Le Quecumbar Brasserie - London

Probably not for everyone but if you are into 1930's music with that Parisian café vibe, you'll probably never leave. Oh, and they are a big fan of Django Reinhardt with live music most nights.

Great dinning experience, the food is always on the spot and has a good selection of dishes, the wine is always flowing, the live music is great, but what makes a great thinning experience is the whole atmosphere of the place, the venue, and the incredibly sassy but creepy staff. Take a few friends from East London here, and every time I love to see how their faces go from why in the middle of Battersea to ooh I it, it's great!

We had fantastic food. The wow factor wasn't the food that was our waiter pier. We started our culinary experience at 6:00 as we wanted to enjoy the 3-course restaurant in the early evening. I had the squid to begin what was cooked nicely. My husband had the Catalan mushrooms that were so delicious with the right amount of chili. Our main were the reduced lamb with was so tenderly served with beautiful fresh seasonal veg. I chose the Haggis scallops. The dish was well presented the haggis tasty a large part. I was a little disappointed by the size of the scallops, but really enjoyed the whole dish. Desert was cream brulee for me melting in the middle chocolate pudding for my hubby. Both were delicious. The highlight of our culinary experience was Pierre the Swedish waiter who was creepy, our conversation made our evening with his interesting waiting style. You should have been there.

Charming looking place from the outside, but unfortunately terrible food throughout. Murdering french classics and overpriced supermarkets wine sold as bin end. Reprieved by the great live music but avoid if you are thinking of eating.

Updating to answer: Thank you for answering. Unfortunately I see that your answer is as rude as you were in person, and as argumentative as you other responses to the (many) very negative reviews. It is always sad when you bump into someone who is so incredibly rude and aggressive with no reson, it makes you think what might be wrong with them. This review is not against the place itself or the people working there, I only recommend anyone who reads to avoid this restaurant if you do not want to risk your night out to be ruined by someone who is working and (and getting paid) to give you a nice experience. Of course a reader cannot know who is telling things the right way, but one person asking one thing at the counter is hardly people jumping up and down . Also, this is definitely not the first time I have been at a restaurant with table service, and my table was never left waiting for 40-50 minutes without anyone showing up. If staff is too busy to serve people in a reasonable time, it is probably time to hire more. As for cash payment, when people pay in cash it usually takes much more time to count money and give change, so I doubt you do it to save time. A 10% discount for cash payment seems a bit excessive to me, you are clearly not (only) offsetting debit card fees. I would also like to inform you that the Which? cash initiative you adhered to is not to avoid the government to take control of our cash (as you declare on your website), but is meant to help people with limited access to digital and more technological forms of payment. Original review: It was a negative experience. I went there for my friend 's birthday, who was hoping to have a special evening. Unfortunately the owner of the place was annoying the whole night, since we stepped in. Food was taking really long to arrive, we went to ask why, and the owner without even listening asked us to sit down, saying that they were only doing table service. In that case, one should not have people wait for an hour for food without any explanation. Also, the owner slammed the bottle on the table a few times. It 's weird that an owner offers such a bad service, considering also that the waitress was actually really nice and friendly. Also, we didn 't like how the waitress was being treated. My friend had her birthday ruined by the bad vibe. Something that I found confusing is that a meal deal was offered if we paid in cash. We could have paid by card, but paying à la carte, which was around 10% more expensive. I have never seen that, i.e. offering a discount to pay cash. Does it have anything to do with taxation? I am perplexed. I would not recommend this place.