The Lamp Room

The Lamp Room reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. K

   Kim

   Kent1 review

   3.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Lovely setting, great food and friendly staff. It took almost an hour for us to get our food though which means we would think twice before going back.
   

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   Robert

   Kent1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 27, 2025

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

   We booked for a family of four and had the family roast dinner which was excellent value. The meat was well cooked and the veg, potato and Yorkshire Puddings were top drawer. It was very busy so service a little slow but this wasn’t a problem for us. All the staff were very courteous and attentive; we will definitely be back
   

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   Louise

   Kent2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

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

   The food was delicious and really good value for money. The staff were friendly and helpful. The service was great until we got our food. I would have liked to have been offered the menu, after our main courses, just to see if we would have liked dessert or a coffee to finish our meal. However we really enjoyed our meal and we will be back.
   

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   Cally

   Kent1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 20, 2025

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

   Such a lovely place to eat, family & child friendly, lovely staff and such reasonable prices which is hard to find these days. Definitely somewhere I will be visiting regularly.
   

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   Suzanne

   Denver26 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 9, 2025

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

   Service was slow - only 2 people making drinks and it was breakfast/lunch time on a weekend. The tasks seemed separated - the person bringing drinks didn’t know anything about the ordering process so we had to wait for someone to come over and take our order. Food was good except toast was placed under the food so was super soggy! Didn’t bother to say anything as I felt the staff wouldn’t have cared. Also, one of our party is allergic to butter and it was made clear at the time of ordering but the toast still came buttered and it took quite a while for the replacement dish to come out- so much so that the rest of us had nearly finished ours by the time it arrived.
   

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   Johanne

   Essex3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 8, 2025

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

   Came to the Lamp Room a couple of weeks ago and had an amazing meal. Menu was different to other places and made a nice change so thought we’d come back to celebrate my husband’s birthday. Booked a table which wasn’t ready when we arrived (seemed like we were being an inconvenience asking for it), menu has changed and was not what we were looking for (wanted more than a burger). Still displaying the old menu which we were told wasn’t available. Staff weren’t as welcoming as in previous visits, we won’t be back and won’t be recommending it for more than a coffee!!!! Really disappointed
   

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   David

   Kent4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 2, 2025

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

   Great food and atmosphere, service is a little slow especially drinks
   

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   Liddie

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on January 26, 2025

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

   Absolutely outstanding roast…. Be at I’ve ever had out and I’m difficult to please. Will definitely be returning.
   

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   Mark

   Kent1 review

   5.0

   Dined on December 28, 2024

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

   Lovely Breakfast and Service, worth the visit will visit again
   

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    Louise

    London5 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on December 22, 2024

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

    The venue is an interesting space. It appears larger than the number of people that can be seated. As we’ve visited on the Sunday before Xmas, it was relatively quiet, not all tables taken at 2pm but the venue may have wisely staggered their sittings. The Sunday roast is good and well priced with the only downside being gravy and big dollops of ‘horseradish’ sauce already on the plate without being asked. The service needs attention- there seemed no sequence of who was being served or with what. There wasn’t much Xmas spirit.
    

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