White Swan Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It's a place with a great atmosphere, I would go back."
• "Great atmosphere."
• "Came on a Tuesday afternoon during the festive period, was plenty of space, great atmosphere and big screens with the football on."
• "Many of the clientele were watching the British Lions vs South Africa on the telescreens which made for a vibrant atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was really good."
• "There is a great atmosphere, a good mix between younger and older crowds with a good selection of booze."
• "Was a great atmosphere especially with the England football match on!"

Cons:

• "Way too loud inside."
• "It is, however, incredibly noisy when there's a football match on."
• "Music was louder than one would like as it basically kills general easy talk between visiting people."
• "It got a bit loud though with music playing and there seemed to be two different cricket matches on the screens."
• "Absolutely terrible acoustics, noise levels awful."
• "The atmosphere was awful with music only playing in one end of the pub and dirty plates all over the place."

Service

Pros:

• "Their service was prompt, polite and very professional."
• "The staff were very attentive and Harry the bar man was always very helpful."
• "Both staff and regulars have been noticeably friendly whenever we've visited."
• "Friendly staff, nice ambient music, clean well maintained toilets and friendly with children."
• "Staff were excellent. They have a wide range of beers, ciders, and cocktails on offer."
• "Staff were amazing and so attentive, never waiting long for a drink."
• "The staff are incredibly kind and efficient, empty vessels aren't left on tables too long and food is served promptly from what I can see."

Cons:

• "Has a problem with pick pockets/bag snatchers as one of party had a bag stolen."
• "No local knowledge, ie disabled on crutches I ask for the nearest bus stop... 2 members of staff apparently, didn't know that there was 1 200yds one way down the road."
• "After waiting ages to get served (never been a problem before), I went back to my table, to find that my chair had gone."
• "The bar staff are all quite young and are very friendly but are definitely lacking a manager."
• "Someone I can assume was a manager was just sitting at the bar on their phone while staff were busy working to serve customers."
• "I told the waitress when she asked how the meal was on the standard ‘check back’. Clearly not used to constructive feedback said okay and left."
• "Lack of Staff, no local knowledge."

Food

Pros:

• "Unpretentious decent food reasonably priced."
• "The food we were served was excellent pub food."
• "Food was basic but good."
• "When the food arrived which was under 5 minutes it was perfect I had roast and all of it was cooked properly and didn't disappoint and I'm not easy to please."
• "The Albariño was excellent and the small plates we ordered were all really good."
• "The food was superb! and they went the extra 10 miles to pander to our fussy eater granddaughter."
• "I had a pie called 'Trio of Birds' and it was simply delicious, fluffy mash, crunchy veggies and smooth gravy."

Cons:

• "The Buttermilk chicken burger was inedible."
• "Food was average at best and tasted/looked heavily microwaved."
• "The sausage and onion sandwich was poorly assembled, with dry sausages and there were only 4 bits of onion in the whole sandwich."
• "A buttermilk chicken burger = an oversized chicken nugget straight out of the freezer and in to the deep fryer."
• "The food quality... the pie and the batter was so hard that I struggled to cut through it let alone eat it."
• "The chief horrifically over cooked the vegetables. Tender stem broccoli, red cabbage and carrots. Soggy is the best descriptor."
• "The food was very disappointing. Two menu items were not available, the fish was over cooked in old oil, vegetables were served cold and the steak was like shoe leather."

Value

Pros:

• "Drinks are reasonably priced as well."
• "The prices are brilliant for the location."
• "Great prices for Pimlico ie under £6.00 for a Guinness."
• "Fantastic, friendly staff and good food at low prices."
• "Serves well priced pub food."
• "Good beer, excellent value for money food of good quality."
• "Had a snack during evening it came very well presented and good for the money."

Cons:

• "Which seemed a bit pricey but was tasty."
• "It's a bit pricey even for the area."
• "Can be a little too dear for the pub that it is."
• "Not what we were expecting for over £10 a meal."
• "Food is very hit and miss, my lasagne appeared undercooked and scrapped from a microwave container."
• "Food is well overpriced for what you get. Very little choice of food."
• "The most offensive thing is the markup on these low low quality foods."

Location

Pros:

• "Really cosy pub, very close to the river and Tate Britain. Plenty of Christmas decorations were up."
• "5 minutes walk from the Tate Britain gallery."
• "So if you're in the Pimlico area it's well worth a visit."
• "Good sized pub with great selection of beers not usually found on draught. Located close to Pimlico station and river Thames."
• "Very close to Pimlico station so easy to stumble onto the Victoria line."
• "Large pleasant pub near Vauxhall Bridge."
• "Nice 18th century wide open McMullen's pub a stones throw from Pimlico Underground station and close to the Tate Britain."

Cons:

• "It is sandwiched in between about a dozen offices so is very crowded sometimes especially Thursday and Friday evenings."
• "But unless you're in the area it's a little out of the way for passing trade on the Vauxhall Bridge Road."