Vivo is part of the same group that own The Fire Station and Cantaloupe and has the same casual…read moreconvivial atmosphere, but is, I think, stronger than its sisters in that it has more character. There is an upstairs restaurant serving a menu of south american street food and tapas, and downstairs is a bar and dancefloor. All is decorated with south american art on exposed brickwork, with red leather seating and low-lighting. It's the perfect ambience for group meals with friends, which also goes with the tapas formula. If you're after something more substantial then there are lots of main meals, and grilled meat, Argentinean style too. I have only been here for meals, but the bar downstairs has always been lively at the weekends. There is a very happy hour from 5-8 each day £4 cocktails and £10 bottles of wine.

A great place for a quiet couple of drinks, or cocktails, if you're in the West End. Great location…read moreon Poland Street. Good cocktail list. Reasonable selection of good wines. Service good in the main, with the odd spell of slowness (I've never encountered ill-humoured service here though). The bar in the basement, so it's not ideal for anyone who needs help to get about or is in a wheelchair. Food is available upstairs at tables and is pretty good. Downstairs it's more 'finger food' but just as nice. Vivo is perfect of you want to avoid over crowded central London bars but still sample the vibe. UPDATE - As of 20 January, Vivo seems to have closed down.

Let's be honest. It is certainly the best Chinese food you can have in Stratford, including…read morewestfield's lotus. But, that doesn't automatically make this place good. The presentation was generally rubbish and the spicy dumpling was absolutely flavourless. I'd give it to them that the fried noodles were decent however the meat to noodle ratio was not good.

Plain chow main was delicious…read more The service was adequate I was surprised by the exquisite flavor at such a good price.

Excellent and good value. Great service and very popular. I had the delicious and hearty minestrone…read moresoup to start, and the fabulous pork meatball linguine for the main. One of the best reasonably-priced Italian restaurants in North London in a great location in Primrose Hill. Will definitely go again.

Summary : From what…read morestarted from us asking the awning be extended so that we do not get drenched, the owner not only refused to do so but told me to "use my brain", called me an idiot, said that I "don't have a brain" and then proceeded to use the F-word. He then stalked us to the next restaurant we went to down the street and snatched the menu from the hands of one of the women in the group and told the waitress not to take our order. The owner is a very unstable person. While from other reviews the food is presumably good and one of the persons in our group also vouched for that from their previous experience, avoid the place if you do not want to risk spoiling your lunch or dinner. I sent this review to the restaurant and gave them more than 24 hours to let me know if something here is not according to how they remember the events but they have not responded as of writing this review. -- Full Version -- Our group ordered pizzas to go while it was quite pleasant and sunny. After 30 minutes of waiting, they said it would take another 10 minutes. By that time the weather had turned quite rainy and we asked if we could convert the order to dine-in since their delay had cost us the opportunity to sit at Regent's park and eat. The head waitress seemed to grudgingly agree and asked us to sit outside. We requested one of the waitresses to extend the awning so as not to have us get drenched. She obliged cheerfully. Then we were surprised to see the awning being pulled in again. On inquiring, the main waitress told me that there was some rod they had extended under the awing for some purpose and that it wouldn't be able to take the weight. I asked her if she expected us to get drenched eating, especially when it was clearly their fault for delaying the 'to-go' order. I told her that that behavior was unacceptable and ridiculous and that they would get bad reviews from all of us if we were treated that way. At this point, the owner called me inside and then I had a surreal experience. First he outright lied that the awning could not go further to which I responded that one of his waitresses had put it a foot further before it was pulled back. Caught in a white lie, he proceeded to say the same thing about the rod not being able to take the weight (which it clearly was able to 5 min ago assuming the awning was even resting on it). Then he proceeded to say "use your brain". I have seldom encountered such a crass and ill mannered person and definitely not in the hospitality industry. I told him that that kind of language is unacceptable and furthermore that he could rest assured that I use my brain since I am a theoretical physicist and a machine learning engineer. I further countered that it is in fact he who ought to use his brain. At this point he completely lost it and called me an idiot, said that I "don't have a brain" and said something with the F-word but I can't quite remember if it was name calling or telling me to F-off. Normally, one would think the story would end here since I just paid for our coffees and we left the place for another pizzeria. As luck would have it, we ended up at Pesantissimo across the street. While we were about to order, the same guy showed up and snatched the menu out of the hands of one of the women in our group and told the waitress not to take our order. This is the absolute worst restaurant and I would advise people to avoid it at all costs. There are plenty of other restaurants on the street that have great food and that do not have such an unstable and ill mannered management. --------------------------

What can you say. We needed a quick and not too big savoury bite and stopped at Wagamama. Quick and…read morefriendly service, a plate and a bowl of nice noodles, two Sauvignon Blanc and we left satisfied. Good, but very much like other Wagamamas.

As an Asian, I think the taste of food and food making method are really weird…read more The foods are neither Japanese nor Korean nor Chinese nor Vietnamese nor Thai style. Unlike other asian restaurants which may localize the taste to suit the UK people, the taste of food is too salty (-1 star) and too sweet (-1 star), or simply weird using wrong sauce (-1 star), and simply fake it as an Asian restaurant. The worst is that the rice are not fully cooked at all (-1 stars). For the service, it is nice and fast (+1 star). I recommend Wagamama can learn how to prepare food properly or just hire a Japanese chef. For I only ate the Donburi which I think the easiest preparation one. Perhaps Wagamama can make better dishes other than Donburi.

This is one of my most favoured Italian restaurants in Guildford…read more As me and my partner entered we were promptly seen to and given our seats, no waiting around even though the place had quite a few guests and parties going on. Waiters offered us our drinks and starters and this was brought to us within 10 minutes. Again, no waiting around. I ordered calamari which came beautifully crisp and moist, with a fresh slice of lemon. We ordered our mains which came to us within 15-20 minutes, the waiters didn't disturb us, but were swift when we finished eating to provide a desserts menu and top up our drinks. The speed and quality of food was amazing and I would highly recommend it to anyone, some of the best service and food to go and enjoy!

Don't go here, they treat people awfully. My partner applied for a job and was told he was hired…read moreand then they totally denied it and HR and customer service both refuse to deal with the complaint. Totally unethical company.

The customer service made this a 4*. I went here with a work colleague for lunch…read more As soon as we walked in we were greeted by a really friendly and polite barman. He took our drinks order and served us. I asked to set up a tab and he was fine. He pointed out the special board and welcomed us to take our seats. I had a burger and chips, it was nice enough. My colleague had fish and chips and he said his fish was actually really nice and definitely a good bit of quality fish. The waitress was so sweet, attentive and amusing! The decor was lovely and you can tell it's just had a big makeover. The whole place was immaculate. A really decent selection of drinks, including London lagers and ales. It is is at the posher end of "gastro pub". I would go back here 100%. If nothing else the staff have won it over for me hands down. You k ow you'll get served timely, decent food, with a smile, nothing too much effort.

Really cozy local gastro pub which is becoming my latest thing to do on weekends where I can bring…read moremy fluffy friend. They're dog friendly and there's a really nice nature walk right opposite the pub. You'd want to get there by car as it's in the middle of Watford road but to easy to find. The staff there are welcoming, we actually went on Boxing Day thinking it' probably be too busy but they were really nice and we got a cozy sofa spot next to the bar. The food is nice and warming I had the butternut squash soup of the day with nice homemade bread. They do amazing seafood hence the name and I'm eager to go for the lobster Tuesdays. I think you have to book in advance due to popularity. Will definitely recommend any hungry hikers and families with kids as they have a lot to choose from with whole lot of alcohol choices too!

This was the busiest restaurant in Gerrards Cross on a Tuesday night…read more Big menu. Pasta, starters, and about 20 pizza choices in thin or regular crust. The thin crust comes uncut and they bring a pizza cutter so you can cut your own slices. about a 14 inch wide pie. The regular crust is about 9 inch wide.

It's casual, good food, good service. They serve a lot more than pizza, and the name makes it…read moresound like a fast food joint but its a proper restaurant with really great food. I generally stay away from chains so I'm not sure how we ended up in here, but I was very pleasantly surprised and the whole family left very happy.

I lived in London many moons ago and was thrilled to find the place still going strong. As I would…read moreget off the tube after work the aroma wafting from their kitchen would get me every time!

It's OK, but not spectacular. Reasonable price and atmosphere…read more I might go again if I was in the area.