The NoMad London

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1. T

   Theo

   London

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   The milling unsettled crowd at the reception desk as we arrived for our afternoon tea was a warning sign. There was no order at all in which guests were dealt . I stood right by the desk and people adding themselves to the chaos were dealt with first. As far as I could tell there were 5 receptionists. One guest told me she had been waiting 35 minutes to be dealt with. Then up came a stunning young lady , another guest , barging to the front asking for her cake. The receptionist advised her to ask her waitress but as far as I could hear the answer was " she keeps on disappearing" . I decided to assertively announce my arrival to the front desk and this got me some attention and an offer to take my coat. I made the mistake of turning away to call my wife from the bar where she had taken refuge from this nonsense, literally for 5 seconds and that was enough to break my newborn guest/receptionist connection for the next few minutes until I got fed up and had to tell them they needed to get more organised. You know what I was told? A rather testy : well your reservation is not for another 2 minutes. Zero apology, zero charm. Maybe all the front desk team had synchronised themselves , as my wife commented to me . I told them I would complain about them which resulted in further passive aggressive stares without any hint of penitence. We finally were led to our table and a charming waiter came and greeted us with such a gentle air of " you can tell me anything " that I felt that I could unburden myself . It turned out he was the manager. He listened, empathised with humour , got to know us , ensured the rest of our afternoon tea was amazingly catered for. +2 gratis cocktails! The food itself had air of trying too hard. There was not a finger sandwich in sight , rather interpretations thereof. Admittedly some were rather gallant but it was not afternoon tea as we know it Jim. The scones which are crucial for AT were too sugared
   

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   Julia

   VIP

   London

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   A birthday meal made very special. Delicious food, gorgeous surroundings and friendly service. Just lovely.
   

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   Mrs

   Hertfordshire

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Brunch menu consisted of snacks. Which was not really acceptable when you have booked a table for Brunch. Nothing was appetising on the menu. The food tasted strongly of hazelnuts. Massively overpriced. Feel quite underwhemed and shortchanged here!
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   The atmosphere is nice, but the service was very slow. Our waiter must have forgotten about us, because he disappeared for over an hour and we had to find someone else to help us. Food was ok, sweets were wayyy too sweet and hard to eat. Not really worth it for how expensive it was. Looked pretty tho.
   

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   Katie

   London

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Felt that the food was ok, service was slow. The chocolate dessert was disappointing in taste and presentation. The pistachio dessert was nicely presented and tasted lovely. The starters we had were ok (beef carpaccio and scallops). The venison was nice. Overall the food was ok but not enough to justify the price.
   

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   Sally

   London

   22 reviews

   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   I loved everything about my experience at The Nomad. Yes it’s expensive but it was worth it to have great service (attentive but not fussy) incredible cocktails, excellent wine, and food which was beautifully presented and tasted fantastic. And the dining room - just wow. Beautiful and such a lovely ambience. I think this is my new favourite place in London.
   

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   Janice

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Beautiful building and decor, very friendly professional staff , lovely afternoon tea , I went for a special birthday and was treated to cake and chocolate bar and note , lovely touch, food was delicious and an unusual twist on an afternoon tea, little gem in London, would highly recommended!
   

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   david

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 December 2024

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

   Anniversary meal, staff were exceptional, sharing platter was excellent value for money. The dining room is properly exquisite and worth a visit. Couldnt recommend highly enough
   

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   Bang

   VIP

   Berlin

   7 reviews

   2.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

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

   Preislich zu viel, Service sehr nett und zuvorkommend, dass fanden wir super, der Tee hingegen wie Leitungswasser
   

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    Philip

    London

    8 reviews

    2.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 14 December 2024

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

    The most expensive wine list in the world, shocking prices. Too noisy but a pleasant decor. Food = OK: nothing special
    

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