Bar + Block Steakhouse London Wimbledon Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The breakfast was AMAZING!"
• "First time, [the steak] was juicy and soft."
• "Fries and sauces were good."
• "The food was lovely and well presented."
• "Decent steak that’s good value for money."
• "Food was excellent and the spiral ribeye was perfectly cooked."
• "The rib eye steak was cooked to perfection."
• "The beef was nice and rare."
• "All the food was superb and the waiters were very customer orientated."
• "Steaks very tasty and tender."
• "Mixed grill wonderfully done and enough for two people."

Cons:

• "The burgers were overcooked, dry and tasteless."
• "The Steak did not come with the triple cooked beef dripping chips as advertised."
• "Every time the steak wasn’t served hot, it was slightly warm and gets cold quickly."
• "The apple crumble didn't have a toasted topping."
• "Breakfast isn’t their strong suit. The food was average and overpriced."
• "The steak sandwich was tiny."
• "The food looked the part but the taste was not up to standard."
• "The kids vegetable starters were dry and shrivelled, their burgers were overcooked and so dry."
• "The portions were tiny. Literally a handful of fries with the burger, for £17!!!"
• "The food was bland and portion sizes were not worth the money at all."
• "Food took 45 minutes to arrive and some pieces of meat were cold."
• "The crumble had apples with the skin still on inside."
• "The steak was just good, peppercorn sauce taste like cheap gravy."
• "Some dishes were consistently poor e.g. the crumble."
• "Not very good value for money at all! The food was lovely but not enough of it!"
• "Starters terrible, like a Wetherspoons turnout."
• "The steak was so chewy, the kids left theirs so we could give it to our dog at home."

Service

Pros:

• "Great staff. Very kind and helpful."
• "The staff are so good."
• "Our waiter was very nice."
• "Amazing service once again and the food was delicious."
• "Service was good but the food was well overpriced and terrible in my opinion."
• "Good customer service. We had the steak and lobster tail with dessert."
• "Ricardo the manager was very entertaining. He is definitely a great host."
• "Staff were very welcoming as you walk in the door."
• "Although we are not meat eaters, staff here went out of their way to accommodate us."
• "The Jamaican chef that brought the food was hilarious, super professional, courteous, and extremely kind."
• "Great quality meat, whether it's the extensive range of succulent cuts off steak or the roast beef or chicken served for Sunday lunch!"
• "Staff really friendly and helpful."
• "Thank you to Siobhan for her amazing service on Saturday (08.02.20) although the kitchen seemed under pressure, Siobhan turned the experience around and made our meal really enjoyable."
• "Cannot fault this place! Siobhan served me and was such a pleasure to be around."

Cons:

• "Service was rather hit and miss."
• "No check back received at all - either with the Starters or Main meals."
• "Service is slow considering there aren’t very many people in the restaurant and our bill took forever!"
• "Service was a bit chaotic despite attempts of barman in charge to try and fix it."
• "Service at lunchtime was quite slow, but staff friendly."
• "Service is awful."
• "The Sunday lunch was just OK... Service was a bit chaotic."
• "Service was slow I'm spite of having just few tables to serve."
• "The service really ruined the experience."
• "The restaurant was not very busy at all, maybe one other table seated when we ordered. We had two small children with us and waited an hour for our food."
• "Terrible service. Waitress was smoking outside when we arrived."
• "Arrived on time…food waiting time was around 70 minutes since we sat down, got fully burned burger."
• "Service was slow, could be faster - but the service given seemed decent enough, nothing standing out."
• "We waited 40 minutes for food ordered off a menu which says 'ready in under 10 minutes' in an empty restaurant."
• "Sadly our order was totally messed up, starters have never arrived, mains were not what we have ordered, then my main was sent back and was not returned until we promoted then."
• "We booked, for Friday at 7pm. I don't know what was wrong 1 hour later we received our starters which we sent back straight away they were freezing cold."
• "Booked a table online upon arriving at venue was told kitchen was closed."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "This a lovely evening at a trendy chain of restaurants by Premier Inn."
• "The restaurant was a bit busy (19:00), the food was all superb."
• "Tables were clean and the inside looked new and quite impressive."
• "Atmosphere seemed quiet for a Saturday but it could have been because of the coronation."
• "Restaurant has a few outdoor tables but the traffic and noise put me off, so we chose to sit inside."
• "We really enjoyed the experience."
• "Very nice place, the atmosphere was amazing."
• "Overall one of my top restaurants I have ever been to."
• "Great food and atmosphere!"
• "We love this restaurant, it's our No 1."
• "The premises were spotlessly clean, social distancing measures were in place, the staff were so warm and welcoming and the food was excellent."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere is good in there. Service is friendly. Just food is the main problem."
• "The waiter named Emrah was extremely rude and proceeded to argue with me and my family when we flagged up a mistake he made on the receipt."
• "The place was empty however we had to go find her after 20 minutes waiting."
• "It was OK, expected veg to come with the meal, for the prices charged. Not even available as a side order!!!! Sometimes less is more, but here, less is not good enough!! Only went because we had a 50% off voucher!!"
• "I just really want to thank Siobhan @wimbledon Bar+Block for treating me with respect and dignity as a SOLO DINNER which I LOVE amazingly comfortable! THANK YOU NOT ALOT OF PLACES TREAT SOLO DINNERS WITH AMAZING EXPERIENCE."
• "Slow service. They don't seem to understand the subject of time. You got to ask to be served and when ordering the bill seems to take them ages even so there was only one other party in the place.. Wont go again."
• "The atmosphere was amazing. Steak absolutely succulent and of great quality! I really enjoyed it. Good selection of wine too. Definitely a good place to meet up with friends or family and enjoy good meat."
• "Went last night for dinner and it was great. There were 5 of us and although they were very busy, we didn't have to wait for anything."
• "Not very good value for money at all! The food was lovely but not enough of it! I ordered the grilled chicken salad and I do not class 6 tomatoes as a salad and that was the large one! Goodness knows what you get if you ordered a small one!"
• "First time trying this place food was good but it says on the menu that the steak comes with chunky chips which I was looking forward to but when it arrived I had 🍟 and when questioned was told unless you ask for fat chips you get fries🍟 please change your menu to state this but would recommend"
• "Omg what a great service food and atmosphere at the Wimbledon bar & block tonight! We were served by a lovely efficient waitress Siobhan, she was very friendly polite and had a wonderful customer service approach nothing was any trouble, nice table clean everywhere!! Thank you bar & block Wimbledon will deffo be visiting again soon!!"