Restaurants

Arrive on a saturday evening as a party of 12, my mother's 65 birthday. they had no recolection of our booking. The seating us as we didnt mind waiting, what a big mistake we were treated like rubbish. They didnt clean the table, starters arrived still no cutlery or napkins, main courses arrive the starter plates had not been cleared. We had to drink our wine out of water glasses, the list is too exhaustive to go on. I quickly asked for the bill as the manager was clearly avoiding me, i told him i wasnt paying the £280 bill so we paid £120 as a gesture because we ate the food. I left very embarrassed as i had travelled from somerset, my sister travelled from Sheffield and had an awful experience from what should have been a great experience will all my family present....

When to Guanabana on the recommendation of a friend and decided to have my son's 3rd birthday there because they had a lovely outdoor seating area and a large extension room. We booked the area for 20 people on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
We brought our own drinks which saved us a lot of money even though we still paid a corkage charge. Staff were organized on taking our orders and we didn't have that long to wait for our food. I've waited longer in other restaurants. The food when it arrived was lovely. Most plates were polished off. The ones that weren't was because people were stuffed and could not eat anymore.
The atmosphere was great. We didn't feel rushed to leave and the kids loved running around in the garden. The staff were patient with us and with the kids running around them. The guy who made sure everything ran smoothly for us was Omar. He was great and any problems, we went straight to him. He always made sure we were ok even though he was serving customers elsewhere.
Would definately go back. Lovely staff, lovely atmosphere!

Guanabana Guanabana Guanabana... seems like the buzz word on the restaurant scene. i come almost every friday and they treat me like family. Its nice to see a restaurant with personal service and quality food that doesnt cost an arm an a leg. I initially went because i was looking for a cheap dinner with BYO, but the BYO is a small factor of their success. ive been to restaurants twice as expensive and nowhere as good. Beautiful decor great service and smiles all round.
can get busy, but nothing they cant handle.

We had been to Guanbana on previous occasions and thought that the food was good although it was very empty with little ambiance. So we decided to go back on a Friday night when it would be busier. Big mistake! it was packed, the waiting staff - although sweet and apologetic - were over whelmed and we were left without a drink for 30 mins and waited an hour for our starters. The food, when it came, was ok but not as good as when we had been before and clearly rushed out with bad presentation and stale sour dough bread (ironic as they had a whole hour to get it right.) When we complained, we did receive a free jug of cocktails and a 10% discount bur considering we had brought our own alcohol and that by the time the main came it was gone eleven (we arrived a nine!) it didn't really do much in the way of making up for it. We ended the night with a confrontation with the surly and rude manager, who said that if we were that unhappy we should have "sent the food back and left" and went on to shoot us resentful looks from the bar and flounce past us a ten minute intervals while we finished off our drinks. Charming! Needless to say that we wont be returning to Guanbana any time soon!

Me and my friends love this place. Its a little gem. Brilliant food, brilliant people, great laid back atmosphere, a lovely garden, and on top of that BYO, which is always good in my books. We always end up there for hours. Highly recommended.

sorry, the people were great however i didnit like my food because there was just too much sugar in everthing i tri ed. so i wasnt satisfied

The cassava starter was excellent, ditto the ackee and saltfish festival - dumplings to die for! Staff are very accommodating and it all makes for a lovely atmosphere. Being able to bring your own wine makes this a great place to go on a budget, but also means it's crowded and you may have to wait a little longer for your courses which is a shame.

Fab and friendly local with unusual fusion food and BYO - all the better!
Sweetcorn fritters and fried plantains were gorgeous.
It rained when I went but the outdoor terrace would be gorgeous on a warm evening.

I absolutely loved Guanabana! I stumbled across the restaurant online when trying to look for a latino/brazilian restaurant and went there for my bday. I was really looking forward to the food as the menu seemed really reasonabled compared to other carribean/brazilian restaurants. I prebooked in advance as I had a massive party of people.
When we got there, the waiters and all the staff made us welcome, they had arranged a special area will pillows, candles etc and it was so special and initimate for my party. The food was absolutely delicious and everyone was more than satisfied. I had the chicken and haloumi salad which was gorgeous! the non-alcoholic juices/cocktails were lovely and i loved the fact we could bring our own drinks. There was so much yummy food on the menu we were definately spoilt for choice. Other lovely food on the menu included the jerk chicken, wings, curry goat and snapper.
The overall experience at this restaurant was fantastic, and everything about it was great. The service was great from the moment i called them to book and the food was scrumptious! In addition, the bill was extremely reasonable so we were all pleasantly surprised at the end.
Only downside is that they are closed from Boxing Day until the New Year which is a shame because we all wanted to go back and have a nice meal over the festive period!!!
You wouldn't notice the restaurant walking past but you should definately try it, it is a hidden gem in London.

Fantastic place! This is a local restaurant for me and I have been here a few times. The food is extremely tasty and the servings are generous - excellent value for money. My favourite is the Jerk Chicken Salad and I reckon the Curry Goat is probably better than Mango Room. The staff are very friendly and the owner is always happy to have a chat. I liked this place so much that I brought my parents here when they came to visit. I'll be back soon...