Guide To The Waterway

Such an amazing place right in little venice. We took the Thames river cruise and then a cab over here and boy was it worth it the food was incredible and so was the service. And it was nice to see something different and off the tourist path.

I have to be honest, this wasn’t our first choice as we usually frequent at The Summerhouse just down the canal, but they were fully booked on this particular day; and seeing that they are both part of The First Restaurant Group, if The Summerhouse is anything to go by, we were looking forward to trying this place out.

It is literally 2 minute walk, if that up the road from The Summerhouse and whilst being part of the same group, they have a slightly different vibe and that’s because they have a busy bar with outside seating that overlooks the canal. The atmosphere is quite busy but in a good way, especially for those that enjoy the true London hustle and bustle vibe. There’s outside seating which is popular during the glorious summer evenings.

Service is good, polite and attentive staff, even during a busy peak dinner service. There’s a simple menu with a range of foods that should have something for everyone. Snacks, Sharers, Starters with Mains consisting of salads, pastas and food from the grill like burgers and steaks. There’s a decent drinks menu with cocktails and jugs and a good selection of wines to accompany anything from the menu. We went for the Argentinian Malbec.

My friend and I started with the Antipasti Platter – homemade cannellini bean hummus, aubergine dip, truffle stracciatella, nocellara olives and pitta bread. Following up Seared Tuna Steak served with lettuce, puttanesca sauce and crispy block olives and myself having the Slow cooked Rigatoni Bolognese served with grated Parmesan and basil. Portions were modest but still filling, you can order sides for extra. Desserts were the homemade signature Tiramisu and I had the Salted Caramel Affogato; Vanilla Ice Cream, Salted Caramel and a shot of Espresso.

This place was lively throughout and can be a little noisy and crowded during peak times but don’t let that but you off. It’s a great place for small gatherings wanting a decent bite with drink. Couples, yes, but expect the bar life vibe as opposed to romantic candlelight dining.

Stumbled upon this restaurant while wandering with my friend. Even though it was busy, it didn’t feel noisy or overwhelming. Really enjoyed the pork Sunday roast. Service was swift and professional and the app made it very easy to order. Will definitely visit again.

Awful – absolute disgrace of a place and I would avoid at all cost.

They can’t decide what they are. A river side bar ? A Gastro pub ? A posh restaurant?

We arrived and the place was packed. Was given a dodgy table that when folks walked past the table would jiggle about. So asked to move inside. Talk about jumping out the frying pan into the fire!

We had around 5 minutes of peace when our senses were assaulted by the sudden materialisation of a crèche. Loads of kids rocked up – the youngest probably a few weeks old if that, screaming, crying, throwing tantrums.

Absolutely vile how parents think the public should be saddled with screaming babies, toddlers and even a 10 year old was having a meltdown. Even worse none of the staff was bothered to ask them to handle the situation and their child. None of the parents went outside to calm the child instead just sitting there sipping wine and conveniently ignoring their screaming devils.

Then the food came. Starters the croquets tiny balls of mash fried and only 3 given in a sauce. Plain. Chicken wings tasteless, just tasted oil.

The mains – swordfish, small pieces draped over aubergine and lentil type of mash with zero seasoning. I’m from the Seychelles and we know how to prepare fish, for £30 this was a disgrace.

Even worse to come the chicken burger you wouldn’t serve to a serial killer, this dry, burned and over cooked piece of meat ( we think ? More like leather ) for his last meal. You would pity the poor fool. So why then are you charging £17 for this ? Alongside soggy brown horrid chips ?

The staff did not check on the food. The food we came for via the fork app wasn’t available, your menu was limited and I understand it was Mother’s Day – but don’t serve people sub par food or open if you don’t have the staff if you’re a busy location . Then you won’t be garnering reviews like this one.

Came here for a date and we stayed exactly one hour and bolted out of there quicker than you can say KFC – which is where we are now going to have proper chicken burgers.

We were charged full price and we had the 50 % fork app food festival. Nobody checked on us or the quality of the food and asked if we were okay – so we removed the service charge.

Terribly disappointing. Youre charging high end food prices to people and you can’t even provide a decent calm place for people to enjoy their meal. Everyone looked stressed out because the day was a bit warm and you had a few mothers in.

This is by far the worst restaurant I’ve been to for a long time and I fail to understand the high ratings, raise your standard people and stop applauding mediocrity and greed. This is all of those things. The pictures looks better than the food tasted for sure !

Massive thank you to our server José, gave absolutely fantastic service to myself, my partner and my baby, a lovely venue and experience.

Buttermilk chicken burger, Korean wings were sticky and delicious and chocolate brownie just melted in the mouth. Food was delicious, the canal view was nice and the restaurant itself was lovely.

We went for the lunch menu of 3 courses and a drink for around £27 each and ordered extras.