The Three Lions — Restaurant in London

I love this place, been going there for about 20 years.

Its a cafe, its not haute cuisine! No little drips of mint and pea reduction, no flower petals placed artfully in your salad. I eat at places like that as well, but for great home cooked huge portions in a lively, well loved neighbourhood gem, this place is unbeatable.

Service is always great, prompt and friendly. Its a good place to take children as lots of delicious options for little ones!

For the money, probably the best steaks I have ever eaten in London! A huge t Bone is about £25 and comes with chips salad and rice...

The rice is the best I have had any where, its just plain rice, but very slightly flavoured with garlic, or some thing, tastes like no other rice Ive had and is delicious.

Very good sea food. Sweet and tender lams in thick garlicy olive oil. A tasty Seafood risotto (that is supposed to be for two, but could easily stretch to feed 4!), and rely good fresh grilled whole seabags for £16... Amazing!

Really really good drinks offering, 1 litre jugs of Portuguese wine from about £12, bottles from about £16, beers are I thing about £2, But try some of the speciality Portuguese aperitifs, spirits and especially the brands with an expresso to Finnish.

Best of all, a visit to The 3 Lions Cafe is a great deal cheeper than a trip to Madera or Lisbon, but it feels as though you are there with out getting on a plane!

I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised by the bill.

Could not recommend...

I recently had a lunch at this restaurant with my family, including my wife and our two children, and unfortunately, our experience was far from satisfactory.

Upon placing our order, I noticed that the waitress did not take any notes. I ordered a spaghetti carbonara for one of my sons, but she mistakenly brought a Bolognese instead. When I pointed out the error, she took the dish back to correct it. The rest of our meals arrived a bit later, and we began eating while my son waited for his carbonara. It took an additional 15-20 minutes for the correct dish to arrive, but when it did, the pasta was undercooked to the point of being inedible.

I politely informed the waitress that the pasta was not cooked enough. She took the plate away and returned a few minutes later, stating that she and her colleagues had tried the pasta and found it to be al dente. Her response was dismissive and rude, which only added to our disappointment.

Not only was the service lacking, but the quality of the food was also unacceptable. My son was unable to eat his meal, and the rest of us found the food to be subpar.

I wanted to bring this to your attention as our experience was deeply disappointing, and I would not recommend your restaurant to anyone who values good food and...

We were a table of 14 people to celebrate a birthday. We were seated in the basement (which was ok as we were a big table) . The waiter was terrible, we had to keep on asking for things as she kept on forgetting about us. Whilst eating, we noticed a couple of things like we had to keep asking for new bottles of condiments as everything was empty or in incorrect bottles e.g. a spicy sauce in a vinegar bottle.

When we got the bill there was a charge of £20 for bread. We did not ask for bread, it was put on table and then the owner told us that they charge per person rather than per basket. So think this: a table of 2 will get 1 basket just like a table for 4, yet the table of 4 people will be charged double compared to the table of 2 for the same amount. Doesn’t seem very ethical right? When we questioned it to the owner, he told us “to eat cheap, you can eat at home”, although he removed the cost, it didn't make up for his rude attitude. For a bill of over £300, you would expect more respect when being confronted about an issue.

It's such a shame as a result of there rude behaviour and poor service, i wouldnt be...