The Woolpack Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "Good choice of real ales and wines at reasonable prices."
• "The food is reasonably priced and the back garden area is great!"
• "Food is good quality pub fare and priced reasonably."
• "The prices are reasonable, the food is pretty average the few times I’ve eaten."

Cons:

• "Drinks were expensive but that's kind of what you expect in that area!"
• "Had a very nice pint but it cost £6.95! Not being a regular pub goer this seems excessive even if you are near London Bridge."
• "Very expensive beer - £6.30 for a pint of Bermondsey Best."
• "Expensive...if you'd like to play 'guess how much my London pint and a double G&T will cost' and you don't mind a very large answer, this is the pub for you!"
• "Nice location and of course it is an expensive area, but £13.50 for 2 pints was a shock!"
• "Food and drinks are overpriced."
• "Had food and beer at lunch time. Food was pretty good, but the entire place is eye wateringly expensive."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Busy atmosphere with a huge outdoor beer garden with heaters so good for summer and winter."
• "This is my favourite pub to meet up with friends and colleagues because the interior is pretty welcoming and the atmosphere is quite accommodating."
• "Great atmosphere, great food (the fish and chips is very good, the crumble is delicious)."
• "The pub itself is cozy, outside is an excellent beer garden with heaters and covers, and the atmosphere is always brill."
• "Always a friendly welcome from the staff and a very relaxing atmosphere."
• "Lovely lovely beer garden, cool atmosphere, full of youngish trendy design types."
• "Great place, great staff and perfect environment for drinks after work."

Cons:

• "In the three hours I was there I didn't notice anyone cleaning or wiping surfaces. It's a nice place but please clean it up!"
• "upstairs a bit dark and loud not great ambience for Sunday dinner."
• "Lively pub with grub but it's impossible to sit inside for too long due to the pungent odour of urine."
• "The pub advertises that it has a garden but in reality it's entirely enclosed by a marquee."
• "Spacious and lively open air terrace."
• "Nice people but stinks like hell!"
• "It's a nice pub, but let down by staff who make you feel like you're an inconvenience for being there."

Service

Pros:

• "Bartenders were quick to serve and had great attitudes despite it being quite hectic."
• "The staff are so kind and helpful and the atmosphere is great."
• "Very quick service given how busy the pub was."
• "Loved the Bloody Maries, closest thing I've ever found to my recipe."
• "Always a friendly welcome from the staff and a very relaxing atmosphere."
• "The team couldn't be more nice, we met the manager and she was beyond lovely, same goes to the rest of the team."
• "Staff were very friendly and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Great outside space, faaaaar too few staff members so you'll be at the bar for AAAAAAAAAGES."
• "staff really unhelpful (had to ask 3 people before anyone took us to our reserved table)."
• "After waiting a ridiculous amount of time at the bar to pay our bill, we were attended by an unprofessional bartender."
• "Very poor food and service. Avoid ordering the roast beef/sterloin."
• "The service can be a little slow, especially during rush hour when it gets packed and any Covid regulations about maintaining a safe distance go out of the window as customers vie for the bartenders’ attention to be served."
• "The most useless bar staff ever."
• "Really not good. We had to send 3 drinks back, one was because the glass was filthy, another was because the served us a bloody Mary that was mainly Worcestershire sauce, another was they gave us a coke that was just a glass of ice."