Address: 273 Blackfen Rd, Sidcup, DA15 8PR, United Kingdom
Phone: +442088503181
Rating: 4.5
based on 179 reviews.
Service and Staff
Pros:
"Alice has always been a standout member of the team - she does an amazing job and really works hard to give customers a great experience!"
"My recent visit here was truly memorable, thanks to the impeccable service delivered by Sonny and Frankie."
"I was served by Kelly who couldn’t do enough for us. So friendly and made our visit absolutely fantastic."
"Service was great and fast. Met the twins, still can't tell which one is Frankie and which one is Sonny 😂."
"I was made to feel very welcome on visit .... Special mention to Frankie who along with the general manager Ricky went above and beyond."
"Went in for some food which was amazing. I have a one year old who usually is very loud and unsettled in public places but had a spectacular experience with manager Kelly."
"Visited with a few mates on Sunday, had a great time as they had karaoke and a DJ until 1am. Kelly was on bar and had a speedy service and a positive attitude."
"Becks, Amy, and Brianna made our evening amazing; couldn't have asked for better bar staff."
Cons:
"Absolutely appalling customer service."
"Disgraceful attitude from staff, went to George Staples early to watch football while watching the football they decided to switch channel midway through first half."
"Awful establishment Due to no food being served we fed our one year old some food from a local shop instead. Due to this we were removed from the pub."
"I wouldn’t even give 1 star to this place. The manager wanted to target people for having fun and be nasty."
"Disgusting the way they treat normal paying customers, manhandling us out the door when they had just served us drinks."
"Bar and Wait staff are lovely. Shame about the new horrible owner and the main bouncer thinking he owns the place."
"Usually love it here. I know it's Covid time and all that but the staff were very inefficient, not helped by the fact that they didn't even know what draft beer you had on."
"First visit to this local pub on Friday 4th for my niece’s Birthday and was pleasantly surprised except for the Manager who was totally rude and unprofessional."
Food and Drink
Pros:
"Food is pretty good, and I was pleasantly surprised by the allergy-friendly options there (gluten free, veggie/vegan)."
"Food was lovely. The garden is insane! Loved our little beach hut and the beaver town decor 👌."
"Really friendly and knowledgeable staff. Food was really good. I’m not someone who drinks and they has a large selection of non-alcoholic beverages to choose from."
"Food was lovely cooked to perfection."
"For the price of the food, you cannot complain about the quality. Was very nice."
"Great atmosphere, super busy but all staff coped amazing under pressure. Thank you to Ricky and his team for making our night. Can’t wait to come back."
"This pub is going all out to make itself a community hub, organising events, charity drives and much more."
"George Staples is a lovely local pub with reasonably priced drinks and a great atmosphere."
Cons:
"My only complaint is the range of ciders on offer but other than that a great night out!"
"Food was inedible. Manager made it perfect clear we weren't welcome."
"Great place to eat if you want food poisoning! Lasagne was brought out to me frozen."
"Christmas Dinner, what a disaster! First our table was taken by someone else then after looking forward to a 5 course meal, 5 hours later and only got 3 courses."
"Visit at the right time and the place is good. Until it get busy then long wait."
"Quite a good place to eat if they have everything on the menu - which too often they don't."
"Went there to take mum for mothers day, had fish and chips it was disgusting and tasteless, chips cold, fish fell apart and was watery, mushy peas didn't look like mushy peas."
"Since they have had a makeover a change mean we tell them what we would like they bring the food out and we said we asked for Custard but instead we got told it doesn’t come with custard and brought it out with ice cream instead."
Atmosphere and Experience
Pros:
"It’s an interesting pub with an unusual choice in live music (although anyone who doesn’t like Rocky Horror is lying!)"
"Lovely place, felt comfortable when walking in. Service was great and fast."
"Wow, so so pleased with this pub, we’ve never been before but needed a pub close to my mum’s care home."
"Was looking for somewhere to have a cheeky spot of lunch and was immediately taken in by the classy murals painted on the huts in the beer garden!"
"What a fantastic pub. With a wonderful atmosphere. Michelle behind the bar was excellent."
"George Staples is the perfect mix between pub and club with a DJ set from 9-1am with great music and good prices."
"I love this pub, I like to pop in after work during the week for a couple of pints and some wings and it's perfect for that."
"Super experience from start to finish. Wonderful atmosphere. The staff were so attentive and genuine."
Cons:
"I am a 70-year-old man that visited this pub to meet a friend on Friday night. I felt humiliated by the doorman who asked me to show I.D."
"Oh of the worst pubs I have been in. Rubbish food and staff are very unfriendly."
"Food was good that's about it..went there on a Saturday night and it was dead just a bunch of old people in there..its gone downhill since new ownership."
"Okay if you want sport, but not much else since the management changed."
"The website says they close at 12 but at 11:20 pm they shut the gates. I had travelled 25 minutes because the website said they are open until 12."
"Multi-screen pub so avoid on football days as bad language from supporters not suitable for families."
"Used to love this place, but recent menu change has really changed the options and made everything expensive and no roasts until autumn."
"Just arrived at pub it’s 20:30 on a Sunday. Asked if food was available they said no problem. Order 2 mixed grills. Then within 20 mins they were there on our table."