Stephen Street Bar and Kitchen in Camden

Amazing food! Friendly and smiley service! Very cosy atmosphere especially for business lunch or dinner. Highly recommended place!

Tengo proteínas adicionales en mi ensalada. Solo desearía que no vinieran en forma de insecto cocido. No creo que vuelva nunca más.

Probamos la calle Stephen. Cocina específicamente porque a mi hija le encanta una ensalada interesante, y son difíciles de encontrar en Londres. Su ensalada, que tenía quinoa, aguacate, tomate, col rizada y más, fue genial, al igual que mi risotto. El restaurante es muy elegante con buena música y un patio grande y encantador en la parte de atrás. Definitivamente contento de habernos detenido aquí.

Este es un espacio de comedor contemporáneo, elegante, luminoso y relajado, con áreas de estar interiores y exteriores. La mesa interior está bien espaciada, por lo que no se siente como si estuvieran entrometidos por otras partes. El comedor es una parte de la cadena Benugo, que administra una serie de cafés, restaurantes y espacios para comer en edificios públicos como el Museo Británico. Este espacio para comer forma parte del complejo del British Film Institute en Steven Street, justo al lado del extremo sur de Tottenham Court Road en el West End de Londres. Funciona como un restaurante de servicio completo y, aunque el menú no es muy amplio, tiene una cantidad razonable de opciones para adaptarse a todos los comensales, incluidos aquellos con requisitos dietéticos específicos. Nuestro grupo de 7 personas fue bien recibido, se sentó rápidamente y ofreció un servicio alegre y profesional durante toda la comida. Disfrutamos de una serie de panes planos para comenzar nuestra comida: el queso de cabra y la remolacha asada (sublime), la mozzarella, el pepperoni y la aceituna negra, y el tomate cherry y el jamón de Parma. Todos estaban deliciosos. Los platos principales también eran buenos (aunque no del todo excepcionales: el pastel de Shepherd's, el pollo asado supremo, los ñoquis y una ensalada de súper comida. Solo un par de nosotros comimos budín: helado y un pudín pegajoso de toffee). Tuvimos una experiencia realmente agradable. El vino y el Prosecco están bien de precio y nuestras copas se reponen regularmente. El proyecto de ley era correcto. Sin duda lo tendremos en cuenta para futuras cenas.

Este es un muy buen lugar en el desierto de los lugares pobres alrededor de Tottenham Court Road. Necesitábamos un almuerzo rápido, nos sirvieron de manera eficiente y con un personal amable. Tuvimos una envoltura cada uno y fueron excelentes, se sirve rápidamente caliente y sabroso. Muy recomendado

Very attentive staff ! Waitress and hostess really went the extra mile in delivering amazing customer service!

Currently sitting in the BFI - - 8 guests, including myself and two staff. I ate a Steak Sandwich and had a bottle of sparkling water. I had to call the restaurant number to get a coffee for after the steak sandwich. First world problems but abysmal service - could not recommend given the quality of other places around.

Nice flat bread pizzas (nice size for one for lunch) Nice outside courtyard and friendly service. A welcome find within touching distance of Charlotte St but without all the queues!!!

A friend and I were looking for somewhere for a salad and a glass of wine somewhere around Tottenham Court Road station, and wandered into Stephen Street quite by accident, and discovered this delightful restaurant. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, it wasn't overly busy, we got a nice quiet table for two and instantly loved the place. The service was excellent and very friendly, the quinoa avocado and broccoli salad was delicious, as was the glass of Picpoul de Pinet. A good fine in a quiet street away from the bustle of Oxford Street.

Food is tasty and delicated, atmosphere great even to have only drinks and some nibbles. The cheescake is the best one I’ve tried in London!! Little terrace for summer sunny days, I can wait to try the brunch on the weekends!

A truly delightful place to have lunch. Good food, superb and attentive staff, easy to find. Great for people with sticks and wheelchairs and easy-going ambience.

ordinary - coffee was pretty good but requests like ‘toast well done please’ or ‘’may I have Jan with my toast’ resulted in pale toast and non-existent jam: ‘we don’t have it’. One waitress to serve the entire cafe which meant we were not served unless our order was being taken or our food delivered. No-one asked if we’d like anything else and v hard to get someone’s attention to order another coffee

Located just off Tottenham Court Road. The restaurant is unprepossesing from the outside, however very comfey once inside. The food is lovely although it was a battle to have a steak on a Monday night. Interesting restaurant layout. Would I return? Probably not.

Very good meal last night had a 6 o/c reservation and the restaurant was buzzing. The baby octopus starter was very good followed by the beef rib rack and chicken both were excellent. The service by Visakh was very good and helped to make the meal special. Highly recommend

Having walked past this place a few times... it didn’t scream out friendly bar.. open for business. If anything it had more of a hotel bar feel... fine if your staying.. but not somewhere I’d go for a casual drink. But I couldn’t have been more wrong... After visiting with work colleagues.. this has become one of our goto meeting places.. Very friendly staff.. and a chilled atmosphere.. They do have just one draft beer.. but everyone seems to like it.. It’s got large tables.. great for groups.. and they don’t have overly loud music.. so it’s great to go there with colleagues or friends.. Well recommended.

I had my 30th birthday here on Saturday. We had unlimited prosecco brunch - the service was excellent, our glasses were never empty. Great atmosphere. Staff were brilliant! I'd definitely recommend. Good value for money as well.

Great atmosphere, lovely food (flat breads in particular) but the service is painfully slow. We regularly visit for business meetings, and often have to wait 20+ minutes to be served, followed by another 15+ minutes to receive a coffee. A shame.

Realmente excelente servicio amable y profesional. Preciosa decoración hecha para un ambiente cálido y casi íntimo. Comida fresca y sabrosa. Pan mesa. con olivas y mantequilla.

Fuimos a este restaurante por una promoción de trabajo para celebrar mi promoción. este es uno de nuestros equipos favoritos indios en Londres y consideramos este nuestro local.

Lugar escondido, personal amable, gran seguian después del trabajo y al bonito jardín. Buena comida, sin duda volveremos.

While the food is perfectly ok, the service is consistently abysmal. My colleagues and i use the venue due to its ideal location, within easy reach of the office. The lunch and breakfast options are good and usually pretty good However, the service is truly, truly terrible. Staff run around like headless chickens, not seeming to know which way is up. Orders get forgotten, requests for the bill go ignored and dishes take an age to arrive, even when the restaurant is dead. They desperately need to improve this place!!

In the heart of Media Land, off Tottenham Court Road, lies Stephen Street. This short road houses some of the top UK TV companies, so it's a no-brainer that a restaurant would be located here, directly opposite Freemantle. It's clientele, many glued to their laptops at their tables, are mostly, but not exclusively, in the industry. Logic dictates that the restaurant would be slick, efficient and know just how to cater for its clientele. But it doesn't. The service was quite simply dreadful. Everything, from the menu, to drinks, to the bill, had to be asked for at least twice. The food, when it finally arrived, was not bad. The waitress, although smiling and friendly, didn't seem to have the first idea what she was doing. Remember, this is a large, beautifully-designed restaurant in Central London - it is not the place for amateur hour. The outdoor area at the back looked very inviting, the decor was London-modern, the seating very comfortable - in fact all the ingredients were there for what should have been a good dining experience. But the poor service let it down badly.

What an amazing place. The food was of the highest quality and the service second to none. Will be coming back.

My first impression was that it was very noisy! The service though was excellent and the prices very reasonable. The menu is very limited with only 4 deserts one of which was a choice of 4 ice cream flavours and one not available. The salad dish consisted mainly of lettuce and the monk fish cheeks were very chewy. My lamb flatbread (a pizza) was excellent and very filling. Must mention the toilets which were unisex cubicles but very pleasant and clean. There's an outside eating area which would be good in the summer. Not fine dining but not bad at all.

It was probably our fault that we chose this restaurant to meet with friends for chat and catch-ups as we hadn't reckoned on the noise, not only from the clientele but also from the overly loud music which was being pumped out unnecessarily. We were seated at one of those terribly uncomfortable sofas where the seating is too low and the tables too high. We had been advised that we had only two hours to eat up (hate that) and certainly the waiters made sure that we got off to a quick start by constantly asking us if we were ready to order. A real pity because the food is not bad. We chose to share a number of small plates and were impressed by the quality of the selection, particularly the salads and the chicken thighs. Wine is reasonably priced and the overall bill not alarming.

We had a lovely evening last night at the Stephen St Kitchen in the BFI building. The ambience around the bar was great and the cocktails tasty. The pre-theatre menu is good value but we chose from the main menu as we wanted their flatbreads. One with hummus, lamb, mint, jalapeños, pomegranate and yoghurt was delicious, and the salami, tomato and olive one was too. Skin on fries were crunchy and the whole meal served well by an friendly waiter. Looking forward to our next visit.

Just off Tottenham Ct Rd on Stephen Street - attached to the BFI - is Stephen St Kitchen. Modern bistrot, elegantly done with a standout bar from the canny Benugo guys. They make the best margarita this side of Charlotte St Hotel. And the menu boasts a small but inventive range of bar snacks and mains. The standout dishes from the sharing plates are the amazing chorizos served on a bed of peppers and the chicken thighs crisped to perfection. Mega-busy on a Friday night with film types from BFI and media types from the ad agency and TV companies over the road - but great fun nevertheless. And in summer they have a great outside terrace at the back planted with olive trees. A great place well worth a detour.

We stopped in for coffee and breakfast. This turned out to be an hour we wished we could get back. The service was extremely slow - we waited 10 minutes for someone to take our coffee order, and they didn't return for another 10 for our food order. The food, when it did come, was nothing great, and the portions were very small. We watched one of our breakfasts sit on the "heater table" for 10 minutes waiting for the other one. We'll never go back there.

We went as a group of 10.We chose to indulge in all the sharing platters and they were great. The team really looked after us and the wasn't an empty glass all night.Fun tImes.

Came here after a trip to the theatre and had a set menu. I found that the menu was limited, especially by not having a vegetarian option for a main course. While I'm not vegetarian it still interested me. When I asked what was in the salad the waiter said "bacon, avocado and pecans" so still no veggie option? I assume they can take the bacon out. What a filling dinner option. Service was slow and not very consistent. Food was under-seasoned across three different dishes. Putting chilli flakes on something doesn't compensate for bland food. Wouldn't go back.

Just off Tottenham Court Road this bar and restaurant is on the ground floor of the BFI building. We were there for dinner, on a Tuesday night. It was pretty busy but service was ok. The menu is Europe-meets-Middle East (so flatbread not pizzas, lots of hummous). The small sharing plates are quite small so.order a couple more than you think you need. We had four plus a flatbread between three and that was fine. Flourless choc cake was delicious. You can.just have a drink and if you wanted to be without any music you can take your drink to the foyer. Also seemed to be an outside area but it was dark and January so I can say no more on that. Beware the bottled beers listed - they seem to come in cans!

Great athmosphere, quiet and intimate. Food was great although a bit pricey. Very close to the dominion theatre and great for shopping in oxford st

I would happily return to Stephen Street Kitchen, the menu was not particularly extensive, but the food was delicious and beautifully presented.

We were recommended to the restaurant as we were going to the Dominion Theatre and wanted a pre-theatre drink and meal. The pre -theatre menu was perfect. A light starter and main course. Happy hour has an offer on prosecco, although we had wine. Good service, friendly staff, nice atmosphere and very reasonable. I would go again.

Great decor but disappointed with food as it was a bit bland.

I really wanted to like the Stephen St Kitchen due to the good reviews and the look of the place, but the food (5 different dishes) really let us down. It looked pretty on a plate but was bland, had no flavour, it was average at best. Maybe they just had a bad day (Wednesday). I would go back for drinks (sensibly priced), as the ambience was good, but not for food. Sorry.

Stephen Street Kitchen is essentially the BFI Library canteen, refurbished and open to everyone (though, to declare an interest, I am a BFI Member).When first opened it fashioned itself as an upmarket pizza joint but the menu has since been revisited and is now more in mainstream wine bar territory.I prefer the place as a lunch stop and at lunch the other diners frequently include young, arty types with a BFI connection and the vibe is very good.The room is part of the open plan ground floor of the BFI at Stephen Street and so it isn't intimate and perhaps not the greatest spot on a gloomy, cold day!The food is great, with a Mediterranean theme and bistro style presentation. The drinks selection is good and service is fine and friendly.

Whilst the location and outdoor terrace is enticing - the prices are really off putting! Not good value for money....A 125ml of Rose wine was £5. When I suggested this was a very small glass for £5, I was advised that some customers pay for 2, to get a 250ml glass - making it £10 for one glass of very average wine! Eek - even for London, this is extreme for a casual bar and pizza place. The fish cakes I ordered were disappointing. You'd almost need a magnifying glass to actually find any fish, and they were presented as deep fried balls.I must say that the staff were friendly and we didn't wait too long, but by no means did this make up for the expense of very average food and wine.

Cater for my gluten and dairy intolerance without any problem. Lovely atmosphere. Great staff. Delicious food.

Had drinks here on a hot summer evening with work. Nice place but over priced for no reason! God knows why a standard bottle of Rosè is £28!!! The food is very bland and the menu is very boring. It's a nice chilled place to drink and have a chat, the terrace is really nice but that's about it. Staff are ok....they really need to change their menu and add a bit of excitement to it! The restaurant is in the heart of the westend so the least they could do is offer more of a variety!

So, the positives...food was reasonable for a tastecard 2for1 deal. We had two flatbread type pizzas which were tasty. And the restaurant was clean and fairly cool with a nice evening breeze. The negatives...the service was sooooo slow even though the place was fairly quiet with four waitresses on duty. And I was told that the beer was unlimited until 7pm but when I got the bill and pointed out the extra beers on the bill, I was told that happy hour was only 35% off so they dont train their staff very well. Hence, even though the food was ok, we won't be going back because they don't have the staff.

Had the most delightful lunch on the terrace at the restaurant, the food could not have been better, even had the Bett additional offers they had (excuse the upsell) My only reason for the 4 stars is that I felt a little let down by the drinks cost, the food was exquisite and fantastic value, but the small wine serving at high end prices left me feeling a little hard done by, however I did not let it ruin the afternoon.Well worth a visit, but be better than me at checking the sizes and costs of the wine offer.

If you register for their emails prior to going you will get a free glass of prosecco on arrival, so with that and a tastecard it is exceptionally good value. Interesting menu with a wide range of dishes, attentive service and a great ambience - an excellent option in central London.

The menu is restricted, but fresh and tasty, and the ambiance comfortable and contemporary. There is a good mix of comfort and more formal seating for business meetings, and an open terrace at the back for summer al fresco dining. The staff are young energetic and attentive.

Very nice ambience and good food and service. Will definitely go again!

Great food, good value, would definitely go back for another meal

This is place is in the ground floor of the British Film Institute offices and conveniently located just off Tottenham Court Road and two minutes from the tube station. The menus is straightforward Mediterranean food served in an informal environment. There are outdoor areas which in warm weather are a blessing. Good simple tasty food well served.

A very nice place near Tottenham. High quality food and friendly staff made me and my friends enjoy our dinner. I got tuna and salmon and they were delicious! Also Italian wines were pretty good!

This place has a really great terrace out the back which is lovely during summer evenings.Fairly wide but pricey selection of drinks.Menu claims that there is a happy hour from 5-9 with 35% off selected wines,beers and spirits however the staff were trying not to honour this promise until we persuaded them otherwise!Seems to be the only happy hour that they will honour is 35% off champagne and prosecco on a Thursday so just double check before ordering!All in all really great staff and pleasant surroundings.

Stephen Street have made a poor decision changing their menu. The portion sizes (for the price you pay) are minuscule and they've taken off some great dishes and replaced them with bizarre 'tapas' style dishes that just don't work. Now for £10.50 you can get half a pizza, for £7.50 you can get 6 balls of gnocchi and for £12.50 you can get a bowl of lettuce with some bacon shavings in.Service was shoddy as well, despite booking well in advance they had not set up for our table. Avoid.

This is in a good location in Soho, and if the weather is nice head straight out the back to the terrace. We just had drinks (the wine is expensive by the glass) but the staff were all pleasant.

Great food and works well for Vegetarians.The service is a bit slow but the quality of food makes up for this as well.Both Salads and pizzas were tasty and full of flavour.And with an open kitchen it great to see such chef in action.

Stumbled across Stephen Street Kitchen quite by accident and what a very pleasant accident. Will certainly be visiting again soon. Service was excellent and whilst the menu is limited there is enough of a selection to satisfy most tastes.

Wasn&#039;t sure what to expect from a first time eating at Stephen St, on this particular Thursday evening. Because the place is a little hidden away I was worried it might be dead, but in fact it was full and with a 50th birthday table nearby. <br /><br />Apparently they have &quot;Bubbly Thursdays&quot; (though it&#039;s not advertised - our waitress told us after we&#039;d ordered fizz!) so a good percentage off champagne. I&#039;d have thought there&#039;d be more of a film theme to the cocktails, given the location, but it was just a slight nod in only a couple of the names. I was there with an overseas filmmaker and it was a good place to take them to say they&#039;d been. <br /><br />The menu&#039;s pretty small, which I&#039;d normally take as a good sign. We shared calamari for starter. My friend wanted fish and chips for the British experience never having had it before. I went for fish pie (very unusual choice for me) and the waitress recommended broccoli on the side, which I was happy to take.<br /><br />The calarmari was good but very unusual, in that it was big chunks of fried squid in batter and pretty much exactly like how I&#039;d expect fish and chips to appear. There were no tentacles, just the body of the squid, and three big pieces so it was tough to share.<br /><br />The broccoli was unexpectedly swamped by garlic, and a touch overdone for me. Can you go wrong with a fish pie? It was well done - a good mix of flavours. I&#039;d have loved to try my friend fish and chips, most of which she left, but we&#039;re not regular eating pals so I couldn&#039;t dive in. They didn&#039;t provide any vinegar, let alone ketchup or mayo. I told her to ask for it, but I think she was too timid being in a foreign environment.<br /><br />For two of us it was just under 50 quid total, which I do think is excellent value, though now I think about it that&#039;s with my 10% BFI member discount! But still good value. And a nice little chat with a Swedish actress waitress afterwards about Alicia Wikander&#039;s recent Oscar.

I normally have a good experience at this restaurant, however on this occasion the service was slow, this maybe because they only had two people serving at a busy lunch time 1pm. The chips was burnt and looked like sticks and clearly ready made oven chips. Waited 20 minutes to order a desert...in the end we gave up and was now ready to pay our bill...waited another 10 minutes and the waving of hand or trying to catch their attention was impossible...in the end got up and waited at the till to get my bill as well as pay.

I was looking for a healthy option for dinner with a friend and I found it. The menu had different options and the salad I ordered was much tastier than I expected. There was a real depth and variety of flavour and my friends risotto was the same. The ambience was a little muted as the restaurant was quiet but based on the food we tasted I don&#039;t think it will be for long. I have already recommended it and I am sure I will be back.

Was at this restaurant after a meeting with a group of about 40 persons. The food and atmosphere were good, no complaints.

I recently took my mother to this restaurant, following an internet search it came out as being highly rated and near to the Dominican Theatre, where I was treating my mum to a birthday showing of Elf the Musical! I booked for pre-theatre, and whilst they had no specific pre-theatre menu, the main menu had a wide range of choices and the waitress knew the menu well and was able to advice on choices. <br /><br />I requested a specific cocktail to accompany the starters and although not on their menu, the bar staff were only to happy to make up to my specifications and help make the occasion special, as we were celebrating my mum&#039;s birthday!<br /><br />When the food arrived, it came with generous portions, and was extremely tasty, with delicate flavours and enticing textures.<br /><br />The waitress was jolly and jovial and helped make the dining experience pleasant and worthwhile. <br /><br />I would definitely visit again.

I&#039;ve eaten at the Stephen Street Kitchen several times now and the food is always excellent and really delicious - great flavours, fresh ingredients and good sized portions. The ambience is lovely and the staff are friendly and helpful. My latest visit was no exception, the food was great and the staff and ambiance were as welcoming as ever but the speed of service was somewhat variable. We had to wait a while to order but then our start and main courses arrived quickly but then, even though the restaurant was pretty quiet, it took ages to get our bill as there were very few staff members around and none of them came by our table. I&#039;d definitely visit again (we are having our Christmas lunch there!) but it would be great if the overall speed of service was improved - especially as we often visit for working lunches and so need to get back to the office at a certain time.

Read a few reviews and thought we'd give it a go. We both loved the place. The food was excellent, the staff friendly. Loved the open and quirky design. It was really quiet for a Saturday night but great for a pre show dinner? Within 5 minutes walk of the dominion theatre.

Although very quiet on a Saturday evening the service was great and the food really good and fantastically tasty.<br />Would thoroughly recommend for a pre theatre dinner.<br />Off the main road, with bags of character.

Title says it all: wanted a simple lunch, with fresh elements, decent range, emphasis on quality over showmanship. All done well. Waitstaff splendid and cheerful. This is a Benugo restaurant, and it fits the upscale, gentile, fresh type of restaurant typical of the brand. Space is large and comfortable.

SSK is a nice location for a coffee/ quick meeting - the staff have been attentive every time and general service is ok. What let it down for me was the poor Caesar salad - never have I seen such a sad plate of food, nor did I ever think a salad could ever create such terrible memories!!The chicken looked like it has been scrapped off an EAT baguette, there wasn't even a hint of anchovies in there, even the croutons could have come pre-done, from the nearest supermarket! Salad cream was quite certainly shop bought - quite frustrating to see the chefs at work in their open plan kitchen, to give such a sad piece of food!All in all a disappointment (especially when you consider using the rest for business meals), but will try again to ensure I didn't go on an "off" day!

My second visit. We were a party of 2 adults and 1 child. It took 30 minutes to order starter and main course and this only happened after several attempts to get the attention of a member of the staff. Same for ordering dessert. We were sitting in one of the booths facing into the BFI foyer. It seemed that the staff circulated in parts of the restaurant but not in the area we were sitting. <br />The food was great, the location and ambiance also. With some attention to the service it could be a wonderful restaurant.

Great food. Lovely people working there. Nice designed place with open kitchen. Looks lovely. Enjoyed!

If you are located in this busy corner of the metropolis then Stephen Street is a little lost haven of tranquility. There are tables outside at the front. Proper suntrap at certain times of the day. A terrace at the back overlooking the mews. Internally, it has both booth style and single tables. It is also part of the BFI building so there are any number of industry folk visiting at any one time. In the main the food is good as is the service. However, there seems to be a high turnover of staff, therefore, quality of service varies. They open for breakfast from 09:00, through to dinner in the evening. Certainly worth considering.

Terrible service in the morning, couldn&#039;t attract waitresses or waiter&#039;s attention, had to wait for ages to get served, then to get any extras, then to get service for the guests who arrived at my table, then to get the bill. The place was empty, so it&#039;s not like they were busy.

Good find in busy Fitzrovia, good food and more over quiet enough acoustics to have a conversations ! A rare thing in the west end.

A lovely restaurant with fantastic food (especially the pizzas), a nice atmosphere, and excellent staff. A good spot for central London too - no tourists, no noise, and no rip offs.

Mediocre. Part of the party having steak were happy. The rest not - food has so little flavour and interest (risotto, chicken) we felt a bit cheated.

Only downside had to choose from the set menu which was limited, otherwise very tasty, well presented food. Large, open plan restaurant so could be noisy when a large party in, we sat near to the courtyard by the kitchen so were fine. Staff efficient and attentive, the Chef especially was very friendly and decorated our dessert plate to acknowledge our wedding anniversary, suggested we return the next night to celebrate my birthday with a glass of prosecco! Very good value with the voucher, could be expensive without a deal.

food flavorless,staff incopetent,no manager on the floor,cutlery so dirty, which is quite disgusting!!!! what else? A disaster!

Met a friend for lunch on Saturday and as always great to be somewhere so close to the shopping area of Oxford Street but off the beaten path and very quiet. Food good, service good and great place as it&#039;s quiet and easy to catch up with friends. Only gripe is I booked through Open Table and had to remind the staff to take off the discount - do check the discount as on Open Table it mentioned 50% discount but the actual discount only 35%, otherwise all good.

Just two minutes away from the hustle and bustle of Totthenham Court Road tube is this delightful haven which has indoor and outdoor seating.A perfect meeting place for a quiet meal or just a glass of wine after work. They have thought of everything regarding their layout.The service was excellent. Well done to waiting staff and your kitchen team. We will definitely be returning

Food was good and very good value. Service a bit slow and the staff a bit confused. The place itself is quite nice but nothing special. <br /><br />Great for a cheap two course meal.

If you are looking for a place to eat quickly from a limited menu (quality pizza-heavy) slap bang in the West End, this place is ideal. Why is it set up like this? Because it's actually attached to the BFI, that's why. Nice outdoor tables, too. Staff are friendly if rather under-trained.

A beautiful trendy bistro with a great vibe. The discount made it fantastic value. My friend had the pasta which had WAY too much liquid (basically a soup) so she didn&#039;t enjoy the food much, but I had an amazing pizza which was absolutely spot on!

We were a group of 6 including a 1-year-old child, we had early dinner, Stephen&#039;s street kitchen worked really well. The food was great, the outside area was quiet and pleasant and the staff were very accommodating.

I&#039;m a regular at Stephen Street as it&#039;s in a really convenient location and the food is consistently good. Love the decor the most - they&#039;ve nailed the interior design.<br /><br />That said, EVERY time I have been here (which is 6/7 times now), the service has been Fawlty Towers level of slapstick. I&#039;m a very patient diner, but have been with differnt friends, colleagues and my boyfriend who have all been annoyed at the service and I have to say, I&#039;ve finally cracked too. Whether it&#039;s table reservations that don&#039;t get recorded, orders being sent twice, orders being sent wrong (this has happened every time), drinks never arriving, staff not understanding what I mean when I ask for the drinks menu, staff dissapearing when you need the bill... they are in desparate need of training. Staff are confused, disorganised and innattentive. Please sort it out!

Fantastic service, delicious food a great find slightly off the beaten track

Portions quite big and not pretending, but spaghetti alla vongole was too insipid.. Pizza dough was really thin which I like, but it would have been much better if less crispy. Nice and cozy atmosphere and acommodating staffs. Fresh orange juice was good.

Slightly limited menu but otherwise a great find in a quiet corner of central London. Offer was good but I would be back anyway.

I would recommend this restaurant for lunch, dinner, afternoon coffee or cocktail.. anything. I have been few times and the service is always very friendly &amp; attentive. The food is good and the china and glassware are original, very tastful but not over the top.

I love Stephen Street kitchen as its good for any time of day - breakfast/lunch, meeting etc. The boots are great, service is lovely and non intrusive and nice little menu. Will return

It&#039;s really a pizza place with some additional dishes but it&#039;s generally well done and handily tucked away next to the BFI off Tottenham Court Road. Look out for lunchtime deals which improve value. But the service was a bit random, it must be said

V slow service on a relatively quiet weekend evening. Good food. Portions of veg sides could be more generous.

We went to Stephen St Kitchen as the place looks beautiful in the pictures. The service was fantastic, very friendly staff, they were attentive, watching to see if we were ready for the next course. The unfortunate let down was the food. I ordered the soup which tasted like boiled water with pesto mixed into it. We both had pork belly for main, which hadn't been cooked enough and tasted of fat on dry meat. Hauntingly bad. The side salad was a bit of apple with some vinegar on top, not very pleasant. I had to write this as reading the reviews, we were so surprised to find the food such a let down. We won't be returning for food but perhaps a casual drink.

Food is okish. Sat in the beer garden on a sunny day and loved it. Food is ok, we went for pizzas. Have had better pizzas at many places nearby. They have a lot of seating space and the place was 70% full even on a Tuesday (lunchtime).

Perfectly pleasant but slow service.

We visited St Stephen Street for the first time with a Voucher deal for Lunch on a Saturday. It's very central in London (just off Tottenham Court Road) but quite off the beaten track for any passing trade / customers. The staff were friendly and the restaurant itself was very trendy. The chefs could cook on an open fire oven if required. Quite a limited menu - especially starters - but overall food was good but nothing special.

Always a great place to have an Indian meal. very central with fast efficient service that is value for money.

We had never been to this restaurant before and thought it most attractive. Had it been a little warmer we could have sat on the terrace where people were enjoying drinks. The glass wall through which you can see into the lobby of the British Film Institute added another layer of interest.<br /><br />All our food was excellent. Our son who was with us is Vegetarian so my only suggestion is that there should be more choice for Vegetarians. He had to have Pizza as the Pasta dish included Anchovies.<br /><br />Our Waiter who is from Nepal was very attentive and helpful. He was able to give us up to date information of the situation as his family are there. We are very interested in Tea and we questioned him about the Tea crops. He was most informative.<br /><br />To sum up it was a very pleasant experience and we would certainly go there again.

Although the decor at the Stephen Street Kitchen may look a bit industrial, the ambience still manages to be friendly and relaxed - somehow they&#039;ve managed to avoid the awful problems with acoustics that many similarly-kitted-out venues seem to have. My dinner partner and I had no problems conversing in normal tones.<br />The food was imaginative and delicious and there is an excellent cocktail menu. One thing I found disappointing; they serve a variety of interesting gins but do so with cheap, nasty Schwepps tonic which ruins the flavour. <br />Our waiter was brilliant - very chatty and friendly without being intrusive or obsequious. Would definitely return.

Following a lecture at the AA, we certainly enjoyed ourselves yesterday at Stephen St.: A comfortable and pretty pear-green banquette for our party of 4, stonework interior walls, pretty serving crockery for some dishes, music at a low volume, and respectful fellow diners (we sat adjacent to a birthday party 6-top). Phew! The feel of the restaurant reminded me of some other place--maybe Brasserie in Midtown NYC. Meals looked and tasted great: pork belly, salmon cakes espec. The pear tart was very good and the chocolate ice cream had inclusions of wee chocolate chips that took it up a notch. Yum! Our main server (younger gent with excellent Elvis Costello-issued gap btwn front teeth) was a total doll, helpful, not showboating, very thorough. The other staff were clearly proud of their work. Thanks for a very pleasant evening!

I went to Stephen street bar &amp; kitchen with a friend after work last week and absolutely loved it! It had a really good atmosphere and a nice decor. Its a big space so it feels refreshing not being cramped. We had a few cocktails and after I had a steak and my friend had sea bass. Both were very good and resonably priced I thought. I felt the service was also very good and attentive. I will definitely be going back!

You could easily miss Stephen Street kitchen but it appears lots of people don&#039;t! Great for a business coffee or we had lunch - great value set menu and nice if simple main menu. Lovely interior too! Will definitely return.

Went in. The place was almost empty. I stayed five minutes waiting to be seated. The waiter passed by me several times and didn't even talk to me. I left and no one asked me anything. What a place. Don't go there

Saw some good recommendations for the restaurant and it was worth a visit - particularly with the food discount (although we had to remind them at the end as it wasn&#039;t initially taken off the bill). Very relaxed, spacious, attractive room with tables well spaced - nice and relaxing on a hectic Friday evening. <br /><br />Food was nice with a good choice of things you felt like eating. Service was a little inexperienced but OK - although note to waiter, if you tip wine on the table you should top up the carafe! Would go back as the location is good and it&#039;s very pleasant.

I was quite impressed by the retro interior with banquettes as far as the eye could see. The restaurant was empty so I asked to be moved to a banquette. Seated by 5.45 we waited 20 minutes in which time several waiters passed us by before our order was taken. I suspect 5.30pm might be too early for the many sleepy staff not focused on us. Strange when there were more service and kitchen staff than customers.<br />We mentioned we were in a rush whilst ordering and almost inexplicably the food arrived about 5 minutes later. We suspected the pizza had been cooked earlier since we did not see any movement around the glorious wood burning oven.<br />I had the Vongole which was splendid if a little on the warm side. My dining partner had a warm spicy salami pizza not convinced it was recently from the wood burning oven. It a 6/10 - &quot;ok&quot;. I was a little peckish after the measured pasta portion and so ordered a Bruschetta to follow – fast and impossible to go wrong in an “Italian restaurant”. It arrived cold looking rather on the charcoaled side and indeed it was definitely burnt (also according to my dining partner). I&#039;ve never had burnt bread anywhere in my life so that was indeed a first.<br />The nice maître de attempted to resolve things (I suspect when he realised an online review was to follow) by removing the service which we didn&#039;t ask for but when we pointed out we had come on the 35% discount offer it returned.<br />This place definitely smacked of a training venue or some type. Verging on chaos. It is a beautiful looking place if you love retro and could do much better given the super experience one is afforded at other Benugo eateries.<br />If you want to go there, I would say look at pictures on the internet or press your nose against the voluminous plate glass window, admire the interior and then take your stomach and wallet to many of the nearby restaurants or cafes for decent consistent food and service. Interior design maketh a café/ restaurant not. Could do way better.

Bargain with the 35% off food offer. Beautiful mains and the tapas selection is very tasty indeed - perfectly prepared padron peppers.