Had a geat lunch there the today the food is wholesome and cheap. £5.95 for a main course in Borough expensive(????!!) I am not sure where the previous reviewer eats. The staff were very good and the food was served quickly by a very pleasant young lady.Only thing that is lacking is an outside area, but the bar is big and bright so that barely matters now that it is non smoking.

Definitely best avoided, food OK but much, much better places around which are cheaper. Ruse wants desperately to be a gastro pub or something but just can't do it. I think they would be far better off just being a sleazy bar really. Unfortunately as a group of girls we had the same experience as the other reviewer. We came for a late lunch and the manager wouldn't leave us alone! Staff fairly nice but really much better places to go just a short walk away, would not go back I'm afraid.

Ruse is overly stuffy, cramped and smoky, the food is overpriced, pretentious and slow being served. It's well worth walking 10 minutes up to London Bridge or The Cut for a decent meal rather than go to Ruse.

Ruse is the best place in Borough on a Friday evening. Great atmosphere and service and a good crowd of people who aren't going to fight you or be sick on you. Loved it that you can ask for a song at Ruse and it will get played.

All in all a horrible experience.

Started off well with brisk service, smiling faces and an all round good atmosphere for a few drinks after work.

Then enter the owner/manager whatever you'd call him. He came along with his girlfriend/yes girl and proceeded to be an unruly drunken boor. Putting horrible music on at full blast and being a lecherous old fart to any lady with a skirt on.

I'm not going to go much futher into it, BUT please don't bother spending your money here.

Ruse has fantastic atmosphere and food, THE place to be.