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."