Monkey Island Brasserie & Bar

Monkey Island Brasserie & Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Robert

   London27 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 11 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful venue for family or friends lunch! Good value menu for Sunday lunch -£50 for three courses. All courses were delicious. I had carpaccio of beef, salmon and panna cotta. Service was excellent- friendly and professional. Highly recommended.
   

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   Robert

   London7 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 10 May 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely restaurant, an oasis of calm on Monkey Island which is reached by a footbridge from the car park. Food is good, though maybe not as exciting as the price suggests, and service was friendly and efficient. Salmon starter was minute but tasty; carpaccio is recommended. Menu said duck was crispy but in fact it was rare in the modern style. Luckily I like it either way but my wife would not have liked it if she had ordered it.
   

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   Stephen

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 2 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely setting for a peaceful, delicious lunch by the river. Staff are very attentive, friendly and professional. Highly recommend.
   

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   John VIP

   Berkshire15 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 25 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A wonderful place a time out of time. We went with friends to celebrate my birthday. The staff were excellent. They seemed to want to serve you. Having lived in Asia for some time it was like transporting back there. The food was very good. A recommended destination for the discerning.
   

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   Richard VIP

   Toledo35 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 11 April 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The restaurant was very nice and the history of the estate was very interesting. Had a few afternoon teas in London over the years and this was the first time I’ve never been offered more sandwiches or scones etc. Also wanted the champagne tea and they didn’t have any champagne only sparkling wine but still charged me the full price. Only two members of staff one duty in the restaurant area and that showed in the service we got.
   

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   Sian

   London3 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 5 April 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   The level of service was disappointing. Our main was delayed apparently due to poor communication between the waiter and chef and one dish was not cooked. We had to keep calling staff to chase our order/get more wine.
   

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   Paul VIP

   London3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 30 March 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Very, very poor. We booked for breakfast. My wife ordered the Eggs Royale. I ordered the Full English. We ordered toast on the side. The toast arrived cold. We sent it back and it took more than ten minutes to replace. My wife’s eggs arrived cold. My eggs arrived cold. We didn’t eat them. When we pointed this out, we were offered replacement eggs but no refund. We declined the replacement as we had finished everything else and the toast had taken so long to replace. We asked for the check. The check came with everything double charged. We sent it back. Like the toast, it took more than ten minutes to replace. This place is gorgeous. They have more than enough staff. And it’s expensive, which is justified by the setting, in theory. But the food and the service don’t come close to matching the surroundings, and we won’t go back.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 9 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great Sunday roast , with friendly and attentive staff . Location is fantastic !!
   

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   Fiona

   Buckinghamshire3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Given the price tag the service level was very poor. The staff there clearly do not understand the concept of customer service. Set menu with very little choice, was not aware of this when I booked. 1/2 of the food was good, 1/2 poor. Very limited wine list. It seemed that booking us a taxi to get home was too much trouble. Shame as the location and venue looked nice but very expensive for what we had and poor customer service somewhat spoilt the evening.
   

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    India

    Edinburgh4 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 14 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2

    I was very disappointed with our recent experience at Monkey Island Brasserie. I informed the restaurant in advance that I have an allergy to tomato and made it very clear that I could not eat anything with any trace of tomato in it. When we arrived at the restaurant, the atmosphere did not feel welcoming and the service was slow. The food was great quality however after about 40 minutes of eating the starter I developed a severe rash and a bad allergic reaction. We then told the waiters and waitresses about this and they went to speak to the chefs and said that there was no tomato in anything which could not have been the case otherwise I would not have had a reaction. Our bottle of wine was also taken away halfway through our meal and replaced with someone else’s inside the cooler. We felt that the service was poor and that although the food was of good quality it was not worth the money. We will not be coming back. 
    

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