The Regent Reviews Summary

Location & Accessibility

Pros:

• "Amazing pub right next to Balham station."
• "Only a stones throw from Balham underground station, easy to get to and certainly worth a beer or six! visit and enjoy."
• "Less than a minute’s stroll from Balham station, The Regent stands proud on the corner of a mini roundabout."
• "Close to Balham train station so easy to get to and lots of drinks to choose from."

Cons:

• "The “decked terrace” is outside space per se, but ultimately serves as a cramped smoking area."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was very nice (got bits to share) We ordered both at the table and at the bar and no issues."
• "Good food was served here."
• "Amazing roast! The food is definitely great and the plates are filling, which is good!"
• "The food is great, really recommend the burgers with Chorizo."
• "The food was awesome, everything was cooked nicely for a roast dinner."
• "Food just out of this world."
• "Food was very good. Nor expensive."

Cons:

• "The 'roast' I’ve just received is inedible. Grey, dry & overcooked beef slices, two rubber Yorkshire puddings."
• "However the food has hugely gone downhill - for a good 9-12 months actually."
• "The worst food in balham (considering the price)."
• "Ordered fish and chips. The fish was underseasoned, soggy and slightly undercooked."
• "The food was generally good apart from the burger which was cheap meat and didn't come with half the items as described on the menu."
• "Burger and fish were underdone, batter on the fish was thick and stodgy, chips were greasy and hard."
• "The pork belly was dry, the Yorkshire pudding about the same, like it had been sitting there for a good while."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff was friendly, good food and decent prices and a nice location."
• "Cannot thank the team at The Regent enough for looking after us so well last night!"
• "Incredible service at the regent last night. From the Fantastic Bar team, Marcus, Teo & Charlie to the waiting staff, Jenni and the amazing Jack."
• "Service is very kind and personable, and we enjoyed going for the Sunday Dinner bustle."
• "The bar staff are very friendly and helpful."
• "Service was spot on - everyone there was really nice - with water being bought over to me without me having to ask."
• "The staff are always great there and on this occasion Ana went above and beyond."

Cons:

• "The staff were threatening us, forced us to each buy a main, which we did not even eat because we were full and was seen laughing at us."
• "Bar staff were arguing behind the bar, which I thought was distinctly unprofessional."
• "Rather than taking my word that there was a mistake on the pub’s part the person serving us accused us of trying to get out of paying for a round of drinks and launched a mini-interrogation."
• "Nobody greeting you as they’re all chatting in the corner."
• "They forgot to bring our drinks to the table and left us waiting for another 15 minutes after order."
• "The manager does not treat customers with any respect whatsoever."
• "The staff are very rude."

Atmosphere & Entertainment

Pros:

• "The bar was large and cool."
• "I believe they exclusively show the rugby here, definitely worth a trip."
• "This place is an insane place to watch football, get drunk, watch live music etc."
• "Good to watch sports (although can get crazy busy depending on the sport)."
• "The environment was great and the music was very welcoming, especially the live music on the Saturday and Friday."
• "What a great pub. Huge. Football was on in one area.. Packed and great hubub and food and drinks in other."
• "Live music on every Friday and Saturday night. Quiz night on every Sunday."

Cons:

• "Music was quite loud, so quite difficult to hold a conversation without shouting to the person next to you."
• "The pub is over the top noisy. By the end of the night it gets trashed with spilt drinks everywhere."
• "Play awful music from about 11pm with what I can only assume is the aim of getting people to leave."
• "The music was terrible, akin to very bad karaoke including a cringy rendition of happy birthday."
• "Quite smelly when you walk in if it's an evening because the ventilation isn't great."
• "Nice pub. They have a habit of playing music too loud even when it's not that busy."
• "The music was terrible, akin to very bad karaoke including a cringy rendition of happy birthday."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "Staff was friendly, good food and decent prices and a nice location."
• "Price is reasonable for the amount and quality of food."
• "A menu to rival the best Balham has, at prices cheaper than local comparison."
• "The drinks were very well priced for the quality of product that I received."
• "Drinks? The going rate this part of town."
• "Prices were on the higher side but not too much different from local prices."
• "Great drinks (reasonably priced!), awesome food (especially the ham hock and cheddar croquettes)."

Cons:

• "We were charged EIGHT pounds for a tiny box of chips with a slather cheese on top."
• "I would say the prices for drinks are a bit too expensive, they seem higher than any others in the area which puts us off going in at times."
• "Food can seem a little pricy - £1.50 to add extras on the burgies is steep when all you want is a slice of cheese however the base cost of £10 is reasonable and it was really really nice with home made chips."
• "Paid £9 for a salad with kale which didn’t have kale."
• "The drinks were on the pricey side and meals average."
• "Food is a rip off, beer is rubbish."
• "A little overpriced but nothing crazy compared to London prices generally!"