Fox on the Hill - JD Wetherspoon Reviews Summary

Outdoor Space

Pros:

• "A fantastic venue with tones of outside space."
• "This one has an outdoor area for summer drinks."
• "They have plenty of outdoor space and heaters and canopies too."
• "It's an older style spoons but with a massive outside area both in front and behind the pub."
• "Amazing large outdoor area with nice vibes that the sun made even better."
• "A Wetherspoons with a difference. It has a spacious outside area by the car park and a bear garden and marquee in the back."
• "The beer garden here makes it easily the best spoons in London."

Cons:

• "The table outside did not have a decipherable number on, consequently our food failed to be delivered to us while it was hot."
• "Food on floor."
• "So busy we left without getting our drink because there was clearly not enough staff."
• "To the rear sitting area there is now a large plastic canopy which makes the area dark."
• "We were in the garden as it was beautiful summer evening... a member of staff came over just to our table and told us we have to vacate the garden now."
• "Especially in the summer, there is a massive beer garden."
• "The huge garden out front (with superb views overlooking London) and in the back give this inner-city pub a real bucolic feel."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are friendly and helpful but dealing with the public can push you to your limit."
• "Staff are friendly and efficient."
• "Staff are polite, very busy as it was a Saturday and free parking all day on a Saturday too! Fast service."
• "Our meals were brought to our tables very promptly by cheerful, helpful staff."
• "Very happy with the service and food."
• "Customer service really care of customers."
• "The staff are really patient and efficient."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the manager Meghan who heard our conversation got involved and in a rude way said to me that I had to get all in once, she then walked away ignoring me."
• "Evidently according to the waiter it was our fault for ordering incorrectly."
• "Worst service ever."
• "I waited over an hour for my main course. No apology."
• "The queues were very long and service was not with a smile."
• "The customer service was non existent."
• "The staff were extremely rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "It's great for families & the food is really nice & reasonably priced."
• "Really nice place, clean and tidy, English breakfast simply fantastic!!"
• "Food and drink very good."
• "Tasty food and drinks at reasonable prices."
• "Food excellent value."
• "Nothing left on the plates. Great value."
• "The food was nice, however three of us out our group ordered fish and chips."

Cons:

• "Awful breakfast."
• "Food not that great finger marks on jacket spud where it had been pushed up."
• "The food I ordered came with various items missing."
• "The food wasn't nice at all. Chips tasted like aunt bessy roast potatoes."
• "The burger was the dryest thing I've ever had, no flavour."
• "The food took over 1hr 15 mins to arrive."
• "Been there yesterday had a vegan burger and now I'm been vomiting."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The drinks here are way more reasonable too."
• "Supporting the EOHO Scheme so very very well priced."
• "Guest ale was £2.39 and Guinness £3.49 for a pint, making this pub around half the price for beer than the pubs up the road to Camberwell Green."
• "The prices here are super reasonable, especially for London."
• "The drinks are so cheap you would be hard pressed to find a similar JDW with such a view with so much space, with prices that make it value for money."
• "Great value for money drinks and food, good selection of cask ales."
• "Usual great value."

Cons:

• "Full prices for half and cold menus."
• "Then they told be they were out of the tortillas, but still had to pay full price for cold food."
• "1 thin piece of lettuce and 2 slice of tomatoes for my burger... 45minutes for 2 burgers and a sharer platter which reached us cold."
• "No cons mentioned regarding value."
• "If I could I would give 0 star."
• "I don't give it 5 stars because the food is trash."
• "Normal Wetherspoons place, cheap beer but the food was awful."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Really nice place, clean and tidy, English breakfast simply fantastic!!"
• "Lovely and clean, great garden area that's quite large with sheltered seating."
• "The place is clean and the staff are very accommodating."
• "The staff were great and everything, including spotlessly clean portoloos, has been provided and thought of."
• "Nice place for a quick drink or a sit back relax and savour the flavour of your favourite tipple."
• "Beautiful building from the outside and huge outdoor area."
• "The pub is very spacious inside and out with a great view of the city of London."

Cons:

• "The place is quite dilapidated. You will often find things broken at the table and even the seats falling apart."
• "Piles of unwashed glasses everywhere, including in baskets on the floor and as such a trip hazard."
• "Food on floor."
• "The table was sticky and the area around me looked quite grimy."
• "But, not clean, sticky tables, female toilets smelly, my bench seat was broken."
• "There was this awful smell in the pub I noticed as soon as I entered, first of all."
• "The worst experience what me and my family had in London. Dirt everywhere, it's disgusting."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Easy to get to by public transport with bus routes 42, 68, 467 passing by and a short walk up the hill from Denmark Hill train station."
• "If going by car there is a big car park, but bear in mind that there is a 2h 30min time limit."
• "Parking was easy with plenty of spaces."
• "Own parking and free street parking after 2pm and weekends."
• "Nice large car park (free for 2 hours). Convenient if needing somewhere to lunch & park while visiting Kings Hospital."
• "Unlimited free parking after 6 pm."
• "There is a large car park, which is excellent as both me and my partner have mobility issues, which made access very easy."

Cons:

• "Just received a ticket for parking!!!"
• "Can get really busy at the pub, can be hard to hard a table at peak times."
• "NO DOGS ALLOWED!!! This outdated pub does not allow dogs at their premises, including outside sitting area - a pub that is next door to a busy park popular with dog owners."
• "A totally bizarre and infuriating queueing system is in operation at the bar, which means getting a drink takes 15 mins."
• "Can be hard to hard a table at peak times."
• "Parking is also available."
• "The pub felt dirty and dingy and it was bustling with people."