Big Chill King's Cross Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Friendliest bar staff I've come across in London in a while."
• "The staff were attentive, and they were very quick to top up drinks."
• "Since the beginning communication with the pub was great and easy."
• "The bartender downstairs, by contrast, was incredibly friendly and helpful and made great cocktails which he carried upstairs for me."
• "Friendly and helpful staff."
• "The staff were great. Food was fab. DJ was ace."
• "Great staff from door personnel to bar staff-professional and efficient!"

Cons:

• "The extremely narrow-minded manager wasn't able to recognize as valid an officially renewed driving license."
• "Staff were rude on entry and waited 20mins before being served."
• "Service is really slow here unless you're known to the bar staff then you can push your way forward without waiting."
• "Service was slow."
• "We were then aggressively kicked out for asking why the beer was thrown away."
• "Terrible door management."
• "It is utter madness during peak hours, not enough bar staff and no particular order when queuing for drinks."

Atmosphere and Venue

Pros:

• "The venue was quieter during the afternoon which was nice for chatting."
• "Really good atmosphere."
• "Big Chill is a great hangout just a few minutes away from King's Cross station. Upbeat and urbane, you will find a nice selection of liquor and tunes at this bar/restaurant."
• "This place has a charming little rooftop terrace where you can sip cocktails in the sun whilst listening to relaxing music."
• "The dance floor is big and has plenty of space for dancing the night away."
• "Atmosphere is good, well decorated and good music."
• "The atmosphere was absolutely fantastic."

Cons:

• "This place reeks of bantery young men and last night's Jagerbombs."
• "The music was so loud it gave me a headache one hour after I arrived and I couldn’t stay any longer."
• "The music is quite loud, so would not recommend for after-work drinks if you want to hear each other."
• "The DJ was atrocious!! He failed the engage the crowd."
• "Hated it here. The chilled vibe it once had has been replaced by a post-modern industrial-style makeover, and rubbish R&B music."
• "Really nothing going for this bar apart from a rooftop in kings cross, with a very disappointing view."
• "I suppose the venue is appropriately named; I just wasn't expecting Big Chill to literally mean the staff are so zoned out."

Food and Drinks

Pros:

• "Their cocktails are really nice and I'd highly recommend the Pon de Punch cocktail."
• "The food and the cocktails were great and this has been the best service I have experienced at a bottomless brunch."
• "The food (which was lovely!!), and its general amenities (decor and rooftop area) are the saving grace for this restaurant."
• "Burgers are generally tasty, and the chips are better than a lot of places."
• "THE BEST CHICKEN BURGER I’VE EVER EATEN!!!"
• "The Korean chicken skewers were excellent, so tender and warm with a lovely sauce."
• "Loved the food and of course the bottomless Prosecco! Fab value."

Cons:

• "None of the cocktails appealed."
• "I paid £24.50 for 2 Gin&T."
• "Potato chips are not good."
• "The food was really not good; I had the Full Mexicana and it was bad. Greasy, oily, flavourless."
• "The food was fine, but the portions were way, way too small for the cost."
• "Waste of money, if we'd known how little food we would get we would have gone somewhere that served a proper breakfast with their bottomless brunch."
• "The biggest disappointment for me was that I was told the kitchen had refused to serve me because I'm intolerant to gluten."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Good quality lunch menu during the week £8 approximately."
• "Cheap drinks with a very large venue."
• "Great drinks -- I highly recommend their honey tequila shots."
• "They offer a bottomless brunch at this spot for 30£ plus the cost of the main."
• "Most meals were around the £10 mark, we used a TasteCard which made our lunch even cheaper."
• "Drinks are reasonable too."
• "Trendy and reasonably priced with a good selection of drinks and cocktails."

Cons:

• "However, we found it a bit too pricy when the happy hour was not on."
• "Overpriced nonsense."
• "The only bad thing is that the music is abit too retro for my taste."
• "Plus it’s quite pricey!"
• "Drinks are slightly on the pricey side compared to other bars in the area so it's not somewhere you'd want to go on a smaller budget."
• "9.50 for a burger just a burger 4 pounds for chips 6 pounds for the nice ones."
• "Quite expensive for what feels like a weird student union."