Baltic

This restaurant and bar is fantastic. I went back last night after a while and took a friend, and we both agreed that the drinks, food, ambience and service were all excellent (especially the service).
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Claire Matthews
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Friday, April 05, 2013

Absolutely love this restaurant. The food is amazing, the vodka and cocktails are delicious and the atmosphere is buzzy and alive. With out a doubt one of my favourite restaurants in London.
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Daisy Cohen
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

I came for an early evening dinner with a friend. Service was good. We had time for starters and mains. I preferred my black sausage starter to the rabbit main tastewise. However, the rabbit was cooked perfectly and my Polish friend sampled the egg noodle / dumpling and said it was very good. Apparently, a difficult dish to cook. She was very impressed with her duck. We went back later to the bar which was busy with a good atmosphere. The cocktails were nice although not expertly executed in my opinion. I feel for the price of the mains I would return and eat from the bar menu as I can then try more things at better value.
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Sarah - View all reviews by this user
7 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 5
Sunday, October 02, 2011

I went to Baltic again last week after a gap of a year or so. It is great - better than ever.

We had a some wild cocktails in the bar before dinner - unusual and beautifully presented.

We started with a selection of the starters to share - this food is ideal for that - Blinis with Salmon, delicous Herring salad, some of the spaetzle dumplings with peas and bacon, and a great Black sausage dish. - all accompanied by a small 4 shot carafe of frozen Bison grass vodka.

Mains were Sea bass with a kohrabi salad - great combination, and braised rabbit with figs and dumplings - light and fragrant.

Wine - a great Faugeres - very reasonably priced.

Service in the bar and restaurant was really friendly and knowledgable and there was a great atmosphere in what must be one of the most beautiful restaurants in london.

Go there!
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9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Food was nicely cooked but nothing extraordinary. Staff was polite and accommodating but sometimes groups grow unpleasant and rude whilst drinking heavily in the restaurant portion of Baltic. Try to eat here earlier in the evening or during lunch. I am inclined to agree with Jay Rayner's (The Observer's) 2003 review of Baltic.
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3 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 2
Friday, June 10, 2011

Possibly our favourite restaurant in SE1 - great atmosphere in the bar and in the restaurant (very different places). We took four other friends there last week and were enjoying another good evening, so much so that we ordered two more bottles of wine after the coffee. Unfortunately it wasn't our previous, charming waiter and we received a glum faced attendant who requested we move to the bar. As the wine was felt to be part of the meal we wanted to stay and were referred to an icy faced manageress who reluctantly bowed to our wishes. Although we'd spent nearly £400 between the six of us, we were given the cold shoulder for the rest of the evening.

This is a good restaurant and deserves a high rating but for me it now has a big question mark over its service
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7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Thursday, March 03, 2011

Baltic appears to have lost its way. Went recently on a Sunday night. The environment remains pretty and the chairs super comfortable.

- Cool barstaff on arrival. Perhaps it’s cool to be cool.

- Limited wine list by glass or ½ bottle. The waiter described my first choice as ‘rough’ so he upsold me to a Rioja around £7 more (for a ½ bottle).

- Two side dishes recommended by the waiter, only to find the mains came with more than sufficient ‘extras’. Upselling in its less obvious form. Felt wasteful. One dish was unappealing and left mostly untouched. No enquiry from staff.

- The worst Rum Baba, which was more like a bagel than a baba. Left untouched as it was pretty much inedible. Waiter enquired but not at all interested in my comment. No deduction offered, no apology.

- Lack of interest in follow-up service once the big ticket items were ordered.

So, even though a couple of food items were fine, it left me feeling ‘done over’ by the experience. If you’re not interested in your diners’ experience, don’t run a restaurant.
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The Mark - View all reviews by this user
4 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 1
Friday, February 11, 2011

Baltic is one my new favourite places to go in London.

I've been twice recently, once for a lovely romantic date in the evening, where we ate caviar, veal parprakash, sea bream and spiced apple cake. Another for a Saturday lunch with a friend when we sat in the bar area and ate mixed blini platters.

My partner and I care quite a lot about where our food comes from, especially meat. Before we went to Baltic for the first time I e-mailed them asking about the meat they serve. I had a response within an hour telling me exactly where it all came from, and yes, it is pretty ethical stuff.

On both occasions the staff were attentive, friendly and excellent in helping us negotiate the extensive vodka menus. On both occasions the atmosphere was just right for what we wanted, and on both occasions the bill seemed pretty reasonable for what we had.

Most importantly the food is great, and I really recommend the Keta Caviar blinis with a glass of babika vodka, it is light, fresh, tasty and a bit different. A great new find just a few minutes off the beaten track.
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Waltshaw - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Monday, December 06, 2010

yet another fantastic evening at baltic restaurant. its got everything, beautiful waitresses, exciting food and of course the vodka....keep it up!
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mike browthorpe
10 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

if you want to take your date for a nice dinner, it;s a great place, but if you are looking for authentic polish food, forget about it, i'm Polish, so I know what I'm talking about, but it's a nice place
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Jacek
8 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 6
Saturday, October 16, 2010