Reviews The Store Croydon

I had an amazing afternoon at The Store. The service was outstanding. The manager was welcoming and kind. I came to do some work during their Friday hotdesk session. She let me know where the sockets were for my laptop, welcomed me to make myself comfortable, and kept checking if I was okay. I ended up eating from the hotdesk menu, where you can get unlimited coffee. I had two meals, both were really nice and well presented. I called my brother to join me because it was so nice and he came and we had cocktails to end a successful work session. They were delicious also. It was fairly quiet in there. When I first arrived there was a lovely mum and baby club at the back in a separate space, so there was plenty of space to sit and feel comfortable. I usually use headphones when I’m out but the vibe was good and the music was comforting so I didn’t use my headphones. The restaurant was clean with a good atmosphere and stunning decor. I felt really focused. The lights that hang over the tables could do with a wipe though, as there was some dirt that looked like it might fall into the table. One of those things that once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Overall it was a brilliant spot and I will be visiting much more regularly now. Highly recommended.

**Updated Review** Popped in as it's our anniversary of moving to the area and decided to grab a Sunday roast and some drinkies. We originally booked for 12:30 but got a bit delayed so pushed the booking back to 3. This is important because if you book on "open table" the venue may not receive the booking on their system. Wasn't an issue but worth being diligent to the venue, book through their website. I added the menu. Slightly different experience today, bit of hanging around at the front door to be seated and then despite lots of empty tables we had a couple of lounge seats in the window, not too bad but would have loved a choice of sitting at a table. When I mentioned the earlier booking we were told that would have been better as they had now run out of beef, damn! Anyway, we checked the menu and decided to order lamb and mushroom Wellington, side of cauli cheese and some stuffing......stuffing was also finished, double damn! To drink we had a couple of cocktails, cherry fizz and a pecan espresso, a bottle of water and a bottle of rose. Cocktails were pretty good, cherry fizz was nice and tart but a little sweet, pecan espresso looked a bit flat, didn't hit any pecan notes but not bad all in all. The rose was good and a nice easy to drink Cotes de Provence, 'M de Minuty'. We did wait a while to order and considering it wasn't too busy we felt we could have had a little more attention, we decided to order everything (drinks, mains and dessert) so avoid waiting later. The drinks and mains came in a timely fashion and the roast looked superb! I'm nit picking here but we didn't get carrots (loads of extra potato instead) and the roasties were not very crispy at all, in fact they were quite soggy, However the meal itself was pretty good. Lamb was a tad fatty but it's lamb so can't complain there, I would have preferred beef or even pork. The cauliflower cheese might have been the best bit about the meal, cheesy and cauliflowery, with a nice amount of slightly over cooked cheese, you know the slightly hard bit, which I actually love! The mushroom Wellington was nicely prepped and good to see whole mushrooms instead of the blended paste concoction some venues try to serve.... and the broccoli and cabbage were present, if not a little bland and flavourless. I did enquire as to whether we were supposed to get carrots, but was told they had run out, triple damn..... Annoyingly the table next to us did get carrots, and as mentioned this might be nit picking but at £20 a roast things should be on point. For afters, we ordered the white peach cheese cake. This was nicely presented but also came with a raspberry purée which overpowered the peach(possibly mango!) to the point I couldn't even remember it was meant to be peach(or even mango!). It's was basically a vanilla cheesecake with some peach/mango and raspberry purée.....🤔 Annoyingly the table next to us got carrots I might add..... The bill was a round £130 and while the place is really nice, the food is above standard for the area and the service got much more attentive and even friendly, I would say there is a little room for improvement. We love the area and want there to be great venues, I wouldn't tell anyone not to visit, I would say go give it a try, definitely. And if it's Sunday roast get in early to avoid disappointment. It's super hard for a venue to perfectly anticipate trade and totally empathise with the small niggles we encountered. Definitely the best in the area and look forward to seeing some healthy competition soon! We will be back and looking forward to it! ******************************************* Excellent. Service was spot on. Looked after from the moment we stepped in the place till the moment we left. Lovely food and great cava. Had the roast dinner (beef and a pork) all cooked spot on. Highly recommended, see you again soon!

5 star everything! ⭐️ Came here for a roast with a friend and had such a lovely time. Our server Gin was so welcoming and friendly, the food and ambience was great! Highly recommend 👍🏽

We visited this restaurant on Sunday afternoon for brunch. The place has an incredible atmosphere. The service was excellent. The food menu has some different choices such as pineapple or chicken waffles, but some food options were out of stock. My husband was a little disappointed with his waffle which was slightly over cooked, but the waitress offered to replace it many times which was lovely. I would visit again.

Very pleasantly surprised. Went for late lunch/ early dinner and after going on a linguine binge from Windsor and blue water I have to say the seafood linguine is the best I’ve tasted this year. With the help of the staff we pinned it down to the sautéed tomatoes. Staff were lovely, cocktails were great. Toilets were clean and atmosphere was inviting. Space well utilised. I’ll be back!

Visited for a bottomless brunch with a friend and it was a fun day 🥂 FOOD (2/5) 🤎🤎🤍🤍🤍 Ordered the Chicken & Waffles. It was ok but I’m not a fan of hot sauce & wish I had the choice to swap this out for maple syrup instead. Unfortunately, this meal didn’t stay down, as it didn’t agree with my stomach and the bubbles. The truffle & Parmesan fries saved this restaurant; crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Perfect. DRINK (5/5) 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎 Opted for the bottomless bubbles option & loved it! You’re given unlimited glasses of Prosecco for 90mins and a platter of mixers (peach purée, orange juice, raspberry liqueur, blackberry liqueur, a pot of raspberries & a pot of strawberries). Excellent idea! SERVICE (5/5) 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎 The staff were super friendly and helpful. They were also doting on us so we were never without a fresh glass of bubbles during our 90 minutes reservation.

Staff really friendly and helpful, super dog friendly too which was great. Drinks where good and my friends meals looked really tasty. I got the Vegetarian Paella which I was really looking forward too. Would have been better if it came with some bread or side vegetables to add more to the dish. Dish was well cooked but unfortunately lacked the depth of flavour you would expect with a Paella. Maybe too heavy on the salt and not enough other seasonings. I would still definitely visit here again though! And was fine for the price

Came for brunch and was really impressed. I’m sure their dinner and cocktails are also great. Had banana French toast and also soft shell crab Benedict. Both fantastic! Prices are reasonable, not the cheapest, but not expensive either. Definitely recommended.