House – South Bank And Waterloo

We had a lovely pre-theatre set menu the other night before going to see Tartuffe at the Lyttleton Theatre. The service here is always quick and really good. I had the mackerel starter followed by the lamb. Both really delicious.

We had a delightful meal at the restaurant before heading to the National Theatre. We hadn't realized that our show started at 7, but the staff were fantastic in getting our food to us quickly, ensuring we didn't miss the start of the performance.

We had an excellent pre-theatre supper : innovative and beautifully presented dishes; excellent efficient service and an absolute star of a manager : Jesus, who oversees the restaurant with calm and friendly aplomb. A thoroughly uplifting experience.

We enjoyed our dinner at House before going to the Lyttleton Theatre at the National. The service is always excellent as the staff know you need to get to your seats on time! The food was delicious--I had the mushroom truffle cream soup followed by the oxtail--both were very good.

We dined at the restaurant at the National Theatre before catching Harold and the boys. As always, the service was excellent, allowing us to enjoy our meal without feeling rushed. I had the heavenly burrata, followed by a very good fish dish. The pre-theater menu offers great value as well.

The food at House on the South Bank is consistently excellent. The dishes are creative, beautifully presented, and absolutely delicious. I started with the burrata and aubergine, followed by the cod, both of which were outstanding. The service was fantastic, and I was able to finish in time to catch the game, Hansard.

We booked at House because it was convenient after seeing Follies at the Olivier. The service was good; courteous and speedy. The food was disappointing and overpriced. There were some very unpleasant foams, tasteless and ill-matched combinations ie cold unmarinated mackeral drowned in an unspecified foam. bread and butter pudding does not sit well well with grapefruit. Cooking is far too complicated and simply does not work.

We enjoyed our meal at House in the National Theatre complex. We were going to Anthony and Cleopatra which started at 7 and one of our party was quite late, the but staff were wonderful and made sure his meal was hot and served as soon as he arrived. The food was delicious. I had steak which was cooked to perfection. This is such a good restaurant for pre-theatre as the staff are completely clued up about timing, so you never feel anxious about being late.

As the gentleman sat in the table next to me put it, the restaurant could easily get away with serving whatever as people would come anyway. But they don't serve whatever. It was my third visit since the NT restaurant reopened as House, and each time I was amazed how good the food is this time was no different. I dined alone, service was sleek and discreet and made me feel at ease despite being late for my reservation and having only an hour before the preformance. The cured mackerel was a delight, very palatable with a silky and creamy mash and gentle textures of beets. Cod was cooked to perfection, its melt in the mouth flesh flaky and skin crispy, balancing beautifully with a squash puree...