The Sun Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere and good service."
• "The venue is stunning, chilled vibes and phenomenal food as always."
• "An atmospheric and cosy pub."
• "It's a nice atmosphere as well for a Sunday dinner."
• "Love this pub! Definitely best pub food around! Service is always excellent and love the atmosphere!"
• "The garden area now has a great tent canopy with lights and lots of interesting things to look at."
• "The Sun is a delight. A fine selection of ales, wines and drinks. The pub itself is cosy, tasteful and welcoming. Highly recommended."

Cons:

• "Front of house chaos very sad."
• "It’s like there’s no heating on. Also the menu needs a revamp, it’s been the same for a long time."
• "It’s always been a regular haunt of ours but it’s just sooooo cold."
• "It's a nice enough pub, layout means it's very crowded around the bar area though."
• "The cosy split level saloon bar is now signed as a 'dining area' and the little upstairs platform where the dartboard lived is now a kitchen."
• "Small, stairs to upper room are difficult to negotiate. Shared toilet is halfway up/down said stairs so tricky to access and it only had one towel for drying hands and no sanitizer."
• "Wouldn't allow zero stars. The pub is miss connected polluting the local river Wandle and a S85 offence under Water Resources Act 1991."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and the themed nights on the weekdays is such a great concept!"
• "The fish and chips were great, both regular and gluten free."
• "The food was delicious, perfectly cooked and very generous portions."
• "Probably one of the best burgers I have had in a long time."
• "Food served piping hot and really tasty."
• "The food was sensational. Scotch egg to start, lamb main and the pumpkin cake with apple sorbet was exceptional."
• "The food was delicious and without doubt the best roast I have had in a long time."

Cons:

• "The curry was not the best, it had the curry taste but was not salty enough just as the chicken."
• "The meat was dry and mainly fat. The veg was under cooked and cold."
• "Food very poor I'm 81 years old and I can cook far better and what that cook can had to send all my meals back because they were not suitable."
• "The roast was ok, but they need to cook their beans more."
• "The lamb roast lacked a bit of seasoning, and the fish (from fish and chips) was a bit bland."
• "So so foods ok a little over priced and a little over cooked.... Like a lot of pubs in the area a pub trying to produce and charge restaurant prices...."
• "Mains haddock was okay."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were excellent and bend over backwards to help you."
• "The staff were attentive and made us feel very welcome."
• "The staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is relaxed."
• "Staff are amazing, during busy periods service can be a little slow but the food more then makes up for it."
• "Friendly table service without a long wait."
• "The service is amazing! The waitresses and bar tenders are so friendly, attentive and helpful."
• "We were served quickly, by friendly staff and with good quality food."

Cons:

• "However I was refused service today despite the place being half empty."
• "Turned up at 5.30pm on a Tuesday - pub nearly empty. I was informed that every table was booked so could I not sit down anywhere."
• "Food was decent but wait times were long."
• "Had to take our business elsewhere, as the support and service was just not there."
• "A couple of the staff are decent, but some are very slow and completely useless."
• "Staff double booked my 30th with a wedding, telling us just a few days beforehand and were incredibly unhelpful/unresponsive when trying to sort it out."
• "My order was forgotten about a couple of times."