The George Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Everything is stunning and really reasonably priced, best pub grub in town."
• "Food was tasty."
• "The fish was perfectly cooked and the chips were proper.... not french fries!"
• "Hands down, one of the greatest fish and chips I've ever had."
• "The pork belly was nice."
• "The food was great and the atmosphere was warm."
• "The food was delicious and the staff friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "The bar food menu was very limited, and their onion rings and chips were quite oily."
• "Some dishes came cold."
• "Luke warm, unmelted cheese, and fries were cold."
• "Burger was sent back as served up cold."
• "They tell us there is no roast, that they sold out."
• "The food in The George was nicely presented, but the portions were tiny, thus expensive for what you got."
• "Chicken was dry, frozen veg was half cooked and hard."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff was attentive and friendly, I highly recommend."
• "The staff is attentive without being intrusive."
• "Service was excellent and very friendly."
• "The staff were very accommodating, gave us a lovely booth in the restaurant and brought a bowl of water for Daisy."
• "The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable, always there when we needed them."
• "Staff incredibly helpful."
• "The staff were exceptionally friendly, quick service and the pub was full of character."

Cons:

• "Had to get up and go and find someone again to take our order."
• "Initially noone to speak to anywhere about our booking."
• "Awfully racist owner. Kept a hold of our drinks with his fingers inside the glass and kept arguing we wouldn't pay."
• "Rude staff members."
• "The bar man that served us is the rudest human being I have ever encountered."
• "Didn't clear plates from table."
• "The service was really slow."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Great location in the city."
• "The atmosphere was really nice and it looks good too."
• "This place has been around since 1723, and you can feel the charm and character as soon as you step through the door."
• "A second home for Dr. Johnson, a Cavalier ghost in the cellar, a wide array of delicious beer, and a beautiful wood panel charm."
• "The building is beautiful and the atmosphere of the pub downstairs is warm."
• "Nice atmospheric pub! If you wish to take someone visiting London to a true London pub experience, take them here!"
• "Oozing with the atmosphere of a classy historic pub."

Cons:

• "If it’s gets busy is gets noisy so difficult to hear."
• "The atmosphere as we walked in was miserable."
• "It's too big to be really cosy or characterful, but it's not a bad option for a pint and works well for larger groups."
• "Way too noisy."
• "It's a pub that plays loud music so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who wants to socialise."
• "The waiting staff kept interrupting by returning empty beer glasses and dumping them near us."
• "Traditional English pub but completely empty even on a Saturday at lunchtime."

Value

Pros:

• "In total I think we paid £26.00 for 2 mains and 2 drinks which I thought was good for central London."
• "Liked: Decor, selection of drinks and location."
• "The prices are reasonable for Central London."
• "Always a welcoming environment and very competitively priced for that part of town."
• "Good selection of beers and wines."
• "The prices were reasonable but most importantly the food was delicious."
• "Great cask ales selection, always something interesting on craft and a killer wine list."

Cons:

• "Good range of drinks and nice food, but gets too crowded and as with most London pubs is much too expensive."
• "Very expensive but those who work in the Temple can afford it hey?!"
• "Beer very pricey though 1 pint of Timothy Taylors & half a cider...£16.00 ouch!"
• "A lemonade with a dash of lime cordial was charged at £5.50."
• "Ordering meals at the bar still incurs a service charge of 12.5%."
• "Food was rather expensive fish and chips came with curious extras and sprinkled with salt not to everyone's taste."
• "Overpriced. Craft lager beer was good, but this place is not my favourite gastropub in London anymore."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The food was fantastic."
• "The pub serves up a great selection of beers and ales, including some tasty local brews."
• "The grilled artichoke, cauliflower and vegan aoili on wild/brown rice was really delicious, with a subtle mushroom flavour."

Cons:

• "Just came back and as the pub got more quiet and there were only a few people left I say THREE MICE running around seeming to go into the walls and to be really settled there."
• "Unfortunately the chips were deep fried too long."
• "The sausage roll also wasn’t very good."