Basement Galley - Waltham Forest

What an absolute tasty bite! great use of an old car! eating was excellent, very favorable as the alcohol. will defo return will recommend to anyone who visits london.

We booked the £48 Colombian-inspired tasting menu for the last Friday in May. The atmosphere built as the night went on, with the conversation getting louder, the jazz music getting crazier, and the lights getting dimmer, creating a really good buzz. The food itself was...a very high quality, especially considering it’s not being cooked in your typical restaurant kitchen. It was certainly worthy of a high-end place. My favourites were the medium-rare beef, and the seafood dish. We had a complimentary glass of Prosecco and then two bottles of very reasonably priced NZ sauvignon blanc. The only downside was some of the service. The waiters weren’t proactive in offering drinks (we had to wave down the carriage for attention). And towards the end of the evening, we very much felt like we were rushed out of the place. The lights were not so subtly made brighter every few minutes. I suggest they should have said at the start or when booking what time they close. However, overall it was a great, unique dining experience. Highly recommended.

After reading recent reviews was a bit concerned about what to expect therefore really surprised about the wonderful evening that we had. Would recommend that it you want something a little different that you go and see for yourself. Definitely worth a visit. Thank you...for amazing food and wonderful venue Only reason not scored as 5 as feel that wine was overpriced so maybe a slight reconsideration of the cost of this would improve the experience But I will be telling friends and family to go if they get the opportunity

The meal started really well – we were greeted at the entrance of the underground carriage by the host and a shot fruit juice, then taken to our table. We started with some great local beers and the restaurants own take on a Cosmo cocktail....I was having the fish menu and my boyfriend had the veggie option. The starter arrived – prawn salad for me and roasted tomato salad for my boyfriend, they were both very good. However it all fell down a bit when the mains arrived, the side dishes were spicy rice and cucumber salad which were perfectly fine, but there could have been some more veggies. For the central part of the main I had seabass which tasted good, but maybe could have been seasoned more. But my boyfriend had one roasted courgette. ONE COURGETTE! I mean there are so many great vegetarian options these days, e.g. Stuffed Mushroom or Pepper, Black Bean Chilli, Tofu Stir-fry etc. I did notice there was more rice on my boyfriend’s plate to try and make up for the solitary mainly water vegetable, but I really don’t think that was good enough. Especially given that the meat eaters options looked much more substantial, it was really disappointing for us both. Obviously the setting is super quirky and interesting and I cannot fault the service at all, both the waiting staff were very attentive and friendly. But for the price of over £40 for dinner, without drinks… I’m not sure it’s worth it, if you are a vegetarian or vegan. I would really love to go back with my friends at some point, so fingers crossed they improve their non-meat selection very soon.

Such a beautiful concept and amazing eating. a mixture of various South American foods by talented chef. service was friendly and informative. the train itself is brilliant and only looked fantastically illuminated by candlelight. the meal and the drinks were favorable and it was. a beautiful experience. I would do it again.