Reviews in Islington

Really special experience. Amazing wines and a small selection of perfectly executed, innovative food to complement the wines. Lovely staff, homely atmosphere.

A hidden gem worth returning to. I’ve had two really lovely evenings at Basket Press Wine. The atmosphere is warm and intimate, helped by the soft lighting and great music playing in the background. The maître d’ even remembered me on my second visit, which was a thoughtful touch. The wine selection is excellent, the food just as good, and there’s something very cool about dining in the middle of a working bakery. Highly recommend.

Such yummy food!

I highly recommend the Basket Press Wine Bar and chef residencies! It is always a wonderful experience. Every chef offers a unique and delicious menu, and the wine list is excellent! I also love the chilled, cosy and super friendly vibe. I cannot wait to go back!

We had a great time and love the food, atmosphere, wines and changing menu! Great local place.

Incredible experience and service, a real gem - thank you team for such a lovely initiative!

Super delicious food. I had a religious experience. Amazing wine. Great service. I love how warm and cosy it feels. It has the intimacy and care that most restaurants lack these days. I thoroughly enjoyed chatted to both the chef and the wine person who were happy to be there and very proud of what they were offering. Perfect hospitality.

This was my third or fourth time here and once again it didn't disappoint! We had never had Nigerian food and we really loved it. As always the wines were also amazing - and we were made to feel welcome by the team!

This was my third time trying one of the pop up chef weeks organised by basket press at Quince, and just like the previous times, we all loved the food, ambience and service - and the wine! It's pretty good value for money too, especially given the quality of ingredients and how innovative the dishes are! We would really recommend it!

Fantastic food, brilliant wine and incredible, intimate service. Thank you Zainab, Anna and the Quince team! We had an amazing night (please ignore the review I left below where I didn't check the ratings were all 5/5 before I submitted it!!!!!!!)

Best Ethiopian restaurant in London! The food and Customer service , the music everything love it.....

This place is simply fantastic. Great Thai food, superb cocktails and a buzzing atmosphere. A must try for everybody...I know i will definitely be going back!

A chain (though not large) which has great choice and fabulous taste. The staff are friendly and attentive, and the Wild Boar and Chorizo burger was to die for. Great fun for all at a very reasonable price.

I lived in Islington for 3 years without knowing this place existed before being told about it by a friend. I consider this 3 wasted years of my life. The food is sensational - delicate and fragrant, with some dishes combining 5 different flavours in one mouthful. I recommend the Lamb Rajastani starter followed by the Tok Jal Misti (sp?). Food heaven. The owner is one of the most charismatic and fun people you will meet. I took my parents there twice while they were down in London, and they now request we go back to see him every time they come down. It's BYO and the food is exceptional value.

Went to Bacchus last week, what a great place. Bubbly atmosphere, excellent food, and spot on service. well worth a visit to this edgy area

Watered cocktails, £3.00 for nice homemade chips,expecting a nice portion but only got about 5 in a tall glass? whats that about.. £2.00 for a can of coke, had a steak fajitas but plastic cheese and store bought guacamole. Long wait between starter and main and staff had poor understanding of English Avoid it, too expensive for what it is.

Absolutely the worst experience I have ever had. A large group of us had a reservation later in the night at this "cocktail bar" according to their signs and menus, most of us wanted to eat but some people had come from other places and weren't too hungry right away. They brought drinks out right away (pitchers completely filled with ice) but didn't have enough glasses so we literally waited over 40 minutes for everyone to get glasses. One person ordered water from three different people and after over an hour, never got it. They never even got around to everyone to ask them what they wanted. Instead, they flipped out at the first people who said they weren't ordering a main, actually yelling at people. I've never seen such rude staff, and the manager was even worse. We were planning to be there for 2-3 hours, drinking who knows how much, and eating who knows how many mains, starters, etc. Instead, they asked us to leave because not every person was immediately ordering starters and mains. AVOID this place.

Just came back from this place and needed to vent so here I am. It is my birthday and my girlfriend wanted to treat me! You may of had a fantastic meal here, the food wasn't that bad - but tonight the service really let them down and as a result we will not be going back and urge you not to take the chance! We walked into a half empty restaurant and were seated crammed between 2 full tables of 6. when asked if we could move we were told NO. (we should have left then). They then said we could move to another table as soon as somebody else went - so we continued to order our starter. Our starter arrived - and the other table left we moved onto their table only to be told half way through the move that we couldn't go there. We eventually were moved to yet another table, and as we sat down our half eaten starter was taken away - when we asked where it had gone they presented our main course! Ridiculous! We finished our meal and asked for the bill. The bill arrived with the service charge added. when we said that we were happy to pay for the meal but not the added tip. we were then told we had to pay for it and the manager came over, after 5mins of talking with a confrontational manager we left.