Rainforest Cafe, The

Caro (22 June 2007)

I ate at this restaurant with a family group of seven on a Saturday evening. It was hot, busy, cramped and felt disorganised. We were given a lousy table where we were squeezed around a very awkward bench in a pokey alcove. The service was adequate. The food was truly awful. I would strongly advise people not to eat here.

Jadsia (6 June 2007)

First of all I have to say I am a complainer - I will always find fault if there is one to be found but after trying very hard to find fault with this restaurant there was absolutely none to be found.

We had a table booked at 2pm we went straight down - not before being asked about food allergies which I have.

As you walk downstairs (which I hasten to add, you want to do slowly as there is so much to see hidden in the flora and fauna) you have the sound of the rainforest and actual rain falling like curtains of rain - you cannot see the walls and ceiling for plants and fun animatronic animals which were fantastic - from the cheeky parrots as my daughter called them to the gorillas and hidden in the ceiling a leopard, elephants to name but a few.

The atmosphere is amazing! The staff were brilliant and we were looked after very well - they adapted my food for my allergies which was fantastic! It was very well cooked and it was very nice seeing a menu which was versatile and had not only the standard food you would expect to see but also dishes slightly out of the ordinary with some very fun names.

My daughter ordered a burger which she always orders and then never eats - here she ate the whole thing! So it must have been good!

The staff were extremely good with my daughter and welcomed her as if she was as important as the adults which she is but so many restaurants fail to realise this!

The thunderstorm feature was fantastic with the sounds and the light effects - children and not just my own stopped and starred at the ceiling and watched in amazement!

The photos on their website look great but don’t do the real thing justice!

The toilets were extremely clean in fact every time we visited there was someone there cleaning constantly.

We were not rushed and the food came out at just the right time temperature, etc.

We can’t wait to go back and it will definitely be our regular London place to visit! It should be on everyone’s list of places to visit in London - even if you aren’t a child! But lets face it there is one of those in all of us.

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