Lyle's London - Buy Reservations

Staff couldn’t have been more friendly! The building is spacious, beautifully designed and clean. Food was simply incredible. Amazing place and atmosphere, and very good value for money. Also caterers to any food preferences one may have ie pescatarian/ vegan etc. Looking forward to going back. Huge thank you to the team!

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While my wife and I expected the food to be of a high quality, what made this an exceptional evening was the brilliant staff who attended our table. They were all fantastic, taking time to chat and offer advice on the local area. One of the best meal experiences we have had.

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First up, TOP notch service especially from Ed and although we did not inform the restaurant early that we have a child travelling with us, they made the effort to accommodate and tried to cook something the child was willing to eat. Everything on the degustation menu was pleasing to the palate with the exception of the cockerel which unfortunately we didn't enjoy. The restaurant was very kind to compensate us for it. All in all, a pleasant evening and that said a lot for the single fact that all of us were still jet lagged as we had just landed, so good work to the team at Lyle.

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Waiters have exceptional manners!!! we were very well taken care of. Food was great but for me the employees made it an experience. We went with husband for a date evening and they made us feel very special. My husband runs a restaurant so understands how much skill this takes. He was very impressed too.

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Excellent food though only “good” ambience, service and drinks menu. My wife and I celebrated her birthday at Lyle’s on a Saturday night. We are both vegetarian and were very impressed by the variety and quality of the dishes. They capably catered for her no tomato preference. Easily the best meal food-wise we have had in London for years. The rest was merely “good”. The room was nice but not particularly attractive with a table or two too many crammed in. The service was good but not stellar. The descriptions of the food were half-hearted and in a couple of cases incorrect (though we referred to the menu for the correct descriptions). The cocktail and wine list were decent but not great. Overall, the quality of the food means that we still consider this to be one of our best recent restaurant experiences in London. However, we wouldnt say it was the best in London and certainly not one of the best globally. A very solid 4-star rating.

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That it took our cab about an hour to get to Lyle´s was an inconvenience very quickly forgotten. A very friendly welcome, the plain but comfortable room, the open kitchen and the menu convinced us to have made the right choice. The staff, namely Gabrielle - the sommeliere- and Thomas were fabulous, the food absolutely first class, and the wine menu quite exciting. Gabrielles comments to the wine pairings were convincing, all in all it was an exciting Dinner, exciting wine and a very special place. Hope to be able to come back for more !

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Would give extra points if possible 😊 Brilliant, attentive and - best of all - very knowledgeable staff, adventurous and surprising wine choices. The food was just as pleasant, extremely well executed and wonderful. We will surely be back!

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If I considered the food alone, this would be a 5-star review. However, I"m knocking it down for 2 reasons. First, the service. I sat next to a thoroughfare and the waitstaff bumped me every single time they passed by me. Every single time. The thoroughfare was not narrow. There was plenty of space. I'm also not one where you need to bend over backwards with me. But when you bump someone not once, but say 15 times, you should probably give an apology or at least an acknowledgment. Not one of those 15 times did any of the servers do either. Also, the waitstaff who took my order was pleasant enough, but then completely disappeared once she took the order. Which leads me to my second point. The pacing was SO SLOW. I ordered 2 appetizers and 1 main. I had intended to order a dessert, but because the meal took too long, I ran out of time. We're talking 30+ minutes between the 2nd and 3rd course. Again, no one came to check on me. No one came to say...it'll just be a few minutes. Nothing. The food was great. The atmosphere was great (except for getting bumped every few minutes). But the service and pacing would deter me from going back. If you want a World's 50 Best Restaurant in Shoreditch, go to Clove Club instead.

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We have had a reservation 5 times but due to lockdown only finally got to try this place recently and oh my it was worth the wait! All the food we ate was absoluely gorgeous, special shoutout to the smoked eel dish - what a treat! Our waitress was amazing, she talked us through the whole menu and was super knowledgeable about all of the different ingredients and dishes. Love it here! Will be back for more!

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We visited Friday the 17th of June for my wife birthday. The first dish salad had a worm on top, we returned they offered a 'Fresh one' we refused as how you can trust after seeing that... I convinced my wife to stay (not a good start). - Salad: -1 out of 5 critters included if I was in a Oaxacan restaurant and ask for worms will be happy as they are cooked not live... - Tripe: 2.5 of 5 - Eel: 4 of 5 - Grilled cheese: 3.5 of 5 - Pork: 4 of 5 - Pastry: 3 of 5 - Coffee dessert: 4.5 of 5 Service mediocre, they don't explain the menu. I add on the reservation that was my wife birthday they didn't write it on the dessert, disappointing. Ambient is unremarkable, like a Soviet era Polish Milk bar... Staff need retraining and more attention to detail.

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