came in with their dog and it pooped on the restaurant floor amongst the diners!!"
  • "It gets so busy, it's outgrown its space, needs a bigger space to cope with demand as tables are so close together."
  • "If you don't like a busy place, this is not for you."
  • "My only slight complaint is that the music is loud in an already noisy bustling place."
  • "But sometimes the music is too loud so you can't hear yourself think."
  • "Busy... stood in a queue for a bit and left."
  • "Rude staff who don't sit you down or give a menu- lots of tables but no table service."

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