Address: 1 Abbey Orchard St, London, SW1P 2LU, United Kingdom
Phone: +442072228972
Rating: 4.1
based on 222 reviews.
Drinks
Pros:
"Nice drinks and a surprisingly tasty and large spread of food."
"The beer is expensive (£6-7 a pint) but great quality."
"The price point is very good for the drinks, well below average fro London."
"The Whiess beer we had was really refreshing and really nice to drink and enjoy."
"The boltted drinks were really nice."
"Superb German beer."
"Drinks are great (and cocktail hour lasts till 8pm, even on a Saturday)."
Cons:
"The couple of cocktails I tried were not that nice."
"Beer. Rip-off!!"
"A hazy and hoppy taste to a paulaner that shouldn't be there."
"£5.30 for a pint of Lowenbrau very expensive."
"Drinks were massively expensive."
"Beer tasting as if it was diluted."
"Drinks were good but the glass was dirty."
Service
Pros:
"The waitresses were very courteous also the bartenders."
"Staff are friendly, attentive and welcoming."
"Service was great."
"Service was personal and friendly."
"The staff are amazing, especially Amy, friendly, helpful and knowledgeable."
"Service was prompt and very nice."
"The service is excellent with very friendly waitresses."
Cons:
"Visited the Victoria branch on 20/10/23 in the afternoon can't remember the last time I've received worse service."
"Minus points needed for staff service."
"They forgot one of our orders."
"Our evening was ended very abruptly by security trying to close the bar early."
"The staff is very young, inexperienced, and struggled to service our group."
"I refused to pay the service charge as the service was very poor."
"Despite the manager the staff is pretty useless and you should call yourself lucky if you get a smile out of them."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Utterly brilliant. They did a great job at recreating a Bierhalle, all the way to the wooden tables."
"Good atmosphere."
"The atmosphere brilliant with a live umpa band playing through the evening."
"Great food, beer, and atmosphere!"
"The place and atmosphere were memorable."
"Good environment - German sports on the TV."
"The atmosphere really comes out when the band starts at 8pm with some great sing along songs and everyone dancing on the tables."
Cons:
"Soulless barn vibe."
"I didn’t feel welcome by the staff, the atmosphere was weird."
"It's lost all the charm, the new location is stark and cold."
"The only disappointment was the atmosphere. We expected it to he really busy on a Saturday lunch time and we were only 1 of 4 tables in the entire place."
"The volume of the band makes it feel like you're in a nightclub."
"The atmosphere was a little weird as the lights were super bright all evening."
"It looks so steril like a German hospital with no character and no fun."
Food
Pros:
"Everyone loved the food."
"Food great."
"This place is fun, with a great beer selection and a good menu of food."
"Excellent food at a reasonable price for central London."
"The beers were great and the food delicious."
"The food was wurst-heavy German bierkeller-like as expected and delicious 😋."
"The food was excellent and the service was flawless."
Cons:
"Very poor food no schnitzel available on a Saturday night!!"
"Horrible, horrible, horrible food!"
"The food also smelled off."
"Let down by the small food portions."
"The mains were cold and the portion size for the goulash was poor considering it was a premium meal."
"The food is overpriced and pretty average."
"The salad was hugely overpriced (over £10 for some tomatoes - only vegan option) and cocktails were somewhat watery."