I really, really wanted to love Sozo, it's only five minutes walk from our house and I had walked passed a number of times while it was being refurbished and was really excited to try it, but today I was left feeling disappointed!
First there's so much that's right with the place. Their attention to detail is magnificent. The look and feel of the interior is modern industrial, they've really focussed on the decor and it shows. The presentation of the food is another element that they've obviously taken care over. As an example the mushrooms on my large fry were in a separate ramekin to avoid the juice dampening everything. Price wise it's relatively cheap, my large fry was only £6.
So here's what's wrong...firstly, I ordered a flat white, it came and tasted like milky water. That put a bad taste in my mouth from the outset, excuse the pun! Next up the food came and although well presented it just wasn't great tasting, the bacon was overcooked and the staff didn't ensure we had sauces etc.
In defence of Sozo, it's only been open for a few weeks and it's inevitable that they are going to experience teething problems. I spoke to the staff and they said this was the busiest day since opening so perhaps that explains it.
As mentioned there's so much to love about Sozo (Draft Beer, desserts, a great menu) but my experience just wasn't top notch! So I'm giving 3 stars but hopefully when I try dinner in a few weeks we can add a few stars! read more