Little Bay (York Rd)

This place is just great. I found it in Croydon where I went for lunch with a group, during a course I took and they told me they had one by Chelsea and since then, I have not looked back. I have now been to this Battersea Restaurant five times and will keep coming back.

The food is great and at a great price too. They do great steamed fish that just melts in the mouth and the goats cheese hmm hmm hmmmm wonderful. I had my birthday here and my friends enjoyed themselves so much with the singer making the night and the bathrooms, well, it gave you ideas and lots to talk about.

Every time I have been here the staff have been so friendly and warm, a wonderful restaurant and a wonderful team, bravo!!!
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Thana .A. West Brompton London
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Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Thursday, September 11, 2008

Just came back from the best night out in South London.

The place was great, food excellent, waitress very attentive and helpful with choosing our meal, as it was our first time.

A great surprise, as a new customers the manager came over to chat with us and explain a little bit about the restaurant, the food and opera?. Mr. Illich, I hope I got the name right, has some of the most amazing ideas as Nash explained.

Please check out the toilets. Great place and we will be back for more.
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Anabella Rice
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Have been two or three times now. Excellent fun, lovely food and fantastic value.

Enjoy everyone describing themselves as liberal before announcing their disgust at the toilets. It's just something else that adds to the bizarre and unexpectedness of the place. If it's not for you then there's another identikit Pizza Express around the corner which will offend your liberal soul less.

Book ahead for a booth as always adds to the experience. Bravo.
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Joe Eccles
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Thursday, July 17, 2008

I went to this restaurant for my birthday last week and had a fantastic time. It really is great fun with the OTT decor and amusing opera singer.

The food was really very good (although they still had a couple of dishes from xmas) and a really good price. We had no problems with service, the food arrived on time just as we asked even though there were a few large parties there.

The murals in the toilets are obscene (we had a sneaky peak as the ladies are being re-decorated) there is a 'family toilet' but perhaps there should be stronger warnings. I think it is all part of the decadence and fun of the place.

All in all, a great night out!
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Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Monday, January 28, 2008

We went to the Little Bay for a friends birthday. We ordered our food at 8.20pm our main courses arrived at 11.05pm! In the meantime no one ever came to offer us drinks or explain the delay. The duck was disgusting- deep fried. My braised beef was 'fridge' cold in the middle - when I sent it back,both the chef and the waiter touched it to test the temperature then sent the same touched food back microwaved!

After several complaints and requests to see the manager (12th Jan) he never came over to talk to us and then became rather aggressive when we suggested that perhaps we shouldn't have to pay the full price for a meal that was 2hrs late and cold.

The Kitchen looked too small and dirty. The toilets were filthy and out of order. Perhaps they should spend more time cleaning them and less time painting really graphic hard core porn on the walls.

The food may be cheap, but quite frankly I would rather pay more NOT to have to go there ever again.
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Ben de Halpert
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Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 1
Monday, January 14, 2008

Visited Little Bay last night for a Christmas celebration with a group of friends for my second visit. The food was again excellent, well-cooked and very good value for money. I had smoked salmon parcels with prawns to start which were simple but tasty, followed by lamb steak and roasted vegetables, which were arranged in an odd small pile with mashed potato, bit different but still good. My favourite course was dessert of apple cake and ice cream and custard, no this isn’t a typo you do get both! As mentioned in the review below the toilets are certainly an eye-opener and I can see why there are separate toilets for children! The only downside was the service. You appreciate that service is always going to be a little slower when there are lots of groups but we were only six and had to wait forty minutes between starters and mains by which time we had devoured all the bread on the table in hunger! Given the quantity of waiters this shouldn’t have been a problem. However still love the place for the food and the live opera, always entertaining!
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Katie
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Thursday, December 20, 2007

Went to this restarant last night - it is awesome! We were in a little secluded cabin above the main door with the opera singer putting her head round our window every so often whilst singing classics from la traviata etc. Like the other diners, I was worried that the price would reflect the quality of the food - but not a bit of it! £2.95 for a bowl of mussels, £8 for a marlin steak (on the specials board so extra fresh) and £2.95 for a chocolate cheesecake. Our waiter and waitress were friendly and attentive too.

The only thing I would say is not to go into the loos unless you are liberal - they are covered in highly graphic pornography. I didn't mind - just stood there in mild surprise!
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Matthew Perowne
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Little Bay is a pearl in a barren land. With few options around it, one resolved to take a chance.

Pleasant was the surprise at both the food and the prices. Two mains, an entrees and a few drinks and the bill was unde £30.

The service was prompt and while almost a little too eager, you can't fault our waiter for lack of attentiveness.

There was another most pleasant surprise, live opera. While you could say cringeworthy, it was a fun and novel experience to compliment an otherwise great evening.
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Chris Baylis
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Monday, November 19, 2007

I was curious about the Little Bay experience before my visit last week, having been amazed by the low prices shown on their website. The dishes looked ambitious and utilised some premium-priced ingredients, so I wondered how the restaurant could make a living charging under £3 for a starter which would be double the price elsewhere.

The location is probably a contributory factor; the rents for what is a fairly unglamorous location are presumably low. In addition, the restaurant was packed (it was a Saturday evening, though), so that factor will keep the till full.

We were greeted by friendly, busy staff and seated around a fairly cramped table. However, a lack of comfort was compensated by interesting surroundings and opulent, over-the-top fixtures. The ostentatious manner of the design was matched by the entertainment provided by a man singing opera - he did so very well, and contributed to a fun atmosphere.

We were served fresh, complementary bread while waiting for our starters. I chose the Choux de Crab, which was a better portion than I'd expected for £2.95. Although the pastry could have been lighter, it was filled well and the flavours were good.

I had the duck main course, which looked delicious, but the meat was a little underdone. A friend who had the lamb made the same comment. That said, they were certainly edible and the accompaniments were prepared well, and enjoyable.

Being quite full after two good portions, I skipped pudding, only having a very enjoyable forkful of my friend's chocolate cheesecake. Everyone who ate pudding had great things to say about their choices.

Little Bay is an excellent-value night out. The food is decent enough, the service is friendly and the ambience is fun. It wouldn't be my first choice for a romantic evening, but is a great place for groups. The only reservation I might have in recommending Little Bay is the decor of the loos; cubicles are covered in very sexually-explicit drawings. I am pretty liberal, so wasn't offended, just highly-surprised. However, I can see that it really wouldn't be to everyone's taste.
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dawnage - View all reviews by this user
Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Sunday, November 11, 2007

I recently shared a meal here with friends for a birthday dinner. The food was impressive considering the prices, and the opera was entertaing, although perhaps a little over the top when he dragged himself across our table, sending cutlery and glassware flying.

The one thing that will make me never return to this restaurants is the "artwork" in the toilets. Really tasteless and pretty shameful.
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Sarah
Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 5
Thursday, September 27, 2007