Circus Eats @ Stratford Circus

Ate at Circus Eats last week for lunch. The food and ambiance were fine, however, I was a bit annoyed that the menu shown on the website was very out of date - in fact, the prices had gone up by nearly 50%! It's not really acceptable to be advertising mains at £6.95 when they really cost £9.95.

That said, I did enjoy my meal and am thinking of returning for the tasting menu. With the fear that the good value advertised £25 per head will have turned into £40, though...
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Rachel
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 5
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

We have eaten at Circus Eats a few times and we have always been made welcome. The food is at a good price and the portions are well presented. In the day it can be a little noisy depending on what is going on in the theatres. I do feel that the eating areas should be segregated somehow, maybe by using screens of some sort just so people know that the seating is for paying customers. Never the less the food is great, the service is friendly and the prices are right! The chef should be congratulated also as he has really brought some class to the east end.
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Circus Eats is a great eating experience, I, and many others have been serveral times and always had good, friendly service. There is a wide variety of food served, and the menu changes regularly. The menu also reflects the diversity of this part of London. The foyer is busy and as it is an arts centre many people come in and out, that has never worried us. It is great to have this calibre of food in our area, and we hope locals, and others, support it. We have seen whole family parties, all age children, accommodated comfortably.
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8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 9
Thursday, March 19, 2009

I agree with the other reviews until recently. The restaurant has raised its prices and now serves smaller portions and the food is no longer of the quality it used to be. There has been a change over of staff and the nice Australian guy serving is no longer there. Sadly, this has resulted in poor service and the cafe is no longer as busy as it used to be. We were left waiting for a long time to be served. At first I put this down to a bad experience but when I returned another time, I was told they are not serving due to a corporate function. This indicates they are unable to cope when busy. I know this restaurant is in an arts centre, but it makes for an unpleasant experience to eat your food in what is essentially the lobby. The dining area is full of school children yelling and screaming making it noisy and uncomfortable to eat , that is if you can get a table with all the children taking up the space doing their homework with their books all over the tables. It does feel like a school canteen.

I fear this once busy restaurant serving quality food may be about to close. Fortunately there are plenty of other restaurants in the area serving better food at cheaper prices.
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1 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, March 16, 2009