The Antelope Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lamb sandwich. Amazingly juicy thick cut lamb with lashings of mint sauce on lightly toasted bread."
• "The wild mushroom tortellini was divine!"
• "The roast beef was excellent, not dry, very juicy and not drowning in too much gravy."
• "Perfectly cooked juicy pork with a delicious crispy crackling!"
• "The food was amazing perfectly cooked and juicy."
• "The food was good and delicious."
• "Had the braised ox cheek which was so tender."

Cons:

• "The food was atrocious, obviously a microwave chef working at half power as food was luke warm at best."
• "We ordered a vegan burger and was extremely disappointing."
• "Disgusting Sunday Roast, cold, hard and dry potatoes. They cook it the day before. overpriced, Never back again."
• "Food was not really as described or goodo and very disappointing."
• "One of the worst roasts I have ever consumed. Parsnips were raw, potatoes were stale, the meat (beef) was fatty, the cauliflower with cheese was also raw and extremely hard."
• "Very poor Sunday roast there today. Got the beef, which literally was 2 very thin slivers of meat and tasted like it was reheated from 2 days ago."
• "For a pub, it’s a great pub, but this is about food. I had the prawn linguini and it was so bland I actually thought I had covid."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff were enthusiastic and helpful."
• "Staff are friendly though and the music was good and at pleasant volume."
• "The staff are always very friendly."
• "Big thank you to all the staff for being so accommodating and helpful, Fleur was a super star!"
• "The staff was on top of things."
• "Cheerful and happy staff."
• "Brilliant staff. Accommodated us throughout the Euros and made the experience fantastic."

Cons:

• "I booked online. Booking said it was confirmed. I drove all the way there with my family. When we arrived I was told my the rude GM manager that there was no booking for me."
• "Rude management. Used to be our favourite, but no more."
• "Rude management."
• "The staff are rude especially the blonde guy with the Bob."
• "Different shifts same attitude, all look like hate being there to serve their customers."
• "Very bad attitudes and I actually overheard one of the waitresses call one of our group a prick."
• "Staff is probably the rudest I’ve ever seen in a pub."

Atmosphere and Ambience

Pros:

• "Otherwise a nice, cosy place and yet have to wait to eat there."
• "The garden's great too."
• "Spacious, with friendly staff and a nice beer garden, affordable pints...definitely a great choice for a few drinks in Tooting."
• "Much bigger than it looks from outside, so great for groups! Good outside area and lots of seating, however the back room lacks atmosphere and smelt overwhelmingly of toilet when we were there last."
• "Best pub ever! Great food, service, drinks, decor, and loads of fun, be it for a party, casual drink or celebration!"
• "A very friendly bar with good range of drinks and ultra chilled atmosphere."
• "The venue from outside and inside it's not the best but lovely garden very natural and relaxing with a lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Am not sure whether it was a bad moment or the locals don’t mind but... The smell of urine was just unbearable."
• "Seeing that the atmosphere was really stuffy."
• "P.S The toilet facilities are absolutely disgusting."
• "And then, we looked at the chairs; they were full of hair and filth."
• "The atmosphere is also different. Darker than usual."
• "The atmosphere was actually quite cold and dark."
• "Went for a Sunday evening, absolutely dead. Yes it was a Sunday evening but I've been to morgues which have been more lively."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Happened up one this great pub on 'Whisk(e)y Wednesday, and enjoyed good quality Scotch at great prices."
• "Feel very lucky to have this as my local! Great selection of beers and wines, food looks amazing and all reasonably priced."
• "A solid selection of real ales at very reasonable prices."
• "There was a wide choice of ales, they were in excellent condition and the prices were exceptional value."
• "The Antelope’s selection of beer is always good and reasonably priced."
• "Excellent draught beer at good prices."
• "Drinks where reasonably priced with a short wait at the bar even though it was fairly busy."

Cons:

• "The food is good but a little bit pricey."
• "Busy, brought a G&T plus a child's juice. Was charged £7.00 paid by card not given a receipt when asked for one was given one for £6.00 what's going on???"
• "Just like that I got scammed £15."
• "Bad attitude and overpriced."
• "Extremely disappointed with this pub. I asked at 5pm what time the kitchen closes and the waitress said 'The kitchen closes at 6pm'. I go to the kitchen at 5:37pm to order, and they won’t let me because last orders are taken 30 min before the kitchen closes."
• "Don’t waste your time unless you’re with a group or you’re a regular. Not kind to foreigners/outsiders here unfortunately."
• "Used to love this pub as it has great beer and good food. I even had my wedding reception in their function room. But recently I've found that the previously fab staff have been replaced by some somewhat rude new ones."