The Southwark Tavern, London Bridge - pub details
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Address: 22, Southwark St, London Bridge, London, SE1 1TU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 2288)
London Bridge (0.2 miles), Borough (0.3 miles), Cannon Street (0.5 miles)
Bank (0.6 miles), Tower Gateway (0.9 miles)
London Bridge (0.3 miles), Cannon Street (0.5 miles), Blackfriars (0.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Quiz night
- Table football
- Food served, Sunday roast, Real ale
- Credit cards accepted
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> Current user rating: 6.6/10 (rated by 89 users)
> Local guides: London pub guide, South East London pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Wheatsheaf, Southwark (0.0 miles), Market Porter, London Bridge (0.0 miles), Brew Wharf, London Bridge (0.0 miles), Slug and Lettuce, Borough (0.0 miles), George, London Bridge (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Southwark Tavern, London Bridge
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| I ventured in here after a rubbish pint at the Market Porter. From comments made I can imagine the service with food isn't too great on busy days, judging from what I saw. I will also add that the barman needed a personality, he was like an android serving, not even a smile was given! However, the Meantime pale ale was fantastic! It was also served in the old pint glass tankard! Never get that anywhere! I think at weekends it would probably be a nightmare, but for weekday drinks its perfect. Longshaft81 - 28 Jan 2010 16:10 |
| I entered this pub with a group of about 15 people and consequently we doubled the number of customers. There was only one bar man on duty and he was obviously struggling. After a few minutes the manager appeared and when he saw a large crowd he muttered "for fuck sake" before grumpily asking someone what they wanted. If some of the group hadn't already been served we would have left at this point. When ordering food we were all told that food would take half an hour even if it was just a bowl of chips. The food typically took 45 minutes. I ordered the steak sandwich with fried red onions and dijon mustard. When it arrived the onions were raw and there was no mustard with it. Another person in the group ordered a larger for their friend but wasn't paying attention and was served a real ale. When the barman was told of the mistake a couple of minutes later he just shrugged his shoulders and said he was given what he asked for before walking off. We found some seating downstairs which is a really nice area except for the smell of raw sewage. At one point the manager came down and emptied a whole can or air freshener (over peoples food too). The net result was the smell of raw sewage mixed with sickly sweet air freshener. Its a shame because I think this could be a fantastic little pub in a great location. Sadly I think it is just very badly run. Currently there are much better pubs nearby. I may give this pub a another visit in about 6 months to see if the management and sewage problems have been addressed as this could be a gorgeous pub. glennbo - 3 Jan 2010 12:15 |
| A pleasant enough pub with an excellent range of world beers. However multiple visits have all been marred by comically slow service - even with barely anyone waiting, getting served takes forever. enfilade - 12 Sep 2009 19:59 |
| Comparing this pub to the near by Slug and Lettuce is a bit like comparing a glistening slab of gold to a big bucket of cat turds. Alright so its not perfect - I agree with Gann and Pumpkin that the service isn't exactly lightening quick, indeed on a recent visit I actually considered setting fire to my crotch just to get some attention. However, I disagree its down to rudeness - this is Borough, central London and the sheer weight of the clientele at peak times means that even a line of eight armed robots would struggle to keep the beers and peanuts flowing consistently. And besides, there is so much else going for it. The toilets now don't smell like the gorilla enclosure at London zoo after an outbreak of dysentery (nice one new management), while there is an excellent, spacious two floored wooden interior linked by a spiral-ish staircase leading to a row of cell partitions down below. I did hear some story that it used to be a Victorian police station - bollocks maybe? The ale is also wide and varied, prices not too horrific and the customers a good sort as all the muppets go to the glam bars. It does lose a few marks owing to the crowed problems and slow delivery but neither of these are particularly its fault 8/10. pgazz - 7 Aug 2009 22:33 |
| I’ve never bothered to go into this pub before as on the previous winter evenings I’ve gone past the lacklustre brown-tiled Victorian façade has never appealed. But on this warm summer evening the double doors were open and there was a large crowd drinking outside, so I decided to venture in. It’s a two bar pub although I didn’t make it down to the lower bar. The ground floor has a central bar serving a decent enough wide range of drinks including continental lagers and a decent array of handpumps including London Pride and Hook Nortons Old Hooky. I can relate to the previous comments on service as, of all the pubs I tried on this crawl I had to wait the longest to be served in the Southwark Tavern. Bat, although not very rapid, the bar staff were serving in order, so all in all, a decent enough stop close to Borough Market. Gann - 21 Jun 2009 18:51 |
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