Address: 9 Stoney St, London, SE1 9AA, United Kingdom
Phone: +442074072495
Rating: 4.3
based on 197 reviews.
Staff Service
Pros:
"The bar staff are so switched on that you rarely wait long for a drink."
"Staff are always friendly the bar downstairs is good always has lots of different beers to choose from and is always busy in the evenings."
"The staff are always really attentive and try their hardest to serve people quickly."
"Polite, efficient staff and a fine pint of Harvey's."
"The waitress who looked after us was amazing, memorising our drinks orders and being so friendly and attentive."
"Service was great, quick and efficient."
"They offer bright and cheerful service."
Cons:
"I was made to feel stupid when one of the staff gave me a folded up piece of paper; when I opened it the paper was blank and said bar tender and his co-worker were sniggering."
"Would have been 5 but for the fact that the bar staff got my order wrong twice."
"Absolutely awful service. Woman named Kat claiming to be the 'manager' blatantly lied and was rude."
"Shame the barman decided to ring up £4.60 when we paid £9.20."
"The service was desperately slow (it took us more than 20 min to order a drink!)."
"Was rudely greeted by a waitress who said we could only sit there if eating."
"One of the staff behind the bar was extremely rude to me because I had a hoodie on."
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"Quintessential market boozer."
"Right opposite Borough Market always a good atmosphere to the place kind of timeless you could be in Dickensian times or the 21st century."
"The surrounding area is very lively."
"One of the greatest pubs in London."
"A proper boozer. Has resisted the temptation to modernise and lose its character."
"Lovely atmospheric pub with lots of character."
"Located on a busy corner of the Borough Market, this is a lively pub."
Cons:
"It does get busy, so as long as you're prepared to just stand where you can."
"Visited during the day and I found sticky tables, and a dim atmosphere."
"Gets ridiculously busy in evenings and weekends - best visit weekday lunchtimes."
"During the weekend it is super busy, so be ready to have standing party;)"
"If it's cold and you can't stand outside gets very crowded."
"On Saturday 10th September... the atmosphere was very off."
"The whole Borough Market area has become very trendy and touristy now."
Food & Drink
Pros:
"Good variety of cider and beer - well above average and certainly something for everyone."
"The beer was great as usual."
"Like your real ales? Describe your preferred ale, - hoppy, malty light,dark, pale? Whatever, and they'll give you a sample."
"Good service, tasty beers and one of the best locations at Borough Market."
"Great pub in Borough Market serving good variety of ales and lagers."
"Very average bar, some of the taps produced luke warm beer."
"We were considering leaving as the last couple of times the food was really poor."
"Generous slabs of hand cut meat, all with good taste but none, on this visit, being particularly friendly to the jaw muscles."
"One of the beers we had was sour and undrinkable, bar staff not really bothered."
"The Sticky Toffee Pudding (£6) with Butterscotch Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream, obviously caught our attention being lovers of a good one. Unfortunately it didn’t quite live up to others as it was a little dry and not overly sticky."
"The burgers and the chicken burgers were dry and not tasty at all."
Value & Pricing
Pros:
"Like drinking fresh from brewery. Sensible prices and excellent service."
"It seems cheap(ish) compared to some of the eyeball blistering dining prices we've encountered in London."
"Good prices. Less than £6 for a vodka lime soda."
"The price is reasonable and I go time and time again."
"The meal was lovely and very reasonably priced."
"Nicely priced too 5 stars!"
"Decent food at a decent price."
Cons:
"Beer is always excessively expensive in London, but there was a decent range available."
"Beware!!!! they will rip you off if you do not pay any attention to your bill."
"Gets very busy and you can expect to pay the usual London prices for a pint etc."
"The only thing stopping it getting 5 stars it that the drinks are expensive."
"They also got the charges on my bill wrong."
"Just not as good as it used to be... now a shadow of its former self."