The best restaurants in Stoke Newington Central Hackney London

Incredible food and lovely intimate venue

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Delicious, fresh, and authentic food. Lovely, calm setting and could not have asked for better service. Everyone is so friendly and welcoming.

The yellow warbler is an absolute 10/10. The coffee is delicious and the sausage rolls are incredible. I always look forward to stopping in on my way to Abney park with my dog. The people that work there are also just so lovely. It’s a delightful spot and I can honestly say I’ve never had a bad meal here. Highly recommend.

Worst kebab I’ve had in all of London. They use regular tortillas and not proper wrap for kebabs on top it being not good mix of ingredients. Service took over 15 minutes for a mid kebab

One of the best tapas restaurants I have ever been to in London! We managed to make a last-minute same-day reservation on a Saturday evening at 7 and the food absolutely didn't disappoint. Upon arrival at the restaurant I immediately had a good feeling about the food quality because we got to sit at the kitchen counter seeing how they prepare everything in front of our eyes and all the tapas looked absolutely amazing. We went with the plain tortilla, seabass ceviche, fried chick peas, braised beef cheek in apple sauce and roast lamb cutlet with hummus. Tortilla was creamy and savoury, ceviche was super fresh and sauce was so refreshing with the grapes it's definitely a good way to prepare your palette for something even more flavourful. The fried chickpeas were such a pleasant surprise with its savoury taste from the batter and it went nicely as a side with the beef in apple sauce to enhance that flavour profile. The beef was super tender and melted in your mouth and the apple sauce had a pleasant flavour to it. The lamb was a little chewy for me personally but together with the hummus it was great. Service was amazing with friendly waiters and chefs serving throughout our time there. I was really satisfied by the experience and would definitely come back soon.

Had the most delicious lunch here. All the flavours and dishes were incredible. Highly recommend!!

Chicken Shish is second to none salads are amazing aswell

IMPROVE your WiFi! It’s rubbish!

Great restaurant as always! Had the Sunday Sauce special - OMG! Particular highlight was the service, from our server Greg, who was very attentive and super knowledge about wines! Highly recommend

Avoid. I only usually leave reviews when I have a really positive experience. But this place is a trap. I went with my partner in July 2024 on a rare night we could both had a weekend night off work. We were told there would be a table for us in 30-45 minutes, and agreed we would take a walk while we waited. A server then chased us over a block down the pavement to say we could sit at the bar while we waited. So, we (two men holding hands, clearly a couple) took a seat, but never got a table in an hour and a half of waiting, while a number of straight couples, both reservations and walk-ins, all got table service. And we got to listen to conversations from the waitstaff about them being a couple, questions about their date night, offerings of shareable menu items and pairings, etc. We were never given the table we’d agreed to wait for. In the meantime, we got expensive mocktails that were mostly water, dinner from the main menu (not a bar menu, we checked…and also the bar is just two seats) that is in tiny portions. (I got 4 or 5 small artichoke hearts fried to death with a bit of rocket as an over-£10 entree), and very overcooked pasta. I love a quality, niche tasting menu, but this was not it. And the price estimate is way off. We spent £70, no alcohol, on three tiny plates and two mocktails. We ate so little (and both of us have small appetites ) that I had to cook a full dinner afterwards when we got home. And a very leery man just sitting around, staring, and occasionally arguing with the front of house. Maybe a manager or owner? All the while, it was unclear who to ask for to get another dish or to get the check. There was no care to try to serve us our dinners at the same time, even though we requested it. I waited over 20 minutes between my partner getting his dinner and me getting mine. The bartender and servers were very friendly…I’d have loved to have seen them at another restaurant with decent food and better management. TLDR; Don’t go if you want good food and non-bigoted service.

Great pizza place, one of the best I have been to in London. Service also very attentive and polite. We will definitely be back.

A totally unique place for a scrummy brunch. Shared tables, delightfully lovely staff, succinct but great menu. Immensely good value.

Just amazing breakfast for £12 with generous portions of a range of the most absolutely beautiful food items. Nice service Incredible value Such a fantastic atmosphere

What a lovely amazing place, as for the staff they can’t do enough for you. Any reviews less than five, is people who life on KFC and McDonald’s and don’t know what real food and service is. Well done, see you very very soon ❤️