The Pembury Tavern Reviews Summary

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "It's a cosy but airy and well-lit place for hanging out."
• "It's nice to find an unpretentious pub in hackney. It's big, open and friendly."
• "A pub you just don't factor in as it's on the cross road but it is big, warm, traditional with lots of space, great games table, bar and pool table."
• "Really fun vinyl Fridays once a month."
• "Great pub - refurbishment on the place looks amazing and I would recommend everyone visit."
• "The Pembury Tavern is a great local bar, serving good beer in a friendly location."
• "Love the decor in this pub."

Cons:

• "Pretty average beer selection and the interior is rough."
• "It does get quite busy and the service then becomes a bit chaotic."
• "Unfortunately, our pizzas were rather burnt."
• "It could do with a bit more of a clean to be honest as the tables outside were sticky."
• "Scared hipsters haven’t got the freedom day memo yet!! Very unwelcoming."
• "The atmosphere inside was a bit sterile."
• "All the furniture and no furnishings (and no carpet in particular) make it a noisy place."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Great staff, great beers and even better customers 😉"
• "Staff super friendly. Good vibes."
• "Friendly bar staff."
• "Pete, the manager and all staff were brilliant in their communication with the young people while they went to the bar and ordered food and drinks."
• "The bar tenders were friendly and helpful."
• "Great beers which are well kept and properly served by an extremely knowledgeable and friendly set of bars staff."
• "Staff very friendly, the pizzas delicious and the atmosphere quiet and cosy."

Cons:

• "Service slow."
• "Also, it is quite obvious to see that since the previous manager left (and a lot of the staff likewise), the remaining staff are nowhere near as happy under the new regime which, unfortunately, leans more toward hostility than hospitality."
• "Pizza delicious but some bar staff leave alot to be desired with their customer service and the toilets reek."
• "I have been coming to this venue for decades now. Sad to say that the recent manager has to be the rudest one yet."
• "Pity about the two unfriendly girls behind the bar."
• "Awful awful bar staff. 4 families with kids were made to feel monumentally unwelcome despite buying more pizza and drinks than anyone else in there."
• "The manager was absolutely appalling."

Food and Drinks

Pros:

• "Great beer, great pizza, just one thing was wrong: annoying acoustics- I was shouting to be heard and straining to hear, and there wasn't any loud music."
• "Surprisingly large pub, with a large range of beer and decent food in big portions."
• "Great beer, 3 handpulls dedicated to Five Points’ own beers, another three cask lines for guest ales and 16(!) keg lines."
• "Five points brewery create amazing and original beers 🍺 yum 😋"
• "Excellent pizza, well made crust, good range of veggie, vegan and meat toppings."
• "The pizzas from ace pizzas were incredible, we had the honey pie and the special buffalo sauce pizza and I couldn't fault them."
• "The pizza smells and looks great, so it probably tastes great as well, loads of veggie options and gluten free dough available."

Cons:

• "Having been here a handful of times I can recommend to everyone GO SOMEWHERE ELSE IT'S NOT VERY GOOD."
• "Unfortunately for me the pizza was far too salty for my taste."
• "Arrived at 1930 and food was already sold out. Not even a packet of crisps available."
• "Roast came cold, potatoes were as tough as stones!."
• "Their furniture is terribly uncomfortable and in bad repair."
• "Food took a lifetime to come to us and was WRONG. 5 points ale tasted off."
• "No star if possible but one will have to do."

Atmosphere and Entertainment

Pros:

• "Quiz nights are competitive but fun and there is a pool table for entertainment on other nights."
• "They also have vegan pizzas and board games, hours of fun!"
• "Games are available."
• "Great ambient. Lots of great beers to choose and excellent pizza flavors."
• "The Norma Pizza is the best I've tried in London!"
• "Bit noisy but atmosphere good."
• "Everyone needs to play bar billiards and eat the truffle pizza!"

Cons:

• "Don't mind child friendly to a degree but to be allowed to run riot, knocking tables and getting underfoot rather than being kept under control isn't acceptable, after all IT'S A PUB."
• "The loud nightclub feel music ruins the atmosphere!"
• "Can get super loud on weekends."
• "Downsides, no pub quiz now, no board games, limited wine list. No desserts."
• "Also features pool, bar billiards and the occasional real ale festival. Laid-back feel."
• "Staff are exceptionally rude it is just not a nice environment anymore what happened to the family pub that used to be?"
• "Could do with some more soft furnishings on the walls in the side room - very harsh acoustics make it slightly unpleasant when it's busy."