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   Soch11

   London

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 12 June 2022

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   Tried to call the pub at least 10 times before we arrived - no answer… assumed they were busy. Got there and the staff were standing behind the bar messing around and it was basically empty. Not impressed at all. Not much food left and the staff member I spoke to was very unhelpful and didn’t seem at all interested when speaking to me. Left after that. Not impressed.

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   Fisi

   London

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 21 May 2022

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   We were there for a meal before the rugby. We all ordered burgers but 3 out of 4 were over cooked and my burger was burnt, dry and like eating cardboard. Not difficult to cook a burger. I was offered a replacement but had waited 30 mins for the first one and didn't have time to get a replacement. Been before and foals was much better but that was a real low

   St Margarets TavernResponded on 24 May 2022Hi Fisi, I’m very sorry to hear about your experience with us. We really hope we will see you again so we can make it up to you. Kind regards, The St. Margaret’s Tavern Team

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   OpenTable Diner

   London

   4 reviews

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   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 21 May 2022

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   A club sandwich comes with toasted bread. This was a dry & flavourless effort.

   St Margarets TavernResponded on 24 May 2022Hi there, I’m very sorry to hear about your experience with us. We hope we will see you again so we can make it up to you. Kind regards, The St Margaret’s Tavern team

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   MarkN

   West Sussex

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 21 May 2022

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   Good range of beers and lagers, with helpful and polite staff. Food was served in good time and was hot with necessary Mayo, and sauces provided. Burger could have been larger however lovely meal. Club sandwich was delicious and better value for money,

   St Margarets TavernResponded on 24 May 2022Hi Mark! Thanks very much for the feedback. We hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, St Margaret’s Tavern Staff

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   Issa

   London

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 7 May 2022

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   Service was great, the young waiter was lovely but food wasn’t great for the price .. £23 for sirloin with a few frozen chips and watercress salad with no dressing.

   St Margarets TavernResponded on 11 May 2022Hi Issa, I’m sorry to hear your experience with us wasn’t quite to your liking. We pride ourselves with delivering fresh, delicious food. We would love it if you came back and gave us another chance! Kind regards, The St Margaret’s Tavern

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   Steph

   London

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 29 April 2022

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   The food is very good quality. Very pleasant atmosphere and personable staff.

   St Margarets TavernResponded on 4 May 2022Thank you for your kind words and this wonderful review!

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   OpenTable Diner

   Bedfordshire

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 27 March 2022

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   Lovely to see St Margarets getting back to its old self…. Lovely lunch.

   St Margarets TavernResponded on 1 April 2022We're happy to hear you had a positive experience with us!

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   karlB

   Hampshire

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 12 March 2022

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   excellent pub, location and ambiance excellent service too from the staff but the food is average, very average. Served luke warm, lacking flavour, a school dinner

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   Fred

   London

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 10 March 2022

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   Sadly the menu available was very restricted and bore little resemblance to the menu online for this "gastro pub" We chose to lunch here because of the information on the pub website and felt disappointed that this was just the usual standard pub food. The barman was friendly and the food served quickly; the seating was comfortable and the place roomy and quiet at the time we were there.

   St Margarets TavernResponded on 18 March 2022Hi there, we're disappointed to hear of the negative experience you had at our pub. If you would like to contact us on info@stmargaretstw1.co.uk, I would like to hear more about your experience.

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    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 March 2022

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    In the first place the restaurant was cold and the girls had to eat lunch with there coats on, we did ask to have the heating turned up but they couldn’t. The girls had roast beef which they said wasn’t bad but my trio of roast was one slice of beef an over cooked chicken drumstick and a piece of belly pork that was 2 in hives long an inch and a half tall and a centimetre think and was overcooked. As for service you can cut numbers only so far and the guys and girls that were there tried very hard but there was just not enough of them and this affected our lunch. None of this is the staffs fault I feel it is more a pub/restaurant struggling and leaving there people to struggle as well

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 18 March 2022Hi, your feedback is extremely disappointing, and I'd really like to speak to you to discuss it further. Please can you get in touch when you have a spare moment at info@stmargaretstw1.co.uk

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    RGND

    London

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 February 2022

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    Short staffed which I understand cannot always be helped. But resulted in slow service (e.g food was on the table going cold and took ages to get cutlery). Food was very poor, roast was small and definitely not worth the price (3 tiny potatoes, big serving of cabbage and about 2 carrots, 1 small sad looking Yorkshire). Fish and chips not nice. Shame for a nice pub.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 28 February 2022Rgnd, it's upsetting to hear that you did not receive the top-notch service we strive to provide. We hope you could give us a chance to fix this

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    Wardy

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 February 2022

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    Half the food items we ordered were sold out. Dining area was full of noisy children at Sunday lunch time. Had to sit in bar area (which was much better). If everywhere else wasn't already fully booked we'd havewalked out and gone elsewhere.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 28 February 2022Hi Wardy, It saddens me that you have not received the service you deserve, I would like to apologise for this. Being a family friendly pub, we do welcome adults and their children. This is something not many venues would do differently. I hope you would give us another chance.

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    julian

    London

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 20 February 2022

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    Under staffed, waited 1:15min for food, food was average, not going back anytime soon

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 28 February 2022Julian, we're disappointed to hear of the negative experience you had at our pub. Please reach out to us at info@stmargaretstw1.co.uk when you can so we can address this situation directly. Thank you and have a great day.

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    lisaw

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 9 January 2022

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    Big barn of a pub that shows sport. Sunday lunches always good & easy to book at short notice. Reasonable beer selection too.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 17 January 2022Thanks for the five star rating! Please don't hesitate to reach out if there's anything additional we can do for you.

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    Strider69

    London

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 3 January 2022

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    Lovely food and very friendly staff. Would definitely go back.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 10 January 2022Thanks for leaving us a review, if there's anything we could have done to get five stars please let me know by emailing me at info@stmargaretstw1.co.uk

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    JULIAJ

    London

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on 31 December 2021

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    Great food, great staff just a bit quiet but then that’s to be expected with covid still around

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 17 January 2022Thanks for leaving us a review, if there's anything we could have done to get five stars please let me know by emailing me at info@stmargaretstw1.co.uk

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    manders

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 December 2021

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    Went on a Monday morning, week before Xmas, Omicron times. First through the doors, v.quiet, roomy, airy. Able to talk, hear, choice of seating, v.relaxed. Just what we wanted. Vibe is better on sports days, great crowd, great atmosphere; wouldn't judge it based on this visit. Would definitely visit again

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 27 December 2021Hi Manders, looks like we didn't meet your expectations when you visited us. If there is anything we could have done to make it better? Please get in touch and let me know using info@stmargaretstw1.co.uk

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    michaelc

    London

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 December 2021

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    We've been in the past and there was table service. This was non existent- one had to queue at the bar to get a drink list, menu and place an order. Limited menu and our choice was off. Shame- it used to be good.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 18 December 2021Hi Michael, I would like to apologise for the experience you have received, having a small team on daily to ensure the safety. We cannot always provide table service at the pub. I hope you understand table service was not always offered before the pandemic, we do try our best to give the best service possible. Once again I would like to apologise for the service you did not receive. I hope you could give us another chance to prove ourselves.

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    Grumpy

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 13 December 2021

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    There were a lot of very young customers, seated outside, constantly coming in and out of the pub, shouting and very drunk. Groups of them congregated in the female toilets bragging about how ‘trollied’ they were. I probably sound really old and miserable but I really just expected more from this pub. The price of the food definitely reflects somewhere a bit more upmarket. Also, we were offered dessert but nobody came back to take our order. When we asked we were told the kitchen was closed. There seemed to be no real management or anyone taking lead.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 18 December 2021Hi, Having young group in is encouraged provided they are over the legal age of 18. We cannot stop these customers from using the toilet. The only thing we can do is monitor and serve accordingly. I would like to apologise for the lack of table service provided at the pub. I would like to try and make it up to you. If you could give us another chance, this is all we need. Once again I will be monitoring and ensuring this does not happen again.

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    SarahB

    London

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 28 November 2021

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    A nice pub that we have been to before. We went for Sunday lunch. The heating was not on and it was the coldest day of the year. We had to keep our coats on to eat. Our food got cold quickly and for a trio of roasts there was not enough meat.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 4 December 2021Hi Sarah, in one section of the pub, we have had the boiler crash that heats that section of the pub, as we are waiting on the repair there is unfortunately nothing we can do on a Sunday, we do however have the other half of the pub that is being heated with two large units, could I ask what your Sunday roast consisted of?

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    ClareB

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 November 2021

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    Only match day burger menu available and food came in stages so we’d finished our burgers before the chips had arrived, but all the food was very tasty. The menu is checked online beforehand was varied and looked delicious so was disappointed that this wasn’t available but I understand that the range is more limited on a match day. It was also a little further from the stadium than I’d anticipated as we’d been at an event there in the morning and had to get back for the match in the afternoon, but that was my fault for not checking this more closely!

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 1 December 2021Hey Clare, sorry you had the experience you did, on the match days we tent to only keep the menu that the kitchen can manage at extremely high volumes. This is not an excuse for the burgers and fries to come out in stages. I will investigate why this has happened. I am happy you enjoyed the food in the end though. I hope you will be returning.

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    PaulM

    Kent

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 November 2021

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    Roast was terrible, insipid and tasteless. Generally the place seemed on its last legs

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    yog82

    London

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 7 November 2021

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    So disappointed. Service was shocking and virtually the only food remaining was a choice between fish and chips or burger. Not likely to return and thankfully The Ctown were able to accommodate us that night.

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    Jenny

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 October 2021

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    Roast was tasty but not a traditional roast. I'd call it minimalistic.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 21 October 2021Thanks for the positive rating Thanks again for taking the time to leave us this information about your recent visit. Take care!

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    JamieR

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 October 2021

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    DO NOT EAT HERE. The food was a complete embarrassment. We ordered a meat and cracker board 'sharer' with 2 sides- roast potatoes and cauliflower cheese. You would expect these basic dishes to be perfect for the extortionate prices but no. Frozen pre packaged roast potatoes? Completely tasteless MICROWAVED cauliflower cheese and a 'sharer' platter I could fit in a sandwich. I was curious as to why such a beautiful pub could he completely empty on a Sunday at 17:00. Then the food arrived and I realised why! Those so called chefs should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 17 October 2021Hi Jamie, not sure where you get microwave food from but all our food is in fact fresh! I apologies for the bad experience you have had at the St Margarets Tavern, if you would like to go into more detail, please contact us on info@stmargaretstw1.co.uk

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    PETERH

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 October 2021

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    picked up my son from st marys uni and took him here for sunday dinner/our first visit/staff very friendly and polite/the roast beef and roast pork very nice/my son will be back to watch the football and rugby with hes new uni mates and the three of us will back for sunday lunch

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 8 October 2021Thanks for the positive rating We can't wait to see you again, have a great day.

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    JonathanW

    Berkshire

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 September 2021

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    There was problems with the food which is unusual as we have eaten there a lot. Katarzyna looked after us brilliantly and was excellent. Lovely member of the team.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 4 October 2021Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

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    Fran

    London

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 15 September 2021

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    Food was very good. Sat outside, had a good evening.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 29 September 2021Thanks for leaving us a review, if there's anything we could have done to get five stars please let me know by emailing me at info@stmargaretstw1.co.uk

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    BarbaraH

    London

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on 11 August 2021

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    We had a fabulous lunch and the lovely staff really looked after us. Thoroughly recommend it for a relaxing lunch or snack.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 17 August 2021Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team. We hope to see you soon!

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    AlanC

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 4 July 2021

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    Quiet for a Sunday afternoon, lacked a bit of atmosphere but only because of lack of customers. Have been before and will go again as I think as more people come out the experience will get better. Food was served in good time, nice polite staff

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 13 July 2021Hi Alanc, looks like we didn't meet your expectations when you visited us. If there is anything we could have done to make it better? Please get in touch and let me know.

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    RachaelB

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 4 July 2021

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    Staff were super helpful and food was very nice! Definitely go again

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 13 July 2021Thanks for the high rating, it's really appreciated We hope to see you soon!

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32. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Manchester

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 June 2021

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    Always a pleasure to drop in for a beer or something to eat. Looked after well during the current restrictions

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 28 June 2021Thank you so much for your positive comments about our pub, have a great day! We hope to see you soon!

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    MissM

    London

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 20 June 2021

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    I don't really know where to start. We went in for a roast on Sunday lunchtime only to be told that all roasts bar chicken had gone. It wasn't ideal at only 3:30pm but it also wasn't the end of the world, so we said we would have the chicken. Ten minutes later one of the team returned to say that chicken was out too, but if we were willing to take a 15% discount with a free drink each, we could have all the trimmings with a chicken breast that they use for burgers. We agreed. After waiting 45 minutes, we finally got our food, which wasn't great, but I wouldn't have complained about it. However, we then had to ask three times for our bill (to three different people) and waited 30 minutes to get it. Obviously, we didn't get our promised discount or free drinks either so we left £55 lighter and really underwhelmed by the entire experience. It was a shambles. I have been going to the pub for 13 years and because I live over the road, will more than likely be back for drinks, but I definitely won't make the mistake of going for food again. Really disappointed as it used to be such a great pub.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 24 June 2021Miss M, we are disappointed to see your low star rating. I do also understand your frustration, I have just taken over and I am working on making this a better pub, I would like to invite you for another visit and give us another chance to prove ourselves. Once again I would like to apologise for your unpleasant experience. Management

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 June 2021

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    Ran out of food only chicken left at 230 but the main problem was the lack of table staff and nobody really watching abd controlling the front if house .. making sure rabies cleared dealing with payments etc .

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 24 June 2021Hi, I'm really disappointed we've let you down and received this poor rating. If you are willing to give us another chance, please reach out to us at info@stmargaretstw1.co.Uk to speak to our manager directly.

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    Foodlover

    London

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 20 June 2021

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    First of all I want to say that our food was excellent,well presented and tasty..however..we had to wait over 45 mins for our food and when it arrived some of the order was missing,the waiter apologised of course,my daughter and I had ordered a glass each of red wine,Rioja for her and a Malbec for me,the waiter just put the glass on the table with no idea which was which..he did apologise when I queried the wine. My daughter then ordered a pudding,again we had to wait a long time,so we decided to forgo the pudding,pay and leave,again the staff apologised,as we were leaving the pudding came out of the kitchen and the staff asked us if we wanted it as a take away free of charge which was accepted by us,I was imor3ssed by the good standard of food and the staff was pleasant ,the recovery service was good,they gave us a small discount and lots of apologies,I guess that things might have gone a bit wrong in the kitchen,that it took so long for our food and that they missed some of our orders..all in all it could have been a better experience but hopefully they can sort out problems in the kitchen

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 24 June 2021Hi, we are disappointed to see your low star rating. I do also understand your frustration, I have just taken over and I am working on making this a better pub, I would like to invite you for another visit and give us another chance to prove ourselves. Once again I would like to apologise for your unpleasant experience. Management

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    TracyD

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 June 2021

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    Staff lovely and kid friendly. Enjoyed pint and football

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 24 June 2021Thank you so much for your positive comments about our pub, have a great day! We hope to see you soon!

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    MrsS

    London

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 17 June 2021

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    Booked a table for the Euros, but actually the pub was pretty empty which was a shame. But great to see lots a big TVs all over the pub, so great for one of the bigger games. The food is ok, but could be improved.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 21 June 2021Hi Mrss, looks like we didn't meet your expectations when you visited us. If there is anything we could have done to make it better? Please get in touch and let me know using info@stmargaretstw1.co.uk

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    Mandy5050

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 June 2021

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    Little disappointed in the food - the sweet potato and coconut curry was not a curry but just a whole sweet potato roasted on a plate with a mass of deep fried onions which were not very nice. A very small pot of sauce which tasted of nothing and a little bit of overcooked wild rice. Salmon dish with pickled veggies was dry and tasteless, however, the fish and chips was fine. Desserts were good. Service was brilliant and staff helpful and very friendly. Just disappointed with the food. Difficult times at the moment and we appreciate that and hope the quality of the food will improve as thing properly open up.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 21 June 2021Mandy, we really appreciate your feedback! Feel free to give us a call if you need anything. I will pass on the feedback to the kitchen team. Have a wonderful day.

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    SharonG

    Surrey

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 14 June 2021

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    Very nice people I love going there there all so helpful

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 16 June 2021Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

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    BenitoD

    London

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 14 June 2021

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    Great service very accommodating to watch football outside. Always on hand to serve drinks when we were get low.

    St Margarets TavernResponded on 16 June 2021Happy we could help you out, hopefully see you again soon.

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