The Dog House Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere, fantastic food and good selection of beer."
• "Casual relaxed and socially distanced a great place as it has always been."
• "A very relaxed atmosphere and nice vibe."
• "The pub has very friendly ambience."
• "The atmosphere was warm and laid back."
• "Staff actually wear masks and are so lovely despite it being crazy busy, great atmosphere, and such a good night out."
• "The atmosphere is warm and inviting with a real log fire and squashy leather sofas to chill out on."

Cons:

• "Sadly the new landlord is miserable, closes the bar early and has killed all sense of enjoyment for a central London pub."
• "The pub is lovely but poisoned atmosphere with negative attitude."
• "Felt like a school dining room."
• "Garden has been ruined, heater so low my guest hit his head!"
• "Inside it feels dirty and unkempt, the food is basic, uninspired pub grub - no hint of gastronomic pride from the kitchen."
• "Now is homogenized and New London style - overpriced gastropub with moody staff."
• "Was a legendary spot - avoid now."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Very friendly staff."
• "The ladies behind the bar who were more warm and welcoming."
• "The waiter was polite, friendly and the food and my pints were served with great efficiency."
• "The staff are always helpful and friendly."
• "Efficient and well run, enjoyed really good service from a super friendly team who couldn’t do enough for our table."
• "Friendly, fast service."
• "The girls now managing the place were friendly, efficient and engaging."

Cons:

• "I have never been so discriminated against."
• "Discrimination from one of the bar girls."
• "We were treated (in hindsight) quite rudely from the beginning (post-lockdown) by the 'yellow puffer jacket' guy mentioned in earlier reviews."
• "Manager acted like a deputy headmaster on a power trip most the night and also takes a cut of the tips."
• "Never been treated as badly as in this establishment."
• "Appalling service. Booked a table for lunch at 12.30, wasn’t informed there’s a large party also being served and that the kitchen can’t handle our order."
• "Awful service and a very rude and arrogant manager called Nathan."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Excellent pale ale called London Pale Ale, and not too steep."
• "Buffalo chicken wings with dip were delicious."
• "Huge choice of beer and cider, plus really good food at a decent price."
• "I had some of the best ribs I've ever had and the others with me had hotdogs and burgers and were all very happy."
• "The food was also quite nice."
• "Great little boozer serving good cheap pub grub and a great selection of craft beers."
• "The food we had was also quite good and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Some of their taps ran dry."
• "Also not enough TV for the footie and food was very poor for the prices."
• "No espresso martinis later in the evening because they turn the coffee machine off."
• "Food not very good either. Tomato salad is a plain rocket out of the package."
• "We both ordered burgers; a small slug emerged from my lettuce and proceeded to energetically wriggle its way across the plate."
• "Food was just simply dreadful."
• "Absolutely inedible beef roast."