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Favela Chic - review by CristinaA

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:31:58 +0000

Favela Chic - review by CristinaA

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Tags: brazilian, crowded, expensive, lively

French Brazilian, there's nowhere like this place in London. Interior has been creatively put together using re-cycled materials, tables are old school desks, matched up with chairs and disused benches, hanging mobiles with parrots, mirrors and dried flowers. They do their own take of delicious Brazilian cantina food.

I recommend Feijoda washed down with one of their perfect mojitos- www.favelachic.com

Music is eclectic,and mid week they usually have a live band playing.

Refettorio - review by betageek

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:49:44 +0000

Refettorio - review by betageek

Rating: 4.0

Location: 19 New Bridge Street, EC4V 6DB, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7438 8052

Tags: italian, business, expensive

Refettorio is practically next door to my office, so an extremely convenient lunchtime haunt. I've always found the food delicious, and authentically Italian. The pheasant ravioli is terrific. The only reason that it doesn't rate five stars is that on a couple of occasions the service has been somewhat inattentive - if the restaurant is quiet, it's fine, but if it's busy, standards seem to slip a little.

Favela Chic - review by OrsoFilippi

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:23:05 +0000

Favela Chic - review by OrsoFilippi

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Favela Chic was created in PAris many years ago. I 've been there many times, alone, with friends, with a girlfriend, looking for tenderness or for fun... Everytimes it was great. Good wine, good mojitos and big lates of food ... And the music is inventive, funky, DJ-global-nostalgic-romantic-kinky-magic-and-so-and-so...After those night I went in an hotel (different each night I spent in PAris) that I found on http://www.hoosta.com,a website with fabulous addresses of hotels, not all expensive, but all unforgettables;

Favela Chic - review by alba

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:34:01 +0000

Favela Chic - review by alba

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Tags: cool, cool & smart, friendly

I thought that the food was going to be a complete disaster but I was surprised. I oirdere fish and it was amazing. The only thing is that you'd better go very early to have dinner otherwise it will be impossible to have a decent conversation. The caipirinhas were not very good from my point of view and they difer from what a caipirinha should be. However the place is great and the atmosphere it's good!

Favela Chic - review by MaxVinicius

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:46:30 +0000

Favela Chic - review by MaxVinicius

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Ok. You will not believe this.
Six friends eating awful overpriced food, but trying to enjoy it any way, after all when friends get together is always fun.
Until some waitress kick you out of the table because a bigger group has showed up to eat.
I got told off, because I was taking to long to pay the bill, while my friend was trying to chew the supposed sirloin steak
Â£40 per head and kick out of the table, fantastic!
Please do never compare that place with Brazil; the real favela can be friendlier.

Cicada - review by JulianOrmerod

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:17:48 +0000

Cicada - review by JulianOrmerod

Rating: 3.3

Location: 132-136 St John St, EC1V 4JT, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7608 1550

Website: http://www.rickerrestaurants.com/cicada/index.asp

Went for business lunch, good ambiance, fast service and excellent food. Would like to go for an evening.

Favela Chic - review by gilka

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:17:23 +0000

Favela Chic - review by gilka

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Update- november 2008
had a lunch there and the food was horrible!
Dinner menu is supposed to be different.
I think the best use of this place is for dancing
rather than eating...

old review:

Be aware there will be long long queue outside so it really helps if you know the doorman... The Dj is somewhere in the sky very far from the dance floor- strange because I always thought that there needs to be a clear line of communication between the dj and the crowd... what I really liked is that the menu is actually inside a book- at least it was when I was there. So you basically turn the pages and then on page 68 or so you can find the menu! genius! food was just ok and a bit pricy- cocktails= "I like it!"
it is worth to go because of the dancing on the weekend! By the way if you listen to Favela chic music there ask your Brazilian friend to translate you the meaning of the words it is a big laugh...

Favela Chic - review by gilka

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:17:23 +0000

Favela Chic - review by gilka

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Favela Chic - review by gilka

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:17:23 +0000

Favela Chic - review by gilka

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Favela Chic - review by gilka

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:17:23 +0000

Favela Chic - review by gilka

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Favela Chic - review by sabrinaici

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:53:49 +0000

Favela Chic - review by sabrinaici

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

I agree with Mundek when he says that the staff seemed completely up themselves, but I would particularly point the door staff. The DJ seemed to be relaxed and he was enjoying himself mixing different kind of music. I liked the decoration, the high ceilings and the ambiance. It gets a bit packed at a certain time though. evening. (Â£5 entrance fee after 11h30)

Cicada - review by walid

Sat, 12 May 2007 10:48:37 +0000

Cicada - review by walid

Rating: 3.3

Location: 132-136 St John St, EC1V 4JT, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7608 1550

Website: http://www.rickerrestaurants.com/cicada/index.asp

Tags: vietnamese, clerkenwell, asian fusion, fashion, farringdon, spacious, chinese, thai, friendly staff, japanese, expensive, trendy

"A cicada is any of several insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings" - Wikipedia

Luckily insects where not on the menu at Cicada but tasty and spicy Asian fusion that draws on Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai and Japanese influences.

Inside the place gives out this trendy and modernist look and feel to it with its large windows giving it a spacious feeling.

I went to have dinner there with one of my best friends to catch up. Whilst the place was lively and buzzing with trendy, young punters of Clerkenwell we still managed to hear ourselves talk which was a good thing.

For starters we shared a chilli-salt squid Dim Sum that was incredibly tasty and not too spicy. For main dish (pictured) I had a beef steak with some kind of chinese salt and vegetables. The steak itself was tender and well cooked however there was too much salt on it for me to really enjoy it. My friend had a kind of vegetable curry which even she had trouble with the spice.

So overall I think it was a tad expensive for the food we had. If my friend's curry was a little bit less spicy and my beef slightly less salty it would have had potentially an extra star on its rating.

Favela Chic - review by mundek

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:38:38 +0000

Favela Chic - review by mundek

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Firstly, I'm not sure what is so chic about a shantytown, but never mind. On my visit I found this place moderately irritating to be honest. Most of the crowd and stafff seemed completely up themselves, the music was too loud and not really to my taste. I don't think I'd rush back, there are much better bars in the area. I have never eaten here, so can't comment on the food.

Favela Chic - review by Favela_Chic

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:56:50 +0000

Favela Chic - review by Favela_Chic

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Tags: cool, wild, eclectic, exotic, "good value", trendy, caipirinha, dance, lively, brazilian

We'd just like to inform everyone that we now have a different door person and improved bookings system at Favela Chic. We've addressed many of your comments and hope you'll come and enjoy the true Favela Chic spirit with us soon. If you have any comments or queries please e mail Virginia at booking@favelachic.com Favela Chic is a bar, a restaurant, a club and none of the above. Disorder and Progress!

Favela Chic - review by lisas

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:37:09 +0000

Favela Chic - review by lisas

Rating: 3.5

Location: 91-93 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7613 5228

Website: http://www.favelachic.com

Tags: cool, free to get in, good value, crowded, trendy, friendly, lively, brazilian

Following the reccommendations on TrustedPlaces I decided to organize a party for about 25 people at Favela Chic last Saturday. I hadn't been there before....but I knew it was going to be good based on what I was reading....and I was right!

We had so much fun! We went there early as wanted to avoid the possible queue and enjoy some quality time with our friend Dora visiting from Australia. The night started quiet with some drinks, food and chats...but after the DJ started playing some very cool music and we had enough caipirinhas...well I can just look at the pictures and remember how much fun it was!
The place is just great....I hear the food is OK but that's not a problem, you go there for the excellent music, the place, the atmosphere and the crowd. It then helps to be with about 25 very nice and cool friends as it happened to me on Saturday.