The Market Porter Reviews Summary

Category: Pub London

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."
  • "Delicious Sunday roasts – succulent meats, tasty greens and scrumptious potatoes."
  • "The fish and chips are divine."

Cons:

  • "Both dishes were heavily salted."
  • "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."
  • "Need a little behind the ramp training."

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