Skylon

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   Daniel VIP

   London9 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Lovely spot in the river to have dinner as the sun sets. Nice food, good selection of dishes that I would have happily tried. Lovely, friendly and energetic service - shout out to Mary for topping off the evening with a smile!
   

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   Kathy

   London8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Lucky to be there on a sunny day. Great view from window table , lovely food . Girl serving us was very sweet . Sat at the bar for cocktails after dinner which was very nice. Bar tender very attentive . Thank you
   

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   Jon

   London1 review

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   We had a window table that we had requested as we were celebrating my partner's birthday. The views from the restaurant across the Thames are fantastic. We were greeted warmly and shown to our table. The menu had a good selection of food and an extensive wine list. All the staff were lovely and made us feel very welcome. They brought a little birthday cake to the table at the end of the meal. The only drawback of a really lovely evening was that the airconditioning made it a little bit chilly. All in all, we had a very memorable time.
   

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   Sue

   London7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Had a lovely table by the window. It was a short meet up with a friend so only had one course but both were very tasty and nicely presented. Side of mixed green veg was a tad overdone for my liking. However, we found the price of the wine prohibitive. One glass practically the price of a bottle elsewhere.
   

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   Deborah

   New York City3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   WOW- what a perfect combination of Fine Dining, Location (view) and Ambiance in London!!! So grateful we found this place! The Shepards pie was lovely - the lamb such a nice change!! The Curry dish with lamb was divine- the lamb was so tender and the combination was perfect! Lastly, the view of the river, bridges, etc. was wonderful!! We WILL be coming back here!
   

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   Dona

   Surrey10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   We celebrated my husbands birthday and it was great due to the views ,the super friendly staff and excellent food. It’s my third time at Skylon and it doesn’t disappoint.
   

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   Kerry

   New York City2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Really disappointing experience, from very bland (but expensive) food to lax service. This restaurant should be really good, the views are epic. But it’s dead and I can see why. Under delivers in every sense except the views. The vegetarian roast is a portobello mushroom with no gravy- at £26 that’s incredibly lazy and not good enough.
   

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   David

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   We were served by Mary and she was very nice and friendly. Really enjoyed the meal!
   

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   Darren

   London15 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Love this Venue, spacious with amazing views. I asked for a window seat and this was honoured, we were served by Francisco and he was very attentive. The food was nice, felt the prawn cocktail could have been a little larger but was delicious… as was the fries and the Rice Pudding
   

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    Mark VIP

    London25 reviews

    2.0

    Dined 6 days ago

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

    D&D is a big chain that owns some great restaurant sites in London but serves some of the worst food. Every couple of years we give one of their restaurants another go, and regret it. Skylon has a brilliant location on a sunny Saturday afternoon but disappoints in pretty much every other aspect. The prawn salad for £15 had two prawns on a bed of lettuce with the rest of the shrimp so finely chopped (and sparse) they disappeared into the mayo. But that was at least better than the mushroom risotto, a salty bowl of rice with approximately three chopped mushrooms floating in it and no flavour. In the interests of balance the steak tartare stater was excellent, so 1 out of 4 dishes was good. Service was very erratic. We were ignored for about 10 minutes after being seated, while two separate waiters served tables either side of us. Redress was good with a complimentary glass of Prosecco offered, and the first two courses were served attentively. But when we ordered dessert the waitress then disappeared n and we waited for over 20 mins before deciding we really didn’t want it given the now low expectations of quality. More fool us for forgetting that D&D restaurants are just a glorified chain.
    

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