Sports Bar & Grill - Farringdon Reviews Summary

Category: Sports bar London

Address: 19-25 Cowcross St, London, EC1M 6DH, United Kingdom

Phone: +442072513813

Rating: 3.9
based on 201 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was good and the staff was kind too."
  • "Special mention to Ellen and Danny who really pushed themselves the extra mile!"
  • "Harry goes above, and beyond every time we come to make sure we are taken care of."
  • "The staff were superb and made us all feel incredibly welcome."
  • "Staff were kind and attentive."
  • "The service is quick and staff are friendly."
  • "The staff were great and very attentive."

Cons:

  • "Awful!!!...Shocking service and 18 disgruntled starving people."
  • "Terribly understaffed for a Friday evening, I had to wait at least 15-20mins just to be served."
  • "Waited 30 mins for a round of drinks to arrive."
  • "Service during the day was very slow. No one at the bar at all for at least 10 minutes."
  • "Table service was non existent so had to queue at the bar."
  • "It was incredibly understaffed for how busy it was, only two or three people working behind the bar."
  • "Utter shambles! Huge wait (+20mins) at the bar because there's not enough bar staff."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "This is the best place in town to watch a Premier League game."
  • "The atmosphere was great."
  • "Really really cool place to get a drink, have a meal with friends and watching sports on many and big tv screens."
  • "Good modern atmosphere."
  • "First visit and on a night when two Rome football teams were playing each other so it was a noisy but fun atmosphere."
  • "Every time I come here, the atmosphere is always amazing, the staff are very pleasant and friendly."
  • "The atmosphere was really friendly and welcoming and we had a good laugh with those sat around us."

Cons:

  • "VERY VERY VERY NOISY!!!"
  • "It's an interesting enough place, but the sports bar vibe feels a little cheap and tacky."
  • "Do NOT go here for the super bowl!!...employees was extremely rude to us."
  • "Beer selection is super bland and the atmosphere was as dead as a dodo."
  • "The atmosphere was poor in comparison with previous occasions."
  • "The bar was ridiculously hot which created a stuffy / musty atmosphere."
  • "The atmosphere is terrible, the audio was barely loud enough to make out any words."

Food

Pros:

  • "Have to say the pizza was excellent, crust was thick and they felt like artesan pizza’s."
  • "The food was amazing as well, I had a cheese and bacon burger and it was nice and juicy."
  • "I love the pineapple beef burger. Juicy and refreshingly yummy!"
  • "The burgers were outstanding tasty."
  • "The food is surprisingly plenty that I had to do takeaways."
  • "Ordered a Moving Mountains vegan burger, which was absolutely lovely - juicy and tasty."
  • "The food is quite expensive but very fresh and tasty!"

Cons:

  • "The food was clearly reheated and consequently the chicken burger was tough and chewy."
  • "Food was absolutely atrocious. Had to send chicken wings back twice because they were stone cold."
  • "Not great food at all burger tasted like a piece of charcoal."
  • "In the fish and chips the peas were mushy and the fish batter was soggy."
  • "Food was absolutely atrocious...Average drink order took 30 mins to arrive."
  • "The food itself tasted so mediocre."
  • "Terrible food! I had a small salad and a fridge - cold (!!) poached egg."

Price

Pros:

  • "The price are affordable and the quantity is ok."
  • "London drink prices but not silly prices."
  • "But this place does accept Tastecard so can be very good value."
  • "Reasonably priced for the amount of food you get too."

Cons:

  • "Most expensive Beavertown Neck Oil I've had in the area though at £7.60."
  • "Drinks are overpriced, even for the area."
  • "And prices are high: £10 for 2 (large) cokes."
  • "Just watched the Everton v Chelsea game and started a tab as usual. When I came to pay it was £6.45 a pint!"
  • "Food and drink was on the expensive side. Cheapest hot dog was £9.50, Burgers roughly starting from about £10."
  • "£7 for a pint of Peroni is extreme."
  • "Charging £20 for the first England match on a Monday night is just bang out of order."

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