Three Stags, Lambethback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Given up on this place now - despite the good beers I can do without the Dickensian twilight during the evenings and plain rude attitude of the majority of the staff, who all would seem to much prefer chatting to each other rather than, *gasp*, serving the customer.
Oh and isn't serving halfs of beer in unmarked glasses a touch illegal???
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Under the previous management the Three Stags was always friendly and welcoming (despite rather too many "reserved" tables), and while the real beers weren't great, the prices were reasonable, the atomsphere good, and the food more than acceptable.
Since its recent transformation it has become dark and unwelcoming (both literally and figuratively). The beer is better kept, and the range of lagers excellent, but this is let down by the aloof attitute of the staff and management, and the over the top pretentious (and pious) food.
It's also often too dark to read a paper, and the tables too crowded to walk around. Oh, and they don't encourage drinking at the bar, preferring to use it to stack (clean) glasses! A great shame.
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What has happened to the Three Stags? Before the recent refurb it was too light, now it's too dark inside, not helped by the new management turning the lights down even further every so often. It is now impossible to read a paper in there!
Beers (although well served) are now way too pricey (£6.90 for two pints of lager) and the gastro-style menu is too expensive (and putting off the tourists, previously the three stags bread and butter, who take one look at the menu and walk out) and not what the punters want. Customer service from the new staff is appalling, who seem happier to chat with each other or the management than serve the customer.
What was a great local has been ruined. Chicky's jazz night hasn't been held here for a while (indeed the refurb has seen the piano disposed of), a shame really as the pub was always packed. Judging by the lack of customers (especially after work drinkers) others are put off too. Unless there are radical changes, I fear for the pubs future.
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this place is so dark it looks closed!
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good jazz nights, expensive ales but gooduns at that. relatively decent atmosphere, customer service could do with a tweak or two.
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This pub should be my local. Unfortunately, and probably due to its proximity to the Imperial War Museum, it caters more for the passing tourist than the local resident looking for an atmospheric place to have a quiet, sociable drink. In my experience service is impersonal and careless which is a great shame as there are some good ales on offer. The landlord is missing a real opportunity here to turn this place into a real gem, but then why bother? Visitors to the Museum are hardly likely to dry up any time soon. Very disappointing.
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Although I never had any, I'm sure this place does nice food and a big notice behind the jump makes a point about it being made to order. But the fact of the matter is I walked in on St Georges Day and there was spanish music being played. Disgusting
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Please dismiss all of the previous reviews, this pub has come a long way in a short time, now offering great food and drink with pleasant friendly service the only time you will have to wait is when the place is full! Well worth the short walk from Lambeth North Station or quick stroll from Waterloo Station. Pearl's home-made pate is to die for!
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A long wait for average food as I recall.
Kept a decent slection of ales. But once again, udner-acheiving in a prime location.
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As a day time pub I can imagine coming here to be quite a depressing experience. At night though it's not half bad. Such ambiguity normally results in the pub failing in the evening and but passing as daytime fodder for the afternoon. Why is it different here? It's large windows let in far too much light, not helped by the pale colour scheme chosen to decorate the place. But the night takes the edge off of things. The bar staff are friendly and the food is okay too and I've been told it does decent music on Tuesdays and Wednesdays evenings.
Good for: Evening entertainment.
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Descent pub - good guiness and interesting live music a couple of times a week. The manager seems fine to me. It's worth a visit especially if something is on.
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