The Falcon Reviews Summary

Staff

Pros:

• "Great staff."
• "Staff is really friendly and quick."
• "A lively, vibrant atmosphere complimented perfectly by a great selection of drinks, and wonderful staff."
• "The staff were very friendly and the bite I had to eat was lovely, it's great to see places like this still open."
• "Staff were friendly and explained rules for the voucher I had."
• "Great, respect and confident staff."
• "The staff are wonderful and, service polite and rapid."

Cons:

• "Negatives were the rude security guy at the door treating us as if we had been rude to him in any way."
• "Absolutely dreadful - visited around 6.30pm last Tuesday 23rd June. I'd always quite liked this pub until now - it seems like they've just employed the laziest, thickest, most incompetent SLOW bar staff they could possibly get."
• "All three bar staff could not give a flying eff. There was so much happening on their phones and requests to put on sport were just ignored."
• "Service was so slow. Despite bartenders acknowledging I was waiting for service, they continued to do minor cleaning tasks."
• "Some of the bar staff was quite dry and really didn’t make any efforts in being polite or acknowledge you."
• "The service at this venue was also desperately lacking. The staff looked just as miserable about being there as we ended up being."
• "What an absolute dive. Staff were questioning their life choices behind the bar whilst apathetically attempting to serve drinks."

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The Falcon has its USP - given its proximity to Clapham Junction it’s the ideal pub in which to meet arriving friends and/or to have a nightcap before embarking on your journey."
• "Convenient location with the station a 2min walk away."
• "Great find next to Clapham Junction station."
• "A friendly pub located close to Clapham Junction Train Station."
• "A great pub to wait for a train as Clapham Junction is just around the corner."
• "Good looking building and very few yuppies. Class."
• "This pub is an icon in Clapham Junction located right in the action."

Cons:

• "Everything was dirty. Everything was sticky."
• "Dark and dingy inside and could smell the toilets from our table."
• "The bar was dirty."
• "Very noisy and couldn't hear each others talk."
• "Dangerous. Outside tables from The Falcon pub, full of drunks all over the shop, regularly blocking up the pavement."
• "Also, the toilets are a mess most of the time which is understandable during busy periods but they don’t appear to get any attention at all!"
• "Negative was the lack of atmosphere and the dodgy scenes spotted around the back seats."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Pleanty of draught ales and a good selection of food options."
• "The halloumi fries, calamari and brisket beef croquettes were all nice and the staff were friendly."
• "The pub offers an impressive variety of beers and delicious food that left me completely satisfied."
• "Lovely food, and reasonably priced, just enjoy the atmosphere of and place drink hearty and responsibly."
• "Good selection of draft beer and spirits."
• "Lovely selection of beers, knowledgeable bar staff."
• "A good range of food served, from snacks to a full meal."