Ye Olde Watling Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our server, wish I had gotten the lady’s name, was very friendly even though all the tables were full and she was hustling."
• "Beer selection was good (I had Ghost Ship), friendly service."
• "The staff were super-friendly."
• "Even though its always packed, the staff are always accommodating, helpful and kind."
• "Our absolute favorite after work pub. The staff is always swift and incredibly friendly."
• "Amazing service on my visit this Saturday! Great location and really friendly staff."
• "Really friendly and helpful staff."

Cons:

• "Current Eastern European management are rude to the point of putting me off visiting again."
• "Terrible customer service I went through the wrong way and while I understand there is a one way system it was very quiet. Had the lady be kind and smiled I would have happily gone the long way around but the staff were so condescending and rude particularly the large lady."
• "Appalling service and bad quality food."
• "For the first time in my life they added a service charge when I paid for my drinks at the bar?"
• "Member of staff portrayed an attitude of having a bad day and was curt."
• "The staff were rude and incredibly unwelcoming!!!"
• "Asked for the breakfast menu and the guy serving us was so rude and condescending."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The pub grub was acceptable."
• "Food is traditional pub grub - big portions but tasty."
• "Fantastic delicious tasty meat pies, with great actual real potatoes mash & carrots, plus real gravy."
• "Great atmosphere, friendly staff, lovely food and decent choice of drinks!"
• "The service was friendly and the pints and the lamb shank shepherds pie I had were both decent."
• "Superb food and a really good variety of drinks."
• "The food was extremely tasty."

Cons:

• "This place was closed on a Saturday, but didn't change their online booking availability."
• "Half of the drinks we ordered, and several of the main dishes we ordered, were not available."
• "The sheer volume of flies lingering around an overfilled sanitary bin proved that the facilities here are rarely checked, cleaned or monitored."
• "Batter on the fish was doughy, soggy and undercooked. Chips were cold."
• "The food was stale. Awful."
• "Food, sandwiches were dry and not much for the price."
• "The burger was totally overcooked to the point it was like old leather, dry and tasteless! it was served with lettuce, which was brown and bitter!"

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

• "Plus point being in a pedestrianised area you can stand outside with a drink if the small interior gets too crowded."
• "Inside, the bar and dining room re cosy and clean."
• "A great looking, very old, traditional pub. Well worth a drink."
• "It's pedestrianised out the front meaning there is plenty of place to stand and enjoy a pint."
• "Historic pub in pedestrianised alleyways, so great for warm weather outside drinking."
• "Such a beautiful pub, really makes you feel good when you walk in."
• "Lovely City pub with ample seating inside and plenty of standing room on the outside for when the weather is nice."

Cons:

• "It's a decent London boozer but gets packed and you end up having to drink outside."
• "Has quite a chilled vibe at weekends."
• "A bit overwhelming on a Friday evening, surrounded by drinkers in the street, and absolutely packed (for good reason!)"
• "Extremely busy and loud when I visited here."
• "Thirdly, their bathrooms were filthy, makes me wonder what kind of hygiene standards they keep if they leave things in such condition."
• "Disappointing hygiene facilities."
• "Both of the Ladies loos were missing toilet seats; which I'm sure any woman would recognise to be a basic necessity in public sanitation."