The Founder's Arms Reviews Summary

Category: Pub London

Address: 52 Hopton St, London, SE1 9JH, United Kingdom

Phone: +442079281899

Rating: 4.2
based on 597 reviews.

View and Location

Pros:

  • "A lovely place with an even lovelier view of the Thames and the city."
  • "The evening view of London's skyline, lit up in all its glory, is a sight to behold."
  • "Amazing view of the themes and St. Paul cathedral."
  • "It was right on the water and has a great view of the Thames and St. Paul's."
  • "The location is something I never tire of - stunning views of St Pauls over the river, just fantastic."
  • "The views of the Thames and the city are wonderfully splendid."
  • "Amazing views over Thames of the City of London."

Cons:

  • "The Amazing position on the south bank of the Thames is the single merit that this ‘pub’ has."
  • "The view is good but the bar has a clinical feel to it."

Service

Pros:

  • "Every single interaction with every member of staff was great."
  • "He was informative, cheerful & professional at the same time which is something you don't get much of these days."
  • "The service was friendly and efficient."
  • "Had the pleasure of being served by a very friendly and welcoming young lady called Lucy."
  • "Our server Izzy was phenomenal and one of the best parts of the establishment, extremely helpful and welcoming to some random Americans."
  • "What truly set the Pub apart was the exceptional service we received."
  • "Biggest shout out to Danny! He was amazing throughout! Smiling, chatty, happy & very funny!"

Cons:

  • "The whole staff attitude was appalling with quite a lot of them pulling faces whilst walking past tables and delivering food to tables."
  • "Unfortunately nobody welcomes you at entrance."
  • "Horrible unwelcome experience yesterday with terrible organisation and bad attitude from staff who clearly didn’t want to be there."
  • "The staff were keep forgetting us but they were nice."
  • "After failing to catch anyone's attention as they came by bringing drinks and food, we had to go to the hostess stand to ask for some."
  • "When we found a clean table we were asked who sat us down??"
  • "Service was slow."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The quality and quantity of the food is great."
  • "The food is cooked to order and is fantastic."
  • "This was the best fish and chips I’ve ever had in my life."
  • "Pro-tip: Try the slightly toasted bread with wild garlic butter. Delicious!"
  • "The food was delicious and you have a lot of choices."
  • "The Chicken Roast... he declared it the best roast he'd ever had."
  • "The food we encountered was nothing short of fantastic."

Cons:

  • "the kitchen apparently doesn’t believe in seasoning, especially for starters."
  • "The fish had too much batter in it at the middle making it chewy and seemed uncooked."
  • "They had sub par food and portions served today, I paid £16 for the amount of mussels pictured, and everyone else's food was very poor considering a considerable price point."
  • "The humous starter, which was utterly tasteless. The bread was stale."
  • "Less than average food especially for the price."
  • "Food overpriced for what we had - no sign of a 'grilled' peach and cold cheese, poor salad."
  • "The food doesn’t worth the money you are spending. It was not tasty at all."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Nice pub by the river. During the summer it's really nice."
  • "The service was good and the atmosphere great."
  • "The general atmosphere had a good vibe particularly as it was very busy."
  • "The atmosphere is extremely inviting along with beautiful views of the river."
  • "The outdoor dining was also fantastic."
  • "The atmosphere was lively and cozy."
  • "What truly caught my attention was the atmosphere it was warm and inviting."

Cons:

  • "Lacks the soul and character of other pubs in London."
  • "it’s incredibly loud in there, so not a particularly pleasant atmosphere."
  • "Service terrible, no real ale, unpleasant interior, conversation impossible due to music loudness."
  • "It's a big modern barn of a place which reduces the score for atmosphere."
  • "This is not even really a pub, it’s a low class bar making the least out of its prime location."
  • "It was super busy and noisy."
  • "The place only showed how disorganised and messy it is, it’s just a pub for people to get wasted."

Price

Pros:

  • "The price of £50 included several rounds of drinks too."
  • "The menu was reasonably priced."
  • "Drinks were reasonably priced, so it made the whole experience very good value for money."
  • "Drinks are reasonably priced for the area."
  • "Taste a London bite and at a reasonable price."
  • "Prices are acceptable and employees were very friendly and ready to serve you."
  • "The menu is quite varied and the prices reasonable, taking into account that it is in London and on the Southbank."

Cons:

  • "The food is ok but at very inflated prices for the quantity and quality of what you get."
  • "Likewise the drinks are very expensive."
  • "The price was a little high - 60 quid for two burgers, chips and drinks."
  • "You’ll need a second mortgage for - £20 for a pint and a large glass of white wine !!!"
  • "they really need to drop the 12.5 % 'suggested' service charge thing."
  • "Little bit overpriced."
  • "Even at London prices not worth £21."

Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Clean place with small seating area outside."
  • "Facilities were nice and clean, well looked after despite the very busy evening I have attended this establishment."

Cons:

  • "The brutalist building design made it uncomfortable in the heatwave."
  • "Inside had a bad smell probably because of the toilet or food."
  • "Toilet was not clear and smelly."
  • "The day we visited the toilets were really dirty, unclean and there was loo roll all over the floor."
  • "And this place I guess had same idea to make a pub with toilet smell to make your talks flow smooth so you can loose the perception of time and enjoy your tasty drinks with smell."
  • "If they can’t look after the toilets what are the kitchens like? Glad we didn’t eat there!"
  • "Men's WC was out of order so they were using the only disabled WC/Baby Change."

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