Garlic & Shots

I'll keep this very short, I don't usually bother writing or even reading reviews.

However if you're drawn to this Garlic & Shots for any other than a purely comical reason, I would urge you not to bother.

A very agressively boring place, once you're stuck under their unhappy idea of what would satisfy the paying customer
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0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, January 02, 2012

We picked this restaurant out of the hat so was not sure to expect. It has a laid back atmosphere to it and that agreed with our mood. Once seated we ordered our drinks and chose our food. One of our dishes was a steak well done but it when it arrived it was rare. The unfortunate person whose dish this belonged to was a visitor from Jordan and her English was not so great and rather than create an issue she just had one bite and left her meal. When we had all finished (Four) I noticed that she had not eaten her meal, she explained why and when we eventually got hold of a waitress she said we were mistaken! We said no that is what we asked for. She then went to speak to the chef and came back saying she would not charge us that meal but was not polite about it and frankly was rude. I asked to speak to the manager who was behind the bar and when I said are you happy with that attitude she said yes! I said we were incorrectly served and we have had no apology! She ignored us! It is such a shame that this restaurant could be so good but is let down by appallingly bad service! We thankfully were not charged for that dish but even that was a hassle! I do not recommend!
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Paul
4 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 4
Wednesday, November 09, 2011

After reading some negative reviews online, I was a bit unsure whether to go or not. I decided to brave it, and i'm SO glad that I did.

When we walked in, we were greeted by the manager who was sat at the bar. As it wasn't busy, we were able to choose where to sit. A very friendly waitress served us all evening with a smile.

The food was amazing. Full of flavour and well cooked. My only disappointment during my visit was that my £20 steak was a bit cold, however, the potato gratin that it was served with was piping hot. So I assume that the meat had been waiting for a while while the potatoes cooked. Nevertheless, the food was brilliant, the service was great and I thoroughly enjoyed my evening.

Don't let other people's opinions of this restaurant affect you, give it a go, you won't be disappointed :)
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8 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Thursday, September 22, 2011

We went here last night & were shocked at how rude the staff were & when I asked one of the bar staff to recommend some food he threw the menu at me and said you can read can't you? I then asked if they did any food without carbs due to my diet & then he refused to serve me. This place was so expensive but a hovel, all surrounding bars were heaving & now I know why this one was empty!!!!
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0 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Sunday, August 07, 2011

When I went in we bought beers and a very expensive burger near £14 and like the below review they didn't seem to understand the phrase " how much is it" and started demonstrating the size.

We asked them to change the track that had been on repeat 3 times and was very rudely spoken to, then had our order cancelled, then asked to leave, then they actually chased us down the road over £3 , at this stage we had spent  over £18 on 3 drinks . We are flabbergasted, confused and insulted. We will NEVER go back. EVER!

Can I please add I am rather a jolly person and do not invite this kind of attitude nor have I ever received it before ever in my restaurant going life . Nor have I ever seen it before.

I wish I could give minus stars so bad .   
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Rah Petherbridge
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Friday, May 27, 2011

A 2-day trip in London and eating there was a highlight. Needless to say I LOVE GARLIC. And of course, Garlic & Shots was THE place! Excellent the beer and the garlic kiss. Yes, the service was slow but everything in London was slow! Highly recommended for garlic addicts!
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Nikos
8 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Sunday, March 27, 2011

I agree with the last comment...absolute hole - and the staff is the rudest and most incompetent I have ever seen.

Absolute waste of time and money.
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Scarecrow
1 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 0
Thursday, March 24, 2011

I have never been spoken to like that in my life. All we did was ask them politely to stop the track playing on repeat for the forth time . They cancelled our order for our £15 burger. It gets worse but I don't want to waste my breath.

Waste of space. Absolute hole .
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Rah
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

It's a good place if you want a drink and you have space in the yukky back garden and smoke. Otherwise, don't bother at all.

The food is not great and expensive and the waitresses are beyond rude - not sure who they think they are.

If you are drunk already and don't care and want a bloodshot - go - if not, look for another place.
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Suki Saigon
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Sadly for me, eating at Garlic and Shots has ruined it for me. It used to be one of my fav places to drink and then I took a few friends there to eat and the service was awful, the food took forever and it wasnt remotely special.

When we didnt leave the 12% service charge they acted as if we were ripping them off and the waitress tried to start an argument with us saying that our starters had taken an hour to come because there were two of them, even though one of them was a bowl of olives from a jar.

Dont bother.
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Larry
2 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Saturday, October 16, 2010