The Garrison

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99-101 Bermondsey Street,
London,
SE1 3XB

0871 971 3686
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Reviewer AlHo
10/05/2011
I took a group of 6 to The Garrison for an early Sunday dinner. The staff were good. It is busy but has a great atmosphere, with big windows and light flooded in on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The roast were very good (but sold out so not all of us who wanted it could have it), pork chop quite good and squid ink risotto no good. Book in advance. A cute pub.
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Reviewer oz5000
02/11/2009
Am quite relieved by the other reviews on here; ate there on Friday night and my food was nothing short of terrible!

Overcooked, tough-as-old-boots clams which were basically inedible, followed by haddock served on a bed of raw, cold and crunchy white beetroot which was simply unpleasant.

Leaving £50 lighter and still hungry is simply unacceptable. To say I wouldn't recommend The Garrison would be a massive understatement;

I wouldn't visit again even if someone offered to pay me for doing so! Avoid!
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Reviewer oliviam
25/09/2010
I went last night and thought it was shocking. The food was bland and over priced. I found ground up chicken bones in my dinner which I had to spit out.
We were turfed off our table shortly after we finished our main course as tables are only available in 2 hour slots. The waiter recommended we finish our wine at the seriously overcrowded bar where we kept getting bashed around by kitchen porters with tubs of food heading for the kitchen. It was extremely unpleasant. 0 out of 10. Don't go!
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22/07/2009
*wannabe kitcsch pub above its station* ok, food was alright.

if overpriced. but cramped and sweltering room, which i guess is fine if you want to feel and smell your dinner being cooked.

worst of all, rude and frankly unhinged staff -don't dare ask for anything. AVOID, bermondsey kitchen a much safer bet.
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Reviewer Anonymous
23/03/2008
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!
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Reviewer Melvin B
30/01/2008
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!
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Reviewer Dave Kyle
23/02/2007
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.
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Reviewer Anonymous
11/12/2006
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.
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