Guanabana Restaurant

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85 Kentish Town Road,
Camden Town,
London,
NW1 8NY

(020) 7485 1166

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Reviewer sw77
21/09/2011
17 of us aged from 11 to 70+ went to Guanabana last Thursday night. We had the party/set menu which includes jugs of delicious mocktails, shared starters and a range of mains. Despite 3 of our party arriving 40 mains late the staff could not have been more friendly and accommodating. The range of shared starters was delicious and more importantly everything was freshly cooked. They managed to serve us all mains at the same time which was some feat! The complimentary desserts in addition to those ordered was a lovely touch. For the price I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough! The staff really made our night so thanks to all.
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Reviewer elle200wicky
31/08/2011
went to Guanabana 2 days ago...having read the reviews thought why not..since i wanted a change from the same old kebab and curry. Cant understand peoples taste of good food...i dont think people have a clue what good food tastes like. My friends and i ordered the messy mexican burgers with chips and for drinks we got mojitos and the guanabana berry mocktail. Firstly when the waitress brought us our burgers they didnt have any of the sauces or toppings advertised on the menu and it was just a plain burger in a bun, so we we called her back. The waitress apologises..takes our plates and 2 mins later returns with a slosh of some red sauce that looked like ketchup, and jalapanos now added on top. secondly we had asked for our burgers to be "well done" but on biting into them could still see the burgers were half pink inside. What should we have said to get them well done "um can we have our burgers burnt please?" I mean seriously whats medium-rare for them? raw from the packet. Last time i had a raw burger like that i had major diarrhea...so im lookin forward to hurricane irene coming out my ass tmrw morning. The only decent thing about the whole experience was the service and the mocktails. Truly this place was not worth the money...I'd rather have gone to Mcdonalds.
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Reviewer pamplemousse
08/05/2011
Hands down one of the best restaurants in London for hosting a party. I had a party of 21 people in for my birthday and we had an excellent time. The tapas style of starters was great, the mocktails were delicious and the mains were an absolute treat. The staff were incredibly helpful and lovely. The Bring Your Own alcohol arrangement makes for a very affordable night out as well. All in all the perfect venue for a birthday dinner. I can't wait for my next visit back to Guanabana!
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Reviewer Honest11
02/02/2011
So many mixed reviews!! I’m not really sure if this place is staffed differently at different times but I can say that the food was atrocious. The service was so so. I will never go back and certainly would not recommend it to friends. The restaurant was niceish.
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Reviewer awaqar
16/06/2011
I would like to chime in with your honest review really it was atrocious, discourteous and unreasonable priced restaurant! I wouldnt even consider it one star. I am being honest. Service was appalling. I ordered chicken burger and they get me lamb burger and when i spotted it was lamb and complained they were compelled to the truth that the chicken was not available at that time!
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Reviewer jazzy76
16/11/2010
Had my party here last weekend. And boy was it busy! There was 30 of us and I can honestly say this is one of the coolest places I've been to in a while. Great find, excellent food. And the staff were super helpful & friendly. Only gripe was that shishas were in short supply so had to wait a while will after out meal.
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27/10/2010
Came here for a birthday dinner, food was not great, fish came surrounded with a watery salsa. Partner did not enjoy jerk chicken salad. Also service very slow. Would not recommend or return.
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Reviewer rkelsey
11/09/2010
Great food... shocking service!
Have been to Guanabana on a number of occasions, and can say that if you go in small numbers of two or three everything is fantastic. food arrives on time, staff are attentive and friendly, everything's great.
Go in any larger, particularly at busy times and BOY are you in for a different treat!
Table for 8.30pm? Expect to be eating at around 10.45! Ohh, and you'll be the one running around trying to get your food ordered and delivered to the table. Staff are more likely to be chatting at the bar, or amidst mass confusion as to what's going on.
Expect your meals to come at half an hour intervals if at all, and good luck if you try voicing your concerns to the manager. Instead of sympathy and an apology whilst trying to fix the problem, you're more likely to get a shouting match matched with ignorance and hostility.
We eventually had to argue the bill (which was still wrong, and included a number of items we never received) and ended up leaving what we thought it was worth.
A real shame as the food is fantastic. The staff's attitude and management skills however have cost the business a few very loyal customers
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Reviewer DiWal
28/02/2010
What a find!! We were a party of 10 and all of us were absolutely impressed with the food and service especially for such a reasonably price. The curried lamb and rice and peas was beautifully done - as Jamaicans we were quite impressed. Highly recommended and the next time we are in the area, we will be definitely going back.
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