The Best Calls

Every restaurant reveals its personality in 15 seconds on the phone. The queue is not a problem. The queue is the review.

We are happy to get you in and get you a little perch and get you a glass of wine while you wait for a table.
Noble Rot, Bloomsbury Warm Welcome 15 min wait
Come, come right down. Uh, we're serving food up to, for the next hour, up to 2:45. Come down, I can definitely get you a table.
Noble Rot, Bloomsbury Warm Welcome 0 min wait
I've got one spot available on our counter for a solo diner that I can save for you
The Quality Chop House, Farringdon Warm Welcome Counter seat saved
Come on, come on in. I have a space at the bar.
Brawn, Columbia Road Warm Welcome 0 min wait
there is about 20 people in the queue outside, sir
E. Pellicci, Bethnal Green Proud Queuer 20 people queuing
It's not too bad actually. It's probably about 25 minutes, something like that.
E. Pellicci, Bethnal Green Proud Queuer 25 min wait
The pub is full of drinkers, and the dining room is full from seven o'clock, so it's gonna be a bit tight.
The Marksman, Hackney No Nonsense Packed out
It looks like there might be a bit of space on the bar counter, but we're gonna be really busy in about forty-five minutes.
Ducksoup, Soho Chatty 0 min wait
I've got a table of two which I could sit right now if someone was at the door, but I couldn't guarantee that for the afternoon
Trullo, Highbury No Nonsense Table for two, right now