Spice Market - W London Leicester Square (Chinatown)

• This is a stylish restaurant with a great oriental/asian feeling to it
• The starters were good but the mains were disappointing
• One of Jean Georges best places I reckon
• By far one of the best Pan Asian restaurants in London
• Kate and Alexa were seen propping up the bar on opening night
• M not saying Spice Market - W London Leicester Square (Chinatown) is as classy as some of the more refined London hotels but there&rsquo
• While the W bar and Wyld club are more for the bodycon and Amex brigade
• The Spice Market restaurant on the ground floor is for people who like to cocktail before dinner
• Because this fare was absolutely fantastic
• This is one of the few cocktail bars in London where soft drinks are almost as delicious as the hard stuff
• With freshly made ginger ale that was so punchy you wondered whether it had been spiked (it hadn&rsquo
• The drinks come with a side of popcorn
• Shaved tuna with tapioca and a coconut dressing (honestly the dream)
• Black pepper squid with dried pineapple
• You can drink wine with the meal or not
• Spice Market* is the choice for someone you want to chat
• This way you avoid any awkward moments with the bouncers at the door (&ldquo
• The oriental theme zens you right out and you spot your date at a low table playing with the snacks
• The choosing drinks and sitting with knocking knees at the tiny table is one of the cuter moments of the night
• Prop up the bar with a nightcap and finally lean over to kiss them
• This feeling was marred with excitement and intrigue as a friend is a huge fan
• The first thing that you see as you enter the restaurant is a wall of spices containing all the colors
• The restaurant is completely see through on three sides so that this mega spice cabinet can be seen from the street
• We went for lunch here today with a work client and I have to say that the service was outstanding
• Maybe it was because it was relatively quiet on a Tuesday midday but we were treated so well by numerous waiters
• I have to say this is a brilliant place for for after work foodies
• Good service and the food was up to standards
• D and then set your table up where you can bring over the drinks you have started at the bar already and then continue them with great food
• This is a perfect fine dinning place that really hits the spot if you are looking for Japanese/ asian fusion type food
• They start with complimentary lotus stem poppadums with red chili sauce ( awesome)
• Green curry with jasmine rice
• The W Spice tea includes savoury and sweet dishes with more than a nod to Asian cuisine
• They have tried to do something refreshingly different with some modern twist on the buns instead of just directly copying what is already successful
• My friend and I were both really excited to try Spice Market as we'd passed by and seen the impressive looking interior before
• The food and the service is one of the worst I've experienced
• The waiter was incredibly rude but kept a fake smile on
• Ignoring the fact that our food was a big let down despite our complaints
• He described the spring rolls as the big spring rolls which was completely opposite from what they were
• The dipping sauce was so sour you'd rather skip it
• So the starter was a disappointment
• (We did expect it since this was a higher end restaurant after all)
• ) We chose to get a Pad thai which was still not good but the best so far
• Everything tasted of too much seasoning MSG that is because we drank water non stop after we'd finished eating and our lips were dry
• The duck curry sounded delicious on the menu but was horribly dry and in a sauce that did not even taste like curry
• Funny thing was he asked if we wanted dessert after all of this and sent us another fake smile and laughed at the same time
• I've never given such a bad review of any place I've written about but neither of us thought this was anywhere near acceptable

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