Bedales of Borough Market Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Everything was made better by our waiter Timmy, available for advices for pairing food and drinks."
• "The staff are fantastic and very knowledgeable."
• "Our server, Sophia, was a total delight, warm and great fun."
• "The staff were lovely. Friendly. Knowledgable about the wines and very good at their jobs!"
• "Amazing service - the servers were attentive but not intrusive."
• "Very friendly service."
• "Service was fast & efficient."

Cons:

• "He then promised to bring us a wine cooler which never materialised."
• "The member of staff responsible for seating was rude."
• "I was bitterly disappointed with the unfriendly service I received when I visited Bedales this morning."
• "Unfortunately a few of the staff were quite disinterested and rude."
• "Service was polite but pretty spotty."
• "Dissaponting that after waiting some time for service, the complaints about a poor bottle of wine was treated with disdain."
• "The staff seemed pleasant, but not confident of what they were serving."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "It feels very safe as it is effectively outdoors while being covered by the glass roof of the market."
• "Perfect place for a bottle of wine, cheese, people watching and a cozy afternoon."
• "Backs on to borough market so in the warmer months there is the option of a few seats outside with big barrels for a table."
• "The balcony is a perfect setting with views across Borough Market."
• "This bar has 2 different vibes (indoors) more cozy and intimate and (outdoors) a bit loud because is under the train rails. Both have their charm."
• "Location is right in Borough so perfect for a stop off whilst shopping."
• "The terrace is really nice, covered and heated - which makes it ideal for household mixing gathering in line with the restrictions."

Cons:

• "Also disappointed to be seated out on the market grounds on fold out chairs with no heating or blankets on such a cold evening when we had booked a table in advance (with no notification that the table was outside)."
• "Given we were sat upstairs and outside this did make conversation a bit hard at times."
• "It is such a shame when you have good wine offering and an ok/good venue ruined by rude, incompetent staff who no little about wine."
• "♿️⚠️ Step on entrance to the shop, quite tightly seated due to the age of the building."
• "Minus the noise of the train!"
• "The only negative to the time we went was the noise from trains and cleaning vehicles in the market."
• "It was hellishly loud and noises as they cleared up. Couldn’t hear yourself think let alone enjoy the wine."

Food & Wine

Pros:

• "The soul food stand made me question life itself, I've never had more delicious pastries than at the baklava stand, or more delicious chocolate than at the confectioner's stand."
• "They have a great selection of wine by the glass as well as bottles!"
• "The food was excellent especially the pork cheek croquettes and mushroom sourdough."
• "From starters to dessert, everything was fresh, flavourful and delicious."
• "Wine was delicious and fairly priced."
• "Big fat olives, astounding houmous, the guys who had the prawns were raving about them and then a crema Catalan that would have made any Catalonian proud!"
• "The burger was an absolute winner. Meaty but loads of flavour."

Cons:

• "We just felt ripped off at these prices and won't be back in a hurry."
• "Quite expensive but nice wine."
• "The wine was poorly chilled and very acidic - marketed on their promotion flyer."
• "The kitchen was closed at 4pm when we arrived, so no appetizers etc."
• "The food is limited and good but the portions are very small and result in the food being poor value for money."
• "The cheese was ice cooled. So cooled that the blue cheese broke when tried to cut a part."
• "We felt the food was very overpriced for the portions, I appreciate that the quality of the produce is high, however £40 for a charcuterie and cheese platter with 2 slices of bread is obscene."