Sarastro

09.03.2025

This restaurant is VERY SPECIAL. The food was superb, the staff are efficient and friendly and we danced! Such a wonderful evening. Thank.you.

07.03.2025

难吃。还很贵，位置很挤。short rib是炖的，很难吃。鲈鱼有很重的腥味。服务生服务态度很差，有个印度女服务员把叉子掉到我朋友身上还不道歉，让她帮我们把蛋糕拿过来她还反问我们「你们是想我先收盘子还是先拿蛋糕？」非常不耐烦的表情。上菜时间也很久，需要一直催促。不会再来，更不会推荐给朋友。

05.03.2025

Nice food, great service, and eccentric atmosphere. Loved the intimacy of the opera boxes for a romantic dinner. A little bit overpriced for the portions being served.

01.03.2025

We visited with some friends from the USA who loved it so much they wanted to move in!

23.02.2025

good serves，great food and enjoying the music！！ definitely coming next time！

23.02.2025

Wonderful Saturday night food and entertainment. Great theatrical venue, with quirky decor to match, setting the scene perfectly; excellent food and service with live entertainment. We arrived on spec., and managed to secure a table. We were put upstairs in a small booth and were introduced to our fantastic waitress Minez. We went for 3 courses and very glad we did as all were great. Minez then also managed to secure seats for us to watch the live entertainment which was a fantastic surprise. Highly recommended and another for the must revisit list.

23.02.2025

Halal turkish dishes better than what i expected very interesting restaurant decorations

22.02.2025

Went for Valentine's day, lovely

21.02.2025

Everything great!

20.02.2025

Re-visited Sarastro after first visiting 5 years ago when we had a great meal. Locations great and decor quirky as before, but food was really disappointing this time around. Beef kebab dish was a very very small portion of sliced steak, with some grated potato priced at £25. Chicken dish was nice however came with essentially a thimble of bulgar. Kids meal was bowl of plain pasta with a bit of tomato sauce priced at £14. We thought the food was great last time so unsure what’s changed. Very disappointing. Appreciate the price of food has increased and this is the west end but there are so many places to eat it’s hard to see many people returning to Sarastro for the food. Basically it’s relying on its decor to bring people in.

16.02.2025

Legendary theatrical restaurant with live entertainment on some evenings.

15.02.2025

i saw a glimpse of the interior many moons ago and when deciding on were i wanted to go for my 20th birthday celebrations this place immediately came to mind. after some research, i discovered it once more and booked a table for 2pm on a saturday. surprisingly, the restaurant was very quiet and my partner and i were seated on a balcony which oozed all the essence of a 19th century intimate parisian hideaway. the amount of privacy was pleasant and the food was absolutely scrumptious. even more, the two waitresses that served us were such genuine ladys who put much care and consideration into making our dining experience simply divine. i did not confess it was my birthday upon making the booking however, our first server asked if/what we were celebrating then came up sometime after my telling her with a delectable birthday treat: ‘happy birthday’ in a rich dark chocolate scrawl and melt-in-your-mouth pistachio macaroons. more over, our second server presented us with two cocktails they’re thinking of adding to the menu to taste test. overall, it was an absolutely fantastic experience i will now recommend to everybody that asks for places to visit in london. I am certain i will come back over and over again, inducting new guests into this opulent opera paradise.

14.02.2025

5/5 for the singer Colin Roy & the decor/ambiance, the live music was incrediblyyy good A genuinely great vibe, The art in the toilet is brilliant and the decor looks even better in person, But at the end of the day it is a restaurant, and you go for food and I wouldn’t go for that, only for the vibe. Usually Turkish restaurants always have great food and they almost never miss, but this place didn’t, and it is very clear that it isn’t authentically Turkish at all. The menu was meh, The food was so lazy & flavourless, Beef & kofte was dry and unflavourful, and the mezzes didn’t have any of the usual flavour that they should have, etc hummus has no olive oil, garlic or seasoning flavour it was just nothing? tasting. Comes with a very lazy attempt of the very easy çoban salad, it was literally a few big chopped vegetables, I don’t know who they put in charge of the food, and if they even have literally any experience with med cuisine. The servers made countless mistakes and forgot about us lots, but they were nice people. A few people have complained about the cost, and it isn’t expensive for a good central London restaurant, but the food just isn’t worth it at all, and the place is no way near well maintained enough to charge what they do, so I would say yes overpriced. I would maybe come again but just to listen to the music and for the vibe, but I would only have drinks.

14.02.2025

Just a fantastic experience in every way. Food and service was excellent Entertainment ( it was a jazz singer) was exceptional.. you need to go to this place! We went on a Thursday evening.. it was superb!!

09.02.2025

14 of went for dinner last night which was fab with a live singer. Staff and service were great.

08.02.2025

Came for a pre valentines meal and enjoyed the food very much. lovely presentation and really interesting atmosphere and style. The balcony tables feel intimate and romantic. I felt the live performance was a little jarring during a meal and a bit too loud. I believe the pricing was too much for the simplicity and portions of food. all round an enjoyable experience but even expensive for two people.

08.02.2025

We have been coming to this wonderful oasis since it opened in 1996. We celebrate every family occasion and love the whole experience. We now live in Cornwall and continue to visit once/twice a year. Enjoying this gem with friends and family. The set menu is always a great option, but it's the service and ambience what keeps us coming back. Would highly recommend

05.02.2025

A fantastic evening to be had here! Go and enjoy 😁

05.02.2025

Having wanted to eat here for over 10 years, I finally made a booking and brought my family. The table and seating was uncomfortable/unsuitable, the menus were dirty and sticky, the atmosphere was dire, the vegetarian options very limited (one main), the set menu was significantly more expensive than the website stated, and the graphical sexual paintings in the toilets frankly disgusting (and I am very liberal). We left before even ordering, so I have given the food 3/5. I would never go back.

04.02.2025

Great food. Good location. Friendly staff. Oh I couldn’t recommend this place enough. Its shear quirkiness is amazing, one of the most unique places I have dined. It’s fabulous! So many hidden gems and treasures. You won’t forget this place.

02.02.2025

Fabulous theatrical decor, like an Arabian bazaar. The layout, with boxes/stalls, means the sound level is very agreeable to have a conversation comfortably (but there was no live performance when I attended). The food was good, but overpriced for the quantity and quality (eg. 2 falafel for £10.75). I had the Akcabat kofte, which came with excellent pita bread. Service was efficient though not very friendly. (They don't take Amex.)

01.02.2025

The décore and concept was truly intriguing… unless you were sat underneath it all (below balcony). It wasn’t cute or cosy if you’re over 5 foot, and there was zero view of the performance or the rest of the bazar. The food was exceptionally bad. Very bland and not proximate to authentic. We paid £40 each for half a plate of food. Wouldn’t recommend.

31.01.2025

Super friendly staff and excellent value for money given location and ambience.

31.01.2025

Lovely staff. Great food. I would highly recommend

29.01.2025

Food is Amazing 👌