Skylon

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1. K

   Kerry

   New York City2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 1 day 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 2 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 2 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 2 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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   Alice

   London4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Lovely restaurant with an excellent view. The food was excellent and the service was as you’d expect; attentive, polite and we were made to feel very welcome. Most of all we did not feel rushed, so were able to enjoy our meal. Mary, Anson and Antonio deserve a mention as all helped us with food and wine choices. Cannot recommend the restaurant highly enough.
   

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   Mark

   London2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   A fabulous time was had by all of us! We had wonderful service. Great food and stunning location and views
   

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   Timothy

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Excellent meal with very friendly staff. A little on the expensive side would be my only negative comment Food and wine excellent.
   

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   Lavinia

   Surrey1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   We went to Skylon last night to celebrate our son's 21st Birthday. Table for 4 and we had the best time. From the moment we arrived we were made to feel welcome. The food, alcohol and ambience were all amazing. We were given a beautiful bar table to begin with and then moved to a lovely table overlooking The Thames. Can honestly say this was a wonderful evening and can definitely recommend this restaurant. Special shout out to our lovely waiter Felix, who was smily, attentive, fun and generally just looked after us really well. Well done Skylon. This was our second visit and we will be back for sure.
   

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Surrey1 review

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   The food and service lived up to the great view and fair value.
   

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    StevenM

    London3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 8, 2025

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

    Great location. A favourite with tourists. Great views over the river.
    

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