Bill’s

Nice location, right between the Borough Market and the river Thames walk. It is perfect, especially on Sunday when — YES — the Borough market is closed. I still can not believe this place closes on sunday… Anyway. We stumbled upon this place which looks nice from outside and very cosy inside. We got a 30 min waiting time before getting seated. Place was packed even at 2pm in the afternoon, and showing no signs of peace at any point. Reaally packed.
Staff was super nice and all, we got two kale salads and a plate to share (Mezze) decent for one or two people, maybe even three. Along with Juices (green and carrot). It was promptly served, that s a plus, though the taste was a little meh. It looked good but nothing outstanding here. Mezze plate (butcher one), had spicy kefta, sausages, hummus (good), babaganoush that looked like minced meat and tasted like nothing, ok olives, and chicken skewers with like nothing really fun about it. Salads were nice though I had not tried them. Decent sizes, but here also, nothing special to remember. I guess this place works because of location, fast service and quite a large menu to choose from. So maybe, maybe, if in the area I will try it again if looking for something but I may consider Nando’s (yes) around the corner. Will see.

Best salad I’ve had in a long time. Great environment to hang out for lunch, dinner or drinks.

Not as good as the one in Brighton. I had a florentine egg and it hardly tasted anything. The sauce was extremely bland, the spinach didn’t look fresh.

Love it here! They present everything in a really nice, quirky fashion. Food has always been delicious and portion sizes are pleasingly large, worth the price. Staff are super friendly, if a little slow. Outdoor seating is lovely. We’ll definitely return here soon

The elephant in the room: it’s just not as good as the original Brighton Bill’s. Really nowhere near as good. Such a shame. Anyway, my own prejudices aside…
House wine is a goer — don’t spend more! I had the fish & chips ‘coz I wasn’t in a branching out kinda mood. It was great!
Service kinda flitted between over attentive and plain forgetting we existed.
Pretty decent.

First time my wife and I tried Bill’s was in Eastbourne last summer and it was a lovely experience. Food, atmosphere, people were great and we decided to try it again yesterday evening in London, where we live.
The place was absolutely amazing, the food was great but the wine we took (Bill’s garnacha rosado) was really a bad choice (I am an italian guy who likes wine) so if you decide to go there, be careful on the wine you choose.

Incredible discrimination. … asked for a table for 1 and was told I had to wait… a couple arrived 1 min aftet me and was ofered a table straight away… non of us had reservations… never going back…

Fish pie was awesome and service was great! Cute little restaurant with a cozy atmosphere.

Ok — just, fairly pretentious with the waiters professing that they are ‘floating around’ and ‘slowly waking up, so don’t rush them’. Not great when you have been waiting 20 mins for a menu to get some breakfast.
The food selection is ok but nothing to write home about. I had the scrambled eggs and bacon on toast, with a juice and coffee. All very pretty looking but it is a case of style over substance, the toast was tough, the bacon was chewy and the eggs were tepid. The highlight was the juice and coffee which were excellent.
Overall ok, but prefer a greasy spoon any day.

L’endroit est hyper sympa ! Déco cosy et travaillée dans le style Brasserie marchande cool et moderne. On est tout de suite bien accueilli et dirigé vers de belles (et grandes) tables.
La carte est top et il y a un peu de tout. Une sorte de cuisine européenne améliorée avec de super produits frais et bien assortis. On a testé pleeeein de trucs délicieux :
— Le Mezze, un ensemble de choses à tartiner ou grignotter: hummus, caviar d’aubergine, tomates séchées/​pignon de pin, pitta, grosses olives italiennes…
— Brochettes de poulet mariné avec salade, tzatziki, et couscous frais.
— Risotto trèèèès crémeux vert (mélange de légumes) et feta.
le tout accompagné d’un cocktail Aperol Spritz tip top en guise d’entrée !
Bref, à tester et re-​tester pour le brunch (au soleil sur la petite terrasse s’il fait pas trop moche).

What’s not to like? The four of us stopped in for breakfast and a little while later, four plates practically licked clean. The eggs benedict was outstanding, as was the pancakes with fresh fruit. Coffee was excellent as well.
My only complaint was the service, which ranged from overbearing to absent.

I’ll give them the extra star for good service, which in London I found to be a rare thing. With that being said, the food is just not good. I had the grilled halloumi with couscous and my husband the fish and chips. His chips were cold, his fish soggy. My halloumi was ok, but my couscous was just about inedible. Cute restaurant, but I rather eat in an uglier place that serves me delicious food.

Breakfast bread basket is such good value for money and tasty. The porridge with hazelnuts was delicious. The ambiance of the place was relaxed, a great to start the day. Staff very friendly and a much nicer place to start the day with a coffee.

This is my second time at a Bill’s and once again I was not disappointed. I couldn’t decide between the macaronicheese, the fish finger sandwich or the burger so I asked the waitress which was best and she said the burger. Oh my. It was delicious! My friend however said his Thai green curry was very bland! I wish we’d had time for dessert. I would have had the pecan pie with malted bananna ice cream!