Giraffe

I bought a lovely large hot coco with marshmallows for under £2. The décor is beautiful. I didn’t try the food but the bot chocolate was really nice– not too hot– not too sweet– just right.
The décor is beautiful. Really lovely. The serving staff was also very nice
No complaints here. I saw them bringing out a burger and chips that lookygchged absolutely delicious.

I live across the road but never got the chance to visit earlier. We finally made it. We ordered a Sirloin steak and chorizo Carbonara which wasn’t that great. We had been to the one in Southbank which is way better than this one in Haverstock Hill. However, the service is amazing and hence, I have given a three star!

Great restaurant. Though the burger was a bit smaller than expected, I really enjoyed it. It was balanced and there wasn’t any overwhelming cover up flavors, just fresh ingredients. What really did it for me at this establishment were the drinks. I went during happy hour, with select half price drinks. I got two drinks and it was only about 6 pounds total. These were unique and delicious on a hot summer evening. I will go again if ever I find myself in this part of London.

The food is fantastic, the staff is nice, and the prices are ok.
We come here multiple times on all our London trips and love it every time.
Gotta try the Huevos rancheros, the onion rings and the sunshine coast iced tea!

The dessert I’ve had was very exceptional. The presentation and it made me full and I’ve enjoyed the chocolate brownie with ice cream and chocolate sauce. I came for lunch previously but for the first time having dessert at Giraffe, it was incredible.

Quite small but I absolutely love the Giraffe burger. Very friendly staff.

Good food, always a nice special. Friendly staff.

I write this one in the Rosslyn Hill address, and now I found this (Haverstock Hill) which is actually the one we went that day. I have to add that we have been back since, equally amazing. DEfinitely a fan!
The place itself is gorgeous, and the music included Eagles & Crosby, Still, Nash & Young, which for my generation is delightful (well, some of my generation, I know not everyone is on the same vibe) Maybe because is winter, maybe because it was already getting dark, but no babies or toddlers there yesterday. Actually, the place was almost empty apart from very few tables, which was why I was slightly. lets say annoyed again, when we asked to be seated at the back room and they, smiling though) told us the tables were booked for Valentines.
We had spent the day out, including hospital treatment, am almost bed bound so when I go out my body… well, hurts. On top of that, it was almost 6 pm and I had not have absolutely anything to eat all day.
It was my daughter who suggested trying it out, we are local but I (yes, am a bit lacking on concentration) had never seen it before (you get I have a health condition by the bright orange *here I am* front shop LOL)
I tried to repeat my mantra: other people are NOT to blame for the state of my health (unless you are my orthopaedic surgeon) and tried to be nice to the waitresses.
We sat and ordered and I was surprised by the food coming quiet fast.
Now, here is where I diverse from all these other reviews:
The food was DIVINE.
My daughter, very soon to be 16, has been a vegetarian for almost 2 years (yeah, bummer for me who was a vegan for 4 but now need to eat cheap LOL) and although she eats food most kids wouldn’t since she was very little (she loved sushi from age 3) these days she is hard to please when eating out… and she was literally screaming in delight.
She had the Falafel Deluxe Burger (I think it was called burger, it was Falafel Deluxe something for sure) and she kept praising this at every bite.
I had half a rack of baby ribs, which was as delightful, with a wonderful slaw with poppy seeds and the fries were just perfect, not dripping oil, good sized actual fries, though the portion could have been a bit bigger and I would have been in paradise.
I rarely drink these days, but I was so tired and stressed that their strawberry and lime cider called and I got one (which I responsibly drunk only less than half and we took the bottle home as I was driving, even though is down the road.
It was very nice, but if you are fan of strong alcohol-​tasty drinks, this isn’t for you.
It tastes like my old favorite Aqua Libra with a hint of strawberry, but hey, I loved it, even if a bit over priced at first glance, it is a 500ml bottle so if I wasn’t driving, it would have been perfect in size for the whole meal.
The desert (we only asked for one as am not allowed too much sugar) was a banana waffle something…
Again: divine. This is an amazing waffle with a baked banana (I think it had some kind of batter, again, divine) and ice cream, all dripped with two sauces: butterscotch & chocolate… I have to insist: divine.
We were squealing on delight all through the meal.
The price of the whole bill was more than reasonable, especially if you remember you are in London’s Hampstead… not the cheapest neighbourhood, but I have to express my… lets say dislike, for the added *gratuity*: it was 12.60%…
Can someone with more dominium on the English language (though I was a government interpreter, some of the *licenses* some people take still amaze me)
Why is this aded charge called GRATUITY?
I remember being pregnant in the mid 90s and gone to celebrate my birthday at Belgo in Camden with a group of almost 20 people…
when the bill came, we were all stunned as it didn’t fit our calculations…
that’s when they told me YOU ARE NOT OBLIGED TO PAY FOR THIS…
We didn’t. Now, I payed yesterday as the girls were being nice… but if you are a worker on the restaurant industry… maybe you wanna do what (for example, the Tapeo across the road does) many other places do, and leave the *tip* (as this is what it should be, the added 10% we used to give to the waiter/​tress) to the customer’s free will. And ask the owner to give it to YOU.
I have left a tenner in bills of less than 20 quid… but I will refuse to pay if I’m not very nicely treated.
The whole bill (included the 12.60% which I did mention to the very nice girl who took my pay) came to £38.48. I gave £40, which makes into something like 15

It’s a chain, it seems to make a few dishes from every possible type of cuisine except for maybe ethiopian, and it’s filled with families with lots of children, all tantrum-​ing at the same time.
Ok no really it’s not that bad. If you’re looking for somewhere on the cheaper side to have a bite to eat, especially in the belsize park area, this is a decent place to try.
They gouge the price of all the extras like sides and drinks. Don’t be fooled.

Giraffe at face value simply looks like any other chain pub /​restaurant, but looks can be decieving…
Staying in the Premier Inn up the road, we were looking for somewhere cheap and easy to eat at after a busy day in London, and were really suprised at this little gem. We ended up reutrning the next night!
The menu is usual pub fare, but with several notable and great exceptions including carribean style cooking as well as a smattering of Asian cuisine.
The highlight of the menu was the «Mojito Chicken» — a chicken dish with a Mojito based dressing, which was very different extremely tasty!
The bar is well stocked, full range of spirits bottled beers etc, but does lack draught beers.
As a final cherry on two great meals here, this is the one and only time i’ve seen the beer Paceña, a Bolivian beer, in the UK. It’s worth giving this place a try simply for this alone, hopefully once they’ve replenished their stocks after my visit: p
All in all, if you’re after something cheap, tasty and suprising, this place is well worth a visit…

Poser franchise.
The menu is a incoherent hodge-​podge of East Asian, American and what appears to be Caribbean fare. The establishment is as confused about its offerings as it does its identity.
There are no beers on tap and my bottle of Red Stripe was served room temperature. The Kiev chicken was nothing more than simply breaded fried chicken breast sans flavor.
The spacious outdoor patio is non-​smoking, defeating the purpose of it bring a patio at all Lame. This really should have been posted clearly at the front entrance.

Super kid friendly!
Definitely not someplace that I would frequent for it’s cuisine, but Giraffe excels as an upbeat, cheerful, and child friendly eatery (with the added bonus of wine and cocktails!)
Kiddo friendly:
*high chairs
*reasonable kids menu
*crayons and a placemat to colour in