Cask Pub & Kitchen Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Situated nicely in a quiet neighborhood, the atmosphere was relaxed and comfortable."
• "Friendly and relaxed atmosphere with great music."
• "Lovely atmosphere. Sundays live music events are very nice!"
• "The atmosphere was just right for relaxing and enjoying a drink with my wife."
• "With knowledgeable staff, friendly vibes, and a welcoming ambiance, it's the perfect spot to relax and enjoy a pint with friends."
• "The atmosphere is relaxed."
• "The atmosphere was chilled and relaxed."

Cons:

• "The experience was spoiled by the ridiculously high noise level."
• "I found the area too open, and not private enough to have a comfortable drink."
• "The crowd can get a little boisterous at times."
• "The immediate impression is that the place is small, packed with tables as well as people, and therefore extremely loud."
• "The establishment lacks character and coldly represents the waiting area at a bus terminal."
• "Ambience was a little too bright for a pub."
• "The place lacks atmosphere."

Beer Selection

Pros:

• "Great range of beers on offer, including several from Yorkshire."
• "Best selection of craft brewed beers in Central London."
• "One of the best selection of independent beers I have seen so far."
• "A plethora of British and international craft beers to choose from."
• "If you're serious about beer this is a mecca. 10 ales and 15 kegs, no big brands, lots of niche beers, and around 300 bottles."
• "Probably the best selection of beers you'll find outside a beer festival, with something for everyone."
• "Great beer selection in bottles, cask and draft."

Cons:

• "It's a bit pretentious with its craft beers and supercilious feel."
• "The range of beers is decent but not fantastic, quite expensive from memory."
• "The bar stocked 10 Cask ales that I wouldn't touch if they paid me."
• "I tried 3 or 4 cask beers but they were all similar, uninspiring and best forgotten."
• "These warm, under carbed, weak beers just don't do it for me."
• "I've never actually liked anything they've had on tap there - it's all 'craft beer' which always seems to taste vaguely of grapefruit."
• "Unfortunately, if you're looking for some good lagers, you're probably wasting your time here."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff know their stuff and will guide novices around the large selection of beer."
• "Very friendly service."
• "Service is really good, with a great ambience."
• "The staff were very helpful, knowledgeable and enthusiastic."
• "Staff are knowledgeable, friendly and courteous."
• "The staff are very knowledgeable and know about all of the draught beers to give advice on what you might like."
• "The staff are very knowledgeable and despite being talked down to on a couple of occasions, they are on the whole very approachable."

Cons:

• "I really don't like people peering over the top of the toilet door when I'm having a dump."
• "I walked into Cask in Pimlico at around 15:30 to find both staff sat down having what appeared to be an intimate meal."
• "Extremely slow service even when having prebooked and preordered food in advance."
• "Our attempts to stand anywhere were continuously thwarted by staff because 'it's a fire exit' or 'we need to stack the furniture there'."
• "I received indistinct, stupid explanations that it is necessary to place an order before 5 pm."
• "Despite being local, and coming here regularly, tonight one of the managers took me to task for being too chatty with another member of staff."
• "Took us too long to realize you have to order food at the bar... you’d think the staff would mention that at some point?"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "They do top quality grub here for a very reasonable price."
• "The food itself was quick out and tasted great."
• "Just had the Chorizo Pork Pie and Truffle and Parmesan Chips, and they were amazing."
• "Good burgers and on Sundays excellent Sunday roast."
• "Truly fabulous beer and great burgers."
• "The burgers are just excellent, with a really generous portion of lovely fries."
• "The burger was amazing and so were the fries."

Cons:

• "Their chicken burger is horrible and overpriced."
• "However food was so salty it killed any other flavours that might have been present and rendered it almost inedible."
• "Food was a little disappointing as the chips were a bit under cooked and my burger bun seemed slightly stale."
• "But the burgers, though having an excellent appearance, were pretty bad."
• "Other than burgers and pies there really isn’t anything else edible on the menu."
• "The food was great - Cajun actually tasted like Louisiana and the parmesan and truffle fries were covered in Parmesan."
• "The burger I had was stunning, one of the best I've ever had."

Price

Pros:

• "They do top quality grub here for a very reasonable price."
• "If you can make it on a Sunday, the Sunday roasts are very very good."
• "The prices are also pretty ok."
• "Prices were not too bad considering product/location."
• "Cask ales fairly priced for this area."
• "The beer selection is great, extremely interesting, and very reasonably priced."
• "Good reasonably priced bottles of wine available."

Cons:

• "Bottles pricey."
• "Pricy kegs, sometimes unacceptably so, baron spoiler I'm looking at you."
• "Higher than usual prices for special beers (9+ pounds for a pint is just crazy for me)."
• "Some can be as much as £10 so expect to pay, if you find a beer produced in small quantities you like on draught."
• "The prices for some specialist foreign cans can go well over UKP 20."
• "It is a bit pricey though, even for craft beer. I haven't seen a pint for <£6.50."
• "I can't afford to spend around 20 quid for a burger and a pint too often."