The Camden Eye Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Super super good eats, great service."
• "Absolutely recommend stopping in. Super super good eats, great service (especially from Gary)."
• "The staff are very quick and very friendly, big thanks to Gary for being a great barman and host."
• "Mario, very kind and welcoming gentleman behind the counter...will be visiting again..!!"
• "Was in on Saturday with my husband lovely Irish lady think her name was Tara, suggested a lovely beer which my husband loved great service will definitely be in again."
• "Best pints in Camden are poured by Stella, whose excellent service made mine and my mates' night out."
• "Go here! Meet Gary, the most vibrant and exciting bartender you've ever met."

Cons:

• "Ruined a perfectly pleasant evening with a rude, surly and frankly quite offensive security man blocking the door."
• "The waiter also seemed pretty overwhelmed even though the pub wasn't even that crowded."
• "Unfortunately, my experience was ruined by a rude staff."
• "Immediately we were greeted unpleasantly by the woman with blue hair in the bar."
• "Particularly intrusive security staff challenging me on a Sunday at 4pm."
• "One star because the pub manager on Sunday afternoon (20/02) was the most rude an unpleasant person ever."
• "Rude, inhospitable, customer service from the dark ages, don't come here."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "We had a portion of chips for snacks and they were delicious!"
• "The food was fresh, hot and tasty and arrived in a timely fashion."
• "The pizzas are such great value and we were very impressed by how good they were!"
• "The burgers were probably the best we've ever had."
• "The roast dinner, particularly the pork belly, was exceptional."
• "Lovely staff and great prices. The fish and chips here are absolutely delightful - fresh, hot, and exactly what English fish and chips should taste like."
• "Fish and Chips are great."

Cons:

• "Yet the food they serve is atrocious."
• "When we finally sat down to eat and drink, the food in this place was barely edible, the music was awful, and the place was suffused with a smell of vomit and beer."
• "Waited 50 minutes for our food and it was the blandest most tasteless food I've ever eaten."
• "We had to wait for the food more than an hour. Out table was dirty an nobody felt responsible to clean it.... No Pub atmosphere! The meal, - we had fish and chips and a Cesar salad-, was also not worth to comment it...."
• "They advertise they do Pizzas, they have menus that say they do Pizzas - but they do not!!"
• "Unfortunately this is the first time I've eaten there and I have to say I wasn't that impressed with Butchies OG burger not seasoned well and pickles non existence also the hot salt on the fries was flavourless."
• "Rubish food, the pizza is only heated and the place is a stinky average pub."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was bangin' and the crowd that drink in there are amazing."
• "Great location just outside the station, decent range of beverages and lots of seating."
• "Beautiful Camden has this as a prime spot."
• "The atmosphere is great and music was good, toilets were clean… was all good!"
• "Good atmosphere, not too busy for evening time in Camden, good music."
• "Good location next to the station. Cosy bar with a lively atmosphere!"
• "The pub is really well situated in the heart of Camden, it's kind of like being in a fishbowl but in the best way!"

Cons:

• "Can be loud and maybe a bit unclean?"
• "the place was suffused with a smell of vomit and beer."
• "The only reasons I wouldn’t give this a higher star rating is due too the smell inside the venue (vomit, urine, smelly feet. The trifecta!) and also the quality of the Guinness (bubbly foam and sour taste)."
• "Its a shame it’s not mentioned that you don’t let people in half an hour before closing."
• "Not the cleanest place around, staff where ok. Male toilets weren't easy to get to and very dark."
• "Particularly intrusive security staff challenging me on a Sunday at 4pm over whether i was in fact a paying customer."
• "Standard boring London pub, had one drink and got out quickly."

Value

Pros:

• "Super nice place! Staff very sweet and super cheap beers!"
• "Good selection of drinks, wonderful menu options including many vegan choices and most importantly, affordable prices."
• "We ordered a couple of wood fired pizzas which we found to be superb, especially as it was 2-4-1 lunch deal, great value!"
• "Nice collection of beers and spirits."
• "food menu is decent and well priced."
• "Great little pub in the heart of Camden!"
• "Nice atmosphere and interesting decor that isn't trying too hard like some other bars in the area."

Cons:

• "Beers too expensive, wine too expensive."
• "Their pints are £7. They do not show their prices because they know their prices are bad value for money."
• "2.5 pints of beer for £15.35. That was excessive."
• "Drink selection was ok. Relatively pricey."
• "Cocktails are way over priced and not very nice. Visit once but not twice type of place."
• "Don't have the wine, one of most expensive pubs in Camden."
• "Absolutely terrible attitude by the management. Staff were really rude to us not accommodate us for food when there was a table free but were happy to serve us drinks at terrible prices."