Bread Street Kitchen & Bar - The City Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The beef Wellington was good." - Reviewer 2
• "The honey glazed carrots were so good, I would have ordered another portion." - Reviewer 6
• "Every layer of the beef wellington was so tasty." - Reviewer 25
• "The vegetarian/vegan food is better than the steak for a steakhouse." - Reviewer 32
• "Starters were excellent, squid, padron peppers and olives." - Reviewer 14
• "The Beef Wellington was very tasty and soft cooked to perfection." - Reviewer 54

Cons:

• "Completely over seasoned and ruined Tuna tartare." - Reviewer 2
• "At a Gordon Ramsay restaurant for £8.50 I got stale precooked eggs." - Reviewer 3
• "Cannelloni was very good but the steak was well done and a little dry." - Reviewer 7
• "The burrata was ok nothing special and the slice of melon was so bland." - Reviewer 24
• "The duck salad - duck was super tough and too salty and the burger was just ok." - Reviewer 46
• "Prawn cocktail was underwhelming it had random bits of grapefruit which didn’t work." - Reviewer 50

Service

Pros:

• "I had 3 very attentive, polite, professional people serving me." - Reviewer 4
• "The service was spot on, quick but not intrusive and very polite." - Reviewer 14
• "My waiters Stu and Kiara were very professional." - Reviewer 5
• "The service was brilliant, staff were attentive but not invasive." - Reviewer 42
• "The service was excellent and the atmosphere was cozy." - Reviewer 37
• "We had a slight issue with our pre-order... David assisted me in getting out some gluten-free options quickly." - Reviewer 68

Cons:

• "Finally settled for two fried eggs on toast and this is what I got... the waiter had a sense of humour." - Reviewer 3
• "We were a group of 3 and we ordered 1 serving of Beef Wellington to share... the waiter explained to us that the price of the beef Wellington was based on the head count." - Reviewer 8
• "The service was a bit questionable... It seemed to be taking a while, so we flagged a waiter, who said it looked like it was being made, only to come back 10 minutes later to let us know that the kitchen hadn't received the order." - Reviewer 59
• "After we have the bill, she came back with another bill and just tossed it to our table." - Reviewer 43
• "We had a private dining experience here... tbh the first course and dessert were pretty underwhelming." - Reviewer 38
• "The service was awful. All staff had no idea what they were doing." - Reviewer 34

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Food was great and super affordable." - Reviewer 38
• "The food was excellent and the prices corresponded to the quality." - Reviewer 5
• "I took the private room for dinner here (12 of us) from 8 pm to midnight and was absolutely blown away. Not only do you not have to pay to book it, put a deposit down or have a minimum spend." - Reviewer 15

Cons:

• "15% service fee that was added to the bill... when we asked, the waiter was visibly upset and left without letting us pay." - Reviewer 7
• "We ordered the Cannelloni and the steak... Mocktails were fine, but honestly not worth the price." - Reviewer 7
• "The service charge was added without anyone saying anything." - Reviewer 7
• "The price of the beef Wellington was based on the head count... we got a bill of 105 pounds for the beef." - Reviewer 8
• "It included a cocktail, mix of starters, first dish, a beef Wellington and mix of desserts... £115 per person." - Reviewer 13
• "We were forced to pay £7 for a bottle of water as they would not bring tap water and £4.5 for an espresso." - Reviewer 12