Casa Brindisa

Had lunch here yesterday, this gets a bit of a slating but the oh-so-hip-and-trendy Jose, for example is the best thing since sliced bread ('cause it's in the hipster heaven of Bermondsey Street)?. Pleasant, quick-enough service, food generally of a high standard ( tapas is utterly dependent on good sourcing and this is something that Brindisa do not get wrong), bustling atmosphere - MUCH busier than I have seen here in the past. If you like and - crucially, understand - Spanish food rather than hype, this place does a very good job.

I try not to do negative reviews, but by comparison, Jose lat Saturday was v. poor - albeit still full of beardy alpha-geeks purring away - it's London, image is all.
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Lee Hulbert
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Monday, January 16, 2012

Rip off £3.25 for a 75cl bottle of water, £9 for a 3 piece octopus and service was slow and staff seems more interest in chatting around, service with tapas is the easiest thing to do, so how can you do that so poorly is amazing.

Never going back.
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Linda
3 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 1
Friday, September 23, 2011

we have been back to casa brindisa and we have found it commercialized - greasy and heavy versions of spanish tapas, this is certainly an attempt to cash on south ken location by serving low quality food with sauces and spice to cover the lack of taste....nothing is genuine here, wine list is good but tapas are among the worst you can find in the world - stay away.
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joseph
3 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 0
Monday, August 08, 2011

A dreadful experience has ensured I will never return.

Although I have have enjoyed this tapas restaurant in the past, we received appalling and disinterested slow service at lunch in Feb 2011 (though the restaurant was half empty), very disappointing overpriced food including half cooked scallops that had to be sent back, and really no apology by the staff who could not have cared less.
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1 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Sunday, February 20, 2011

The negative reviews slightly put me off coming for dinner here with a colleague so I came with my wife instead and had a very enjoyable meal. We ordered a plate of the acorn fed charcuterie selection with sherry and a couple of tapas besides. The food was well executed and service was quick, if a little haphazard. I can't really fault this restaurant for a light bite before a concert, it is charming with a good menu and bar (tasty draft beer). Good value too, with the exception of the cheeky service charge.
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Andrew Jones - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Same reviewer here as the one below.

Went to Brindisa again last Saturday, and what a pleasurable experinece it was too. Butternut squash with rosemary and garlic (I think), uncooked spinach with pinenuts and sultanas, pulpo, scallops, aioli with country toast, and something else which I forgot and cava.

Could not have been happier. Food came quickly, service was was friendly.. Happy, happy, happy.
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Friday, May 21, 2010

We had a super lunch yesterday, albeit quite expensive. We had pulpo (Galician-style octopus with potatoes - melt-in-the-mouth), prawns with garlic (heavy on the garlic - yum), rabbit (a bit tasteless to be honest), salt cod, I loved it but my mother did not, grilled bread with ailoli, and finally scallops with a lovely sauce, two glasses of wonderful cava which I don't remember the name of. Total bill was £70.00 with service. OK, it was expensive, but it was so nice. The staff were helpful, and very polite.

Shall go again.
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9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Sunday, April 11, 2010

Fair food and wine for an area that's not great for casual dining out. But beware the bill - they have a tendency to forget some orders and then when you ask again it appears on your bill twice. It's happened 3 times to me now so more than a co-incidence...
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4 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 4
Saturday, March 14, 2009

We have now eaten at Casa Brindisa several times and have always had an excellent time . Last time we went we started with olives stuffed with orange which were fantastic , the plate of charcuterie , also excellent , and then prawns in garlic and chili .Then we had a very tender rare fillet steak topped with a spanish cheese , which was a great taste..like a very upmarket cheeseburger! We finished off with a sort of nutty coffee flavoured mousse and a wonderful invention of white chocolate on toast

Our waiter was helpful and attentive, and volunteered a bottle of tap water , and the bill below £60 for the two of us including a bottle of wine . I think this is a great addition to the south ken food scene .
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emily fisher
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Thursday, March 05, 2009