Westow House Pub & Hotel Reviews Summary

Category: Pub London

Address: 79 Westow Hill, Norwood, London, SE19 1TY, United Kingdom

Phone: +442086700654

Rating: 4.1
based on 229 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Service is amazing, we've been greeted many times by staff and it just feels like a different kind of service."
  • "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
  • "Staff was nice."
  • "Thank you to Dan and the team for looking after us so well."
  • "The staff were quick and responsive, the manager was on the ball but lovely and kind to our 7 year old."
  • "The staff are very friendly."
  • "The staff were very Professional, polite, very helpful and friendly."

Cons:

  • "Service is always dreadful with no table service and always feels poorly managed with untrained staff."
  • "The customer service is really shocking, it took 1h 30m for all the lunch items to be served."
  • "The service was slow and the bartender was doing triple duty and visibly annoyed."
  • "Service can be a little slow sometimes but they are very good with customers either way!"
  • "Terrible service, waiving my hand about for nearly 20 minutes to get a beer."
  • "The major let down was the service."
  • "Service was a little slow!"

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Good beer, relaxed atmosphere."
  • "Easter Sunday Lunch was a delight. There was a nice atmosphere."
  • "Really comfortable and relaxing atmosphere indoors."
  • "The atmosphere is welcoming."
  • "Always a good atmosphere."
  • "Great vibe, excellent beers, cool & chilled."
  • "The staff were friendly and welcoming, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "Scruffy hipster pub for the under 40’s with mismatched torn furniture and dark decor within a cavernous space."
  • "Best avoided when busy as the staff just can’t handle the pressure and get very rude and defensive."
  • "Really bad customer service and unhelpful staff, the food was terrible and the atmosphere left a lot to be desired."
  • "Used to be a great pub with live music. Now it’s an uptight place who takes card only and doesn’t even 'give a crap' about customers."
  • "Watch out though; friday and saturday night the tone is dramatically lowered."
  • "The outside seating at the front is ok but again dirty and in need of updating and cleaning."
  • "We waited longer than white counterparts for a table."

Food

Pros:

  • "Food was nice, reasonably priced."
  • "The food was amazing. My fiancé even said that their burger was the best that she has ever had."
  • "The food is amazing."
  • "We ate there on many an occasion and found the food to be of the highest quality and teaming with flavour."
  • "The food was great, very tasty chicken, creamed leeks delicious."
  • "Food is some of the best food in the area, finger food mostly but also some great main dishes."
  • "The food at the pub was excellent."

Cons:

  • "Sunday lunch was pretty reasonable... I would've liked a little more meat and much more veggies."
  • "Overpriced will not return."
  • "Uncooked halloumi cubes? Urgh!"
  • "Disgusting food and atrocious service."
  • "The food is pretty inedible."
  • "The chips/fries are dreadfully dry."
  • "The food itself was average at best & served on tiny, cheap paper plates."

Accommodation

Pros:

  • "The room itself was generous enough and very nicely decorated."
  • "The rooms also look nice for staying over."
  • "A really pretty and cost pub on the inside."
  • "The room was nice."
  • "Great hotel in Crystal Palace. Beautiful rooms with all amenities available."
  • "Rooms are good size and comfortable. Decor was nice too."
  • "This is a nice small peaceful hotel & pub. The rooms are clean and nice."

Cons:

  • "Only downside is single glazed windows mean the room was chilly, especially the tiled floor."
  • "The quality of the bedding and mattress was poor. Stains on the duvet and pillow cases, did not fill me with confidence."
  • "There wasn’t a dressing mirror in the room and no where to plug the hairdryer to see in the only mirror located in the bathroom."
  • "The room was very warm and you couldn’t turn the heating down."
  • "Room wasn't cleaned throughout my whole stay."
  • "Missing essential things like a wardrobe and mirror."
  • "AC was broken, it was absolutely boiling so barely slept for two nights."

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