Tbilisi - Islington

I ate here recently on a Saturday evening with a friend. There's a good range of Georgian dishes on the menu, and the prices are reasonable. The khachapuri starter was good, but they brought the main courses before we'd even eaten half of the starters, and didn't seem at all bothered by that. And those main courses were overcooked, with not very much meat. We've eaten here many times over the years, but that'll be the last time. Time to try some of the other Georgian restaurants in London.

We enjoyed our first taste of Georgian food at Tbilisi restaurant. The badrijani (aubergine starter was very good, but I would definitely recommend a bread to go with it in our case the acharuli khachapuri (flatbread with cheese and egg was the highlight of the meal. For our mains my partner had the chakapuli (lamb with tarragon and I the satsivi (chicken in walnut sauce. They were quite pleasant but perhaps not perfectly to our taste we are not used to Georgian food, of course. They were both served hot but in very cold bowls so within a short time the food was also cold. Although I have since read that satsivi literally means cold dish and is usually served cold, I must say that I didn 't find it particularly appetising once it had cooled down. The side of pureed rice was a good accompaniment but I found the salad rather too salty again, this may be where my taste differs from the typical Georgian palate. For drinks my partner enjoyed a glass of the Saperavi red wine very fruity and we each tried a Georgian lemonade. The pear flavour was delicious and the tarragon flavour certainly interesting and a lovely bright green! Finally I had a slice of a delicious moist cake with honey and walnuts. Overall we enjoyed our first foray into Georgian food and would definitely come back again as long as the bowls are warmed next time! PS the prices on the website looked to good to be true, and they are expect to pay £1 3 more per item than the prices shown online at the moment.

Wanted to try something different for a change. Lovely welcome. Very friendly staff. Had the mini dumplings to start. Interesting. My husband and niece had the blini- one with the meat filling and the other had the mushroom filling. Both nice. For my main course I had the lamb and aubergine stew. It was really tender and tasty. My husband had the pork kebabs which he said were OK but wouldn't have them again. My niece Had the chicken in walnut sauce which was good. Didn't have a dessert. Not much choice unfortunately. Had a superb bottle of red wine. Extremely good value. Would DEFINITELY go back.

I’ve been planning to visit for a long time because I love Georgian cuisine. Have been really excited and had high expectations. We had two starters which were really good. The house white wine is good and cheap. Then had a stew and dumplings for mains and were completely disappointed. The stew was very fatty and cold. The dumplings had no broth inside and the pastry was way too thick. Might visit again but just for starters.

Spacious comfortable and clean this place won’t capture your imagination straightaway but will grow on you as you order your dishes. My beetroot soup and lamb/ aubergine (main) was delicious and tasty.Did not order dessert as I did not wish to lose the taste of the lamb.