The Life Goddess, Kingly Court

Nice restaurant, great food, good cocktails. Although at 6.30pm it was very quiet. It definately isn't a cheap meal, but the food was cooked perfectly and presented well.

Booked this place last minute and went purely on the ratings. Lovely location especially at this time of you at when Kingly Court is a sparkly Christmas haven tucked away from the madness that is Regent Street . Ordered cheese board and an aubergine dish for starter aubergine served cold and underseasoned and had to ask for bread to accompany. Mains were a complete let down, apart from the fish pot which was a reasonable portion. The chickpea dish was priced as a main and the description would've suggested a gravy of some sort. Instesd, we were presented with a terracotta tapas style dish, with lukewarm chickpeas in a clear broth (brine from the can? , with no flavour or texture aside from that of cold, undercooked tinned chickpeas to write home about. Equally disappointing was the goat dish, which tasted as though it had been boiled in salt water and lacked any seasoning or flavour of any description. It was also rather dry; not falling off the bone softness we were hoping for. In summary, a strange name for a restaurant, pretty terrible food, pricey house wine...nice interior and location.

Starters should improve small portions is very un greek! The goat was outstanding but desserts were disappointing! The wine is really good but overpriced which will stop Londoners get familiar with excellent greek wines. You cant charge £30 40 for wines which retail 10 15 € in Greece! I know that we pay location Piccadilly however are you in for the long game or just interested in making a quick profit?

The Life Goddess fits snugly inside a small commercial space, located within a very busy courtyard area packed with other bars, restaurants and shops, creating a general background burble and clatter so better for friendly meals, rather than romantic or special occasions. The food is well made and delicious the style is home cooking, so there is no fancy presentation or pretentious playing with flavours. The wine list was good, and when our chosen wine wasn't available, our waitress unusually suggested a much cheaper bottle that was delicious! The only negative comment is the OpenTable listing of is not accurate we chose an averagely priced selection and had 2 bottles of wine between 3 people, and we paid approx. 55 per person.

Good, friendly service, especially at the bar. Unfortunately the food does not match the price you pay. The Greek wine is fantastic though! I would recommend this place for a drink and nibbles.