The Roebuck Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Beautiful, warm and welcoming. Exactly what I was looking for on a cold and wet winter day!"
• "Wonderful atmosphere and dog friendly!"
• "Fantastic looking pub with nice atmosphere."
• "A trendy 2 storey pub, this place always has a lively atmosphere and is highly welcoming."
• "The Roebuck is a bright and cheery pub with a great atmosphere."
• "It's has a young fresh vibe, but is also welcoming if you have a family."
• "Great atmosphere, friendly and the only place to be as the sun is going down on an evening."

Cons:

• "Shame it's so crowded sometimes, with the music and all it's hard to hear each other."
• "The inside of the pub was SO loud."
• "The atmosphere is overtaken by unnecessarily loud music."
• "However loses a star because downstairs it's always unbelievably noisy so a bit hard to relax."
• "It made it uncomfortable to talk comfortably and enjoy the games."

Service

Pros:

• "Great service, lovely bar staff."
• "The staff were so attentive and nothing was too much!"
• "Great pub. Lovely food and really friendly staff."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive."
• "The staff was very helpful and friendly and the atmosphere cozy and inviting!"
• "Super helpful and efficient staff highly skilled in walking the line between friendly and obsequious."
• "The staff are really friendly and make you feel welcome."

Cons:

• "Throughout our time of waiting for our food to arrive, we had people constantly bump into us as they walked past."
• "Also beyond bringing us our beers, the staff doesn’t check with us and totally ignored our requests for water."
• "Inconsistent service from staff - some really attentive and friendly, some not bothered."
• "Service was not great and small requests were met with grumpiness."
• "Bar staff don’t seem to listen properly."
• "The staff did nothing to stop homeless people walking in and begging customers for money."
• "Service below average 'you can eat if you can find a table that's not reserved' we were told."

Food

Pros:

• "The finest pork chop in Southwark, and a good range of reasonably priced ales."
• "The quality of food is good."
• "The food menu is interesting, the food was delicious, nice presentation."
• "Simply the best pub food I've ever had. Gourmet standard."
• "Good food, range of vegan options, nice atmosphere, kind management."
• "Great pub for the obligatory Sunday roast! Vegetarians will not be disappointed."
• "The food is good quality a step above your usual pub fare."

Cons:

• "Jury is out on the food as they'd run out of beef, chicken a bit fiddly and the pork was overdone."
• "However the food on Sunday was very, very poor in my opinion."
• "Sadly the 'small' fish and chips was nothing more than a largish fish finger."
• "Good range of beers, well kept. But food is very overpriced for the quality."
• "Overpriced food, mediocre ale."
• "Part of my chicken schnitzel was inedible as it was gristle."
• "The food was cold, dry, and unseasoned."

Price

Pros:

• "Good price for the area!"
• "Prices were also quite affordable in my opinion."

Cons:

• "£12 for a pint and a sparkling water."
• "Not worth the £11 at all."
• "Paid £14 for roast lamb and this is what I made of it."
• "Ordered a 14 quid charcuterie and cheese board, got two types of tough, out of date cured meat and a slab of brie worse than sainsburys. And stale bread. Small and awful - worst meal ive ever had in London."