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Review of CHOTTO MATTE SOHO

The food - amazing, as always 5 stars, we ordered ...

The food - amazing, as always 5 stars, we ordered more even though we were stuffed (would recommend the octopus)
3 stars due to lack of following any guidance regarding the safety of diners in the current environment... Only a few people wearing facemasks when walking around the place, the tables upstairs are crammed as they were before (maybe worse), the backs of all of our chairs were touching with those around us - with the head of the diner behind me less than 50cm from mine. The tables in the middle between the bar and the outer benches should really have been removed - people constantly walked so close to our table that it was kicked 3-4 times during dinner. The waiters were overwhelmed with the amount of people there, the service suffered terribly.
While understanding the pressure the hospitality industry is under to survive, the lack of thought and disregard towards safety was shocking especially when estabments similarly priced have done a better job.
If you are at all concerned about social distancing / pandemic safety then I would consider an alternative. We will not be returning soon.