The St George's Tavern Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great."
• "Food was homey and filling."
• "food was great, well cooked, decent portions and steak was well done as per request."
• "I ate the fishcakes that were great tasting and are reasonably priced for London."
• "Love the food here, dessert was amazing."
• "The food was generous and perfect."
• "Food was freshly cooked and of a very good standard, excellently presented and at a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "The pastry was dense and soggy, the filling was flavourless."
• "Food OK but uninspiring."
• "Steak and kidney pie was awful, the pastry crust was overcooked, felt like eating plasterboard and more gravy than actually meat and kidney."
• "Tomato soup was okay, the size of bowl was ridiculous."
• "Terrible food? Definitely."
• "The turkey dinner was cold and the vegetables overcooked and soggy."
• "The burgers were gross, I'm sure there's some legal notes around calling them 'beef burgers' when they taste and look nothing like either."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly."
• "It was tremendously busy but we were served quickly, and it looks quite nice inside - nothing like the other bland chain pubs in the area."
• "Friendly waitress and service."
• "Friendly and prompt service, good food, decent value for money."
• "The service was friendly and quick."
• "Amazing staff, professional management."
• "Amazing service by Erica."

Cons:

• "Took a bit of time to order then get the bill afterwards but the food was really good, everything was just right."
• "It can be difficult to reach the bar with the tables surrounding the bar."
• "Service a no-no."
• "The table was not ready on time as the restaurant was busy and had a few reservations, however they still only had one waitress and so the service was reasonably non-existent."
• "Was disappointed with service from 1 barmaid who totally ignored me."
• "The service was also quite bad, waitress with an attitude problem."
• "Slow untrained unfriendly staff."

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Clean, tidy, and local to train and bus stations."
• "1 minute walk from Victoria Station."
• "Classic pub just behind the station in a nice quiet street."
• "Good atmosphere in the pub felt like you could talk to the locals."
• "It was warm and inviting."
• "The whole place screamed 'authentic British pub'."
• "It was really nice location, at the back of Victoria Station."

Cons:

• "On a Saturday evening, the bar area was lively and a little crowded."
• "Hubbub corner location with small amount of outside seating & people stand outside but parking is difficult during restrictive hours."
• "My cell service was a little spotty inside the pub."
• "However, there appears to be only *one* ladies toilet which for a pub of this size is just utterly ridiculous."
• "Accessible toilet was terrible. Three tables and a chair piled up in there."
• "No space for a wheelchair to be able to get in. Pull cord inaccessible."
• "There was, however a tiny mouse running across the room and stole a crumb off the floor."