The Cow Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was fresh (had mussels) and tasty plus served quickly."
• "The fish stew was cooked with real seafood, you can see chunky fish, probably cod and salmon, in it."
• "Amazing food that was so heart warming and delicious."
• "The Crab tagliolini is also pretty special."
• "Wow, absolutely delicious; all four of us agreed that our meals were fantastic, as were the oysters and the puddings."
• "The linguine and fish stew are delicious and the menu changes frequently with new dishes to try."
• "The food is great - the chicken Kiev is a delight."

Cons:

• "I’m pretty sure I got food poisoning the other night from the Bangers and Mash."
• "For £26 pound it felt like a rip off."
• "The food took over 45 mins to arrive and the cod plate was just underwhelming."
• "Food was at best mediocre despite high price tag."
• "Went for a roast and beef was incredibly tough and chewy, sides were fine but nothing amazing."
• "The soup was over seasoned with pepper... the gnocchi unrecognizable, the lamb chop...blah."
• "The food is terrible, it is truly overrated."

Service

Pros:

• "Great old pub, excellent choice of real ale, fun atmosphere."
• "Good vibes and a good selection of beers on tap."
• "The service is excellent and friendly."
• "Lovely evening and friendly service."
• "A special thanks to the staff."
• "Service good and they know all about the food they are serving."
• "The staff are lovely, so welcoming and helpful with the menu and wine list."

Cons:

• "Do not reserve a table at this place! They charged my card even tho I honoured my reservation."
• "Staff did not wear masks."
• "Mask wearing policy none existent."
• "Management is awful - if anything goes wrong during your meal or experience nothing will be done about it."
• "Absolutely shocking service. Didn't send a booking confirmation."
• "Lazy and rude staff. Slow and unfriendly service."
• "The Service was quite aggressive despite empty tables."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Many people drinking and talking outside, when I entered I found nice people, nice music and very friendly atmosphere."
• "Neighborhood pub with cosy atmosphere."
• "Fantastic place with good vibes!"
• "A pub run by wonderful people."
• "Great local pub, you can tell this is where the locals go to."
• "Always a pleasant experience."
• "The vibe is amazing and everything is perfect here, rustic and atmospheric."

Cons:

• "Tables were wobbly, it wasn't just ours but everyone else seemed to have the same issue."
• "The only biggest minus is the invasion of drug dealers."
• "Bar staff is related to drug dealers so don't even bother to ask for their help."
• "One thing that lets the place down is the beers - no local London beers."
• "Such terrible service and attitude that we got up and left after being ignored for good 10 minutes."
• "Very cramped sitting down."
• "It was also not well ventilated where I was sitting and it was too hot."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The Guinness is superb. The oysters are peak fresh."
• "Started with the cow special (6 delicious oysters and a pint of Guinness), which was absolutely fantastic."
• "Tried oysters here for the 1st time & the prices weren't ridiculous despite being on the edge of Notting Hill."
• "House wine was pretty decent so it turned out cheaper than expected!"
• "Excellent food all round and non silly prices."
• "Very competently done, and great value."
• "Fabulous food, amazing Guinness, and all in a lovely wee pub."

Cons:

• "They charged my card even tho I honoured my reservation."
• "Make sure if you make a booking they acknowledge it or they will charge you a fee and offer no refund!"
• "Feeling like I’ve been scammed, please do yourself a favour and avoid this place."
• "What a disappointment!!! and what a cheek to charge £21.00 per head for a grizzly cold 'fore' Rib steak served with Tan coloured Gratin potatoes which had clearly been hanging around way beyond their best before date."
• "Never paid as much for a Sunday roast and to be honest I felt it was not right."
• "Disgraceful £60 RIP OFF booking terms."
• "It's a scam - they charged me a no show fee of 60 GBP right after I came, ate and paid close to 100GBP for our meal."