City Island Grocer - London

A beautiful game, but a little sterile and not really cozy. nice for colleagues not with family, girlfriend etc.

Greta food and atmosphere, well priced and great service

Arrived at 12.30 for an opentable booking. Lots of staff lounging around the bar and deli aisles. We are eventually shown to a table after waiting to be noticed by the several waiter looking types behind the bar immediately in front of us. Sit anywhere! It was not busy. The lunch menu was not on til 1 so we wandered around outside through the vacant emptiness of a not yet completed City Island and came back after 10 minutes. Could we have two **** Mary’s please? Oh no the cocktail waiter is not here til 1! Obviously the numerous staff milling around languidly were not authorised to grab some vodka tomato juice pepper etc and stick them in a glass with some ice. We left immediately and went to a nice Italian place down the road where the single waiter produced two very decent **** Mary’s when asked. We had the curious sense that “The City Grocer” was a simulation, a lifestyle prop for the property development company, about as authentic as the bar with the cappuccino machine in one’s local branch of Foxtons. The food might be great but we will never know as we won’t be going back. We will stick to real restaurants with actual waiters who will assist you in any way they can

Fab quiet Saturday catch up with friend. We left our dessert decision so late they had run out of the 2 that we wanted, shows how good they must have been so will have to return to try next time

Great experience. The servers were friendly and the service was prompt. Food was generous portions and well seasoned. We had the veal fried and also in mushroom cream which were both good. The fries and the fried courgettes were also nice sides. Overall a nice buzz to this place would recommend if in the area