The Sun of Camberwell Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly staff, amazing service, a constantly smiling and lovely manager called Adele."
• "Visited for a birthday over summer, lovely sun trap garden, friendly staff, prompt service."
• "The staff should be proud of themselves for the courteous manner, efficiency and politeness, What a joy."
• "Also, special nod to Emma on the bar today - warm and welcoming far beyond a rainy Tuesday lunchtime, especially on a double shift!"
• "The service was fantastic as always."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "The staff is absolutely great, even if there's a lot going on, they always have an eye open for you."

Cons:

• "Incredibly slow service, 25 minutes waiting and a snotty response from an obnoxious waiter of questionable hygiene."
• "Completely let us down. Booked a 7.15 table for supper. Because they were too busy with Christmas parties, they wouldn’t let us order food until the parties were dealt with."
• "Scanned in and waited by the door for over five minutes. Bar man walked right by me and another potential customer twice without bothering to say anything."
• "What an horrendous service! I queued for like 15min to finally arrive at the bar to be met by a bar staff."
• "Service could have been a bit more courteous."
• "Service chaotic and slow."
• "Service wasn’t the best though."

Food

Pros:

• "Top food, good variations of ale."
• "Delicious Food! Just, SO tasty! And it's prepared right in front of your eyes."
• "Food here is good."
• "The Sunday roasts were great. Fluffy, large Yorkshire pudding, nice roast potatoes, and a good mix of side veg - including some delicious red cabbage."
• "Great food, especially the Sunday roasts, and a decent selection of beers on draft."
• "The food is very very nice and the portions are perfect."
• "Food was great and well priced."

Cons:

• "Great pub, terrible food."
• "Ordered the vegan burger and they brought it out without the vegan cheese without acknowledging it."
• "I ordered the lamb roast. The plate looked amazing but that was about it."
• "The food, yes, it's pricey for what it is! If there was sufficient amounts on the plate it would not matter, but we left hungry."
• "Food was very mediocre though, quite measly portions for the sunday roast."
• "The roast itself was very mediocre (the lamb dry and overcooked without seasoning, beef like a shoe, salmon pan fried - nothing special."
• "Service was good but the roast was very disappointing. Over pretentious and overpriced."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "This bar is absolutely brilliant for making you feel at ease."
• "So lucky to have The Sun as our local."
• "The atmosphere is nice, although it was busy, I was served quite quickly, which is always nice."
• "Always great atmosphere through winter and summer."
• "A brilliant pub, great atmosphere with lovely staff."
• "Vibe is friendly, comfortable and safe."
• "The atmosphere is really relaxed but still lively."

Cons:

• "It was unbelievably filthy everywhere, you can still be a cool place and be clean."
• "This is a large, noisy and busy pub, decorated in a shabby chic style."
• "It's pretty loud in there though, so you might have to shout to be heard."
• "Very low hygiene standards."
• "The toilets are a little gross and the bar can be a bit slow at times."
• "Couldn't hear a thing in here, way too noisy!"
• "On a Friday night it was incredibly noisy."

Value

Pros:

• "Visited for a birthday over summer, lovely sun trap garden, friendly staff, prompt service and a good range of well kept cask beer. Prices good too."
• "Cheap and cheerful. I bought a round of drinks for 7 people for 35 quid."
• "Food was superb and very reasonable."
• "Great ales, great beer, great vegan, chicken and beef pattie burgers, with home fries served in a box."
• "A great roast, much better meat and nice warm yorkies too."
• "Very decent Vegan Roast. Priced well and satisfying."
• "Beautiful pub, great staff, delicious food."

Cons:

• "The food, yes, it's pricey for what it is! If there was sufficient amounts on the plate it would not matter, but we left hungry."
• "Sometimes silly prices though. I ordered a Diet Coke and got a tiny 100ml glass full of ice and got charged £2.50."
• "Food was very mediocre though, quite measly portions for the sunday roast."
• "Expensive (paid £40 for a roast, and two drinks)."
• "Charging £18 for a very underwhelming roast."
• "Service was good but the roast was very disappointing. Over pretentious and overpriced."
• "Our pitcher of Pimm's had very little alcohol or fruit. Felt like drinking an expensive jug of lemonade."