The Market Porter Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "The bar staff are so switched on that you rarely wait long for a drink."
• "Staff are always friendly the bar downstairs is good always has lots of different beers to choose from and is always busy in the evenings."
• "The staff are always really attentive and try their hardest to serve people quickly."
• "Polite, efficient staff and a fine pint of Harvey's."
• "The waitress who looked after us was amazing, memorising our drinks orders and being so friendly and attentive."
• "Service was great, quick and efficient."
• "They offer bright and cheerful service."

Cons:

• "I was made to feel stupid when one of the staff gave me a folded up piece of paper; when I opened it the paper was blank and said bar tender and his co-worker were sniggering."
• "Would have been 5 but for the fact that the bar staff got my order wrong twice."
• "Absolutely awful service. Woman named Kat claiming to be the 'manager' blatantly lied and was rude."
• "Shame the barman decided to ring up £4.60 when we paid £9.20."
• "The service was desperately slow (it took us more than 20 min to order a drink!)."
• "Was rudely greeted by a waitress who said we could only sit there if eating."
• "One of the staff behind the bar was extremely rude to me because I had a hoodie on."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Quintessential market boozer."
• "Right opposite Borough Market always a good atmosphere to the place kind of timeless you could be in Dickensian times or the 21st century."
• "The surrounding area is very lively."
• "One of the greatest pubs in London."
• "A proper boozer. Has resisted the temptation to modernise and lose its character."
• "Lovely atmospheric pub with lots of character."
• "Located on a busy corner of the Borough Market, this is a lively pub."

Cons:

• "It does get busy, so as long as you're prepared to just stand where you can."
• "Visited during the day and I found sticky tables, and a dim atmosphere."
• "Gets ridiculously busy in evenings and weekends - best visit weekday lunchtimes."
• "During the weekend it is super busy, so be ready to have standing party;)"
• "If it's cold and you can't stand outside gets very crowded."
• "On Saturday 10th September... the atmosphere was very off."
• "The whole Borough Market area has become very trendy and touristy now."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Good variety of cider and beer - well above average and certainly something for everyone."
• "The beer was great as usual."
• "Like your real ales? Describe your preferred ale, - hoppy, malty light,dark, pale? Whatever, and they'll give you a sample."
• "Good service, tasty beers and one of the best locations at Borough Market."
• "Great pub in Borough Market serving good variety of ales and lagers."
• "Delicious Sunday roasts – succulent meats, tasty greens and scrumptious potatoes."
• "The fish and chips are divine."

Cons:

• "Both dishes were heavily salted."
• "Very average bar, some of the taps produced luke warm beer."
• "We were considering leaving as the last couple of times the food was really poor."
• "Generous slabs of hand cut meat, all with good taste but none, on this visit, being particularly friendly to the jaw muscles."
• "One of the beers we had was sour and undrinkable, bar staff not really bothered."
• "The Sticky Toffee Pudding (£6) with Butterscotch Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream, obviously caught our attention being lovers of a good one. Unfortunately it didn’t quite live up to others as it was a little dry and not overly sticky."
• "The burgers and the chicken burgers were dry and not tasty at all."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Like drinking fresh from brewery. Sensible prices and excellent service."
• "It seems cheap(ish) compared to some of the eyeball blistering dining prices we've encountered in London."
• "Good prices. Less than £6 for a vodka lime soda."
• "The price is reasonable and I go time and time again."
• "The meal was lovely and very reasonably priced."
• "Nicely priced too 5 stars!"
• "Decent food at a decent price."

Cons:

• "Beer is always excessively expensive in London, but there was a decent range available."
• "Beware!!!! they will rip you off if you do not pay any attention to your bill."
• "Gets very busy and you can expect to pay the usual London prices for a pint etc."
• "The only thing stopping it getting 5 stars it that the drinks are expensive."
• "They also got the charges on my bill wrong."
• "Just not as good as it used to be... now a shadow of its former self."
• "Need a little behind the ramp training."