Green and Red Bar and Cantina
our review
Green and Red is part of the Underdog Group that also owns Hawksmoor, allegedly the best steak house this side of the pond. A modern, trendy classic, Shoreditch type restaurant and bar. Green and Red, in comparison, leans heavily towards the goings on in Jalisco, traditionally where Tequila comes from, with food and decor to match.
The first thing you notice when you walk in is the buzz, compliments of the classic after work crowd, enjoying beers, cocktails and the odd Tequila. We went for the ceviche of octopus with avocado, tomato, onion, serrano chilli, coriander and lime, and served with tortilla chips. Really tasty and the flavours worked fabulously well. My lightly spiced broth with pork and shredded chicken, served with crunchy tortilla, fresh cheese, sour cream & pasilla chilli though was a bit dull, though.
For mains my slow braised lamb shank cooked with beer, cloves, cinnamon, ancho chillies and sesame seeds was great. As for the char-grilled aged rib eye with chipotle salsa and spring onions, meat was fantastic, but the black beans with chorizo and the refried pinto beans was a bit too street-food for our taste. Dessert was a rather long sugarcoated donut with chocolate sauce. Exactly what it said on the tin.
Back at the bar after dinner, we were given an impromptu Tequila mini master class, which, I must admit, was very informative and fun. Like with all good things, the more you spend the better they get, and for those of you who want to know more, this really is the place to find out. Downstairs in the basement bar, things are being upgraded with a re-opening imminent. Cocktails, Tequilas, live music and a reported always up for it crowd. This has all the trappings of becoming a dangerously fun place to hang out...
F.H. - September 2008
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Expect one of the worst services in London from the staff, they'll make you leave the table before you've finished your meal. As Mexican I can say that food in this place isn't great. A no go...
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Arturo
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Food 6 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 2
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Four of us had dinner there on Saturday night. Table ready on time but it took ages to be served. 45 minutes later our dips & mini tortillas arrived. The table next to us who arrived at the same time were on their mains. Food was fine but small portions and the menu was limited. We brought our expensive jug of margarita (£33!) up from downstairs which lowered our bill - £27 a head which was not worth it considering all the great deals you can get in London restaurants.
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Sonia
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Food 5 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The cocktails and the music downstairs are fantastic, the decor is nice, the food however was far from nice. A dish of dry tasteless meat, a few tortillas, a stale donut and a bill of £50 per head. Owch. Skip the food and head downstairs for dancing.
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Londoneater
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Food 1 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 1
Monday, November 10, 2008
Went to green and red on a recommendation from friends and was very impressed. Staff are very welcoming and helpful, the food was delicious, I'd recommend the lamb to anyone, just falls off the bone. Atmosphere was pretty good for 6pm on a wet Tuesday evening, nice buzz to the place, overall a great experience
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James
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
The food was good quality and tasty but tiny portions for the prices! Even the table next to us was suprised by the amount of food they got. There was only one waitress runing the whole place so service was a bit slow but she was very friendly to us. All in all, I won't be going back I'm afraid.
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Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 2
Friday, June 27, 2008
Being from Peru, our accents made the waitress very happy and she could not enough do for us.
I have never felt so happy in my life. The food was incredible and the atmostphere. .. caramba! we recommend mucho mucho!
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Manuel L Habour
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
fantastico! The waitress asked if we were from Buenos Aires, and when we said yes, she could not do enough for us.
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Manuel Endocarina
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, May 09, 2008
I went there with my family and mother/father in law. We have the misfortune of being Argentine, and from the moment the waitress heard our accents, well, how can I put it? I never felt so humiliated in a restaurant in my life. She treated us like garbage. A golden rule I try to follow always is NEVER to argue with who is serving you food until you are done with. Which is what I did. I went to the manager to describe the situation befoere leaving and although they were very nice and sympathetic, no employee was reprimanded as far as we are concerned and the attitude was a bit "yeah, really hard to get good staff nowadays, inni?". The food was OK, small portions but OK. But believe me, I will NEVER, EVER go back there.
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John
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Food 6 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Friday, May 09, 2008
Went last night for a friend's brithday and had a great time. I live pretty close and have been a few times, but this was my first time in a large group. Was perfect - informal, friendly, lively and after a few cocktails everyone was in a great mood.
Not the cheapest, but you get proper food - the big hunks of pork belly and meltingly tender lamb shanks are my favourites. And I love the little plates of things to pick at - lively salsas, unusual salads. Definitely recommend.
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Telford Lad
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Went for dinner last night and had a great time. I had a meltingly tender pork belly, others on table had lamb shank with meat perfectly falling off the bone and a nicely cooked piece of hake. We all shared bits of everything - we made tacos with the dainty little flour tortillas, each one crammed with different things. And we tried a few of the little dishes as well which were great value - a lovely salad made with a vegetable i've never tried or seen on a menu before (jicama?), octopus ceviche and a simple zingy broad bean salad. All really fresh, zingy stuff.
Music was a bit loud (dont think I'd take my grandma there), but atmosphere was friendly and lively. We headed down to their basement bar after dinner. Music was even more lively, we had a few amazing tequila cocktails (and i thought i hated tequila...) and danced away. Was a great night, cant wait for my next visit...
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Langy
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Monday, April 14, 2008
