The Brave

The Brave reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   hannah

   London1 review

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Food was tasty, but menu choice was repetitive. A lot of fried & heavy dishes. Atmosphere was erratic and unorganised- staff seemed new & lacked quality service. Our table was cold and lacked atmosphere - which was a shame, the pub side looked cosier and more inviting. Would try again & hope for better luck- but overall disappointing.
   

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   Mischa

   Bath2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent food and service , open kitchen is very nice . Good extraction. Ambience good , felt relaxed . Will return .
   

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   Georgette VIP

   London5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 6, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Every plate we ordered we loved! Not a bad dish amongst a whole selection of bar snacks, canapes, small and large plates. Standouts - scotch egg, chicken bites, beef shin and prawn toast but honestly all of it was excellent. Our waiter was delightful - really efficient and friendly. The four of us had a superb evening.
   

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   Kim

   London24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 5, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Received very warm welcome from all staff. Our server Idil (sp?) was charming and helpful. The food was delicious, especially the prawn toasts! We shared five dishes of different sizes plus a dessert and everything was yummy. Nice wine list too. I’ll be back, especially since I learned that you welcome dogs.
   

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   Ian VIP

   London2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent quality of food for a fantastic Sunday lunch. This place is a great new addition to the Islington scene. Well done!
   

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   Laura

   Montreal1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was delicious service was poor, lacked any enthusiasm and failed to orientate us to the menu. In the context of variable portion sizes this made the experience a bit muddled. Interpret the menu as small sharing plates and disregard the menus separation of canapes and platters. For insight: canapes- salmon tartar was unshareably small single canape, prawn toast 3 substantial pieces of chunky prawn toast. Platters: mushroom platter was the size of a side order/ desert bowl Go, the food is great but assume that everything on the menu is a small/ v small plate and order a minimum of 3 plates per course for an averagely hungry person. Hope for a better steer from your server. Service did not sparkle.
   

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   Matt

   Brighton3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great roast compared to other London pub’s efforts. Veggie option comes with separate veg etc (without beef dripping.)
   

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   Eleanor

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   One of the best places I’ve eaten in London (and I eat out a lot)! Outstanding food, seriously impressive, and superb service. Really friendly, knowledgeable staff and didn’t feel rushed at all. Was able to have a super relaxed evening with friends. Thank you to all staff for making it such a good experience. Will be back as soon as possible although expect it will become harder and harder to book as word gets out. Fabulous.
   

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   Theo

   Bristol1 review

   3.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was great but for that price I would’ve liked slightly bigger portions. Staff seemed disinterested and we had to ask for a wine list. Everything seemed like an effort. It seems to be caught between a gastro-pub and a restaurant. Me and my girlfriend shared the food but easily could’ve finished the lot individually.
   

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    Amy

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We were so excited to try it as we loved 12:51 and it was so worth it! Really yummy food that’s well priced and a really cool venue. Will be going back!
    

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