Metropolis - Epsom — Restaurant in Epsom and Ewell

This is a nice new addition to the Epsom food scene and brings something a little different to other restaurants in that you are able to choose from a variety of different vendors to suit your tastes.

I’ve visited a couple of times and had the arancini from Sicily Streats (I highly recommend the large ones with Burrata) as well as a lamb wrap from Beyroots which was average.

You order at the vendor and most of them give you a buzzer to let you know when your food is ready. It’s card only which for most people isn’t a problem, but I have read and heard people wanting to use cash, so perhaps this could be an option in the future?

It’s a very loud place as there aren’t any soft furnishings to dampen voices so it’s very hard to hear each other when it’s fairly full, especially when the live music is playing. The toilets aren’t well signposted and they are mixed gender which I know a lot of people wouldn’t feel that comfortable with (plus there is a lot of empty unused space in the toilet block which would easily accommodate more toilets). And the seating feels rather unstable as the benches wobble a lot and don’t seem like they’ll last.

I’d also like to see more sweet options for dessert (we had to go elsewhere for dessert) as well as more non spicy options.

Overall it’s a nice social place to visit with friends and family with a decent amount of choice but there are some improvements that can be made to make it...

I was keen to visit this place when it opened as I was interested in trying some of the street food businesses offerings! I managed to go there before the real launch and we were treated to a surprise discount on all food and drinks which was a touch! :D For my starter I went to the Fuko Korean Style food stand and had a really tasty pulled pork bao bun! It was full of flavour and all the ingredients worked well...lovely treat to kick things off with! :) As my main I went to the Venezuelan food stand called Pabellón and went for the beef brisket pabellón, which for me was the complete meal! It had rice, beans, plantain, avocado, tomatoes (pico de gallo), half an arepa and the very tasty and satisfying pulled beef on top...awesome! Finally for dessert I had some churros from the Taco Electrico stand...they were fine, just a bit salty...which I thought was odd. So, overall a really good experience here...just one thing missing, a dessert stand! Could do with a gelato or a donut seller as most like a sweet treat and either one of those would kill it in there in my opinion...if it's done right! Might be something worth thinking about. Defo give this place a go...it's always busy with a good crowd and the food is all to my liking!...

I met someone whom I have established was the manager once, and there was some talk about me getting a discount. Unfortunately, I think I've blown it.

I would like to apologise to the manager for being rude, if I was rude (which I may well have been, even if I didn't intend it).

But there is a bartender here named Evie, who is one of the most kind-hearted people I've ever met. One day, when I was going through an awful lot, I asked Evie, and I expressed beforehand that I hoped that I wouldn't creep her out, but I asked her if I could have a hug. And then she gave me one of the best hugs I've ever had.

I am an autistic man with a recent history of mental health issues. I have told Evie that her hug meant a lot to me. In fact, I went to another bar some time later, and after telling the bartender there about how kind Evie had been to me, he actually told me that she'd worked there before, and remembered how caring and kind-hearted she was!

Please do everything in your power to keep Evie on your staff, maybe even give her a pay rise if you can afford to do so. She really is a genuinely...