Bravas Tapas Reviews Summary

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Ideally located on st Katherine’s Docks with views in the basin and a cosy atmosphere thanks to the well curated decor."
• "The location itself was fantastic, offering an amazing view of a small boat pier."
• "Beautifully located in St Katherine's dock, option for sitting outside on the cobbled pavement or inside amongst the exposed brickwork and atmospheric lighting."
• "The location is just amazing, close to Tower Bridge, in the docks but not too crowded."
• "A gorgeous restaurant in a lovely setting, a 2 minute walk from Tower Bridge, set on the edge of a gorgeous marina."
• "The atmosphere outside is calm and relaxing, with an amazing view of the dock."
• "Lovely position by the little marina set just off the Thames, with Tower bridge a very short walk away."

Cons:

• "It’s a noisy place with the tables close together."
• "We sat inside because the outside was fully booked, but there is a lot of noise inside, hard to talk and bad acoustics."
• "The indoor seats were quite stuffy in summer as the air conditioner did not work well."
• "Our table was very sticky and couldn't touch it."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Honestly the best tapas I've ever eaten - even better than in Barcelona!"
• "The food was really good. The Burgos sliders and Octopus were highlights."
• "The food is really good - I definitely recommend the mini morcilla burgers."
• "The food tasted absolutely divine.. and believe me when I say that both my mother and I are fussy eaters!"
• "The food was just amazing! Super fresh and excellent quality."
• "The food is exquisite, from produce quality, cooking style and presentation."
• "The food was absolutely amazing so light fresh and filling."

Cons:

• "The food is ok. Nothing special."
• "Pork belly was very dry, patatas bravas were just OK, expected the potatoes to be tastier in a tapas place and the shrimp lacked some flavor."
• "The plate 'morcilla de Burgos' is horrible. The taste of that, and the mix with crab salad is really disgusting."
• "Some of the dishes like the oysters and anchovies are very fresh and delicious but I found some of the meats and the bravas potatoes a bit on the dry side."
• "The Foie Gras was way too heavy, so be prepared."
• "Food was not as good as what I had in Barcelona, slightly disappointed."
• "Food again was all talk and no flavour."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff have excellent knowledge of the menu and took a lot of care in recommending to us an excellent meal."
• "The service is swift and efficient, there is no wait and the staff very polite and courteous."
• "Despite the bad reviews regarding the service we had a nice experience and the head waiter/manager was very friendly."
• "The waiters were so kind and patient, giving an excellent service, even on a busy Saturday night!"
• "Staff are very friendly, helpful and accommodating."
• "The staff were attentive all night."
• "Great service and friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Rude staff."
• "It was consistently hard to get the attention of any of the staff."
• "The waitress then aggressively placed our cutlery, menus and plates on the table without saying a word."
• "The staff are constantly rushing you to drink your drinks / serving you more food."
• "The only thing that knocks some of the shine off was that they kept making it clear that they wanted to close for the night, and it felt like they wanted us to hurry."
• "The food is quite good, but the service was bad, and the waiter (he might have been a manager as well) was astonishingly rude."
• "The staff was unfriendly and rude (not very polite)."

Value

Pros:

• "The price was good for the quality."
• "We felt it was good value for the quality of the food."
• "The food is delicious and really affordable."
• "Food was absolutely fantastic and very reasonably priced factoring in location."
• "Oh, and the price was fair !!"
• "Good value for money, highly recommend."
• "But overall good tapas place at a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "Wine wasn't good value."
• "A little bit expensive, but the food tasted amazing."
• "The food is overpriced for the size of portion they serve."
• "The food was really tasty if a bit pricey."
• "Food was very tasty in general but on the expensive side definitely."
• "Way too expensive for what it is. For the price of a meal you get a small tapa that tastes like straight out of Tesco."
• "As you would expect the expense was pretty high. We spent 130 pounds."