Press
OpenTable Top 100 - Best Restaurants 2014 in the UK
No. 8 - POND Dalston - “The results are in and we are proud to announce the OpenTable Top 100 Best Restaurants 2014. This year’s winners were determined by analysing more than 340,000 reviews from approximately 4,200 restaurants across the UK — all submitted by verified diners.” - OpenTable UK, Dec 2014
Time Out London - 10 Best New London Bars 2014
“It’s been a great year for mixing it up! Here’s our top ten picks of the bars that have been leading the wave of mixology in 2014” - Time Out London, Dec 2014
Thrillist - 11 Most Important Restaurant Openings of 2014
“What makes POND Dalston so special is the fact that it’s taking the cuisine really, really seriously. The food is almost fine dining, and the menu sees the likes of short-rib beef w/ a habanero chili glaze, or a ceviche-like arrangement called a Poke ‘Ahi w/ big-eye tuna, grapefruit, and sesame. Of course, in Hawaii, SPAM is also considered to be fine dining, so you can get that here, too.” - Thrillist, Dec 2014
Best Bars - The 14 Best New London Bars of 2014
No. 9 - POND Dalston - “Always wanted to take that dream holiday to Hawaii? Well, we can’t help you there. Or maybe we can … welcome to London’s little slice of island paradise: POND Dalston.” - Best Bars, Dec 2014
The 35 Most Hipster Things That Happened In 2014
No. 23 - “When sushi met spam and everyone in the world let out a collective sigh.” - Buzzfeed, Dec 2014
Islington Gazette - POND Dalston
“Pond’s owner, Byron Knight, has once again got it spot on with his new venture.” - Islington Gazette, Nov 2014
ES Magazine - Grace Dent’s Best London Restaurants of 2014
The ‘Is My Face Red?’ Award for Wrong First Impressions - “Spam nigiri at a Hawaiian-themed hideaway in Dalston? There was nothing on paper about this offer I liked. But I am an idiot. Pond turned out to be one of 2014’s highlights.” - Grace Dent, ES Magazine, Oct 2014
Stylist - The Best 10 Restaurants That Opened in the Last Year
“A Hawaiian restaurant hidden down a lane in Dalston in a Victorian warehouse - this new restaurant possibly could be too cool for school. What’s the food like? Thankfully the cheery cocktail menu and delicious seafood dishes mean that the cool exterior is not just a front.” - Stylist, Oct 2014
The Arbuturian - New Hawaiian Cuisine
“I’d never heard of New Hawaiian cuisine. Or Old Hawaiian cuisine for that matter, and it’s not an ignorance that had ever troubled me much. Not until the first talk of Bryan Knight’s latest venture reached me, at which point I realised that all other food would be as ashes in my mouth until I found out what New Hawaiian food was.” - Lydia Manch, The Arbuturian, Oct 2014
“Pond is now well and truly repping for the tiny Pacific islands by offering London its first authentic Hawaiian restaurant.” - London On The Inside, Oct 2014
Hunger TV - Rob Sheehan Opens The Pond
“Offering a range of tasty delights from braised beef rib and sizzling catfish, as well as a variety of exotic cocktails, The Pond in Dalston brings a brand new gourmet experience to London.” - Hunger TV, Sep 2014