The Carpenters Arms Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Design

Pros:

• "There's a great upstairs, outdoor seating area, a wide selection of beers, wines and spirits."
• "Nice atmosphere, good food and the staff were super friendly."
• "Pub has beautiful wood and tile interior."
• "Throughout the pub are traditional and modern touches which make for a contemporary feel."
• "The upstairs is awesome with a large well-lit patio and a nice old bar room."
• "Nestled just off the busy tottenham court road, this is a gem amongst the bloomsbury pub scene."
• "A lovely pub with a great selection of beers."

Cons:

• "Another disappointing aspect were the toilets. Surely if you have two Initial dispensers, then the toilet roll should at least be in one of them!"
• "Can get rather chilly upstairs as windows can't quite close."
• "The pub was very crowded and on waiting a long time to query the booking with a staff member he told me to queue up again to speak to his manager."
• "Felt quite uncomfortable that no staff members were wearing a mask and there were no COVID safety measures in place (that I saw), so moved outside."
• "Three times we had to ask for different glasses as the ones that were given to us on three different orders still had lipstick marks around the rim."
• "The Carpenters Arms is located in a quiet side street just off Tottenham Court Road."
• "Indoors the Aircon was rather cold."

Service

Pros:

• "The bar staff were terrific the whole evening."
• "Hosted my birthday party here... the space was good with a nice outside bit attached to the private room."
• "Staff was amazing, really lively that adds to the pub's warm atmosphere."
• "Staff were amazing and so friendly."
• "The staff are incredibly polite and well organised."
• "Staff are very friendly and looked after us the whole night."
• "The staff were helpful, friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "Just popped in for a beer after work, 5.30pm on a Friday and only 1 person was serving with 10 people stood at the bar."
• "Terrible experience,booked a table for 6 people turned up and was given a 4 person table and told there was nothing that could be done."
• "How incredibly unaccommodating and rude the staff here is."
• "Lovely staff. Just a shame that due to lack of staff the outside terrace on the first floor was not open."
• "Service was friendly but a bit disjointed."
• "Poor service and way over priced."
• "The bar staff spilt a drink over our coats, threw a paper tissue at us to clean it up(!)."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Landlord on cask in addition to plenty other draft beers."
• "Good food, with a particularly good sandwich and drink lunchtime deal."
• "Decent pint of Guinness. Excellent espresso martinis."
• "The food was really good and perfect for the occasion."
• "Mains are really well put together with decent portions."
• "The foods is tasty and very nice."
• "Buffet food was great nice and simple and very tasty."

Cons:

• "Bit expensive really."
• "Their website claims that they have three real-ales on tap... only a few drinks were actually available."
• "At £8.10 for glass of cheap tasting wine a please or thank you would have been nice."
• "Good beers with an interesting range but the craft beers do feel costly."
• "The nut roast was tiny, stale potatoes."
• "The food experience was dreadful. Everything came 5-10 minutes apart and was overcooked to the point of being inedible."
• "The roast was a disaster, cold cauliflower cheese, wrong meat on the roast."

Pricing & Value

Pros:

• "Would definitely recommend for private hire! Very reasonable minimum spend."
• "Good food, with a particularly good sandwich and drink lunchtime deal."
• "Occasional drink specials (large bottle of Fraoch for £2? Yes, thank you!)."
• "It was fair and reasonably priced and the service excellent!"
• "Recommendation: monday is burger day, which means you get a decent burger with fries and a pint for 9gbp."
• "Inexpensive to reserve an area."
• "Actually wasn't that expensive drinks wise."

Cons:

• "Bit expensive really."
• "It's also way too expensive considering the attitude of the staff."
• "Craft beer pints can be pricey (6gbp)."
• "Everything is wildly expensive. Small portion sizes."
• "But…. £7.20 for a neck oil? 60p more than other pubs in the immediate vicinity and I won’t be in a rush to come back."
• "Paid an extortionate £6.80 for a pint of Camden Pale, only to find EVERY table inside the pub was reserved!"
• "Prices are slightly on the high side, but expected in Central London."