Park Tavern Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is absolutely outstanding (the chicken burger and steaks are a must!)."
• "The food is absolutely incredible, with big portions."
• "Food was absolutely stunning, felt like I was eating off my grandmas braai back in Johannesburg!!!"
• "The sosaties platter is out of this world!"
• "Amazing food! I've been going to the Tavern for years and I took a friend from out of town for burger night (Tuesdays) and we both had the best burgers ever!"
• "The most amazing food - beats any traditionally British roast I’ve had out in a long time."
• "Honestly the best roast I have had in London."

Cons:

• "The food menu is a joke and the portion sizes were not at all deserving of their cost either."
• "Had chicken Cesar salad, and a pint earlier this year and within 30 minutes was vomiting violently in the bathroom."
• "Had a very disappointing borewors roll last week, wors was poor quality and the roll was not fresh and I had to throw it away."
• "Sweet potato fries turned out to be dipped in cold oil, soggy, tasteless sticks of no texture, not seasoned at all."
• "Very Disappointed with our visit today... our steaks looked like they had been boiled."
• "The food was terrible ribs very fatty with a little burnt dehydrated meat, rump steak was like a sole of a shoe, potato salad was hard and appeared old."
• "When bread arrived it was tasteless and sweet. No texture whatsoever."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "It's my local pub. The staff there are very friendly and know us quite well now it seems."
• "Luke and the team looked after them wonderfully - great local pub, v nice to be able to go visit again :-)"
• "Great friendly staff! They had everything on smash, the service was more than I could of asked for."
• "Great staff and service and so reasonably priced."
• "The staff were so attentive and helpful."
• "All staff were amazing and friendly but props to nick."
• "Staff are attentive and friendly."

Cons:

• "Knowing they were going to be at capacity, they should of had enough staff!"
• "Food was good but staff completely uninterested. Service was really slow."
• "Our waiter was not very welcoming of us and our dogs."
• "Staff were not prepared for the rush of people."
• "Got beers from an unapologetic server."
• "He said abruptly, 'No I'm too busy.'"
• "Staff didn't seem to care, or offer a refund."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A great (traditional) London pub. Tastefully decorated with log fires and a real ambience."
• "Went on a quiet evening. We had cosy seats in front of the fire."
• "The atmosphere was like being in a place right from the heart of South Africa even though it was lockdown."
• "Also I can’t believe that their back garden is so large and such a beautiful hidden gem!!!"
• "Really pretty inside. Gorgeous historic preservation."
• "The atmosphere was warm and inviting."
• "Really great atmosphere for the rugby!"

Cons:

• "Drunk and rowdy behaviour chased us away. Not the same family pub it used to be sadly."
• "The only free table was next to a group with 5-year-olds who kept screaming the whole time and running around."
• "I saw a little rat on the floor."
• "Utterly terrible. The bar smells like sewerage."
• "Such a disappointment as this was the first time we had all been able to meet up since last year and it was such a let down."
• "The speakers outside don't work, so you can't hear anything."
• "Was absolutely freezing. No heating on and despite mentioning to the staff how cold it was the heating still wasn't switched off."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great staff and service and so reasonably priced."
• "Awesome to have a different choice than the usual Avo on Toast!"
• "They had a table in the newly refurbished, very nice garden, the app worked perfectly for remote beer orders from home to them (!)."
• "The moment you walk in you feel you are family."
• "Even the giant cous-cous, goats cheese, butternut, raisin and rocket salad was amazing - and I don't do salad."
• "Service was great (even if the app is a bit clumsy) and to have live music made our Friday evening."
• "All the Covid guidelines were followed and I felt safe."

Cons:

• "The food portion size is quite small, the quality is good but not worth the price."
• "Nice atmosphere in the garden but £12.50 for the meat selection plate was absolutely NOT worth it."
• "The burger and chips came on a side plate, which tells you how small it was, and although it was delicious, it did not merit the cost of £14!!!"
• "Beers were a little flat and tasted funny."
• "No cider on draught and a bottle was £6 which is way overpriced compared to other pubs in the local area."
• "We were also charged different prices for the drinks as to what were shown on the menu."
• "Very disappointed that such a big sports pub can't cater to people during a match game."