Bamboo By Alice in Lambeth

The real jewel of stockwel ,top food great atmosphere.

I been last night in Maria’s kitchen and I try for the first time the dish call”Francesinha” and I been surprised with a lovely and delicious plate really recommend 5 star ⭐️ The staff are very welcome and friendly,thank you guys x

Friday 12th we went for the first time to upstairs, we came in and we’re welcomed with surprise (even though we had a reservation). Sat at a hightable facing the window, we asked for sparkling water but got still water. The waiters came to see us after 40MIN and many head turns on our part to take our order (food or drinks). We ordered all of our food and drinks in one go, our starters were actually delicious. This followed by a shared seabass. At that point my partner asked twice for a wine menu to have a glass of wine, nobody came to take our order. Our plates were not changed from the shared starters. We got a whole fish, no plate to put the bones. The server dropped fries when putting our fries on our table and said I’m sorry I’ll bring more. Ofcourse, they did not come back with new fries. Again the food was actually really good. Flakey fish lots of taste. At the end of our meal they did not even ask if we enjoyed our meal. I believe this is even standard practice at Nando’s, I assumed this would be the case at an affiliate Michelin restaurant. We had good food but it was ruined by the service. It was almost like the stuff intentionally ignored us.

Such a shame, the first time I went to this restaurant in september it was honestly the best meal I've had in london the food was amazing! Unfortunately after returning with the new menu I was left really disappointed. The food was pretty un interesting and portion sizes were so small I had to cook something when I got home, really not worth the visit or the hefty bill that comes with it maybe it was just an off night, who knows but I won't be returning after that.

We like visiting O Cantinho de Portugal to meet with friends and have a hearty lunch before heading out for the evening. Food is great; really hearty and tasty, just what we need. Super service. Look forward to our next visit.