nestled in a dimly lit corner of the city, this coya has vibrant flavors, impeccable service, and…read moreluxurious ambiance. While it may be a bit on the pricey side, the experience is undeniably worth every penny, especially if you're looking for a night of shared dishes, attentive service, and great atmosphere. the mood is perfect for an intimate dinner or a celebration with friends, as it was when i came here for my birthday! the guac was prepared on the table, and had a great freshness to it, but was not worth the money imo bc it tasted pretty ordinary to me. same for the antichuchos de pollo - they were so small and tasted like regular skewers to me - they had a nice smoky flavor, but nothing that couldn't be achieved at home easily. i liked the trio de maiz, which had many different types of maiz, and was presented beautifully! the dish was very fresh and almost nutty. also liked their take on patatas bravas, which was perfectly crispy and with a delicious creamy sauce. love love loved the tiradito de pez limon, which had the most melt in your mouth yellowtail crudo/sashimi. it was paired with an amazing slightly spicy green chili sauce, and overall flavors were phenomenal. the orange tobiko wasn't there though... the salmon was one of the best things i had that night - perfectly cooked and tender, melty and delicious! amazing flavor pairings, scrumptious overall! dessert was one of the highlights of the meal as well. the churros were citrusy and fried to perfection, and paired with a great sauce. my personal favorite was the passionfruit mango pavlova thing, which had such a bright tartness! everything was served on what looked like homemade pottery, so lovely! the price point seemed a little irrational for what we received, but everything was delicious, and the overall experience was amazing! highly recommend if you're feeling a bit posh or just want to treat yourself!

A superb Peruvian fusion restaurant in the heart of Mayfair. Stunning interiors, beautiful pisco…read moresours and Negronis, delicious guacamole. A fun restaurant with great service and great ambiance. Go for the sights but stay for the food.

We were going to a comedy show nearby and wanted to grab a quick bite to eat so we stopped by this…read morepub. Oaka At The Mansion offers a Thai menu with traditional dishes including curries, stir fry, noodles, etc. You order & pay at the bar, and they bring everything out to you when it's ready. I landed on the Cashew Nut chicken and my husband got the Sea Bass Sweet Chili. The portions of both dishes were pretty large. The sea bass was more flavorful with a nice sticky sweet, spicy, tangy sauce. The chicken in my dish tasted off and didn't have much flavor but the veggies with rice was not bad. This place seems to be pretty busy. We got there at a decent time because there were a big slew of people who came in after us. There were may people coming in for taking out orders as well. All to say, it might take time to get food / drinks. Seems like a locals spot!

The spot is absolutely the tits! It's delicious!!! Mind you, hella spicy. They have a chill lunch…read morespecial 13.95 for an entree and appetizer! I definitely recommend coming here if you want proper Thai food. Staff was super nice and welcoming, took us in 10 mins before lunch special was over.

I haven't been to a restaurant like this before. Trendy Asian fusion that defied description…read more Preparation and presentation were exceptional. We were there on a early Friday evening. Three of us had 6 sides and a bao each. We loved the salmon rice cakes and all the other dishes were equally good. Our server was exceptional and took very good care of us. We wanted to visit again on Sunday but they are not open Sundays.

The vibe here was immaculate, very quirky and cool. We sat at the bar and had a few tapas and the…read moreservice was great for a weekend. Id recommend everything i tried from the ube margarita to the wagyu bao. A neat touch on the bao is that each one has a edible portrait stamped on.

Well received during a very quiet lunch time. Great menu selection, well cooked and presented…read more Apparently well known as an aircrew hangout particularly welcome if branding a distinctive moustache!!!

I can't speak for the food here, but this was exactly the flavor of local pub I was looking for in…read moreLondon. Cozy atmosphere bursting at the seams with Royals ephemera and friendly staff. Pop in for a pint or 2 and enjoy!

My husband and I were on vacation and were completely exhausted from walking all day so we wanted…read moreto find a place close enough to our hotel for an easy walk without sacrificing the quality of the food. Firecracker was a fun little joint that almost seems hidden from the street. You walk down a flight of stairs and a cute restaurant with private karaoke rooms is waiting for you! I was quite impressed with how well the rooms held the karaoke music in- we really only heard what was happening when people were walking in and out of their rooms. We ordered some soup and dim sum and everything was quite tasty! I did knock a star because truthfully service was not great, but it didn't appear to be that way for everyone. It felt like the staff heard our accent and was attentive to everyone in the restaurant except us.

Firecracker is close to one of our offices which is to say that it's great because we generally…read morehave very limited options around where we are on the River. I loved their bento boxes because you can do many variety of options and pick and choose as you wish. In my case I had all proteins and few vegetables. Our office has avocados and fruits so I didn't feel that I needed that extra layer of veggies. For 9 £, or under 12 bucks, one can get a whole lot more lunch than one would get, say from San Francisco. I also found the decor surprisingly pan Asia which is neat. This is one of the approachable places you could get by Westminster Abbey, and given how sad and limited the food choices are around here, I would give it a four star - simply it's within walking distance from work and it's what you'd expect from an Asian fusion restaurant.

This place gets bad reviews, but Im unsure why? I have to say the staff was wonderful. From start…read moreto finish! Big hellos big smiles. I loved my server he was awesome. The girl doing the carbonara was excellent. I tried their cheese wheel carbonara dish! It was really good. The prices seem very fair. I did their bubble crush drink it was adorable. Food was as expected and service was top notch. Pro tip: there's buttons on the napkin holders that connect to your servers watch. If you need them you can just press the button.

We got seated quickly and got to order fast. The ambience is nice as well. But the food is just not…read moreworth it at all, food it pricey to start with and then the quality lacked in all the dishes except the salad which was the only decent dish. They also put in a discrete service fee that isn't clear. The fact that they advertise best restaurant of the year for multiple years is a total sham. We got Cobb salads which were good but nachos and other dishes left me feeling ill. In summary ambience great, service decent, food quality shit. It's because of the good quality I give it a 1

Roka has amazing service and food - Because of this, I highly recommend this restaurant, also…read morebecause it's lively but not too loud! Food: - salted edamame: 5/5 - yellowtail sashimi with truffle: 5/5 amazing amazing amazing!!! I will be dreaming of this dish for years to come - o-toro (semi fatty tuna): 5/5 - prawn tempura roll: 5/5 - california roll: 4/5 just your average california roll - chicken skewers with spring onion: 5/5 - beef filet: 5/5 extremely tender and flavourful - asparagus robata: 5/5 - peanut/vanilla/chocolate sundae: 3/5 I probably won't order this again as the consistency of the chocolate is halfway between a heavy mousse and a gelato + stuck at the bottom of this jar? It felt like a random mish mash of a dessert. Service: 5/5 the waiters were all extremely attentive, constantly making sure we had enough water and getting all of our dishes, even though we were in the corner of the restaurant. Overall, I will definitely be coming back here (and hopefully sooooon)!

The flavor of this place is out of this world. We were walking down the street looking for a place…read morea local told us about when we stumbled upon Roka instead! When we looked at the menu, we knew we had to try it. The octopus skewers are cooked to perfection- so much flavor. You can see and taste the detail from the chefs who cook right in the center of the restaurant too. We loved the chicken kaarage which was crispy, tangy and had the perfect homemade sauce to it. The baby back ribs... don't walk, run! They are amazing, fall off the bone and the flavor is unmatched. The asparagus had the perfect char on them too. We got a sakura drink, can't remember what came in it but it was delicious! We finished our meal with the sticky bun and I can't even tell you in words how much we loved it. It came with banana miso icecream but the star of the show was the bun when it comes to dessert. There was not a single thing we didn't love about the food! The service was okay, our server forgot a drink and the sweet potato which we really wanted to try but we ended up with the perfect amount of food without it. Great vibe in and out of the restaurant!

"A great authentic selection of Veg and Non-Veg menu with excellent service"…read more Date of Visit: 18.01.18 Time: 12.30pm Review: Upper Street has one restaurant after another so you can easily get confused where to eat and you may not venture from one end to the other but i do recommend you plan and stick to your plan as we did else we would have not walked this far down (towards Highbury from Angle Tube) and would have walked past the small entrance no doubt and missed out on this little treasure. There are also special lunch deals which are very well grouped options and worth looking at. Menu selection is great with many options but not to the point you cant decide and also would then question the quality on offer. A good selection of starters, mains and desserts. Food all arrived promptly and hot and all well presented. I tried all the dishes and each had an authentic and different taste and enjoyed each one from the starters to the main to the dessert. Also having a selection of both veg and non-veg all great with no complaints. This is not supposed to be fine dinning or a fusion resturant but its one i would visit again as you know you and anyone you take with you will be happy and full. Dress Code: No dress code and a nice place to visit for family meal or with friends. Booking Process: You are able to book a table on-line very easy process and you get a confirmation email which all worked well. Location: 119 Upper Street, London N1 1QP Cuisine type: Thai food Parking: There is off street parking but no dedicated car park Decor & Lighting: We sat by the window but there is a rear part to the restaurant also flooded with light from a glass atrium and although the resturant starts narrow it really has considerable space further down. There is also some nice accent lighting and good comfortable seating with various seating options available to meet any size party. Heating & Cooling: I noted a few AC units which i assume also had heat pumps and we went the temperature was cold outside but comfortable inside. Ambience & Acoustics: Light background music and simple decor, i would say the walls could do with some work to add some more ambience but overall a nice place and clean. Acoustics seemed to be good but as we went when it was empty it would be unfair to really comment too much about noise levels. DB Level: I did not take a reading as we were the only people in the restaurant at the time so would not be relevant Drinks: There was a good selection of drinks with various teas and other fresh juices and a couple of cocktails on offer but no non-alcoholic selection but all you would expect and a little more available so there was no real issue. We had the following: Starters Corn fritters with sweet chilli dressing - Comes with two good sized fritters, a bit on the sticky side for the teeth but great taste and not overly spicy and a great starter with the sweet chilli dressing also a good complimentary sauce. Spicy chicken and dill soup - A great fresh and spicy tasting broth with good amount of chicken.A big bowl for a starter. Vegetable spring roll - Mini spring rolls and little on the greasy side but all forgiven for the great taste and i could have eaten so many more of these. Vegetable thom yum - A great soup with plenty of vegatibiles and spicy slightly sweet broth. A big bowl for a starter. Main Course Vegetable green curry with Thai aubergine, tofu, bamboo shoot and sweet basil - A good sized portion again a nice spicy tasting broth with good consistency of sauce and serve with rice. We asked for this without tofu. Chicken stir fry with cashew nut - Served in a large bowl with plenty of spicy crispy chicken pieces so if you love crispy spicy chicken you will love this but not served with any noddles or rice so worth maybe ordering something to accompany this dish. Phad mee, egg noodle with chicken, prawn, shiitake and beansprout - A good sized portion of egg noodles and chicken, which is similar to the stir fry but not as crispy. Very nice dish with plenty of flavour but a milder option than the others. Desert Warm raspberry and chocolate pudding with vanilla ice cream - Small but very hot raspberry and chocolate pudding but still a good size for dessert and not overly rich in taste with light raspberry taste so not overpowering. A nice vanilla ice cream that complimented the dessert well. A great end to the meal . Lemon cheesecake with strawberry ice cream - A light refreshing lemon cheesecake and fresh strawberry ice cream. Portion is not too big or too small and you can order two dishes and easily share each as i would recommend. Bill / Cost: Around £50-60 for three people which i found extremely reasonable given the portion size and quality of food. Conclusion: Menu selection and service was excellent with great friendly staff who were also very attentive. Given we went at a day and time it was empty so i cannot comment on

We were looking for a restaurant to have lunch on a Saturday afternoon and found Isarn. The decor…read moreinterior is the first thing that got my attention as it is beautiful! It was not super busy so we could seat wherever we wanted. My husband got the Massaman Curry and I chose the Prawn Pad Thai. Both were super flavorful and satisfying. We appreciated the iced tea at the end of our meal, it was a nice touch! We would love to stop by again to try other items from their menu.