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Great food,but the wine list is expensive

We attended this venue during a mid-week afternoon and evening. I was initially disappointed, for a Fullers establishment, to see only 2 hand-pumps in operation, both of which were serving London Pride. Fortunately, the Prude was excellent and remained so throughout our stay. The venue was quiet during the afternoon but became busy in the evening as a younger crowd turned up. The background music fortunately remained unobtrusive. I did notice that our group appeared to be the only ones drinking the real ale and asked a member of staff passing by (who I assume to be Luigi) to pass on my compliments to the cellarman. He replied that he was the cellarman and quite self deprecatingly made a comment about keeping the lines clean, which was enough for this CAMRA member to conclude that the real ale being of good quality was likely to be the norm. As the beer quality was so good, we decided to stay, and eat. A wide range of Pizza was on offer, and represented very good value for money, especially for central London. The waiting time was not as long as I had expected, although my calzone arrived a few minutes after the others at our table. It was, however, the best I have ever tasted, and Luigi brought me over a complimentary ½pint of Pride as an apology for the delay. There was also a large range of ‘special’ pizzas available to suit those with special dietary requirements.

No estaba seguro de qué esperar de Kalbi, ya que las críticas parecían ser mixtas y cuando llegamos éramos los únicos clientes. Sin embargo, creo que las revisiones deben estar desfasadas y en 20 minutos después de que nos sentáramos, más de la mitad de las mesas estaban llenas. Nunca he hecho una barbacoa coreana antes, pero me pareció una gran experiencia, especialmente durante enero seco. El plato de entrada era muy bueno (había deseado que fuera parte de las recargas) , el arroz bibimbap era fresco y una porción decente, los lados eran realmente buenos y parte de las recargas, y había una gran variedad de carnes ofrecidas. El servicio fue bueno y atento. Nos preguntaban a menudo si nos las arreglábamos para usar la barbacoa y qué recargas nos gustaría, incluso cuando estaba ocupado no nos olvidaban. Sin duda volvería y recomendaría a los amigos.

Great relaxed atmosphere with character, I can imagine it’s fantastic when a big game of match is on. Bar staff and manager perfect 👌🏼

Quer comer algo facil e gostoso, aqui é o lugar, adoro a sensacao de me sentir em casa, passo para tomar um simples cafe ou fazer meu breakfast, com otimos ovos benedict e bons paes, mas é so isso, nao espera algo muito alem disso

Discovered this Korean tea shop while I was at Exmouth market. Overall, it was a nice place to relax and have some teas. Tried the Early Sparrow and got a dysfunctional tea pot because the staff took out the strainer which means you can't put the lid back on and the tea goes cold very quickly. Also tried the sparkling malcha (green tea) which was basically green tea mixed with Harrogate sparkling water which wasn't quite worth it.

Lovely Honest branch. Food was fresh and tasty, staff were friendly and very helpful and the space was light and airy

Updated April 2025. Still great food, beer and wine. Thanks to the team at The Eagle. Friendly, busy pub. Food is simple but delicious and fresh, with a short menu that changes frequently. Highly recommend.

Always being served by Anjuma and I’m very grateful for her service and nice coffees

The staff now are very officious. The manner by which we were ejected was offensive. We used to love this pub but the current staff were offended when we “were not standing” to show our willingness to leave even after us explaining we were waiting one of our party to return from the toilet. An otherwise charming venue spoilt by staff who were unnecessarily rude. We won’t return there anytime soon.

Completely dead despite it being a busy night out. Menu prices are only visible if you hold the page at a certain angle that catches the light - maybe that's why it was an £80+ meal for one?? Food completely underwhelming- starter calamari (three rings) rubbery and a dip that was way too glutinous....for nine quid!! Main course steak served on a cold plate - tasteless and uninspiring. Blue cheese sauce like nothing blue cheese related that I've seen before...I think it's out of an Aldi squeezy bottle of 'blue cheese sauce'. Also really glutinous and unappetising. Wine was mediocre, cocktail was meh, service good but felt like they wanted me out asap. No surprise it was so devoid of customers.

The place is amazing the food taste really good fresh. Fantastic customer service. Fresh vegetables. The best in London.

Ginevra was great, knowledgable on wines. restauarant was great.

Have been going to Morito for over 4 years, pretty regular across both locations as well as Moro and a great fan of Sam & Sam. I believe today’s experience was pretty much the end of the journey. Good produce and service does not come cheap, but hyper-inflation of prices and reduction in portion sizes has made a marked difference in the experience one gets. Kudos to the waiters who were kind enough to understand our frustrations as regulars.

A pint a day is never enough •••