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9 Reviews on “The Provincial”
I’ve dined at The Provincial several times now and it never fails to impress. The service can be a bit slow at times, but the decor is relaxed and the staff are always friendly and welcoming. The prices are reasonable and the portions generous, and everything I’ve tried has been a hit, particularly the ceviche, ribs and chicken stew. While I was somewhat sceptical upon our first visit, I was quickly convinced after being welcomed and trying the food. Definitely a favourite local place in Brixton and well worth a visit if you’re in the area.
My wife had been here before and really enjoyed it so we decided to give it a go. We arrived quite early. Even so the interior was full bar one table which we bagged. There was a good selection of Tapas which were mainly Spanish and main courses were South American. We shared the chorizo in wine, ham croquettes and the cod fish cakes in a ginger sauce. All were good although the outside of the fish cakes were a tad leathery. For mains I had lamb in coriander with chips and salad. The lamb was wonderful and the chips the best I have eaten in years – large and crisp and golden. My wife had the pork belly with rice which was (almost) as good. My youngest daughter had the pulled pork which was good but a little too salty. My eldest daughter had the seafood with rice which looked and tasted wonderful. We drank the house red which was a smooth rioja.By this time the restaurant was heaving with at least ten tables taken outside despite the evening being a little chilly. Two waitresses and a waiter managed to deal with all this with charm and flair. Our total bill was under 80.00 before adding a large well earned tip.
Well what can I say. Having gone to The Provincial with some work colleagues of mine, we were set for a nice night enjoying some very traditional dishes. However, upon ordering our food, two of us received out tapas orders and began eating. About 40 minutes after, having finished the tapas, other people’s food slowly started to come out, except for a couple. We were then approached by the waiter which told us that there was no more steak available so two people clearly had to go hungry!! when the owner was approached by a Spanish colleague of mine, the two began going back and forth and the owner stated there was no complaint book, that nothing will be given for free (which we did not mention) and that we are in Brixton so if we don’t like it, don’t come back! I was then approached aggressively by the owner to which I responded angrily due to him having a lack of respect for his customers. We were then going back and forth as he acted like a child folding his arms and slumping his body. He accused me of trying to find a small complaint to make a big deal of things to which I stated that I had no issue with my food which was really quite nice, but yes with the lack of professionalism and respect for us as customers. As everyone is beginning to feel very agitated, I called over the waitress and asked if she could please get our bills ready and for the owner to move away from my personal space as did not feel comfortable with him near me. As we waited around for my colleagues to pay their bills, the owner took one last stab at us by stating in Spanish to my Spanish colleague that we are in Brixton and my colleagues kind (white spanish) do not rule here and he, as a black man is above him because in Brixton black people rule (his words not mine!!!). I should clarify that being of Portuguese background I understood every word he had said and quickly got angry, expressing how dare he bring race into the argument just to defend his cause. I could not understand why he felt that he had such a weak argument that race had to come into it to try and undermine and offend my Spanish colleague. I was disgusted by this man’s behaviour and I would stretch that this is not a pleasant, diverse and appealing place to go, with a narrow minded hot head for an owner!! Do not go!
Hands down my favourite place in Brixton. Amid the polished yuppieness of Brixton Village is this straight forward BYO restaurant serving bumper portions of top quality dishes. Am confident everything on the menu is decent (don’t let my shoddy pictures be an indication of taste) though the sea food plate (glorious chips) & the Perivian rice dish stand out. Ace all round.
What initially caught my attention about this place was the cozy decor and the cute beauty seated at one of table eating and reading a book. Now why that wasn’t enough to hook me once I read the menu I was truly intrigued. And guess what…I’m so glad I followed my intuition about place, not only was the food delicious but the owner extremely helpful and pleasant. He suggested a stewed chicken dish for my mother and fish for me after taking our preferences and promised both would be free of charge if we didn’t like. Now that’s confidence in ya cooking for you. Boy was he spot on, both were excellent!!! I also had 2 glasses of Sangria, which were delicious and deceivingly strong as I left with a nice buzz. To top the day off the when questioned the owner provided some very insightful facts about both Colombian and British life. I’ll be back again tonight to try another suggested dish. Defiantly my favorite restaurant in the Market thus far!! Kudos to the owner!!!
It’s always packed in Brixton Market and you generally have to queue at the weekend then wait a while to eat or drink anything – not a problem, there’s a great atmosphere but not ideal after working late and being starving to the point of angry. Enter the Provincial! It had a great looking menu, and empty seats! It also had a 6 tapas and jug of sangria for 35 – well why not. Winey chorizo, big tomato-saucey meatballs and creamy goat’s cheese croquettes were delightful, grilled veg in basil oil were overcooked and swimming in the oil, and sweet potato and groat’s cheese gratin was not so much gratin, more shrivelled chips with a bit of goat’s cheese chucked on top. Garlicky prawns were also very tasty. Will all the juices and sauces we needed some bread to do some mopping – they must get it from somewhere else in the market as and when, as it then appeared a good 10 minutes after we’d finished. They were very apologetic, no biggie!The sangria was also great, not too sweet and there was loads of it. Overall good dishes on the whole, service hit and miss but they’re sweet. Good value too. feedingfranklin.co.uk
Awful – Fake deals. I went there with my partner because of a deal that they had. 6 tapas and a litre of sangria 35. Then, they told us that they don’t have sangria and that they can give us one glass of wine instead. The worst part though is that 5 minutes later, when the party next to us ordered, they suddenly had some. Poor explanations and bad food followed. Don’t go to this place!