Juliana Piazon
I had a brunch party for my birthday at the flatmate's denn. I really felt stress-free as everything was super organized and the staff was super friendly! Food was good, atmosphere/venue is super great and comfy. I would certainly recommend the little yellow door for a birthday celebration!
Diana Balan
I celebrated my birthday at the Little Yellow Door in mid-September. I'm usually at sister venue Little Blue Door but wanted to see what Yellow is about and it didn't disappoint. We were a larger party and came in for food and drinks and then hit the dancefloor. My friends and I were DELIGHTED with the food, and applauded the Head Chef as he left the venue, we enjoyed it that much. Huge thanks to the kitchen team for cooking up some great food t go with the numerous cocktails consumed. Can't recommend sampling everything they have going more. Try it all! We also enjoyed some fab, unique cocktails – thanks to Rids and Tim for their hosting, waiting on us and their hospitality. The DJ on the floor below was fantastic once we made our way down and had us all dancing til much later than we'd intended. BIG thanks to the Little Door team for having us and for making a small celebration feel so wonderful. Special mention also to Valentina on the bookings team who is accommodating, thorough and clearly loves where she works!
Samantha Rooum
Amazing cocktails, fantastic service! I really loved our time here and would throughly recommend. We didn’t eat so can’t comment on the food but if it is as good as their cocktails then it would fab! Special mention to Kwame for great, friendly service ! Thank you 😊
Paul Mouquet
Celebrated my brother birthday at Little Yellow Door on Saturday, we had so much fun! The staff was very friendly, great music downstairs and very good drinks!!! Thanks again and see you soon!
Naomi Jones
I celebrated my birthday here last week and the place was great. We reserved a table area which was the perfect size for our party, the music was brilliant and the staff (especially Kat) on the night and over email were incredibly helpful with the booking. We will be back.
Dia Firdaus
Went there for my friends birthday. Fun spot with great music. It's just extremely hot downstairs where the dance floor is. Need better ventilation.
The service was awesome at the bar!
Dan Marsden
Wasn't entirely convinced by DJ on 19/8/23 but then again everyone has their own taste! I would however say the service was excellent. My friend cut her foot on some glass on the floor and the staff were straight over to help treat it. Very impressed with their diligence. Cheers guys!
Francesco D'Angelo
Been there Friday eve to celebrate my gf birthday. Wonderful food, great selection of drinks and really cosy vibe. The whole group had a great time. Special mention to Cece, Valentina and Frankie, they made sure all the guests were happy. Will be back soon. Highly recommended.
Gerardo D' Angelo
I visited the little Yellow door frusta evening for Vittoria’s birthday. I didn’t expect to have such a great time. Would suggest to my friend. Great food, food cocktails and such a nice vibe. William be back. Special mention to Frank, Cece, Rids and Chanel. See you soon flatmates!
Laura Schlich
The Little Yellow Door is an exceptional establishment with a fantastic staff. The variety of drinks available is impressive, catering to all preferences. The staff members are friendly, welcoming, and incredibly helpful. Special shoutout to our waitress Maja who was so lovely and very accommodating! Overall, The Little Yellow Door provides a top-notch experience, combining great food, a vibrant atmosphere, and excellent service.
HdB Consulting Ltd.
Love going to this place, always feel welcome when attending. Kwame the bartender was extremely welcoming and friendly, he had a good knowledge of cocktails and exhibited great hospitality.
Reez one of the managers of the venue is running fantastic bar and restaurant and I would recommend it to anyone as a company, couple or even solo to enjoy the drinks, food and atmosphere.
Katie Birditt
A lovely Saturday spent at TLYD! The service was brilliant! Cece was warm me welcoming and along with Maja and Patrick, our time there feel like a home away from home! The drinks were great and the bartenders were more than happy to make any classic cocktails! I thoroughly enjoyed my French 75!
Vanessa Lin
This place is unreal. I loved the chilled “flat” vibe concept, with the large, open plan kitchen serving delicious brunch dishes, bottomless Prosecco and the bonus buffet table spread of all sorts of bread, cereal, juices and drinks. The decor was eclectic yet comfortable, with the sun streaming in the room, making you feel like you’re lounging at home on your favorite sofa... and the warm and friendly staff made it even more welcoming. This was a real gem in Notting Hill, and 💯 would recommend.
Alice Elsa
Had such a great experience. Loved the ambiance and the drinks are worth the hype. My server Maja was extremely friendly and helpful, definitely would recommend!
Greg Hollingworth
Visiting London for the weekend and decided to pay a visit to The Little Yellow Door, the cocktails were great and the service from Kwame was top class…always friendly and helpful. Highly recommend, especially if you’re in a group. Will come to visit again.
Rachael Dickens
What a great place. Young cool fresh and trendy. We all loved the amazing food. Thank you so much
London Berry
Wish it could have ran a bit smoother. Lovely food, drinks quite expensive with service charge on top too. We had 2 glasses of wine and a whiskey which came to £30. The wine was not good sadly. We had a great night however, it really did have a flatmate house party vibe to it with cheesy old school music (good cheese) which suited everyone.
Eppie Shepherd
A short walk from Notting Hill Gate station is a little yellow door, a bright narrow pane hidden between a boutique clothes shop and a tacky tourist store. Number 68, Notting Hill Gate (what a superb coincidentally rhyming address) is home to a few friendly flatmates who have transformed their flat share into a now permanent pop-up restaurant and bar. Taking the foodie scene by storm, The Little Yellow Door is open to anyone up for an informal bite to eat in a casual, house party vibe.
Francy Cat
Wow it's incredible this place , close to nothing hill station , the drinks are amazing and really strong .<br/>The atmosphere is incredible seem to be in a house party and is friendly .<br/><br/>I advice to everyone to go at least ones.....
A Spoonful Of Sugar
London is an ever-evolving beast of a city. It moves at 100mph and if you don’t keep up with it, you can easily miss all the new openings around the city. Every week, my inbox is flooded with newsletters filled with news of a new restaurant concept, a must-see pop-up, an exciting new collaboration, bars, drinks…it can be quite overwhelming at times.<br/><br/>Often, many great places slip though the net as I can’t physically get to (or afford) every new venture, and inevitably even more places launch and the list gets longer and longer.<br/><br/>One such place is The Little Yellow Door, one of London’s longest standing pop-up bars, based around the story that five friendly ‘flatmates’ welcome you into their cosy West London home, bookable through WhatsApp. Situated just a stone’s throw from Notting Hill Gate tube station, they opened their Little Yellow Door in October 2014 and it quickly became a destination pop-up, with queues regularly snaking down Notting Hill Gate. I’m not a fan of queuing so at the time I thought I’d wait for the hype to die down a bit and then I’d go. But of course, so many other places opened over that time and it went out of my head.<br/><br/>Then a couple of weeks ago I was invited to a housewarming party to welcome in their newest American housemate, Hank, and celebrate the extension of their lease. In true American style, they put on a supperclub serving up dishes such as pulled beef shin, New England Clam chowder, truffled mac ’n’ cheese and Bourbon milkshake shots. How could I refuse?
HerFavFood
Last weekend I gathered a big group of friends and headed to The Ultimate Dinner Party at The Little Yellow Door. Located just a few steps away from Notting Hill Gate station, we knocked on the yellow door and made our way up some steep steps to be greeted and welcomed into a quirky and intimate living room with long tables set for a feast.
Lux Life
I was debating whether or not to write this post, as to be completely honest I wasn't particularly enamored by Little Yellow Door. Lots of bloggers have been posting about LYD lately, so I was super excited to go, but left feeling quite disappointed. There's no doubt about it, the food was excellent, however there were many downsides that I just didn't particularly enjoy, but a lot of it was personal choice.
Nour Naccache
They're the best friends you still don't have but think you do, why? BECAUSE THEY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE LEGIT AT A HOUSE PARTY! <br/><br/>If you haven't been, go, seriously. And order the passion of the christ cocktail, it comes with a marshmallow that tastes like heaven. Wait. What. <br/><br/>Their food is of course, amazing. Why wouldn't it be? The folks at The Wandering Chef obviously had something to do with it. Can't stop dipping your fingers in them nachos. <br/><br/>There is a treehouse, there are hats, there is a wicked vibe and the staff are absolutely brilliant. <br/><br/>Shout out to Damien he made my birthday beyond special and remembered us when we came back more than a month later. He also ate our homemade dairy/ gluten free cake and that makes him a winner in my book.
Rosie Alittlelusciousness
There's nothing more fun than eating at a pop up - every time is something different so you never quite know what to expect. I love them so much that I started doing my own one just over a year ago, and when I was invited to The Little Yellow Door in Notting Hill for an evening of drinks, bloggers and food by The Wandering Chef I couldn't resist.I arrived at The Little Yellow Door - which is just that, on the wettest, windiest Wednesday for a while and was practically blown up the stairs when the door opened. Regaining my composure, my coat was taken and I was given a block of lego in return which would be exchanged for my first drink of the evening. The Little Yellow Door is a licensed premises, set out like someone's living room. There's an eclectic mix of furniture and art around the room, which has 2 long tables at one end, the bar at the other, and a huge projector halfway down the room playing The Big Lebowski. Menus are hidden inside magazines which cover the coffee tables at the bar end of the room. We were warmly welcomed in by the "flatmates" who made sure we had everything we needed including our first drink - The Libertine - an Earl Grey infused gin, lemon, gomme and egg white cocktail served in a china teacup that was a strong as it was sharp, and utterly delicious. This was swiftly followed with a house punch, an ever changing recipe served out of a huge silver urn on the bar. Last Wednesday's was a fruity and refreshing concoction. No sooner had I said hi to London blogger Angie who had organised the night, than it was time to take our seats for the meal. The Little Yellow Door is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and though we were there on a Wednesday, we had the "Friday night experience" - where drinks are served and food is a feast of a meal at the tables, before the room is transformed for the after party. You need to book in advance to eat there and tickets are available here. Thursdays and Saturdays focus more on drinking than eating, but TLYD are launching a weekly Wednesday night mid-week dinner from the 11th February.So time for the food - I don't know what I was expecting but for some reason I didn't think I would be bowled over by the food (and I also didn't know beforehand that it was The Wandering Chef)- I stand corrected! The food was seriously good, and the Italian feast we were served went something like this:Starters were platters of burrata with mint pesto, cured tomatoes, smoked aubergine, confit onions and rye crisps; prosciutto, lardo, peach, basil and almonds; smoked beef carpaccio, mustard dressing, crispy capers and salted ricotta - my favourite of the starters, I can't get enough of capers!; and arancini of mushroom and asparagus with truffle and porcini mayonnaise. This set the tone of the evening - fabulous ingredients, cooked perfectly that packed a massive flavour punch.
Memoirs Of A Metro Girl
On Saturday nights, TLYD offers a bar food menu so a lot of the dishes on offer are shareable nibbles suitable for a group. The dishes are inspired by the eclectic mix of people you would expect to bump into at a house party. ‘The Yoga Bunny’ is a dip selection with crudités and pitta, including Lentil Hummus with Mint and Pine Nuts; Taramasalata with Confit Onions and Pork Scratchings, Avocado with Pickled Onions, Tomatoes and Chipotle, Labeneh with Dill, Mint, Cucumber and Smoked Aubergine.
Shakira
What a fun place to go to on a Friday or Saturday night. The music is excellent if you like old school cheese. The food is good (especially the arancini and also the cheese toast, the latter of which was more like a camembert dip). The focus however is more on drinking - cocktails are absolutely divine as are the signature passion fruit shots. Would rush back!
Nats
Went here for my birthday in December and it was just perfect... Service and food excellent . Such a brilliant pop up restaurant. Rum punch was a nice touch <br/>
Rosie Alittlelusciousness
I arrived at The Little Yellow Door - which is just that, on the wettest, windiest Wednesday for a while and was practically blown up the stairs when the door opened. Regaining my composure, my coat was taken and I was given a block of lego in return which would be exchanged for my first drink of the evening. The Little Yellow Door is a licensed premises, set out like someone's living room. There's an eclectic mix of furniture and art around the room, which has 2 long tables at one end, the bar at the other, and a huge projector halfway down the room playing The Big Lebowski. Menus are hidden inside magazines which cover the coffee tables at the bar end of the room. We were warmly welcomed in by the "flatmates" who made sure we had everything we needed including our first drink - The Libertine - an Earl Grey infused gin, lemon, gomme and egg white cocktail served in a china teacup that was a strong as it was sharp, and utterly delicious. This was swiftly followed with a house punch, an ever changing recipe served out of a huge silver urn on the bar. Last Wednesday's was a fruity and refreshing concoction. No sooner had I said hi to London blogger Angie who had organised the night, than it was time to take our seats for the meal. The Little Yellow Door is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and though we were there on a Wednesday, we had the "Friday night experience" - where drinks are served and food is a feast of a meal at the tables, before the room is transformed for the after party. You need to book in advance to eat there and tickets are available here. Thursdays and Saturdays focus more on drinking than eating, but TLYD are launching a weekly Wednesday night mid-week dinner from the 11th February.So time for the food - I don't know what I was expecting but for some reason I didn't think I would be bowled over by the food (and I also didn't know beforehand that it was The Wandering Chef)- I stand corrected! The food was seriously good, and the Italian feast we were served went something like this:Starters were platters of burrata with mint pesto, cured tomatoes, smoked aubergine, confit onions and rye crisps; prosciutto, lardo, peach, basil and almonds; smoked beef carpaccio, mustard dressing, crispy capers and salted ricotta - my favourite of the starters, I can't get enough of capers!; and arancini of mushroom and asparagus with truffle and porcini mayonnaise. This set the tone of the evening - fabulous ingredients, cooked perfectly that packed a massive flavour punch.Next was the first course of egg tagliatelle with spiced duck ragu, made with duck leg and livers. So rich and delicious, the sauce was wonderful. Main course was belly porcetta with caponata, pickled baby vegetables, sultanas, capers and pine nuts. The balance of sweet and sour was excellent with the rich pork that was cooked to perfection and I loved the fact that it was served without carbs - we'd had our fill of those with the duck ragu, and I wouldn't have been able to eat pudding if the main had been bulked out. With just a tiny bit of room left it was pudding time - a trio of mini sweets - Sicilian cannelloni with fruit peel and pistachios; pine nut caramel tart with Marsala raisins; and chocolate and tiramisu panna cotta, topped with amaretti biscuits. loved all the puddings but I think my favourite of these was the pine nut tart - a brilliant take on treacle tart, topped with a boozy, jammy raisin puree. Last but not least was coffee and cigarettes - an espresso martini made with Grand Brulot, espresso coffee and tobacco gomme, served with a cigarette and a box of matches, which went down particularly well with me as I think I was the only smoker there!!After dinner we went back to the bar for some cocktail pyrotechnics which involved a lot (more) booze and some icing sugar, and made for quite a spectacular end to a really fun night out. I'll be back at The Little Yellow Door soon, but want to make it on a Friday night so I can really get stuck in to those cocktails without worrying about work the next morning!
Laura Tinker
Nestled between 2 corporate businesses, the Little Yellow Door (number 68) is unassuming. The pop up is secretive; you can only book via texting the housemates on Whatsapp, but the food is delicious. burrata with mint pesto, beef carpaccio and duck ragu with tagliatelle are the highlights, plus great cocktails and good company. By far the best pop up in a while!
The Food Connoisseur
Looking for this particular Little Yellow Door number 68, along Nottinghill Gate.<br/>Climbing up the upstairs, upon entering is the cloakroom, this may seem strange as the website for Little Yellow Door states a pop up flat. It turns out the place was a former bar, and the 4 flatmates do live upstairs on the second floor. Invited down for preview of the Friday night’s dinner party, we started with welcoming drinks. Tazza Di Te, a concoction of earl grey fused gin, lemon, gomme and egg white. <br/>The night’s theme was Italian and we enjoyed a multicourse meal with great varieties. Starting with French charcuterie sharing boards, burrata, prociutto, smoked beef carpaccio, arancini, served with accompaniments and cold meats.<br/>The following courses were served more of the family cooked meal way, big trays of egg tagliatelle with spiced duck ragu waiting to be scooped into bowls and big bowl of belly porchetta with baby vegetables.<br/>For £35, you get good restaurant quality family cook multicourse meal and two cocktails.
Matt The List
Last year, Roxx was King of the popups in Notting Hill - a rowdy, rock'n'roll den which has since moved house. In its place (from the same folk plus Press Play) is The Little Yellow Door, a quirky popup bar in the guise of a fictional flatshare. <br/><br/>Before you go all anti-hipster concept on me, bear in mind that most of the owners do in fact live upstairs. Flatmate Kam has even opened up his personal Whatsapp number to take bookings informally, and his phone reveals a number of comedy conversations. This cheeky process breaks down the social barriers between hosts and guests before they even meet, and really encourages you to become a regular.<br/><br/>The décor is fun, with all sorts of student accommodation odds and ends on the shelves and tables that Lalie has sourced from various markets, including some pictures of complete strangers in place of family photos. Board games are strewn all over the place, goldfish struggle to survive, DVDs are piled up, The Big Lebowski is playing silently in the background, and magazines (doubling as menus) range from Timeout to Tatler. It's a versatile space which can quickly be reset after dinner parties to open up the room as a bar, and there's even a little outdoor snug that you should grab if it's free.<br/><br/>The Wandering Chef is of the real flatmates, but one floor down he masquerades (loosely) as tenants of various nationalities, depending on the menu each week. We were treated to Luigi's dinner party in the living room which takes place every Friday on their Eat + Meet, Drink + Play evening. £35 (book ahead) gets you a tonne of delicious food, plus a welcome cocktail on arrival, which on our visit was the very drinkable Libertine Earl Grey gin sour, served with a jammy dodger.<br/><br/>They are planning to launch a different dinner night on Wednesdays, with three shorter sittings (probably two courses for £20) open to whoever is in the flat and feeling peckish. There is also always the bar menu, with plates fitting into categories like Mr "Overheard in Waitrose", Corner Shop Bandit, and The Fridge Raider. A handy blackboard count tells you how many portions of each are left. <br/><br/>We settled down for all of this:<br/><br/>Antipasti:<br/><br/>- Burrata with Mint Pesto, Cured Tomatoes, Smoked Aubergine, Confit Onions and Rye Crisps<br/><br/>- Prosciutto, Lardo, Peach, Basil & Almonds<br/><br/>- Smoked Beef Carpaccio with Mustard Dressing, Crispy Capers and Salted Ricotta<br/><br/>- Arancini of Mushroom and Asparagus with Truffle & Porcini Mayonnaise<br/><br/>Primi:<br/><br/>- Egg Tagliatelle with Spiced Duck Ragu<br/><br/>Secondi:<br/><br/>- Belly Porchetta with Caponata, Pickled Baby Vegetables, Sultanas, Cpaers, and Pine Nuts<br/><br/>Dolci:<br/><br/>- Sicilian Cannoli with Pistachios<br/><br/>- Pine Nut aramel Tart with Marsala Raisins<br/><br/>- Chocolate and Tiramisu Panna Cotta<br/><br/>Caffé:<br/><br/>- Coffee & Cigarettes (Grand Brulot, Espresso Coffee, Tobacco Gomme)<br/><br/>Aside from a couple of misfires in the Dolcetti department, dinner was a huge success. The Antipasti stole the show, with the Smoked Beef Carpaccio being a particular highlight. We playfully served our own Duck Ragu into large mugs, but this was a serious dish. I didn't leave much room for the excellent Belly Porchetta - the old Italian Secondi always catches me out. A sweet Espresso Martini was a fine way to seal the meal before we made our way back over to the bar for a bit of house punch.<br/><br/>To end the evening in style, a blender of booze known is the Towering Inferno was impressively set on fire. Probably not something to try in your own flat. It all happened in a flash, so you'll have to use your imagination, or order one yourself!<br/><br/>The Little Yellow Door is a charming concept, wonderfully realised, in an area that doesn't have anything else like it. I highly recommend going along for the full dinner party experience with a few friends. I'll be heading back when they launch their games night. Is there a better way to spend an evening than with Mario Kart, Hungry Hippos and a few beers?
Gingle Lists Everything
Reading Little Brown Book's review of the Little Yellow Door makes me wistful. I was very much hoping to have a similar experience and felt like there was a lot of potential, but for my group it didn't quite live up to expectations. <br/><br/>Funnily enough, I had been at a Zomato meetup before joining my other Meetup group over at the Yellow Door where I heard all about the troubles they'd been having and I could tell no one had fallen in love with this place.<br/><br/>As a bar, it was quite fun - I did like the themed decor and the fact it was cosy and intimate. It is the site of the old Blagclub, a venue I knew well and loved and they have turned into a semblance of a flat rather than a blank club canvass. Fictional flatmates possessions are dotted around and that is quite fun. There's a movie playing on the wall and other eclectic bits and bobs. But for my group (used as it is to immersive theatre and whatnot) it could have gone a lot further with the pretense. This wasn't much of a step beyond some of the quirkier bars you get in East London and in fact reminded me of another semi-well-known Little Yellow Door otherwise known as Manero's.<br/><br/>What marked it down for us though was the service. I was under the impression I'd made a reservation of an area but we actually just ended up standing. My group tried to sit at an empty table to be told we couldn't as it was reserved. It was reserved for 8:45, the time was 6:30. They seemed to want to have an empty table rather than let us sit there for two hours, although eventually they did see sense. A big gripe for us all were the prices and the fact that service charge was included, even for drinks, even when you had to stand and wait and order them at the bar (which was always, it wasn't table service). To make matters worse, my friends ordered the cheese on toast, paid the mandatory tip and then had to wait an hour for her food to turn up! They'd clearly forgotten her order. Tipping in advance for service that turns out to be poor is particularly grating.<br/><br/>So, sadly, the whole experience left a bit of a sour taste. Great concept, execution could do with some work.
Little Brown Book
Pop up and Pop in <br/><br/>It’s almost Thursday and you have itchy feet. Definitely time for a night out, but it’s cold, wet and all of your friends are ‘too tired’. So now what? Give in, pour yourself a bottle of Merlot, light some candles and belt out a nice bit o' Buble? While that actually sounds like fun (and you definitely didn't do it last night), it’s about time you made some friends with better stamina. <br/><br/>Alternatively, you could engage your powers of persuasion and employ your secret weapon. Cue The Little Yellow Door, hidden in plain sight, appropriately named for a page in The Little Brown Book and your home away from home.<br/><br/>This is the pop up to blow all others out the back door. Give a grin to the bow tie donned doorman and slip behind the yellow door to the house party of your dreams. The bohemian explosion of eclectisism and creativity have positioned The Wandering Chef team in the forefront of pop up prowess and they've absolutely gone and done it this time! With an entertaining array of thrifted antique decor, the concept is based around a fictional flat share that will see you entering with one mate and leaving with ten.<br/><br/>There are menus hand written inside magazines, Lego to fiddle with and present to your new pals as a symbol of your creative dexterity, piles of books to entertain yourself while your companion spends too long in the loo enjoying the wallpaper (guys you’re in for a treat), and all manner of tricks and trinkets. The personal touch is more of a full on embrace, with shoes arranged neatly by the door that belong to the founders of this den of delightfulness.<br/><br/>Where the food is concerned, and in true house party style, they've gone for a fridge raid approach, think a mini Sunday roast with all the trimmings; roast chicken wings and potato stuffed sausages. Shots in egg cups and drinks inspired by TV shows won’t fail to excite ‘My Name is Earl Grey’ arrived in a tea cup with a nostalgic jammy dodger perched on the saucer .. oo how civilised! <br/><br/>Thursdays will gear you up for the weekend when the real house party vibe is ramped up to full volume whereas on Fridays the room is transformed into a dinner party setting. With food provided by The Wandering Chef, founders Jamie and Lalie are intent on creating a truly immersive experience to thrill, excite and transport you to a parallel nostalgia you never want to leave behind.<br/><br/>Deliciously unpretentious and comfortable to the point of no return, The Little Yellow Door has filled a hole in my heart that I wasn’t aware of until I walked inside and fell head over heels in love. Let's keep all our fingers and toes crossed that their nine month lease is extended for ever and ever amen!
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