Sketch Gallery

Quite simply the worst dining experience I have had in London. Terrible service from the moment we entered the place. Tasteless food and disinterested staff. If you're serious about your food there are countless of decent restaurants around so avoid this one at all cost, and don't even get me started on the cost of the muck they served up !
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Damon
2 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Friday, October 21, 2011

Dining at SKETCH is not for the faint hearted..

The atmosphere is ecclectic and there is so much going on may I suggest you dine with someone super boring ?

That was not the case for me(my company was outstanding) as was the food and the wine list is to die for !

The staff are very enthusiastic,whilst being professional and very open and friendly...from the minute you enter-David will sweep you off your feet !

The attention to detail and quirky touches make this a experience for all !

Cant wait to go back !
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Norma Burri
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, October 15, 2011

I have been to Sketch a couple of times now. The decor of The Library room is stunning.

The staff were great even maybe a bit over attentive. every time a crumb was dropped they were cleaning up which actually got a bit annoying after the 12th time .

The food was nice even though a bit rich and expensive. I preferred my set lunch there to the evening meal i had.

Worth at least once visit but watch out for A La Carte prices.
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Marc Stevens
6 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 2
Thursday, August 11, 2011

I am regular Sketch visitor. However, last time 8 people including me had to leave the Restaurant few minutes after we seated and placed first orders.

It was 11.00pm, celebration of the graduation of students with parents and business partners. At that time we came to have desserts, champagne and cocktails.

The guest relationship manager and his assistant forced us to leave by saying: "We are not charity, we are doing business, so we do not serve just desserts and drinks"; "We cancelled few reservations because of you coming and now we are working for nothing"... After I said them that you have lost customers and few hundred pounds they replied: "We could earn more!"

I love this place for it's interior and general atmosphere. The food also tastes very well. But that was the worst service experience I have ever had in my life considering that I am events manager myself and have had enormous amount of meeting, dinners, receptions, gala dinners, celebrations and etc.

PLEASE!!! Be careful when talking to such an unprofessional managers.
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Dimitry Ragozin
6 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Distinctly average and a case of style over substance.

The maitre'd was rude and obnoxious, service was unattentive, the food was other bland or over salted and generally dishes were completely unbalanced in terms of flavour. And we paid a pretty penny for this.

The videos/images played in the background were the equivalent to elevator muzak and the pod toilets were just upmarket porta-loos.

It's obviously the place to be seen if you are young rich and in with 'it' crowd but if you want good food then look elsewhere!
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5 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 3
Sunday, June 05, 2011

We went to Sketch for a birthday celebration, consisting of 8 people as we heard a lot about it's quirky features. However, we had not anticipated being seated on a high table which reminded us of a bar table, and felt really uncomfortable throughout the course of our dinner. It would be good if they had warned us or at least asked us if that's alright as that really started off our evening with a bad impression of the place, in terms of service and table planning. The food is all right, not entirely worth the price. The waiting staff however were attentive and delightful. Overall, i wouldnt recommend this place for more than 6 people. It's an interesting place to visit, but only for a small crowd.
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7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 6
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Avoid, avoid, avoid !

Four years in London and certainly the worst experience in a restaurant.

Won't tell the whole story but In a nutshell : food was just ok, service was absolutely horrible. Not only completely useless staff but very rude as well like other comments reflect. And that, obviously, spoils the whole experience...

Maybe they should start to realise that trendy places don't last if they are not good at what they do. Personally I don't think London will lose anything if they disappear from the map.
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3 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 1
Friday, November 05, 2010

Ate in the Libary Last night, have eaten in nearly every high class restaurant in London, and have to say this was arguably the biggest let down of them all. Very excited when we arrived, fantastic deco and ambiance, no expence spared, honestly didnt expect at that point to be anything other than impressed. although i normally would go for the taster menu, I was facinated with the concept of having 400 differant items per course so decided to go for a starter and main from the Alla carte menu. Oh boy what a mistake!!!, my partner had the tasting menu. Basically to cut a long....very long story short, after 4 courses of the taster my partner could not eat a single thing, the portions on the taster menu were miles to big, everything was so rich, and 2 of the dishes really were so bland. we sat there for nearly 3 hours to get half way through the taster menu. I received my starter and main, i ate about half of both and couldnt eat another thing again ridiculas sized portions baring in mind the richness of the food. As long as i live i will never understand the concept of the main course i ordered. Darcy Lamb or something like that, 4 differant plates, one had a loin of lamb with a brocoli puree, one had a Rack of lamb in a cumin spice, another was a bowl of sliced loin swiming in a rich sauce with baby blush tomatos, and the other was a shoulder of lamb wraped in something. There was no carbohidrate or vegetables, just Basically a huge amount of LAMB......all with massivily rich over powering flavours, none of which complemented eachother, and even me a lamb lover had to leave nearly 2/3rds of it.....Certainily not worth the £49, and certainily not worth the accolades...We left after 3 hours, best part of £400 lighter and with the memory that Sketch was all frills and no substance...Classic mistake they simply forgot about the most important thing in any restauarnt ...The Food!!!
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John Summers
4 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, October 06, 2010

I can honestly say that we had one of the best evenings in dining out at a London restaurant. There was so much to look at and everything was so beautiful and original. There was no compromise here on the quality, you often find places that are more interested in just getting as much as possible from the customers but here you feel that there is a sense of pride in what they do from the kitchen to the front of house staff.
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Will
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Quite a strange little place, almost like an Aladdins cave of treasures. Greatly enjoyed my meal there, even more so since the in-laws gave me a thumbs up for choosing Sketch. Just a word of advice, as the website is a little confusing, call before booking! It took me a while to work out which restaurant I wanted as there are several, I decided to go with the Gallery as they have these crazy images all over the walls. Great place!
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Anthony
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, September 24, 2010