The Hemingway

The Hemingway reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Angela

   London1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 9 March 2025

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

   Booked for Sunday roast with family, four of us for 4pm. The noise level was extreme, chatting, crashing plates at counter behind us and busy jazz instrumental music from above us. This experience was then made worse, by the service although polite, it took around 10-15minutes to get a drink order taken. The 4 to 5 staff made no eye contact with any of us. Yet served the table next to us, whom had all sat down after us. They bring our drinks, take our food order and fifty minutes in, the waiter came to our table to say they were all out of Roast Pork so I ordered the Roast Lamb instead. Roast Lamb was dreadful, I had to spit out the first two mouthfuls as the chewiness as well as the gristle were making me gag. Even my other half who had the lamb made a remark and he never complains about food, ever. Yes lamb can be on the pink side, this I don't mind. However, rump needed slow cooking imo. I cut away a small sliver about 1cm, from the edge of one slice and it was okay however the majority of the lamb was full of unrendered fat and lots of gristle, making it, impossible to enjoy. The roast potatoes had hard outer...no not crispy, just hard making them almost impenetrable and each plate had varying vegetables, only one plate had kale, I had one piece of carrot and a spoonful of red cabbage. The gravy was scarce, too. I was so disappointed but luckily our two relatives had chicken which they enjoyed. It did not feel like a scrumptious Sunday roast, more like you'd popped in last minute and had been given whatever was left over.
   

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   Alison

   London1 review

   1.0

   Dined on 9 March 2025

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

   Nice table out in the sun but mix up with our drinks meant we ate most of a Sunday roast without refreshment.
   

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   Julio

   London3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

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

   Uninspired food. Flavourless chicken burger, and soupy Mac and cheese
   

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   Ben

   London1 review

   2.0

   Dined on 9 February 2025

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

   Kicked us off the table to turn it for the next booking awhile one of our group was still eating. We’d only been there 75 minutes at that point.
   

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   Rachael

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 9 February 2025

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

   Was recommended & obviously for a reason. Couldn’t speak more highly of the waiting staff who were incredible with our slightly chaotic large party. Felt very welcome, food was great & obviously very well organised as service was super speedy. Will be recommending & returning. Thanks to the wonderful staff for a fantastic experience!
   

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   Tamara VIP

   London18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 19 January 2025

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

   We had an impromptu date night for a Sunday roast and The Hemingway didn’t disappoint! This will be our new Sunday roast place for sure.
   

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   Peter

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 2 January 2025

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

   It was a great experience visiting a pub in Uk for the first time. The atmosphere and service was warm and welcoming. We had scotch egg and Wellington beef which were delicious. We paid 49 pounds for the Wellington beef for 2 persons which was a great value for quality.
   

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   Andrea

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 31 December 2024

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

   Our first visit to The Hemingway and we will most definitely be coming back! The staff were very accommodating, the food was great and it was a perfect way to spend our New Year’s Eve! 🥂 Thank you so much! 😃
   

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   Kelly VIP

   San Francisco5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 30 December 2024

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

   This place is a neighborhood gem. Not sure how I found it in my research of places to dine. My husband and I were visiting from Seattle for the Christmas holiday. This place is in the Victoria Park neighborhood of London. It was about a 45 minute drive from our hotel but it was well worth the trip. Even though the staff were young they were very friendly and attentive. My husband and I shared the Honey & truffle baked Camembert- delicious! We also shared the Beef Wellington which was so yummy. Most places serve their Wellington with gravy but theirs came with a red wine jus which was very tasty. They had a good beer and wine selection and serve cocktails as well. If you go in the very back they even have a speakeasy- hidden area of the bar where you can smoke and play pool. It’s a little chilly out there but they did have heaters.
   

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    Massimiliano

    London2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 30 December 2024

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

    Wellington beef veramente buono. Gestito da giovani molto bravi e simpatici. Ci siamo trovati benissimo.
    

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