The Garden Gate Reviews Summary

Category: Pub London

Address: 14 S End Rd, Greater, London NW3 2QE, United Kingdom

Phone: +442074354938

Rating: 4.3
based on 425 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Thank you to the amazing team at Garden Gate and Adam the waiter for amazing service always looking after us, our drinks and how we are feeling."
  • "The staff were more than welcoming and couldn't do enough to make sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed."
  • "Service is Fantastic! Credit to the team who looked after me!"
  • "Great customer service from Beth! Many thanks! :)"
  • "Our server tonight, Daniella, was particularly accommodating and helpful."
  • "Superb hospitality. Friendly and accommodating."
  • "Staff very friendly and attentive especially Anne who served us."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately, the garden shuts at 22:30 due to complaining neighbours that has forced this pub to shut early."
  • "The drinks took 40 minutes to arrive, and I had to get up and ask where they were...twice."
  • "Friendly staff but not attentive to guests."
  • "Really slow service and distracted bar staff."
  • "It was a busy night but the service was poor to say the least."
  • "Service was terrible."
  • "You have to order using a QR code on your table and the service was very slow - we waited 20-30 minutes for each drink we ordered and drinks in the same order didn’t arrive together."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Five star for the atmosphere and crowd."
  • "Brilliant atmosphere."
  • "The garden has a great atmosphere."
  • "Really friendly atmosphere."
  • "The ambiance is stunning with a beautiful wall of lush greenery and pub lights strung through the garden."
  • "Came here on a saturday and the atmosphere was wonderful - lots of lovely families and children looking very happy."
  • "The atmosphere was busy and very enjoyable."

Cons:

  • "Verdict: crowded noisy place where you can wait for 1 hour before being served bad food, avoid."
  • "Come 22:00, ordered another round and they turned up the air con really high to try and get people out before even ringing the bell or anything."
  • "The place seems to be very unorganised at the moment as there were many pre-booked tables but there were running out of food by 14:00 on Sunday!"
  • "Not a great experience unfortunately. The table was squeezed into a corner making it very difficult for members of our party to get in and out of their seats when visiting the loo."
  • "The mens urinals were filled with effluent and bagged up the entire time I was there (4-8pm) which is obviously gross and also makes social distancing impossible."
  • "Inside was nice, until about halfway through our meal when the lights suddenly dimmed."
  • "The most shocking experience here. The waitress’s were so rude and ignored us."

Food

Pros:

  • "The food (Camembert to convert religions for) and wine (Crush Grapes Not Dreams) was fantastic."
  • "For dinner I got a half roast chicken; my partner got a steak. The chicken itself was very good."
  • "Yummy food."
  • "Everything we ordered was delicious, burger, fish cakes, sausage and mash."
  • "The shredded duck salad was good. Good portion of duck and veggies."
  • "Best seasoned fish and ships I had for a very long time."
  • "Food was amazing. Roast beef was perfect."

Cons:

  • "Drinks were pricey Aspall cyder £6.15, and £6.10 for a Guinness."
  • "It’s a shame that a lot of stuff on their menu was sold out."
  • "Steak sandwich was extremely chewy and impossible to bite."
  • "Can't help but feel underwhelmed by the food."
  • "The burger was mediocre, it was fairly tasteless and not very warm."
  • "The food is bad (especially the steak, it was really not good)."
  • "The vegan roast... was quite dry even though we used all of the provided gravy."

Price

Pros:

  • "Lunch for 2 with 2 drinks and a shared dessert came to around £50, so well priced too."
  • "The food was excellent and very good value with the afternoon deal."
  • "Good portions for the price paid."
  • "Just over the road to the heath so location couldn't be better."
  • "The food is delicious every time."
  • "Good food options, including standard pub grub, and vegan friendly options."
  • "Very nice Sunday Roast and fish and chips."

Cons:

  • "Over-expensive especially if you like wine considering the awful wine list."
  • "Though overall, their food is quite pricey in my opinion."
  • "Found the prices more expensive than other local pubs."
  • "Let down by frightfully expensive food and drink prices."
  • "But the prices are outlandish when you compare to quality."
  • "Especially with the prices they charge."
  • "£19 Burger and halloumi fries... You'd think it would look better than this and not be burned."

Staff

Pros:

  • "An absolutely stellar team, led by Lucy, who have equal measures of heart and skill for creating memorable hospitality."
  • "Jada, Daniela and Rosie. Friendly. Warm and Marvellous."
  • "The staff are so welcoming and friendly. The service was on point."
  • "The staff were lovely and were smiling through what was obviously a very busy and tough day."
  • "The staff were super friendly and honestly made the lunch a pleasure, the pub was super busy but we still had such a speedy service."
  • "The bar staff were very helpful and friendly too."
  • "Staff seemed friendly."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately, the staff does not seem to bother cleaning the tables and is not in a rush to serve the customers."
  • "The girl who was in charge of the outdoor seating was not allowing anyone to sit despite there being a number of empty tables."
  • "Glasses were filthy. Pub was filthy."
  • "Once the food was on the table, they forgot about cutlery."
  • "Bar attendants seemed very grumpy that day for some reason."
  • "Cocktails they serve are quite watery (only 50 ml of alcohol each)."
  • "Staff have absolutely no idea how to make any of the cocktails."

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