The Hare & Billet Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Amazing food here honestly the best restaurant food I’ve had in a very long time being in the catering trade in hard to please but this food never fails to please me."
• "The food is great, the pub is spacious and usually buzzing as it is so popular."
• "I had a deftly executed sea bass with chorizo; the fish was fresh and flaked every so delicately and the pan roasted skin was crisped to perfection."
• "The Sunday roast is delicious and value for money."
• "The food is excellent and definitely worth visiting for that alone."
• "Food was fresh and delicious."
• "The roast was very tasty, good portions and the pork and the vegan option were excellent."

Cons:

• "The little round of stuffing was like something out of a bad conference centre Xmas dinner."
• "The meat itself was not necessarily that well made, with the beef being very chewy and cooked poorly - there was also quite a lot of fat on the slices that were given."
• "Even the Yorkshire pudding was chewy."
• "Really disappointing vegan option. Do not get the vegan fish and chips. It's just a block of unseasoned tofu in batter."
• "Chef has changed and the quality is terrible, especially on Sundays."
• "The beef was very fatty and disappointing. Some of the roast potatoes were not cooked."
• "The cauliflower cheese was runny and undercooked, the 3 small roast potatoes weren't crispy, the Yorkshire pudding was dry."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is nice and friendly."
• "Service was really good, staff were attentive."
• "The service was EXCEPTIONAL."
• "The staff were polite and attentive."
• "Robert in particular goes above and beyond to ensure his customers are comfortable and well looked after."
• "Harry was polite and offered excellent customer service."
• "The team were accommodative to the time switch requested and were overall friendly."

Cons:

• "To say the reception was hostile would be an understatement."
• "One of waiters pushed us to order more food."
• "It felt like the lunch we pre-ordered 2 months in advance was a total surprise for them."
• "Really disappointed by the service we had at The Hare and Billet."
• "Service was friendly though a little slow at times."
• "Service was terrible, really unhelpful to answer questions on options that could be dairy free."
• "The service that night was poor."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Beautiful and serene spot on the 'Heath."
• "Nice pub with a countryside feeling."
• "Gorgeous pub fantastically located right on the heath a short stroll from Blackheath village."
• "Fabulous to sit out on the heath in the summer months, but just as charming in the winter too."
• "Good selection of beer in a lovely location."
• "A lively environment with a friendly welcome."
• "An absolutely stunning building, right next to Blackheath common and Greenwich Royal Park."

Cons:

• "Our street Blackheath Vale is ridden with the stench of urine and people have defecated in between cars."
• "A bit too loud for my taste too."
• "Sticky tables, overpriced food that took an hour to arrive and wasn't very good."
• "Children will go to a school on Monday and have to deal with the stench of urine and defecation."
• "Look out for lots of dogs... not to everyone's taste."
• "Too many entitled toddlers here too."
• "Unfathomably warm on most days for some reason - could do with an open window for fresh air."

Value

Pros:

• "Then food and drink were both great, highly recommended."
• "Well worth booking in advance."
• "Visited this pub over the Jubilee weekend upon a friend's recommendation. The food doesn't even sit within the category of 'pub grub' - it's top tier!"
• "The food is exceptional the service is superb, probably the best roast I’ve ever had."
• "The vegan burger was crazy good!"
• "Wide selection of beers, reasonably priced."
• "The portions size and quality made it great value!"

Cons:

• "Bartender charged me for two drinks even though it was an accident - prices are ridiculous and no graciousness."
• "Really overpriced & not impressed."
• "Vodka was really dear. I generally think I got over charged."
• "Mediocre, pricey and pretentious."
• "If you want to pay £50 for dry chicken, this is place for you."
• "Horrible service, cold food for a high price."
• "Potatoes could have been crispier and just 2 slices of beef for £21 felt a bit tight."