The Piano Works in Islington

Great bottomless brunch. Chimezie looked after us well If you are going to talk to each other - the music is very loud. Drinks come freely and food very good Be careful of the service charge they add on to your bill!

timi was so great in the cloackroom , such a sweet and welcoming face and super duper helpful! would definitely recommend

Timiya was one of the best cloakroom hosts!! Super hospitable and welcoming and friendly!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I had an unforgettable evening at Pianoworks Farringdon! The food was absolutely amazing, with every dish bursting with flavor and beautifully presented. The service was top-notch—staff were attentive, friendly, and made us feel right at home. The live music was the cherry on top, creating an incredible atmosphere with talented performers who had the whole place buzzing. Highly recommend this gem for a fantastic night out!

Tuvimos un tiempo encantador aquí con amigos sin duda recomiendo este lugar. Encantador servicio y personal, especialmente de nuestro camarero ioana que era un sueño absoluto, no podría haber pedido un mejor servidor. ¡Gracias! Definitivamente volveré.

Everything has been fantastic. The food was really nice. Joanna was a really great host and arranged for us to have the main menu in the booths. Very good host and great atmosphere

Had an amazing experience. I’m not much into clubbing scenes but Piano works would definitely be the only place I’d visit. Loved every bit of it. The service was Number 1.

I had an amazing time on this night for my 24th birthday. My bartenders roberto, shahid, was amazing and very friendly

Roberto is a great bartender thank tou

Nice. Bartender shahid and roberto are friendly

Last night, I went there with my friend—we arrived around 8:30 PM on Friday. The experience was absolutely amazing! I loved the vibe and the live music; every singer was incredible, and their song choices were spot on. The crowd was great, and the overall atmosphere of the place was just perfect.

Jimmy the bar tender was amazing. Super friendly, remembered orders and was chatty which I love. However is he manager that man needs a raise. Bless up jimmy 🫡

Dipesh Was great, welcoming and attentive.

Great experience, especially the bar service from Chris & George who were super friendly and are a credit to the venue!

This is more of a night club than a piano bar (right down to the toilet attendants, ID scanners, rude bouncers) in case that affects anyone's decision to come here. Maybe things are a bit more chill during the week, but not on a weeknight. Literally as soon as we were in and given our table, one of the waitresses demanded we 'be respectful - people are EATING'. I'm guessing she was annoyed that so many of us were at one table... but that's her problem, as we're a respectful party. If sitting so many people in one area is an issue, then manage your bookings and table allocations better. Or maybe it's a problem with the fact that they serve food on busy nights? I'd definitely not be very happy to have booked dinner here and to be stuck in a dank club corner with lots of coming and going past my table. The musicians we saw were generally talented, but do note that they basically won't play anything that's not upbeat/popular enough (maybe for a huge tip?). We managed to get a few songs played, but the most-requested and most highly tipped by us were not played, presumably because they weren't going to please the crowd of clubbers. Fair enough if they can't risk playing a more obscure song, but feels a bit disingenuous

My first time to piano works, I had no idea what to expect but the brunch was amazing! Beautiful food, excellent customer service and the live band was awesome. Will definitely be returning!

we had an amazing time at piano works and Jefflyn was a great waitress she constantly ensured we had been served and had drinks available to us. The food was lovely and we had great service that made sure are stay was brilliant

Staff are overall disgusting. Security tried to spike you as a younger girl and make you feel vulnerable - bar staff trying to cover them.

Great service! Chris was fantastic, he was very attentive. Thanks for the great service. Brilliant venue, loads of fun

Best place for brunch and dinner! And of course, to listen to amazing musicians 💕

Amazing! You really have to experience this

Liga provided the good service and was very welcoming and talkative

Edited March 29th: We've been here at least 6-7 times, and every time, we had an amazing experience before, but this time the head hostess was hostile. The bouncers were friendly and polite. The bartenders made amazing suggestions and were super friendly. The band is always incredibly talented. Unfortunately, the Piano Works fell sharply short on March 29th. Knowing it was a Saturday, we made a booking and requested to be in view of the musicians. When we got to our table (right next to the toilets far from the musicians), we asked if we could be moved. The lady who seated us sent another woman to discuss the situation. The first thing this lady said was, "What is the problem?" With an attitude like we'd made a huge fuss (except we were very polite and just wanted to know if at any time in the night we could have a better table). She was already quite hostile and seemed pissed off that we even asked for a better spot. We didn't want to add to any hostility. She suggested we just wait at the bar for open tables, and said she'd move us if anything opened up. So that's exactly what we did. We enjoyed our time with the music, and the bartenders were impeccable as usual. We saw an open table where we hoped to be seated and put our coats down. Then, all of a sudden, she came over to us, telling us to move our coats as someone else was coming. Each table had a paper tent that said how long the table was booked for. This table did not, so it was clearly free. There were 3 chairs and only 2 women sat at the table. We asked the women if it was okay to put our belongings at the extra chair and they said it was fine, but she decided to tell security that if we put our belongings on the extra chair that we should be thrown out. While I love the atmosphere, the hostess really turns me off from coming back as I don't want to be greeted with such hostility. For all the times before.. We came here around 5:30 on a Friday, and the vibes were exactly what we were looking for. It was quiet, not crowded at all, and the drinks were all half off. The venue is underground, so it feels exclusive but still casual. Our requests got in fairly quickly, and the musicians were very talented. I requested Flowers, and I loved her cover more than the original.

Joanna was fab and really helpful! Enjoying the music and looking forward to the night ahead!

Joanna was fab, music was great and about to eat some yummy food

Had a great experience! The service was excellent, and the staff was friendly and professional.

Great vibes. Jefflyn was our waitress and her service was amazing.

Jefflyn has been an absolute angel!

George was amazing, great venue, great vibes

What a great spot with great vibes and friendly staff. Must go!

This place looked amazing, but sadly our experience was really bad. We booked an entry ticket online & was planning to have a meal there & watch the band. It wasn’t made clear to us that the ticket we purchased meant we would be sat in an area where we couldn’t hear or see anything, this wasn’t mentioned anywhere on the ticket confirmation. We complained to the manager but we was just told to watch the band on the tv screen! Despite making it clear to them it was a special treat for my friends 50th birthday, they made no effort to fix things, they wouldn’t let us move tables & they didn’t care that they had ruined my friends birthday plans. Terrible customer service.

Amazing place, good music and fantastic service. Christian the barman was vibing the place. Cool tricks while pouring the cocktails and outstanding people skills. Cracked a few jokes that left me laughing and rolling on my back. 5 stars rating

Fantastic place Staff members are extremely friendly

Absolutely incredible musicians but staff are clearly not enjoying themselves which is such a shame. Slow service to get the brunch going which on a timed event isn’t great. The food was very nice and like I said, fantastic music! Loads of requests from our table were played.

Updated as of 16 March 2025: The so called manager never replied to my ask on having the staff apologising to us! BIG RED FLAG! I emailed the so called manager on 9 Dec 2024, followed by a follow up email on 3 Feb and 14 Feb. Booked the table for a specific time but refused entry on the door at 8:35-8:46 on Friday. Security officer was very rude and mentioned that booking the table doesn’t mean anything and asked us to wait for an hour because they let many people in already. Bit confused what’s the reservation website for… NEVER REPLIED AFTER THIS

Great fun, excellent atmosphere, been before and will go back. Pianist was good, band made you feel like dancing...and we did!

Mediocre food. Great staff and drinks. Entertainment second to none! Not too busy either, so you have space to dance .. they take requests and sang Do For Love by Bobby Caldwell .. beautiful 😍 thank you 🙏

Great place to have drinks and food. The bar becomes a nightclub after 10pm. Also live music which is amazing when having drinks. Friendly staff. If you request a song they will be charge for them to sing otherwise will not sing

Great fun, great food, live music excellent. Our server Chimezie was amazing and really made our night special. He looked after us and was very attentive.

Joanna was a fantastic waitress and host! She was incredibly helpful and attentive. Five star service and very friendly and welcoming! Thank you for making our time at Piano Works so great!

It was amazing. The waiter Chimeize was very helpful and kind. The food was good and music to. We will come back for sure. X

Just wanted to say a massive thank you to all the staff at PW Farringdon as they were absolutely epic from securities at the door, cloakroom people and table staff. We had the best birthday we could have asked for. Thank you for all the prep with Maria, always super responsive and quick!

Apart from the band, Ricardo was the highlight. Thank you for your kind service! I will be back over & over

My friends and I spent a lovely evening celebrating a birthday on a Saturday evening. There was a great atmosphere and our waiter Ricardo made sure we had everything we needed and was very helpful. The band are very talented and it was fun to give them song requests. Look forward to another visit soon. Well worth booking an early table for lovely food and drinks to make the most of happy hour.

A very nice Bar. We had a very good evening there. Special Thanks to Jason. One of the greatest Bartenders I’ve ever met! Amazing drinks. <3

We had our Christmas party here, food is very very average and the quality of the cocktails is not good either, only good side is the music and the friendly staff!

Great band, great DJ. Lots of fun to be had. Adrian and Dipesh are stellar bartenders

amber!!! What a service and her voice!! Love that she was so knowledgeable about cocktails

We had a wonderful waitress called amber who was absolutely wonderful great attitude polite and very aware of the food menu and gave a great suggestion from the menu the steak was amazing. Song requests were even played and even our wedding song was sung by our lovely waitress. Fantastic evening.

Amazing service, amber went above and beyond she was 100% also she was able to serve our food and also she was brilliant and allocated us another table when they had some no shows. Great singers and performances of old classics. Great night all around . 😀 Happy hour was great shout margarita was spot on 😀

Feels a little dingy inside, but if you're going for a boozy night, that won't matter! Great for groups as you can have a good old boogie as the musicians are very talented. Food and drinkwise is just average.

Live music was great. Drink prices too high of course

A great evening with good drinks & music, the bartender roberto is very charming too

DJ kinda sucks.. refused to play songs that the entire crowd would love (said maybe to Chappel Roan after she won a Grammy like girl get a grip)

Our sever FABIO was amazing! So attentive and friendly. We accidentally booked the wrong venue and they accommodated us last minute with a table for two. Got a dinner table 5.30-7.30pm. Food was excellent - for the price it was so so good. We ordered burrata starter and steak main - both delicious but the steak was especially good (a medium rare was actually a medium rare). Live music was excellent. Great for a food and cocktail date night. Would definitely come back.

Deimante is AMAZING we had the best time!!!

Enjoyed my time here - very helpful and welcoming members of staff. Not bad in terms of drinks prices, music was great and wasn't too loud from when I was there (6-9pm) so able to converse while also enjoying the music and the great atmosphere. Would visit again!

Good music and drinks. If you are feeling having a great weekend go to bar and ask for Roberto, the bartender. For sure , coming back again!!

George was excellent!!! he was the most experienced

Really enjoyable few hours for a bottomless brunch hen party. Great ambience, good food & great service. Our waiter Fabio was very attentive & friendly! The band and singers were excellent and were taking requests. Only slight feedback would be maybe try and include requests from all tables, as none got played from our table & we submitted at least 7! Otherwise highly recommend.

fabric was so good and wonderful waiter loved him

Great environment and cloakroom staff were so lovely

I am really happy with the assistence! Roberto was amazing with us!

Has the makings of a fun night out. Great concept and the band work really hard. Bar staff were a bit unfriendly and cocktails felt a bit small tbh. There is a cloakroom when you walk in. In any case I was there only at the start of the evening so enjoyed the 5-7pm happy hour. The piano starts around 5.30ish. Was quiet early on but if you stay late it will liven up. Almost all tables are reserved. Previous attempts to enter later in the evening were always greeted with a demand for entry fees at the door. I never paid the entry as it’s a bit cheeky when drinks and food inside aren’t cheap.

Loved celebrating my birthday here. First experience and definitely will come back. Fabio, our waiter served our reasonably priced, tasty food and was extremely helpful and accommodating, nothing was too much trouble and he even checked in on us on the dance floor to ensure we were having a great time. The pianist during the meal was talented and the band excellent, with an ability of playing an array of different music genres to dance along to. Highly recommend this place for a great night out and looking forward to returning again soon - thanks!!

Lovely acoustic vibes tonight and a wonderful chat with Kyle who is both an excellent waiter and has the voice of an Angel!

Fabio was the best waiter ever so attentive and good vibes he made my friends bday so good

Fabio was fantastic he made my birthday amazing I loved it the vibes were top tier

George is the best bar man at piano works needs a raise asap !!!

Was here the other week and was so disappointed with the attitude from a particular member of staff. I misplaced my phone and had to go back the next day to collect it and it showed on location that it was in the venue. When I arrived I was treated extremely rudely by a female manager, no one helped me and she told other members of staff to stop talking to me. I spent a fortune the night before and it would have been nice to be treated with respect during a clearly very stressful situation for myself. I found her on LinkedIn, her name is Ugne - I advise you send her on a customer service training course and to serve with a smile.

George was AMAZING! very generous & discount for the bday in 159 days time !

George was amazing, he was very fun and made our night!

Great night out, live music from the band was excellent

Went there on a Monday night for a corporate event, so we had the place to ourselves for a drinks reception, but what a place. Will definitely come back, great drink selection for those who like alcohol free options and Alice on the piano was amazing, able to play anything you asked for from Brittany Spears to the Beatles to my favourite piano track - cornflake girl. The band came on at 9pm and kept the vibe going and were also brilliant. Will be back to check out the vibe on a normal night.

Went for drinks with a group of friends and the atmosphere was great with live music as well.

Despite having booked over a month in advance, we were given a table with 3 seats for 11 people. Not even enough space to put our bags down. There were smaller parties with larger capacity tables. I think if we were walk-ins we might have actually had a chance at a better table. Following a conversation with the manager asking for more space, we were then sat at the back section of the establishment, which was dark and dingy and only had a view of the pianos on a highly pixelated screen. The sofas also lined the edges of the room, so there was no way we could all face each other - if you wanted to chat it was restricted to the one or two people next to you. Staff were also impatient and rude from the outset - giving us attitude and not willing to wait for us whilst a last few of us (myself included) handed in our coats in the cloakroom… it is the height of winter in January! Everyone we spoke to was defensive and not open to understanding or listening to us. My friend arrived about 10 minutes late and was forewarned that there had been “a bit of a table issue” at the door, which felt immature and unprofessional. The only reason we didn’t walk out immediately is that I had preordered 2 of overpriced bottles of Prosecco (£36 for each bottle.. only to then have to proactively ask for them to be opened and be handed glasses). After finishing our drinks in record speed, we ended up leaving and going to a Be At One, where at least we were able to sit down, face and talk to each other, and have some semblance of customer service. An overall very unwelcoming and uncomfortable experience. I wouldn’t visit again but if you are planning to visit, I would suggest maybe casually - I don’t recommend booking for a special occasion as you’ll likely be disappointed.

The band MADE this visit…we were on the brunch so £55 pp for 2 hour’s unlimited drink & 2 courses. Our food was barely warm, chips were cold & we never got offered our second course at all. Servers were covering too many tables so hard to get hold of etc. Made multiple song requests to the band which were ignored until you tipped- then played straight away. Brunch stipulated ended at 4, but the bar was open until 5…we were very rudely told to hurry up & leave as they had another event on. Overall would not return.

Tremendous atmosphere in a quiet part of central London. Drinks were rather expensive and pretty watery but you are in London after all.

The Piano Works in Farringdon offers a vibrant dining experience with delicious food options, including some great vegetarian choices, all complemented by an amazing live piano performance that adds to the atmosphere. However, the venue could further broaden its appeal and attract a more diverse customer base by including halal meat steaks on the menu. This addition would cater to a larger audience and enhance the inclusivity of the dining options. Overall, it's a fantastic place for a night out, but with a few tweaks to the menu, it could be even better!

Tuvimos una experiencia fantástica en Pianoworks Farringdon para NYE! La comida de 3 platos era absolutamente encantador, con cada plato muy bien preparado y delicioso. El servicio durante toda la noche fue excelente — atento, amable y eficiente, haciendo que nuestra visita sea aún más agradable. Una mención especial a Jordania, que era increíblemente servicial antes de nuestra llegada. Él respondió rápidamente a todas mis preguntas, lo que hizo que el proceso de reserva sin problemas y estrés - gratis para nuestros 18 huéspedes! En general, Pianoworks Farringdon es un lugar maravilloso para disfrutar de buena comida, excelente servicio y una noche inolvidable. Muy recomendable! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

£77 for two New Year’s Eve tickets to celebrate our wedding last week to be farmed into a tiny back bar with two pixelated screen showing the stage and one barman slaving over a queue six deep while every inch of the venue had been covered in cheap white clothed tables where pre-pubescent penguins slurped soupy starters. We’re then told we’d have to wait in the cupboard bar for 90 mins until 9.30pm but by 8.30pm most bow-tied dinner guests were still on starters and there was no chance of a giggle and a dance before the at the earliest. Felt like we’d gate crashed a wedding, Even in the small area we were herded into, staff were flying through with large trays of food. Yet again, greed wins over substance and one of my favourite live music venues has sold its soul to the cash cow that is New Year’s Eve! Couldn’t be more disappointed and won’t ever waste my time again! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

We had a relatively expensive dinner and exactly at the end of the booked timeslot we have been asked to move to a different table which is understandable. The new table was then marked as reserved few minutes laternand asked to leave shortly after seated. So we left and we probably won't return like ever.

I experienced a lovely time there with my work colleagues for our christmas meal. The entetainment was thoroughly enjoyable. I wouldve preferred more light in the reataurant and bigger portions of food, but that is my personal preference. Otherwise a wondeful experience and definitely worth a visit.😀

La actuación en vivo y el ambiente de este lugar es genial. Registro de equipaje - en fue muy útil Sin embargo, para una comida sentada no es genial No nos dieron suficiente tiempo en la mesa, lo que significa que todavía teníamos bebidas y tuvimos que pararnos torpemente alrededor de la barra después de nuestra comida, ya que estaba lleno y no había ningún lugar para sentarse. La comida era muy normal. No sabía mal, pero muy básico y sencillo Vendría aquí de nuevo, pero solo por bebidas

Security on the door were terrible. Treated our friend terribly. You won't see us again Piano Works....bye

Didn't stay long. Arrived at 10pm and surrounded by a lot of young, drunk people. Shortly after I left I had been told a fight broke out between a group of people nearby in the bar. This bar is not my vibe....

Night club live ✨️ bands. It swings. Fun, fun, fun 😄

14/12/2024 was our booking. Booking was easy £10 deposit per person table booked from 730 till 1030pm Pre ordered our food times confirmed they said don’t be late. We arrived on time and it was very busy as it’s Christmas so I get that. We got seated around 750pm they started serving food around 815 830pm No complaints about food or service very nice young man who was great, however they presented the bill at 910pm we didn’t even get an hour at the table, this really annoyed me so I showed all my emails regarding booking clearly showing 730-1030 apparently they had us down for brunch so that’s less time but we didn’t even get an hour so that’s floored too. I showed all my emails to prove otherwise. So we paid the bill and they moved us to smaller table and there was 6 of us. Lovely girl called Amber said we could have the new smaller table till 1030 then we were asked to move again. Obviously I made a fuss and said this is actually ridiculous now and they made the table even smaller for 2 people so that they could seat the new people arriving. I get it’s Christmas and it does get busy but I’ve never experienced anything like this before not even at Christmas. Fantastic band and a great concept but would I go back or recommend? doubt it, the whole moving us after not even been able to have desert and even having one hour at the table is a no no for me You at least move us to a table for 6 so that we could complete our time and our food. This spoilt our experience there whilst new people started theirs we lost out. Not having the table for the time they agreed is poorly managed. They seemed to blame the booking team makes no sense at all as I booked this months ago and the booking team communicated with me perfectly Very disappointing

Amber was AMAZING! such a gem and took such good care of us xx

Ruined our second Xmas work night in row, this year we booked entry for 8pm and when we arrived they said we could get in but recommended we pop over the road for one drink and come back. When we returned they refused us entry and said we’d have to wait until at least 10pm or later to get in so pre/booking gave us no benefit over walk-ins. What’s the point of booking? What’s the point of following the bouncers recommendations? In past experiences it’s been really fun there and had a good time, but 2x times now this has happened to our staff on Xmas nights out and we certainly will not be trying again. I highly recommend that anyone who wants to go here on a staff/work night out avoids as even if you book tickets you may not get in.

Great atmosphere. Everyone singing to life music played by a band with two pianos, drums, bass, guitar and saxo! Sound quality was not great though this time and could be improved with a sound engineer.

I had to edit this review after our second visit to Piano works. We booked a company Christmas lunch at Piano Works Farringdon and had high expectations, as we’ve been here before, but unfortunately, the experience was quite disappointing. First, we were seated next to the toilets and kitchen, which was not ideal for a festive occasion. The food was also below par—several colleagues ordered steak, and none of them enjoyed it. To make matters worse, despite arriving at 12:30 pm, we were told we had to leave by 2 pm (which was informed before) however, we were served very slowly. When they asked us to leave, we did not finish dessert and the drinks… Overall, this was not the experience we hoped for, and we wouldn’t recommend it for group events.

Tuvimos nuestro evento de Navidad de trabajo aquí anoche y puedo decir que fue absolutamente excepcional. Me gustaría hacer una mención especial a Joanna que era de clase mundial. Ella se presentó al principio y literalmente atendió todas nuestras necesidades. No pasó desapercibido que ella estaba haciendo lo mismo para varias mesas. ¡Un verdadero mérito para el equipo!

We were here this weekend for a Bottomless Brunch and really recommend. The service was excellent, special mention to our waitress, Joanna. Really on top of refills and friendly and polite! The music was great and created such a good atmosphere! WE had a great time and didn't want to leave!

Live music, a fantastic night at Piano works. The service was very good, and staff friendly. I must mention the security staff were great. Food a tad on the average side but think this can be difficult when serving for large groups around Christmas. The band was fabulous. Would recommend.

We wanted to find a music venue and found The Piano Works. As we had arrived after 8pm, it was £15 each to get in. Once inside, drinks were also £15 each although that was for a double measure of spirits. The music was great and the band took and played many song requests. It was a very good atmosphere and would return again.

It's just an awful place to have an Xmas party. Communication with the venue was truly difficult - the worst in all my years of organising events. The staff on the day all seemed like they hated their jobs. The pianists didn't interact with the crowd at all. After food, we were hammed into a tiny area, which was too small for the number of people.

Ambiente, decoración y voces eran brillantes. La comida estaba un poco defraudada, el filete era terrible y medio carnoso. Pero sobre todo me decepcionó el tratamiento de aquellos con problemas de movilidad. Estoy con muletas y hay un ascensor al lado de las escaleras, cuando mi colega le preguntó si podíamos usar el ascensor dijo que solo se usa para transportar ganado. Luego presionó el botón de todos modos y las puertas se abrieron para encontrar el ascensor utilizado como sala de palos estaba lleno de cosas a las que el portero (que era muy amable) nos informó de que no hay muchas escaleras de todos modos. Las escaleras no son un problema para el cuerpo capaz - cualquier escalera es un problema para aquellos que luchan por subir y bajar. También me hubiera gustado que los cantantes estuvieran vestidos bien, parecía que estuvieran vestidos para ir a Tesco. Está bien para una visita, pero no volveré. Ah y también solo se puede elegir un entrante y principal para los dos platos y postres son extra. Usted puede recoger mucho curso que desee, que también es una toma de dinero barato.

Myself and the group found the staff here extremely rude, bar Nathan our waiter who was professional and polite as anything; and the security even worse. If you aren’t of a certain clientele, don’t even bother. The staff made it very clear we weren’t welcome despite our 30+ people booking.

Do not use the free cloakroom unless you want your stuff stolen :)