Hawkers Bar and Brasserie
1 Skerne Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5FJ, United Kingdom
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CM7V+FR Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
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Monday: 6–22
Tuesday: 6–22
Wedneasday: 6–22
Thursday: 6–22
Friday: 6–22
Saturday: 7–22
Sunday: 7–22
Tuesday: 6–22
Wedneasday: 6–22
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Saturday: 7–22
Sunday: 7–22
There is plenty of restaurants in the area ... I think that this one is worth trying, definitely convenient when staying at the hotel.
They refresh the menu every so often, I really like recent update to bar menu with pizza choice and snacks. Pizza is excellent!
I will return.
Kids meals looked good value, so we will be going back with them.
Friday they were advertising a £1 Flat White offer, so would be worth checking that out too if you just fancy a coffee.
The food was quite poor quality (undercooked fried eggs, bacon, mushy avocado, bland mushrooms... at least the toast was nice?), and very expensive for what it was.
The reason I'm writing the review, is that not even 2 hours after eating here, I came down with pretty bad stomach pain and temperature until today. I don't get sick easily, and this was the only food that I ate up to the point that I was sick. So safe to say, we won't be back. Which is a shame, cos I live 2 mins away from this place.
It just felt a little cold and unwelcoming in the restaurant itself. No-one really checked in on you unless you managed to grab someone at the bar for a table, and then it felt like you were disrupting their job. But the food definitely was good and as a group it would probably work well that you weren’t constantly checked on.
Positive:
-nice interior design
-dance floor with DJ
-good wine
Negative:
-The dinner supposed to start at 7.45pm, however the food was late.
-OVERPRICED poor quality food
-Long time waiting for food
-The staff collected food from all of us not even finishing it from the plate. For example, my colleague was served with the main dish after me left his food for 5mins and it was gone. Overall, he had his main meal for 15mins on the table.
-I've ordered vegetable soup for the starters which was ok and turkey for the main which was DRY.
-Now, the worse part. The dessert was late. Most of us got bored of waiting, went to dance floor for 10mins when came back still nothing on the table. I haven't had my cranberry cheesecake which I thought will resolve a miserable taste left in my mouth from the dry turkey. I haven't even seen how it looks like as it was never been served. When I went to speak with the manager (to get my dessert back) I was informed that the kitchen was now closed and they can't do anything about it. He ensured me it was served, but he thinks it was eaten by one of my colleagues. I wonder now, which ones? Are those who's been dancing with me together?
My impression is, the kitchen was in rush to finish work on time even though they're the ones who served us food late. It could explain why the food was served only for 15mins not letting people to finish.
Btw, we've booked this meal ages ago. Now, from the management side, why don't you get enough staff on that day? I don't think it's fair for customers to experience this awful service.Don't want to come back there again, unless they improve. Waste of money...