Richard The First Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "By far the friendliest and most welcoming staff in town."
• "Thank you for accommodating Good Gym after Big Half HM ❤️."
• "Great pub with great service."
• "The service was attentive and friendly."
• "A special thank you to Levi, for going the extra mile and making sure our elderly lurcher was comfortable."
• "The staff were all super friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were super attentive and friendly."

Cons:

• "The management are so backward as training the staff seems to be a none starter."
• "Very unusual experience with poor customer service."
• "To top it all off the service was under par, with rude and inattentive staff who failed to supply basic customer service."
• "Staff were friendly but seemed a bit distracted by other members of staff."
• "The hostess Anisha was exceptionally rude and unhelpful."
• "Staff were a bit clueless at times, had to ask them numerous times for things."
• "This must be the unfriendliest pub in London."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "All the food and drink selections are great and very reasonably priced."
• "Good example of a traditional pub with pretty good food."
• "Had a fantastic burger and a couple of beers with my pals this weekend."
• "We had the best fish and chips."
• "Dined on a Sunday and had the roast beef, by far the best roast we’ve had in Greenwich and the best for a long while full stop."
• "The food was amazing, the roast chicken was really very good!"
• "The food was great and I had what I can honestly say, was the best nut roast ever."

Cons:

• "Felt the Christmas dinner menu was poor quality and not worth £31."
• "The Yorkshire puddings were dense, flat and stodgy."
• "The food was mostly good but the gravy was not very nice, it was very runny and watery."
• "Not worth the price they charge, this is the size pork ribeye steak they have on the menu, which was overcooked."
• "The entire meal was absolutely revolting and after paying £20 on it I feel embarrassed for the owners of this pub."
• "The food was disappointing, most dishes were overcooked and uninteresting."
• "The food is so tasteless and boring its off the richter scale."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A most excellent pub on Royal Hill in Greenwich."
• "The relatively newly opened area at the rear of the pub has transformed this from a shabby old boozer to somewhere you'd like to go for a weekend lunch and a couple of beers."
• "Really good pub, minutes from the hustle and bustle of Cutty Sark."
• "A really lovely pub!! Great for families, groups or couples."
• "Lovely well-priced beer (compared to my local in Cornwall). Food was great and again, well priced for top nosh."
• "A real and authentic English pub."
• "Great Greenwich local pub off the tourist path."

Cons:

• "The entire huge garden seating area allows smoking 🚬 😖 Not ideal when you'd like to enjoy a meal outside without breathing in someone's 2nd hand smoke each time you take a bite."
• "Nice place in a quiet part of Greenwich. Went there because I saw on their website they were having a Halloween event, however there were no decorations and none of the staff were dressed up."
• "A visit to the Richard 1 is how to ruin a good evening."
• "Mouse in the house.... great place been here a lot over the years. Service is always top notch but not sure about the new entertainment."
• "A dreary drab down at heel pub...that hasn't been refurbished since Richard I became king."
• "Pricey little pub in suburban Greenwich."
• "Avoid at all costs! A total nightmare. Rubbish food, tasteless and sometimes even EXPIRED!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "All the food and drink selections are great and very reasonably priced."
• "Lovely well-priced beer (compared to my local in Cornwall). Food was great and again, well priced for top nosh."
• "The food is excellent and a good value, and the alcohol selection is large."
• "Prices a little steep, although I'm prepared to pay a little more for the right meal, as was the case here."
• "Great local pub. The staff is friendly, the prices are good, nice beer selection, and amazing food."

Cons:

• "Felt the Christmas dinner menu was poor quality and not worth £31."
• "Not worth the price they charge, this is the size pork ribeye steak they have on the menu, which was overcooked."
• "Food is very over priced."
• "The entire meal was absolutely revolting and after paying £20 on it I feel embarrassed for the owners of this pub."
• "Food is very over priced. I'd say 50%."
• "The place is just a con for those out and about in Greenwich."
• "TOTALLY OVERPRICED and completely underwhelming."