Horrible!

My sister's risotto was dry and crunchy. When she sent it back it got zapped in the micro to become marginally less crunchy but even more dry. Her veg meatloaf was cold in the middle and they were going to re-heat that but she couldn't face it and in desperation had the fish finger sandwich. Burgers were way to red and all way, way too expensive for the quality. had to endure cold stares from one of the waitresses after she witnessed us sending food back. Don't go!

Don't go there! Looks can be deceiving indeed. The cosy decor and friendly-ish staff does not live up the apparition that this place could offer. I took my pregnant friend to have a comfortable, lovely lunch. We were seated in a nook, which was charming and pleasant enough. Service was also pleasant until the hamburger arrived for my friend. She asked for it to be well done, it came dripping in fat and red on the inside. It was sent back. When it returned, it looked as though it was zapped in a microwave, looking drier and retaining it's pink fleshy interior. It was sent back a second time. When it returned, it was looking like a dark, dry, decomposed mound of cement and mud. The 'chef 'would not even get a job at Mc Donald's with this! I had macaroni & cheese and it was done with a cheese that was too heavy, Go to 'Automat' for the best macaroni & cheese. Don't bother with the Garrison. There's far better food up the road in Borough Markets....or dare I say...Mc Donalds!

I'm a big fan of The Garrison, but you do have to be prepared to deal with the success of the place. It's busy, crowded and hard to get a table but always rewarding. I recommend The Garrison steak or burger and watching all the people in this cool part of town is part of the fun.

I was very disappointed indeed with The Garrison. After reading other peoples views I found the food to be average, the place overcrowded and the service, especially that of the manager, amateur.


It took approximately 45 minutes to order in the first place, a further 1.5 hours for the food to arrive and when we complained we were met with insults and asked to leave. The final insult was that when we were paying the bill the Garrison manager stood over us as if we were about to run without paying.