Restaurants

When i discovered Little bay, i automatically thought to myself "hey, looks good; i have to go there some day" The "some day" came sooner than I thought. I went there today. Yes, Valentine's day. With my sweetheart. We were lucky enough to catch the "pay how much you think the food is worth" offer. Well, to be honest, i hated every second in the restaurant. As soon as we got there, a nice gentlemen welcomed us and walked us to our table. The first impression of the place: tiny; yet cute. However, that bubble burst sooner than i thought! the place was packed; i honestly felt like a sardine in a little tin; stuffed with all the other sardines who tried to enjoy their meals. Anyway; we received the menus. I must say; the drinks were reasonably priced. We ordered the grilled vegetable tian with organic aduki beans as we are both vegetarians. Before that happened; we had to wait 10 minutes before someone even came near our table; despite the calls and hand-waves; useless ways of getting the attention of the staff. Once we got our food; another disappointment. The portion was the size of 4 cherry tomatoes; the vegetables were burned and and aduki beans were cold! It didn't really matter, there were only about 6 or 7 of them! Okay, I thought. It's not that bad. Boy, was i wrong. For dessert; we ordered pistachio Creme Brulee and strawbery ice cream. I personally love Creme Brulee and could not wait to try it at Little Bay. HUGE disappointment. We had to wait 20 minutes after we ordered to actually get the food. The sugar on the top of both of ours Creme Brulee's was so burned; it was literally black ! Even after taking it off; we could taste the burn. They were also very lumpy and not mixed very well as there was bright green pistachio flavoring at the bottom of the TINY pot. It took another 20 minutes before we got the bill; we ended up paying £10 for both of our meals as they were not worth more! One thing I did like though; is the strawberry ice cream. Very nice texture.
The restaurant itself looks very lovely from the outside but as soon as you come in; you see how small it actually is. The decor is beautiful; however its slight over the top in some places. Tables are scraped and dirty, with no table clothes or anything. Even the walls had bits scraped off which looked really unpleasant. The staff and the owner were being very intimidating, constantly looking around, giving people strange looks and talking to each other in rapid French.
So if you have money to waste and your'e not very hungry and you dont care what the place looks like; Little Bay is perfect for you. My sweetheart and I ended up going to Yo! Sushi after our tiny meal at Little Bay. "Avoid Little Bay" Yes, that goes right into my diary!
Enjoy your meal; but it's hard to do it at Little Bay...

food staff and wines excellent. service attentive and subtle. decor whacky but great. the best value eatery in london. please stay away because if london knew how good this place is, i would never get in. the moaners who gripe about this place have either (1) fallen victim to a very rare slip in standards at the bay, or (2) have issues and moan at everything. dont like it - stay away. want ramsay decor ? pay 70 quid a head and go to claridges then. better chance me getting in. my visits are in double figures and they are as good as the first.

Mussel starter and the pancake starter special were great.
Barbary duck was flavoursome and well presented.
All 3 meals were good - a boon to weary London visitors.
Well done - again!

Great fun and good food.
Went there with friends, everone was surprised - from the outside it looks nothing but inside is an OTT theatrical homage to decadence. The opera singer was really good with a real sense of humour but the food is no joke - the menu has lots of good choices, the prices are excellent and the food was really tasty.
The murals in the toilets are shocking (with graphic sex)- there is a 'family' toilet but there should be better warnings maybe, although I think it is part of the decadent atmosphere.
I think this is a great place to go and will go back again!

Never before have I been forced to eat my supper in my overcoat. Despite repeatedly asking the serving staff to close the back door. It remained open with a gale blowing through the restaurant and I was frozen. The restaurnt is cheap but the food is pretty average (you get what you pay for). The service was also poor - plates were cleared before we had finished eating - We will not be going back.

Our Christmas meal wasn't good. It really isn't a savings when one can't eat the food.