M.Manze Tower Bridge Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "Very cheap: £3.75 for pie mash and liquor."
• "The pie and Mash is just 5 gbp, too, so that's a pretty nice price."
• "Very good value for money too - absolutely stuffed for under a tenner."
• "Good value - £5.50 for a pie, mash and a soft drink."
• "Prices are very modest too."
• "Price remains generous for quality and quantity."
• "A great cup of tea and all at a very cheap price."

Cons:

• "Value for money NO. Was shocked this used to be poor man's dinner now it's west end prices."
• "No use of toilets. Long journey to get there. Parking at London prices."
• "They were disgusting, 5 absolutely tiny pieces, jelly was vile. Overpriced."

Service

Pros:

• "Super friendly staff, even gave me a free eel to try."
• "Superb pie and mash, friendly staff and always served promptly even at busy times."
• "Great service, pie was tasty and mash was good."
• "Staff are great, food is great, even the tea is perfect!"
• "Staff are friendly and chatty just as a south London girl should be."
• "The staff were lovely and, my food was served very quickly."
• "The staff are super friendly and the service is very prompt."

Cons:

• "When we arrived though there were two members of staff chatting away amongst themselves which I found to be unprofessional."
• "The lady behind the counter said that’s the way it is very rude will never come back again."
• "Woman who served me asked me 3 times what I wanted to drink."
• "Service was slow and ineffe ieny but friendly and traditional."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "A great traditional pie and mash shop. People of all walks of life and all ages in and out at lunchtime."
• "Old-fashioned pie and mash shop. Really enjoyed the food here, and the service was just impossibly friendly and homey."
• "Best pie and mash in London!"
• "The pies were full of meat juicy and very tasty, the mash and liquor was superb."
• "The Pies are Delicious and are cooked to perfection."
• "The pie is crispy and well baked, superb mash."
• "The pies are sublime with a suet pastry base and ruff puff type top."

Cons:

• "The restaurant was filthy."
• "The mash was lumpy and the sauce was flavorless. Cheap and awful, would not recommend to anyone."
• "I was expecting a much better pie, more crispy and rich in meat."
• "The pie, mash and liquor were all a bit more bland than I was expecting, but overall good and filling!"
• "We were underwhelmed with the pie and liquor (very bland) compared to some of the other classic pie shops in London."
• "The pies were a bit gluey, the vinegar very weak."
• "The worst food experience in London! The gravy tastes like snot with starch."

Ambiance & Decor

Pros:

• "The staff and interior are lovely."
• "It was like going back in time."
• "A truely lovely pie and mash cafe in historic Bermondsey."
• "The shop itself is beautiful, a traditional interior with tiles, marble table tops and wood benches and is the oldest still serving."
• "A well preserved time capsule, with food and a taste from another time."
• "A charming place that’s full of character."
• "A part of London history, a proper pie and mash shop."

Cons:

• "I found the inside of the shop a bit dated as they still have those old fashioned tables, chairs, tiles."
• "Extremely bland, old fashioned decor to the point where it felt unhygienic."
• "The seating is terrible. Very cramped."
• "The only downside is the lack of a toilet."

Hygiene & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "They seem quite organised for the current situation."
• "Staff very friendly. Hygiene good."
• "Clean and traditional surroundings felt like it had barely changed in a 100 years."

Cons:

• "The lady serving the food and operating the tills just slaps this pies on the plates using her bare hands, she then handles money and moves on to the next order."
• "The pies were next to nothing the mash was tasteless and had hair in it."

Experience & Memories

Pros:

• "This is true comfort food served up with love."
• "I’d rate this a must visit place in London for all tourists."
• "It’s amazing and valuable that this culture gets preserved."
• "If you’re into London cuisine and culture though, this is a must visit location."
• "Good old Pie Mash and liquor, this shop has not changed since I was a kid."
• "The shop brought back so many memories for us and we were so pleased that we made it to 'the table'... Thank you kind ladies."
• "One very happy ex Bermondsey boy enjoying his (delivered to Somerset) Pie & Mash, brought back good memories."

Cons:

• "Go only if you are a local and have some sentimental value to the place/tradition otherwise AVOID eating here at all cost."
• "I really think this place is still running only cos is a tradition or people have sentimental value to it."