Went for brunch as a group of ten, the original drinks order was 35 mins to arrive although it was busy. One drink was left off the order and took 50 mins to arrive. The breakfast was good if a little charred round the edges. The issue came when a beer was poured over one of our party although an apology was issued at the end when we questioned if the service charge was included. The head waitress was rude and then proceeded to snigger with the other staff over our query. Pretentious place ok food rubbish staff.

i made a mistake as i should had browsed for restaurants before going to such a dirt place. i was treated like crap, and was charged 90 quits for a blackout ( stuff not worthy of 10 quits). i explored the reason behind this rubbish stuff there, i found two main reasons, the director there named JULEZ Wright is too old and mentally ill woman, she doesn't wants to listen any one, doesn't trusts any one, a bazaar shit woman, secondly the head Chef there is a bastard Australian guy, he also doesn't listen any one, and thinks he is right only, so bullshit staff they have, so rubbish food, ohh gosh why isn't it closed yet

great place!

very good food...went there not knowing what to expect after having read all these harsh reviews but was happily surprised by the place, the service and the owner...

...one can see how she can be a 'character' but absolutely fitting in the place....it was perfect for a late lunch, can imagine it just as nice in the evening.

you pay for the food you get ..but it is worth the way.

The food was terrible but when we sent it back, we were told that 'the customer is not always right, the chef says the food is perfect'.

We then got a different dish which was equally as poor. We also ordered a reasonably priced 'Heywood' wine when the bill came we were charged for a very expensive 'Harwood wine'.

When I asked politely for it to be changed and suggested they might consider a small reduction on the bill in light of the poor quality food, we were verbally abused.

As I was putting my coat on to leave (in shock at being spoken to like this by the sour faced owner) I was then 'shouldered' out.

DO NOT go here unless you are looking to pay close to £100 for 2 to eat poor food and to be treated like dirt.

Over priced and rated restaurant. Food not as good as it should be.Cray Fish Risotto - cold not creamy enough

Lamb- undercooked served with cold vegetablesBanana tart tartin - sliced banana on puff pastry, dry and tastelessoverall unique atmosphere but over priced!!

Good restaurant = Good service

The greeter discussed surely reflects the owner/booking reception I had to face last week.

I had a SHOCKING experience trying to deal with booking at Wapping project when she decided to ignore my group booking at the eleventh hour, even though with two weeks reservation notice that she agreed to accomodate.

I understand this is her business and she decides who she prefer to deal with. I concluded that she was eager for more business and oblivious to her status as restaurant owner to provide a level of service expected from a person of her position.

This was what happened.

Booking details: I have confirmation for 11 people.- Booking for 21:00- We will go with £25.50/head menu- can you do Strawberry Chocolate birthday cake for the birthday girl?-I will give you card details over the phone if you don’t mind. Hope all is ok.Look forward and thank you.

me: I’ve called to give my card details to Maya. Are you certain?????@?...no reply from her

me: Many of the guests are your customers... I am quite certain many will have second thoughts now after confirmation following your email.

her:That is an exceptionally ill-considered and offensive email. I have been exchanging emails with you for more than a week while you prevaricated and failed to make a firm booking. I am sorry – we are FULL- THERE ARE NO MORE SEATS OR tables available. What do you suggest I do?:??:? Cancel the people who have made bookings-? I told you this morning when you suggested that you would wait until Thursday that it was likely there would be no tables left. Please offer me a clear solution to your dilemma? Please remove my email address from your system

me: You could have contacted me by phone to ensure my plans

I like this place. I'm not bothered about who serves it as long as its good and it has been for me. It's defintiely 'Hostel' but its ok.

Yes the owner is eccentric and bohemian. Don't let that put you off - it's all part of the charm. Just go with the flow, enjoy the excellent food and eclectic atmosphere and you wont be disappointed. However, if you want a bland, obsequious nicey nicey maitre de to greet you at the door, I would stick to overpriced west London eateries.

i ate at the wapping project last night for the 3rd time. on all 3 occasions i have found the service,food and wine to be excellent; in particular the Taltarni 3 monks fume blanc was exceptional. I had the pleasure of meeting the owner last night whom i found to be polite and courteous despite previous posts on here intimating the opposite. The staff are all very friendly, efficient and helpful and i have recommended the place to several friends. I would even suggest should the odd person who may not feel the same should maybe re visit as i have never encountered any problems here; in fact completely the opposite.

I can best relate our dinning experience here to that endured by characters in Quentin Tarantino's horror flick Hostel. Unfortunately we weren't greeted by stunning European waitress but by the psychotic owner of the restaurant who scolded us for delaying orders until our friends arrived and then preceded to ruin the evening with various remarks culminating in 'piss off' after we complained about her rudeness. I hope other patrons overheard this remark and do wish we had 'pissed off' before ordering as sitting in an abandoned factory, being served by petrified staff and harassed by Hannibal Lector is not my idea of a good time.

Obviously other negative reviews haven't temperred her behaviour, so please heed the warnings and avoid this place - its an expensive way to have an evening ruined.

On a positive note, compliments to the chef and I do hope he/she moves soon, so that their food can be enjoyed in more pleasent setting.

If I could give wapping food a 10 i would...
One of the most interesting & most original places in london. an experience not to be missed.
fantastic food, mind blowing arcitecture, fabulous hosts.

unfortunatley one man here reviewing seemed not to enjoy his experience....
a word of advise to him. Do not insult greatness, the man has obviously no taste & is stuck in the past.

You will fall in love with wapping the minute you walk through the door.

Truly unique. A very special one-off. The setting is industrial chic on a dramatic scale - the tables are set in a decommissioned power station that is used as an art space by cutting edge artists and performers. You might find the outer reaches of the art world hard to swallow but the food certainly isn't. A knowledgeable and skillful open plan kitchen produces a short but beautifully executed menu from fresh produce. The wine list is an expertly chosen snapshot of the best that Australia can offer which, unless you are a shrivelled old snob like one of the reviewers below, twenty years ago the world acknowledged to be as fine as are produced anywhere in the world (the Gironde not excepted). Service is friendly, welcoming and often distractingly beautiful.

I have to agree with Philip's earlier comments. I have been to Wapping Food at The Wapping Project several times and on each occasion the food, drink (especially the cocktails) and staff have been fantastic.


The art exhibitions are amazing and add something special to an evening out. During the summer you can also sit outside for a pre-dinner drink. Wapping Food is definitely well worth a visit if you have never been before.

With regard to Mr Freeman's review of Wapping Project Restaurant, what does "dubious-looking middle-aged woman" mean and what relevance does it have to the quality of the restaurant? Judging by that comment, I'm not too surprised you were asked to leave.

Wapping Project Restaurant is great - consistently great food, good wine list (provided you have no prejudice against Australian wine), fantastic space (with interesting exhibitions) and friendly, attentive service. If only there were more independent places in London with the imagination, originality and quality of this place. Like the lady said, if you are looking for a bottle of French wine, go somewhere else. If you are looking for a great meal, get down to Wapping.

We were greeted with a surly Well? from a dubious-looking middle-aged woman at Wapping Food. We were considering what to risk from the hilariously overpriced wine list (all Australian) when the woman appeared and asked "What's the matter? Don't you like Australian wine?"



My friend politely declined her insistence that she have a bottle of Australian Riesling and then I heard her say "If you want French wine, you can go across the road". So I got up to leave and it was at this point that the woman told my friend that we ought to leave. I think she just beat us to the punch. I've been preternaturally restrained here. It's a shame that the scoring only goes down to 1, because with a bit of improvement Wapping Food could achieve 0.