Address: 5 Bedale St, London, SE1 9AL, United Kingdom
Phone: +442074038853
Rating: 4.3
based on 152 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Everything was made better by our waiter Timmy, available for advices for pairing food and drinks."
"The staff are fantastic and very knowledgeable."
"Our server, Sophia, was a total delight, warm and great fun."
"The staff were lovely. Friendly. Knowledgable about the wines and very good at their jobs!"
"Amazing service - the servers were attentive but not intrusive."
"Very friendly service."
"Service was fast & efficient."
Cons:
"He then promised to bring us a wine cooler which never materialised."
"The member of staff responsible for seating was rude."
"I was bitterly disappointed with the unfriendly service I received when I visited Bedales this morning."
"Unfortunately a few of the staff were quite disinterested and rude."
"Service was polite but pretty spotty."
"Dissaponting that after waiting some time for service, the complaints about a poor bottle of wine was treated with disdain."
"The staff seemed pleasant, but not confident of what they were serving."
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"It feels very safe as it is effectively outdoors while being covered by the glass roof of the market."
"Perfect place for a bottle of wine, cheese, people watching and a cozy afternoon."
"Backs on to borough market so in the warmer months there is the option of a few seats outside with big barrels for a table."
"The balcony is a perfect setting with views across Borough Market."
"This bar has 2 different vibes (indoors) more cozy and intimate and (outdoors) a bit loud because is under the train rails. Both have their charm."
"Location is right in Borough so perfect for a stop off whilst shopping."
"The terrace is really nice, covered and heated - which makes it ideal for household mixing gathering in line with the restrictions."
Cons:
"Also disappointed to be seated out on the market grounds on fold out chairs with no heating or blankets on such a cold evening when we had booked a table in advance (with no notification that the table was outside)."
"Given we were sat upstairs and outside this did make conversation a bit hard at times."
"It is such a shame when you have good wine offering and an ok/good venue ruined by rude, incompetent staff who no little about wine."
"♿️⚠️ Step on entrance to the shop, quite tightly seated due to the age of the building."
"Minus the noise of the train!"
"The only negative to the time we went was the noise from trains and cleaning vehicles in the market."
"It was hellishly loud and noises as they cleared up. Couldn’t hear yourself think let alone enjoy the wine."
Food & Wine
Pros:
"The soul food stand made me question life itself, I've never had more delicious pastries than at the baklava stand, or more delicious chocolate than at the confectioner's stand."
"They have a great selection of wine by the glass as well as bottles!"
"The food was excellent especially the pork cheek croquettes and mushroom sourdough."
"From starters to dessert, everything was fresh, flavourful and delicious."
"Wine was delicious and fairly priced."
"Big fat olives, astounding houmous, the guys who had the prawns were raving about them and then a crema Catalan that would have made any Catalonian proud!"
"The burger was an absolute winner. Meaty but loads of flavour."
Cons:
"We just felt ripped off at these prices and won't be back in a hurry."
"Quite expensive but nice wine."
"The wine was poorly chilled and very acidic - marketed on their promotion flyer."
"The kitchen was closed at 4pm when we arrived, so no appetizers etc."
"The food is limited and good but the portions are very small and result in the food being poor value for money."
"The cheese was ice cooled. So cooled that the blue cheese broke when tried to cut a part."
"We felt the food was very overpriced for the portions, I appreciate that the quality of the produce is high, however £40 for a charcuterie and cheese platter with 2 slices of bread is obscene."