The Woodman Reviews Summary

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

• "Beautiful big pub with lovely decor."
• "It has a really nice outdoor sitting area and the pub itself is nice inside too."
• "Large pub with outdoor, covered outdoor and indoor seating."
• "The place has several different spaces that each feel very different."
• "The building has several areas both outside and in with different atmospheres."
• "The rooms look awesome."
• "Their covered garden is really nice."

Cons:

• "The music was terrible and extremely loud. We could not talk to each other and we left with a headache."
• "Classical musicians playing outside... was quite loud which meant people then started talking much louder."
• "The interior is unfortunately fairly void of atmosphere as it is a mish mash of dining rooms, open floor space spattered with a few tables and some period bits and bobs."
• "It was cold where we were sitting, and music too noisy for conversation."
• "Outdoor under cover area is also feeling run down and unloved."
• "We were seated outside where there was a marquee but we at the table in the open side of the marquee so it was freezing cold the entire time!"
• "The tables outside were very sticky."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are really friendly, especially the irish girl Molly."
• "Staff are amazing and service is great."
• "Service is pretty fast but they get very busy in evenings so make a reservation in advance."
• "The staff were really nice too, super attentive."
• "Staff are friendly and polite."
• "Staff were super friendly."
• "The gentleman serving us was very accommodating."

Cons:

• "Good food but some of the worst service I've ever seen."
• "The staff are very rude."
• "Staff don't seem to know the basics of customer service."
• "Very disappointed in some of the staff as moody, unfriendly & made us feel uncomfortable on a couple of occasions, especially the manager."
• "Had to wait ages for drinks. The bar was busy and suddenly all the staff disappeared."
• "Really let down by the staff."
• "The service was terrible!!! The waiter was so grumpy."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Really good food we couldn't fault."
• "The food consistently seems popular."
• "Some of the best pub food we have had in a long time."
• "Good service; from food we only tried the burger and it was excellent!"
• "The Woodman recently hosted my and my girlfriend's joint 30th birthday party... The food, drinks and atmosphere were all spot on for the occasion."
• "Offer a tasty menu of reasonably priced starters, main courses + desserts."
• "Prices not bad for London."

Cons:

• "The drinks are ok but are hugely expensive especially compared to other equally as good pubs in the area."
• "The food is overpriced for what is served."
• "£70 for 2 awful meals and 4 pints left a really bad taste behind."
• "Unfortunately the food was disappointing for the price we paid."
• "Cost cutting has seen the pub consistently under order ingredients and run out of Sunday Roasts."
• "The only let down was the vegan food."
• "The duck salad had ridiculously huge chunks of watermelon in it, and just a few pieces of duck."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "Prices not bad for London."
• "Offer a tasty menu of reasonably priced starters, main courses + desserts."
• "Good overall but nothing exceptional worth of that price."

Cons:

• "I thought it was expensive here. Camden Pale £6.40!!!"
• "Bored, disinterested staff, poorly kept beer and a beer garden which needs a lot of love to bring it back to half decent."
• "Eye-wateringly expensive! Around £6.50 a pint +, yes plus, a 12.5% service charge on every single order."
• "The food is whilst not bad is incredibly expensive. Most main meals average £15-£22, this puts this pub in line with restaurant prices."
• "The food is very average, comparable to a Wetherspoons but twice the price."
• "£14.40 for 2? That is the most I've ever paid and more than central London."
• "It was quite an expensive menu for a pub."