Kricket Brixton Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "The food is amazing, every bite is a surprise."
• "Modern Indian food, was absolutely amazing and delicious!"
• "The bhel puri and the keralan chicken are always classics."
• "The fried chicken is one of the best things I’ve had."
• "Food was an amazing modern take on Indian classics."
• "Every dish was full of flavour and absolutely delicious here!"

Cons:

• "I didn’t love the burnt garlic tarka dal."
• "The only disappointments for me were the butternut squash, which was slightly undercooked."
• "Food was uninspiring and a bit domestic."
• "Honestly, left underwhelmed. The food is nice but 'westernised' Indian, in that it's just quite bland."
• "Mediocre food at best, shockingly small portions."
• "Food was nicely presented, but very average. Lacked flavour, served lukewarm."

Service

Pros:

• "Nice service and cocktails too."
• "Staff are friendly and helpful."
• "Service was fast and attentive."
• "Our waitress Fatima was so lovely and gave us great recommendations."
• "Emily could not have been more helpful."
• "Staff very friendly and take the time to explain the menu."

Cons:

• "Service was very peculiar, as if they couldn't wait to get rid of us at 9pm."
• "Slight mix up with drinks orders, but the staff made sure to make amends."
• "Service was really, really disappointing. Took a long time to get anything."
• "Waited around when we first got there not knowing who would seat us, staff ignoring us."
• "Service was very slow and waiters ignored us."
• "Disgusted with Kricket. They cancelled my order an hour after I placed it."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Decor is very spare, stylish and cosy."
• "The place is quite cool and designed nicely."
• "The atmosphere was awesome and I definitely liked that you have a very modern style."
• "Fantastic place for a meal with friends, family, a partner, or a date."
• "Brilliant food and the cocktails are also very nice. The samphire tempura is to die for."
• "Friendly atmosphere and plenty eye candy in the kitchen."

Cons:

• "The place is a bit dark and noisy but this is not making your experience less pleasant."
• "Only thing you could fault if anything is it's a little too dimly lit."
• "A bit too loud music in the restaurant but otherwise it's pleasant and spacious."
• "Very hard to have a conversation or even communicate with the waiters!"
• "Not a great deal of ambiance or atmosphere for dinner."
• "Very overpriced for poor tasting, greasy food."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "We got the £20 early bird menu which turned out to be great value."
• "At £45 a head this was a really decent meal."
• "The prices weren't too high, and the drinks were good."
• "Very reasonably priced considering the high quality of everything."
• "Great cocktails too. It was suggested to have five plates between two, we came away full so I think that is about right."
• "Always delicious food and excellent service. Menu changes seasonally with some permanent dishes."

Cons:

• "Not cheap but it is fairly central. And it's not excessive."
• "Hugely overpriced @ £8 for ONE scallop… far better places in Brixton for awesome food at realistic prices."
• "Lacked flavour, served luke warm. Dishes came out half hour apart which was frustrating."
• "Food was overpriced for poor tasting, greasy food."
• "Very overpriced for just two measly samosa type things."
• "It felt quite pricey and a little pretentious."