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Big Easy Covent Garden, London, London

Big Easy Covent Garden

4.1
4.1
9508 Reviews
£25 and under
American

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 94 times today
  • Lively
  • Good for groups
  • Good for special occasions
BBQ & Lobstershack. We're a local institution, with an international following, this powerhouse of a restaurant is set over 2 huge floors in Covent Garden boasting a 9m wow factor bar on the ground floor & a more intimate speak-easy style shelter bar on the lower deck.

We proudly offer a large slice of easy going living, inspired by the Gulf Coast, with live bands 7 nights week, a friendly welcoming atmosphere, fresh cocktails, ice cold beers and generous portions of
good old home-style cooking offering Home-Smoked BBQ & Fresh East Coast Lobsters.

Fast forward to today and we continue to uphold those time-honoured traditions; social occasions of the bygone age, friends getting together over great fresh food, plentiful drinks and music - these never go out of fashion.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Barbecue, Seafood
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–10:30 pm Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm Sun 11:30 am–9:30 pm
  • Phone number
    020 4580 1173
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    Big Easy can cater for your external events or private parties no matter where they are. Contact us with your enquiry and we'll be delighted to help. events@bigeasy.co.uk
  • Private party facilities
    Available for hoedowns, hootenannies, hullabaloos & other private parties With 10,000 sq. ft. of space we have plenty of room for events of all sizes; we have a semi-private area that caters up to 45 giving you all the atmosphere of the main restaurant but your own space to play with. There is also the option to hire one floor or exclusive use of the restaurant for your event. We can also accommodate drinks reception parties on both upper & lower decks of the restaurant and will be happy to discuss your requirements. For all events enquiries, get in touch at events@bigeasy.co.uk to find out more.
  • Neighbourhood
    Covent Garden
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Covent Garden, Charing Cross and Leicester Square underground stations are all a 5 minute walk away.
  • Entertainment
    We don’t think good times are complete without some great live music so we feature a collective of some of London’s most talented blues musicians playing 2 or 3 sets nightly up to 1am.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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What 9,508 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.1
4.1 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseEnergetic

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  • West End (London)

    Great for live music

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Big Easy Covent Garden dazzles with its "outstanding food and service" and offers a vibrant atmosphere that's perfect for group gatherings. Guests love the "great venue, great music, and great food." The menu includes "delicious food" with generous portions and enticing deals, making it an excellent choice for a lively dining experience.

9,508 Reviews
  1. Steven

    Atlanta Metro

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was pretty good. Atmosphere was amazing. Service was mediocre. They where slow to Come to table. They where not very excited to wait on us. After placing the order had to always wave them down they never came back to help us.

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  2. Vagner

    London

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    Every Christmas Eve we go to big easy to eat , but this year wasn’t too good , first was the service , I thing the waitress was in hurry to go home so she was serving very bad , not given too much attention, second me and my son we order 1.5 lbs lobster but knowing a lot about lobster ( because I was born in Boston U.S.A ) and we usually eat lots of lobster, this wasn’t 1.5 Lbs , never never , and Carolina pulled pork that my wife order wasn’t too good also , the atmosphere was very good and the price is average for this time of the year, so for next year we don’t know if we gonna go again !

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  3. chris

    London

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    It was a shame, the Big Easy is usually very good. I rave about it to all my friends and family but this visit for a special occasion was very disappointing. My one prawn on my plate clearly wasn't cleaned as the vein complete with black muck was still visible. The 2 pints my friend got with his Monday deal was actually well below the mark which said was 2 pints. He also got an unlimited deal but when asking for more ribs, got just one on a plate. My lobster bake was actually half a lobster, something not obvious on the menu. Had I known I would have ordered something different. For the well over £200 we spent, I'd have expected better.

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  4. Joe

    Kent

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Poor service, food was cold, menu is overpriced. Shame, used to be a decent place for ribs...

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  5. Gillian

    Edinburgh

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    My food was cold didn't see the server again to complain they were really busy though. Was told we needed to vacate our table at the end but had been waiting 20 mins to pay the bill. Normally it is really good which was why we booked.

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  6. Paul

    London

    14 reviews

    1.0

    14 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Unbelievably Poor 1). Lethargic staff 2). Bar staff - 3 “working” only one of them eventually made eye contact and considering only me and one other customer waiting it still took ages. 3). Food was shocking - dry ribs and overcooked lobster - £34.50, barely warm beans, coleslaw tasted fizzy. 4). Mains did not come all at once. 5). Spicy Chicken burger was so basic not even passable as a take away delivered burger. 6). Trying to get server to get our bill took forever. 7). “Happy Hour” - yes £5 pints and £2 off medium vibes but kids mocktail was £7.90 and not discounted. 8). We told our sever about the issues, she wasn’t the slightest bit interested, nor any apology. It’s obviously changed hands, used ti be a great, authentic place with top food and service. Based on yesterday it’s miles off and just a tourist trap. What a shame!

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  7. Ben

    London

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Lots of little things wrong. Drinks wrong. Forgot to seat us. Tried to seat us on high stools even though we booked regular seating as we had a four year old. Menu items not available. Portion sizes are nothing like Kings Road used to be. Staff seem uninterested. Asked for service charge to be removed, when asked why, I was offered no response to all the issues.

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  8. Ross

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Really good experience. Food was high quality version of classic American style. Liked the live music and our server was super friendly

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  9. Nicholas

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    An experience i would rather forget! We arrived and had to wait 20 minutes for our pre booked table. When we were seated we had to wait at least 25 minutes before our order was take,. then waited at least 30 minutes for our starters which quite frankly were sub standard! Loaded potatoes, and rib ends... were not hot and supplied with no additional sauces or dressings. We had to wait so long for our mains, we gave up. paid the bill and left. The food came while we were on our way out the door and the waiter kindly insisted that we eat the food and it wont be charged. Well as we were Hungary, we took up the offer, re sat down and tried the food... My wife had a chicken Caesar salad and i had the ribs! We should of just kept walking out. The salad was a Childs portion with about for 4 pieces of chicken on and the ribs, well!! dry, tasteless and tough,. Excuse was that they were short staffed ... Needless to say, if your short staffed, dont take the bookings. We will most definitely not be going to the big easy covent gardens again. Extrekely dissapointing meal after a great day in London....

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  10. G

    London

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Disappointed - long queue to be sat to table, ordered a cheaper bottle of lemonade but charged for a full pint, chicken and chips were dry and unflavourful, macaroni cheese looked like a kids side portion and the tasted like plain pasta. Also overpriced. Don’t waste your time.

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FAQs

Big Easy Covent Garden does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo.

Big Easy Covent Garden is rated 4.1 stars by 9508 OpenTable diners.

Big Easy Covent Garden does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 94 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Big Easy Covent Garden

12 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London, London WC2E 7NA

Additional information

  • Neighbourhood
    Covent Garden
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–10:30 pm Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm Sun 11:30 am–9:30 pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Barbecue, Seafood
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Covent Garden, Charing Cross and Leicester Square underground stations are all a 5 minute walk away.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Entertainment
    We don’t think good times are complete without some great live music so we feature a collective of some of London’s most talented blues musicians playing 2 or 3 sets nightly up to 1am.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    020 4580 1173
  • Catering
    Big Easy can cater for your external events or private parties no matter where they are. Contact us with your enquiry and we'll be delighted to help. events@bigeasy.co.uk
  • Private party facilities
    Available for hoedowns, hootenannies, hullabaloos & other private parties With 10,000 sq. ft. of space we have plenty of room for events of all sizes; we have a semi-private area that caters up to 45 giving you all the atmosphere of the main restaurant but your own space to play with. There is also the option to hire one floor or exclusive use of the restaurant for your event. We can also accommodate drinks reception parties on both upper & lower decks of the restaurant and will be happy to discuss your requirements. For all events enquiries, get in touch at events@bigeasy.co.uk to find out more.
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