The Wapping Project

Although i have eaten here before many a time - excellent - i Tried to book today only to find a rude reception and total snobbery...i booked elsewhere.
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Dermot
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Food 8 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

I went to this restaurant on Saturday nite with a friend and I have to say, its a cool place....We were greeted as soon as we walked in and was shown our table. Not the greatest of tables but compared to the openess of the place, it was rather discreet.

The service was great and the menu was very simple but at the same time varied enough to satisfy various taste buds. My starter of Butternut Squash soup wasnt creamy and mains of Whole Grouse was a real let down but my friend chose the plate of spanish meat for starters and Tiger Prawn for her main course and she truly enjoyed both. The desert was the icing on the cake as it was exquisite..

All in All, Great Service, Great Atmosphere and All in all, A great dining experience
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Big Rino
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Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 6
Monday, November 05, 2007

Once again Wapping managed to wow me with their fantastic food. The menu had changed from the last time I was there - about 6 weeks ago. Pleased to say that the duck pie I had this time was equally as melt-in-your-mouth as the slow cooked lamb pie I had last time.
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Nigel Brinklow
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Monday, September 24, 2007

I went last Saturday for my first visit, encouraged by all the glowing reviews. However, I'm sorry to say I was sorely disappointed. I'm not generally a person that bothers to write reviews but I was SO disappointed on this occasion!

The female maitre'd who "welcomed" us at the entrance was the most sour-faced excuse for a woman I have ever had the misfortune to meet. I don't think she even made eye-contact or spoke to us let alone smiled. We wondered if we were supposed to apologise for walking in.

The service was intrusive and ineffective. We found our water glasses being topped up by various different staff every couple of minutes, even though we hadn't drunk any since the last topping, which interrupted our flow of conversation. And the conversation wasn't that easy in such an open area and unsociably over-sized tables. Our waiter was unknowledgable about the menu and even went to speak to another table halfway through taking our order!

I have some dietary requirements, but nothing that isn't solved by asking for an item to be left off the plate. But this was an ordeal! My starter couldn't be served with the sauce on the side (so I did without) and the truffle potatoes for my main could "only just" be left off. The chef's words spat through the waiter's mouth. I was made to feel I was being a real pain by asking not to have a hypo!

Our final gripe about the chef, other than his disgust at being asked to leave things off the plate, was that he was trying to leave extra things on the plate that we didn't want. He wasn't wearing a hat! In fact two out of the three staff were not wearing hats. And they had a LOT of hair! How disgusting! And not compliant with H&S as far as I know.

To summise, the food was ok (I've had much better and at a lower price) but the pretentious atmosphere, service and general experience ruined anything that was good about the place. I will never go back out of choice.
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Food 4 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Monday, August 20, 2007

Went to this restaurant with high expectations given some of the other reviews. The venue - an old power station - was indeed unusual. It is also an art exhibition space and you are free to wander around to have a look at the artworks between courses - athough service of our courses was so prompt that we barely had a chance to do so.

The food though did not live up to the venue. A starter of watercress salad with pickled anchovy and soft boiled egg was pleasant enough, though not as interesting as hoped from the interesting list of ingredients. A main of roast Middle White pork with morcilla and chick peas was a very generous serving, but again disappointed - very tough, and the chick peas had little texture and probably came out of a tin.

Altogether, a bit of a letdown given the great venue and what looked like an interesting menu.
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Tazz
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Food 3 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 5
Monday, August 20, 2007

Went last fri eve. Place had a real buzz about it and fabulous atmosphere sat amongst all the old machinery but done out really well. Very welcoming lady hosting at the door and attentive waiting staff. Great menu which I believe changes every day and was so different/tempting we had trouble choosing. Wine list was all Australian but great selection with many not heard of before and wide range of prices so you could splash out if you wanted to. Food was excellent and all in all couldn't recommend highly enough. Without doubt the most unusual place to eat in London and puts two fingers up to those who are ten years out of date and continue to think Docklands remains a wasteland. Would put many more lauded restaurants in the West End and West/South West London to shame.
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Mark
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Monday, August 20, 2007

I have never given anything 10/10 in my life. However, there is simply no other way to rate this place. Stunning location with superb atmosphere, brilliant service and the best food I've tasted to date, and I speak on behalf of my table of five.
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, July 04, 2007

An excellent feast of fine food, fine service and a splendid location. Perhaps some round tables would add to the experience and perhaps a deeper chocolate fondue??

The overall experience is excellent and the additional gallery spaces and roof top views make it more of an evening than just dinner.

Definite return and definite recommendation.
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The Badger - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, June 23, 2007

After reading some of the other reviews I was very reticent about telephoning for a reservation! However there was absolutely no problem about making a booking and the person the other end was quite charming.

Wow, the food was excellent. Very imaginative and interesting combinations of textures and flavours. I cannot remember when I had such an incredible meal.

The chocolate fondue was divine! All my guest loved the food and the atmosphere.

The service was good and the waiter always seemed to be there when we needed more drinks.

The Aussie-only (apart from champagne) wine list seems a bit eccentic but there is plenty of choice.
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Peter C
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Returned for dinner with party of six last night to this Gem of a restaurant.

Location, Food , Service and wine were fantastic and do not understand other peoples problems with booking and staff etc as we could not have wished for more helpful service.

Lady manager even brought map of where all the various water pipes from the power station go to us whilst we were on the roof.

A great place, do not miss.
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Paul Harcombe
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, June 05, 2007