Sylvan Post Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "Set in an old post office, Sylvan Post still has remnants of the past visible."
• "Very cool setting as it is an old post office where you can sit in the vaults."
• "Love the cozy back area and the use of old walk-in safes as private booths."
• "Situated in an old Post Office this pub with dining is really worth a visit."
• "Lovely local pub in Forest Hill. Used to be an old post office and the decor is great."
• "You can even sit inside the old safes."
• "The pub had a charming old-world feel, with a unique character that I found to be truly captivating."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the outside of the pub is covered by ugly scaffolding."
• "The main let down is that it always smells a little musty inside."
• "Most of the history appears to be cleared and replaced with standard pub decor."
• "This place is shiny and new, and still a work in progress judging by the scaffolding at the front of the building."
• "The only outdoor space is on the street facing the road."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best pub roast I’ve had in a long time. Everything was really fresh and well cooked."
• "A good range of drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic and great tasty food at a decent price."
• "First time at Sylvan Post and it won’t be the last. Delicious Sunday roast, very friendly and welcoming staff and great environment."
• "Good selection of craft beers on tap and the imaginative food is a cut above the usual fare."
• "The food was excellent, all perfectly cooked and very tasty as a decent price."
• "The food is freshly cooked, very tasty and reasonably priced."
• "Great food - I've had the risotto and the lasagne, and they both blow most Italian's I've been to out of the water."

Cons:

• "This used to be one of my favourite pubs before it got taken over a couple of years ago...the food is not good at all and we could not eat it."
• "The nut roast was light on nuts, and not obviously roasted."
• "Haven't been here in a while and met some friends for Sunday lunch. The food used to be really good but unfortunately both the beef and pork was very fatty and potatoes gray and hard."
• "The vegan burger and houmous side dish were awful."
• "Several of us had burgers- stale bun, overcooked (verging on burnt) burger, no pickles, mean portion of chips."
• "The Yorkshire was nice and big but cooked so hard and dry."
• "Each dish landing on our table was worse than the previous one. They were dry, stale and frankly inedible and very expensive."

Service

Pros:

• "All-in-all a lovely place to go to relax, meet and enjoy. Recommended."
• "The manager, Emily is very efficient and I believe that this is the reason the pub is so popular."
• "Whenever I've been in, the staff have always been friendly & chatty."
• "The staff were pleasant and attentive."
• "Service is always brilliant - really friendly place to hang out."
• "Friendly stuff, chatty and funny!"
• "The staff are really friendly and attentive and their service is very good."

Cons:

• "Terrible service."
• "The staff treat you like a nuisance and it took over half an hour to get the bill."
• "Inattentive and rude staff."
• "Nearly every time I've gone in, the staff have been pretty surly."
• "Oh what happened? This quirky pub was so good but now let down by staff absolutely ignoring customers to pratt about with their mates instead."
• "We tried the roast lunch on Sunday and it was really quite poor though. Raw veg, hardly any meat and not cheap either."
• "Slow service, waited a long time for orders to be taken."