Flat Iron Square Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Venue

Pros:

• "Fantastic street market place close to London Bridge."
• "The atmosphere is convivial and buzzing."
• "This one is a loud, popular gathering space."
• "Great venue with buzzy atmosphere, but not too crowded."
• "The ambience is bustling and chilled, but similar to a food market."
• "Such a good vibe, highly recommend."
• "The atmosphere as supper chilled and released."

Cons:

• "A very disappointing experience."
• "Terrible experience, paid for tickets to watch a sporting event then found out you can just show up for free."
• "They didn’t make an effort to make a minute of silence for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral!"
• "Definitely don't recommend coming here for the rugby, they don't put the commentary on (music playing instead) and no one else there appeared to be watching the game so no vibe at all for it."
• "Can be a quite crowded so don't go there if you just want to enjoy a quiet and peaceful drink."
• "The only major change is that the free ice cream now comes via a soft-serve machine rather than what appeared to be 'homemade.'"
• "Also the weird East European bar manager made passes are my partner and she wasn’t comfortable."

Food & Drink Options

Pros:

• "Heaps of food options available from Greek, Vietnamese, Japanese, Spanish, Thai and a great burger place!"
• "Lots of different types of street food in one place. Chinese, Japanese, SE Asian, Italian."
• "The selection of foods here is varied and interesting."
• "A great selection of food and drink for friends with different dietary requirements."
• "Food was nice and so was the service."
• "The staff there is very friendly and attentive."
• "A food market with a good selection of food stalls."

Cons:

• "It's getting 2* because the venue is awesome and it was a nice day but it has 3 food options."
• "The bar that is here has a very limited selection of beers, which is disappointing."
• "Went after a long time today at 11.40 to avoid the rush hour as I'm short on time and was told to come back at 12 as they will not serve any food before then."
• "The burger bar not so good, overcooked meat and slightly frozen brioche."
• "Most of the food court was shut and the only two open were serving dregs."
• "Burger is a little bit pricey for what it is."
• "Literally nothing to eat here."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The staff treated us really well and managed to get us a seat straight away as you can't get a reservation."
• "All the staff were super friendly."
• "The two lovely managers (females, which i don’t remember their names) were absolutely helpful with us."
• "Staff is helpful."
• "Top class bar staff, Brad and Anthony in particular who never fail to put a smile on your face while pouring a perfect pint."
• "A lovely atmosphere, with friendly staff."
• "The staff is friendly and attentive, making the dining experience truly enjoyable."

Cons:

• "Too much pressure to the guest with this covid... the staff should be kinder to the guest coming for a drink."
• "Don’t really care about their patrons."
• "The bouncers were also quite curt and rude when asking people to leave the outside area."
• "Staff that stood around and did not feel we got good customer service."
• "The workers look like they don’t want to work but they still help you."
• "Bar staff were not helpful/friendly - serving me a drink seemed a massive inconvenience to them."
• "Rudest security staff I've ever dealt with!"

Pricing & Value

Pros:

• "For just £7 it’s excellent."
• "It's well-priced for a steak restaurant."
• "Delicious, reasonably priced chow from a huge selection of 'pop-ups'."
• "Great food that is really well priced."
• "The food is fantastic, service is fast and friendly, always feels welcoming."
• "A brilliant find. Really good value food and a nice little hidden secret within London."
• "Well priced alternative selection of beers."

Cons:

• "A little pricey, but a great space, lively atmosphere and fab choice of food pop ups."
• "The bar serves nice craft beers, although they're quite pricey."
• "Paying over £5 for a can of white claw or taking out a mortgage to get a beer."
• "Outrageously over priced, gentrified and pretentious bar."
• "Food is way overpriced and you only have 3 or 4 options."
• "Also was very expensive, £13 for two Amstel."
• "Prices are standard for this sort of thing in London, so not good value for money!"