Bowling Bird

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1. Juan Castro Varón ★★★★★

   This place was really lovely, the food was delicious and the location is amazing, just a couple streets from Barbican or Farringdon. The owner was very patient with us, as we were 6 of us and we couldn’t decide what to eat or drink, and he kindly suggested options and waited for us to decide. The food came quickly and was delicious! The broccoli salad and the fish cake were my favourites.

   almost 3 years ago
2. R b ★★★★★

   Delicious food, the meat was so tasty. Food made with love. The fish cake was fantastic the best I have ever had

   almost 3 years ago
3. Jamie Hesketh ★★★★★

   Genuinely fantastic. Amazing to find such a quaint place so central. Best steak I have had in a long time, great, personable service and amazing wine. Desert also awesome! Thank you!

   almost 3 years ago

1. Tom Oliver ★☆☆☆☆

   I’m not usually one for hyperbole, but honestly think this the best is restaurant I’ve been to in London. A fantastic experience. Thursday night, looking at reviews, this came out top so we wandered over. The place looked empty and had a limited menu. After some deliberation and questioning if it was open, we went in. It’s not cheap, but what fabulous food and service. The wine was incredible, my wife said the scallops and chorizo were spectacular and my prawns were fantastic. The steak when it came was on a different planet. The Glaswegian gentleman who did everything was attentive and incredibly personable and knowledgeable. 10/10 The reason this is getting 1 star… 1. Everyone reads the 1 star reviews 2. I don’t want it to get too busy. World class

   almost 3 years ago
2. Binnie ★☆☆☆☆

   I had high expectations from reviews on Google but I could not be more wrong. The portion of the food was miniscule for the price, it is edible but far from a quality restaurant. We went on a tuesday evening and there were only 2 tables including ours that evening. Staff serving us was great but that was probably the only positive comment I can leave. The portions were so small we left hungry!

   almost 4 years ago
3. Alison Hay ★★★★★

   Delicious food - especially the scallops. Manager host in charge was completely lovely, friendly, warm and welcoming. This is expertise. So glad to have visited, delightful evening and splendid food and wine. Oh, and the sides were no afterthought - they were superb.

   more 6 years ago

1. Emma Knowles ★★★★★

   Fantastic meal. Lovely service with a really friendly waiter who made sure we had our two courses before we had to leave for a show. We all had scallops to start, really beautiful with black pudding pieces too. For mains we had each beef fillet, ragu, and risotto. We all finished the whole lot. The dishes were beautifully and tasty but unfussy and also not expensive. Would definitely recommend. I’ll be going again and taking more friends!

   more 7 years ago
2. Tim Leighton-Boyce ★★★★★

   Real gem, tucked away round the back of Barbican Station in quiet lane. Really friendly welcome and great food. They even adapted some of the dishes for the vegetarian in our group, for example dropping the chicken from the blue corn tostada and the chorizo from the girolle mushrooms with apricots and roasted almonds (looked like added chanterelle as well). The steak was seriously good as you might expect on the edge of Smithfield, and the black rice with cardamom which came with the cod was singled out by all of us as very special indeed. The setting felt extremely relaxed and comfortable - not stuffy, but clearly a lot of effort had gone into the room. And, major plus point for me: we could hear each other speak. This was not some echoing minimalist noise box. All in all a great evening for food and conversation. Brilliant!

   more 8 years ago

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