Gardeners, Southfields - pub details
Address: 268, Merton Rd, Southfields, London, SW18 5JL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3790) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Website: in production
Southfields (0.4 miles), East Putney (0.9 miles)
Earlsfield (0.5 miles), Wandsworth Town (1.1 miles), Putney (1.2 miles)
Brewery: Young's
Pub facilities/features:
- Quiz night (Tuesday), Live music (Occasional), TV (Only Big Events)
- Food served (All home made), Sunday roast, Gluten free meals available, Real ale (5 real ales!), Cocktails (Small range)
- Outside seating, Dogs allowed, Children allowed, Credit cards accepted, Smoking area, Wireless internet access, Air conditioning, Coach parties welcome, Disabled access
Pub suggested by Olly on 7 Aug 2003
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> Current user rating: 6.1/10 (rated by 25 users)
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user reviews of Gardeners, Southfields
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| First time visitor at the weekend, wow - the food was amazing! Lovely little pub, just refurbed, friendly staff (turns out it's under new management) and really good grub. Highly recommend the pie - and the kids food went down a storm too. steppy - 8 Nov 2011 09:48 |
| Pretty good - certainly better than before! Haven't tried the food yet but looks ok. A bit lacking atmosphere when I went in but it was a Monday. Will give it another go on a busier night. bigalmafia - 5 Apr 2011 12:55 |
| Following Stephen's suggestion (see below), I gave the Gardeners a second chance today and I'm happy to report that things were much improved. Had a lovely pint of Sambrook's Junction followed by a roast lamb dinner. The meal was piping hot with a generous portion of vegetables, gravy and mint sauce. The service was friendly and efficient yet unobtrusive. I can only think that last Sunday was a blip and I'll certainly be going back to the Gardeners. pomona - 5 Dec 2010 19:38 |
| I am the tenant at the Gardeners and thought I ought to respond publicly with an apology to pomona who has today reviewed an experience from last Sunday. I do not wish to make excuses for what was clearly a poor experience. We were suddenly short-staffed in the kitchen on Sunday and unfortunately had no option but to rely upon a junior member of the kitchen team to cope alone. This led to terrible delays and subsequently poorer quality than we would ever normally deliver. I do apologise profusely for yours and the other customers' experience on Sunday. The coming and future Sundays will be better staffed and if you do choose to return, you can be guaranteed a better experience. StephenKing - 30 Nov 2010 21:27 |
| Decided to go to the Gardeners for Sunday lunch last weekend. Big mistake. The menu promised a choice of 4 roasts. Only 2 were available. Two of my friends ordered the pork while another friend and I plumped for the beef. After half an hour, we enquired after the meals as they had yet to appear. We were told that they were 'on their way'. Eventually one beef meal arrived. This was followed, about 10 minutes later, by one of the pork meals ordered. The bar was heaving because of a Newcastle v Chelsea match and yet there were only two people behind the bar, one of whom also served the meals as and when. There was one member of staff in the kitchen. When my food still didn't arrive, I asked if they were short-staffed. The barmaid said that they weren't expecting so many food orders (on a Sunday!). After an hour, I asked if we could at least have some free drinks to compensate for the long wait. To her credit, the barmaid agreed to this and brought them to our table. My meal was lukewarm and unappetising when it did finally appear. People on neighbouring tables refused their food when it turned up and demanded full refunds. At least 4 meals were sent back to the kitchen. This is no way to run a pub. I felt sorry for the staff because they were clearly overwhelmed and way out of their depth. pomona - 30 Nov 2010 15:51 |
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