Canova Hall Reviews Summary

Ambiance and Interior

Pros:

• "Really a well maintained place, excellent interior and helpful staff."
• "It was a really good experience, beautiful inside, reasonably priced and it had a nice vibe to it."
• "The space is beautiful, I went there for my birthday, and had the bottomless brunch with my friends."
• "Great big space, presented well. Lots of light and room to move."
• "Immediately upon entering Canova Hall, you’ll quickly realize that it’s a bit of a unique place/space."
• "This is one of the most beautiful buildings and in fact, restaurants in Brixton."

Cons:

• "The toilets were so dark and dirty, they need way bigger bins in there."
• "The toilet is in the basement and the basement is dark. Better be careful and mind your step."
• "Also the music was so loud! We had to shout across our small table to hear each other."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The prosseco and rum punch were good, as well as the pizza I had! I’ll definitely recommend it."
• "The pizzas was good and came out quickly."
• "The pizza is great, highly recommend the pizza over the pasta."
• "We came here before a gig so needed to be out on time. Service was excellent, even though we were all delayed getting there. The pizzas were amazing."
• "Good pizza. Local beer."

Cons:

• "Everything looked delicious but unfortunately two pieces were a bit too much and heavy for me, so I cannot finish the second."
• "On the last visit, I got the burrata pasta which looked good but was horrifically bland."
• "Came in for food today and I have to say it was really bad I could have done a better job myself…."
• "Very very weird breakfast, their version of scrambled eggs on sourdough is chopped up fried egg with a creamy sauce."
• "My poor friend also had a disaster on his plate I’ll put the picture and see if you can spot it…… great location and love the venue but everything else was bad."

Service

Pros:

• "I walked in, was greeted by a really friendly guy who showed me to a booth."
• "Staff were welcoming, attentive, readily provided drinks."
• "I've been to Canova Hall for bottomless brunch three times now, and the last visit was the only reason for the 4 stars. The first two times were faultless."
• "Popped in for a few coffees when was visiting London. Such a nice vibe. Great staff, not only serving but also open to have a little chat."
• "I visit Canova Hall quite regularly so it’s about time I wrote a review to say how wonderful it is. The staff are great too."

Cons:

• "Second time ignored me."
• "Third time no one to welcome at front door, staff dressed and act like customers."
• "The other staff seemed aware and quick with topping up drinks, but our brunette waitress on the third visit was particularly slow."
• "Great hosts, great cocktails and great bottomless (although expensive) and great atmosphere, BUT the food is terrible and not worth the price."
• "When we asked for the bill, even though the waiter acknowledged my request, he started chatting with people at the bar for at least 10 minutes."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "But I googled the menu and it was actually really reasonable."
• "Bottomless brunch for my friends birthday. Really good atmosphere. Good price considering its the middle or London."
• "Great value for money and excellent service! Cool interior design as well."
• "Affordable, fun bottomless brunch!"
• "Celebrated my birthday here yesterday and it was absolutely gorgeous - the music was great and all staff was super friendly."

Cons:

• "I get it, they don’t actually need to be good to fill the place so why bother doing anything well?"
• "Menu looks delicious in theory but is not executed well. My pizza has tinfoil stuck to the base and I didn’t like it at all."
• "I went there for bottomless brunch, the food is quite bad and the portion quite small. When our 2 hours were up, the waitress grabbed our half full bottle of wine, which is unacceptable."
• "Food was ok not what I’d call value for money, coffee was quality though took far too long for my order to be taken when it wasn’t busy."
• "Visited here on Saturday afternoon, was very busy but staff were still attentive with good service. Drinks and food were lovely. And the interior is very cool, great music. I’m not giving 5 stars as I think the pricing is a bit crafty."