La Bodega Negra Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant London

Address: 9 Old Compton St, London, W1D 5JF, United Kingdom

Phone: +442045801186

Rating: 4.1
based on 228 reviews.

Ambience & Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere, service and music was great. Really fun night out."
  • "Such a fun night out! A great vibe and wonderful atmosphere."
  • "The venue has a great vibe and atmosphere."
  • "What an amazing venue. From the exciting neon peep show shopfront to the sultry lit stairways leading down to candlelit wine cellars decorated amazingly. Such a vibe."
  • "Unusual and great ambient!"
  • "The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, creating the perfect setting for a memorable meal."
  • "The atmosphere is rustic and inviting."

Cons:

  • "The music is so loud you’ll be screaming to talk to your whoever’s sitting with you."
  • "Terrible place. The music is far too loud that you have to shout over a table to speak to somebody."
  • "Half of the venue is used as a bar with no real separation so it is so loud you cannot hear a thing."
  • "Stone walls meant it was quite loud next to a large group so we left early as we were struggling to hear each other."
  • "The only downside is the music that was too loud for me (difficult to hear each other)."
  • "The atmosphere is also loud and trashy."

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff were all very attentive."
  • "The staff is really attentive and knowledgeable."
  • "The staff were friendly and approachable and attentive and all looked amazing!"
  • "The staff were amazing and happy to explain the details of every drink and meal."
  • "The staff were very accommodating and friendly, amazing given they had 15 of us to look after."
  • "Your waiting staff are excellent."
  • "Waitresses and bar staff were very good and attentive, very busy atmosphere which is good."

Cons:

  • "When we didn’t order more cocktails or as much food as the waitress suggested her attitude towards us changed and the service went dramatically down hill."
  • "Service started fast but got quite slow as they got busy and we had to ask for our food."
  • "We waited over ten minutes after being seated for anyone to talk to us and when we finally got served they just asked us if we wanted water and we had to tell them we wanted to order drinks and food."
  • "Service was good to begin with but gradually became less attentive and eventually we waited an irritatingly long time for the bill."
  • "Our waitress could not care less about our group, taking a very long time to come over with menus and even longer to take our orders."
  • "The waitress kept asking if we had finished even when we were clearly still eating."
  • "Service was so rushed, trying to pick up my plate whilst there was still good on there."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is delicious."
  • "Incredible food - every dish was an explosion of flavour!"
  • "The food was delicious and the atmosphere unique."
  • "Food was super tasty."
  • "The food was great!! The mole chicken didn’t have Mexican hints but the rest was really good and fresh."
  • "The food itself is amazing."
  • "The food was unreal! The steak tacos, tuna ceviche, quesadillas and soft shell crab tacos were personal favourites!"

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