The Dog House Reviews Summary

Category: Pub London

Address: 293 Kennington Rd, London, SE11 6BY, United Kingdom

Phone: +442036438982

Rating: 4.0
based on 165 reviews.

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

  • "Great atmosphere, fantastic food and good selection of beer."
  • "Casual relaxed and socially distanced a great place as it has always been."
  • "A very relaxed atmosphere and nice vibe."
  • "The pub has very friendly ambience."
  • "The atmosphere was warm and laid back."
  • "Staff actually wear masks and are so lovely despite it being crazy busy, great atmosphere, and such a good night out."
  • "The atmosphere is warm and inviting with a real log fire and squashy leather sofas to chill out on."

Cons:

  • "Sadly the new landlord is miserable, closes the bar early and has killed all sense of enjoyment for a central London pub."
  • "The pub is lovely but poisoned atmosphere with negative attitude."
  • "Felt like a school dining room."
  • "Garden has been ruined, heater so low my guest hit his head!"
  • "Inside it feels dirty and unkempt, the food is basic, uninspired pub grub - no hint of gastronomic pride from the kitchen."
  • "Now is homogenized and New London style - overpriced gastropub with moody staff."
  • "Was a legendary spot - avoid now."

Service & Staff

Pros:

  • "Very friendly staff."
  • "The ladies behind the bar who were more warm and welcoming."
  • "The waiter was polite, friendly and the food and my pints were served with great efficiency."
  • "The staff are always helpful and friendly."
  • "Efficient and well run, enjoyed really good service from a super friendly team who couldn’t do enough for our table."
  • "Friendly, fast service."
  • "The girls now managing the place were friendly, efficient and engaging."

Cons:

  • "I have never been so discriminated against."
  • "Discrimination from one of the bar girls."
  • "We were treated (in hindsight) quite rudely from the beginning (post-lockdown) by the 'yellow puffer jacket' guy mentioned in earlier reviews."
  • "Manager acted like a deputy headmaster on a power trip most the night and also takes a cut of the tips."
  • "Never been treated as badly as in this establishment."
  • "Appalling service. Booked a table for lunch at 12.30, wasn’t informed there’s a large party also being served and that the kitchen can’t handle our order."
  • "Awful service and a very rude and arrogant manager called Nathan."

Food & Drink

Pros:

  • "Excellent pale ale called London Pale Ale, and not too steep."
  • "Buffalo chicken wings with dip were delicious."
  • "Huge choice of beer and cider, plus really good food at a decent price."
  • "I had some of the best ribs I've ever had and the others with me had hotdogs and burgers and were all very happy."
  • "The food was also quite nice."
  • "Great little boozer serving good cheap pub grub and a great selection of craft beers."
  • "The food we had was also quite good and reasonably priced."

Cons:

  • "Some of their taps ran dry."
  • "Also not enough TV for the footie and food was very poor for the prices."
  • "No espresso martinis later in the evening because they turn the coffee machine off."
  • "Food not very good either. Tomato salad is a plain rocket out of the package."
  • "We both ordered burgers; a small slug emerged from my lettuce and proceeded to energetically wriggle its way across the plate."
  • "Food was just simply dreadful."
  • "Absolutely inedible beef roast."

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