White Rabbit

Delicious food, great service, great value.

A good friend of mine highly recommended the white rabbit a few months ago, and after several stunning meals here its definitely a firm favourite. All of the staff are so friendly and helpful and I was always feel instantly happy and relaxed as soon as I arrive. Service is always really speedy and as it is a sharing menu all of the dishes come at the same time, so the fact you have a time slot is never really an issue. If you have a larger party there is a great little room at the back which you have to yourselves which is really fun. My top three dishes are the octopus, Jerusalem artichokes and the chocolate ganache. All of the cocktails are delicious too. This is a special place, definitely check it out.

We've been here 4 times. For breakfast and dinner. The staff have always been lovely, engaging, fun, helpful and quirky. I think their choice of waitresses is great, they look cool, but they're warm and friendly! The one thing I found a little...well...not very restraunty...was that the waitress said she hadn't tasted any of the dishes, as they only get a free meal once per quarter! Good practise in restaurants is to at the very least give tastings to your staff to inform them and educate them for the customers. We don't like the 'sharing platter' concept so much... but we like the food - the jerusalem artichoke was AMAZING, smooth as silk and depth for days, loved the crumb topping. We loved the martini espressos - some of the best I've had and I've had MANY! The dessert last time was imaginative and fun and fruity and just a delight! Really loved that. I think we always spend a lot more here than we thought we would, maybe it's the smallish portions... The waffles with dinner are great. Breakfast - American pancakes and bacon - are great. The atmosphere is always lovely, welcoming and the service is always friendly. It's a real gem on Bradbury St. and every night I pass, I live down the road, it's bustling - even on Mondays and Tuesdays! Please feed the staff though, they need to understand the menu to relay their experience back to the customer.

As a New York transplant and Dalston resident, I was really keen to try this place. The atmosphere is pretty good, but this place wouldn't last a minute in NYC. They have a "sharing plates" concept, but the problem is that they charge 12 pounds for 5 bites (yes, bites) of steak or two tiny portions of lamb with extremely disappointing presentation, making you wonder if someone has been chewing on your meal back in the kitchen. Ridiculous, especially in a neighbourhood where you have really good gastropubs like the Prince Arthur or Scolt Head that charge that for a real main course. The vibe is good, but the food is bordering on the absurd.

Best restaurant in Dalston. Really nice to finally have something other than Kebabs and Nandos. Desserts are my favourite here. Portions are small, but I don't think they're overpriced - you can taste the quality. Beautiful decor, lovely parquet floor, friendly staff. Try the cocktails. Yum.

We went for Sunday lunch, choose from the 'sahring menu' spent 120.00 GBP between 4 of us and left hungry. Tiny portions overpriced. Found the waitress surley and aloof. Won't go again,

Really disappointing evening. Food was really tasty, but there were too many things that wound me up about this place. None of the dishes said they had nuts in, but two of the dishes we ordered did indeed contain nuts, causing my boyfriend to have an allergic reaction. We never would have ordered those dishes if nuts were listed on the menu. When we asked the waitress she was really rude and said that it was his fault for not saying he was allergic! No apology, no suggestion of how she could help (maybe offering to bring something out that had no nuts?? Or a drink? Or even just saying sorry would have been nice!) just this bizarre defensive attitude. We felt really uncomfortable and it kind of ruined the evening. His allergic reaction meant he couldn't taste anything after that anyway. Also, the policy of all the dishes coming as and when they're ready just doesn't really work if it means that side dishes arrive after all the main dishes have been eaten. And then we were practically bundled out of our seats when our time slot elapsed. I know they have to turn the table around, but 5 more minutes and we would have been finished anyway - there was no need to hustle us out of there. All in all it just added to the feeling that we weren't welcome, which is a shame, as apart from the really rude service the food and atmosphere here is actually pretty good.

I had a fantastic time at WHite Rabbitt- the staff were really friendly and the atmosphere is great. it#s perfect for a cosy dinner for 2 or a bit group gathering. We popped in on a Thursday evening and despite being fully booked they found us space at the bar and it was really comfortable and we felt really looked after. Food was imaginative and tasty. Will definitely be returning and planning on trying the brunch menu this weekend!

The service is really friendly and it has a great atmosphere but the food was disappointing. The portions are small and overpriced and even though everything is organic an locally sourced and what not, nothing was perfectly prepared. The pork belly was almost indelibly fatty and the solitary rib that came with it burnt to a crisp. Other dishes were ok, but nothing special. Don't think I'll be back unfortunately.

I've eaten at White Rabbit a few times now, and I must say I've been really impressed every visit. Interesting dishes, the meat smoked and cured on site. A huge wood fire oven that fills the restaurant witha beautiful aroma. The wait staff are warm and friendly, and know the menu inside out. I think Time Out, upon a second visit may experience what I, and many others have experienced, which is why, with only word of mouth White Rabbit is full to the brim most weekends.