The Jolly Butchers Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Brilliant food - one of the best roasts I've had in London. Very well priced and the portion sizes are generous."
• "New Indian menu is absolutely amazing! Delicious fresh food & hand made naans."
• "The food was superb. Booma never disappoint, we would highly recommend the ribs."
• "The vegan nut roast which was delicious."
• "The food is absolutely amazing, great quality, good price, good portion size and the flavours are just beautiful, suitable for all palates as it's not too spicy nor too over the top with the flavours, just complex and unique."
• "Indian food well worth making a trip for, delicious fresh curries and accompaniments on small plates."
• "The roast lamb and the roast beef which were excellent and served with generous portions of vegetables, roast potatoes and stuffing."

Cons:

• "The meat was not seasoned enough and the yorkshire pudding was dry and felt old."
• "Really poor Sunday Roast and especially avoid if Vegan."
• "The Bloody Mary was not something I would order again, not sure if it was intended to be an “interpretation” but, well.. it was brown, and tasted as if it contained half a bottle of Worcestershire."
• "The roast potatoes were mediocre, the Yorkshire pudding heavy and tasted like cardboard."
• "Really disappointed... it was the first time we ate a calamari that taste like cardboard... the halloumi was burned."
• "Unfortunately the worst beef I have ever had with a Sunday roast! The meat was grey and massively overcooked."
• "However, the new Indian menu was a bit disappointing compared to the previous traditional pub fayre."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was friendly and professional."
• "The service was welcoming and friendly, but perhaps not very attentive - possibly short staffed."
• "Bar staff were too few having to serve food and be at the bar. Waited 10mins for my drinks order. Not the staff's fault. They were friendly and efficient."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Service was very fast, all staff lovely."
• "Staff are so warm and helpful - our favorite pub in the area by miles!"
• "Staff were great and considerate."

Cons:

• "Service was poor as 10 minutes after being seated we asked the waiter who seated us if we could place an order."
• "Rudest bar staff in East London!"
• "The staff were consistently terrible at this place."
• "The waiting staff generally seemed uncomfortable and nervous."
• "The staff seemed unconfident and untrained, the manager didn't care, was abrupt and rude."
• "Poorly experience after being rushed over and over again to finish our delicious and no cheap Sunday roast."
• "No one came to take our order until we reminded them, not bothered about our custom so we left and went to celebrate at a restaurant that valued our custom."

Ambiance and Environment

Pros:

• "Large open space, great food. Great staff, friendly."
• "This pub has very relaxed vibes."
• "The place is cosy with plenty of tables and a couple of benches outside to catch the afternoon sun."
• "Great pub with a cosy environment inside, the Sunday roast lunch is superb and the portion size is great."
• "Friendly, bustling atmosphere on a Saturday night."
• "Really nice vibe, great beers on tap and will be back for the food because the menu looked AMAZING."
• "Atmosphere is great and there is seating outside too."

Cons:

• "The acoustics aren't great so it gets a bit loud."
• "The main problem with this pub, however, is the acoustic which makes you feel like you're in a fish tank."
• "The pub has a somewhat unpleasant smell towards the back (stale & toilet-y), would ask to be seated closer to the entrance."
• "Toilets down some steep steps & no disabled facilities."
• "A beer hall more than a cozy pub, lively and very noisy."
• "Music is oldy worldly, but much too bassy."
• "Used to like this pub, but I'll never ever go back after what happened to me there. Last week I walked in for an evening pint, ordered at the bar and when I came to pay, they said they didn't accept cash!"

Drinks and Beverages

Pros:

• "Great selection of craft beers and ales. Loads of seating too."
• "Amazing selection of beer and constantly changing."
• "Great pub with great selection of beers - I’m surprised that they stock Rothaus beer from the Black Forest, Germany."
• "Always a good selection of niche craft beers and really good Indian food to boot."
• "Best beer menu I've seen in a while which lived up to its promise."
• "Fantastic beer-orientated pub. Also features one of the best non-alcohol beers I've found too."
• "Excellent selection of craft ales and they sensibly still stock a decent German beer, Stiegl Goldbrau."

Cons:

• "I also ordered a glass of the chenin blanc, which tasted cheap and borderline off."
• "A large but underwhelming range of beers (most of them do not change)."
• "Now, the board seems to have so many staples - read beer or cider than -never- changes."
• "Been awhile since I've been. Pub has changed a lot and now serves little cask beer but lots of higher priced keg. Fine if you are happy to pay £6++ for a pint"
• "Definitely used to be better a couple of years ago. Boring beer selection and staff who don’t know their beer."
• "The new Indian menu is over priced for the portions you get and there are plenty of amazing Indian restaurants just on church street."
• "Nice selection of beers (priced above average) but the poncy crowd is a major letdown."