Maya x Electric Diner

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   John

   London

   5 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   They redecorated and it looks awful. Soho house basically killed the electric diner …
   

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   Ben

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   I'm not averse to change, so long as it's positive. Maya was dead out, vibeless, empty, overpriced and just bad all round (apart from the service, which was bright and jolly) - a pale appropriation of Mexican cooking if ever there was one (I lived there once), where the person in charge of music had clearly just put "hispanic" in the search bar judging by the Brazilian Forró music that inexplicably came on halfway through our meal. We were a table of 4, 2 aduts, 2 kids, and we went through a large chunk of the menu. To be fair, the guacamole and the Masa fried chicken from the smalls plate were good, but the tacos were not in the slightest bit authentic, not a hint of maiz (try going to Tacos al Pastor for genuine Mexican flavour), the chicken was a sloppy mess that made no mention of its meal ruiningly strong chilli. On the main, the pork shoulder was like chewing gristle and still haunts me, the Diablo chicken was chewy too, underseasoned and marginally underdone, and the sirloin asado was swimming in a pool of liquid and also chewy. Chewy = wrong. The choice of sides is limited and the menu just doesn't really add up. We skipped pudding and got a donut round the corner to be safe, and judging by the bill, wise. It was whopping - over £260. Admittedly we ate a lot, but so did we the next night at Cecconi's, for 2 this time but with cocktails and a bottle of Ruinart Blanc de Blanc on top, but it wasn't much more. The thing is we went away happy. My girlfriend isn't one to complain and I didn't want to in front of her kids, but if it was a different scene I would've, although I probably would've walked out way before to find a diner that did burgers, mac and cheese, fries, milkshakes, played good music and had a vibe, like the Electric Diner used to. Cut your losses or do it better.
   

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   Fi

   London

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on November 13, 2024

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

   Delicious meal with great drinks and brilliant service, the staff were excellent. A superb addition to the Soho House food offering.
   

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   Yolanda

   London

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 9, 2024

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

   Lady at the desk/door did not seem to know what or where to seat us after we booked she also served our plates and threw them on table not engaging with us at all, her energy was not welcoming at all. Aside from that it waa ok but not great.
   

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   Seema

   London

   3 reviews

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   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 8, 2024

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

   Didn’t really like the new food. And found it overpriced for what it was.
   

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   Mark

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 4, 2024

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

   All servers were incredibly knowledgeable and friendly- clearly well trained for the opening. Food and drinks were great, particularly enjoyed the Al pastor kebab and street corn
   

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   Jokasta Regina

   London

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on August 18, 2024

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

   The food was cold, the coffee was cold. We ordered an English breakfast and the eggs were very cold, the only hot thing was the sausages. The coffee was just little warm after 3 minutes waiting for the breakfast the coffee was already cold. The food was extremely expensive for what we get. £15 for a cold English breakfast plus 13.5% of service charge. So our bills was almost £50 for 2 cappuccino, 1 mango juice, 1 vegetarian English breakfast and one half English breakfast. Now imagine everything cold and the juice that was supposed to be cold was just super hot, no ice at all! All for almost £50?! Very bed experience, will never come back. Also the waitress was very no welcoming at all. But I will “excuse” that as sometimes everyone has a bad day. But no excuse for cold food. And it was even a 20degress day.
   

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   Carolyne

   London

   11 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on August 16, 2024

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

   Food was great. Service was terrible. Waited 30mins to get served (15 mins trying to get the staff’s attention. One lady raced back and forth staring intently at her device. Bar staff x3 chatting away but not responsible for table service. I could go on). Staff very curt. Waited a further 30mins for food. Place emptied out so last ones ordering and eating. Loved the food. Not keen to return unless the staff are less fed up.
   

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   Rosana

   London

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on August 14, 2024

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

   Staff was very attentive to the fact that it was our anniversary! They made our celebration extra special :)
   

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    Matteo

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 8, 2024

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

    Locale carino, cibo non con molta scelta ma di buona qualità. Un po’ caro per la tipologia di cibo (hamburger, hot dog, bistecca e patatine).
    

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