Londinium in Southwark

we were staying in the hotel so booked for dinner in the restaurant online prior to arrival. The menu looked really good. The food was very good but the service was a little slow. Unusual situation bearing in mind there was only one other table occupied.

We were upstairs to the right as you enter the restaurant and had a nice booth. The lunch menu was very limited and so, at 2.15pm, we asked for something from the dinner menu but were told that they only start serving it at 3.00pm, so 45 minutes early. Sounds a bit like the MacDonald's breakfast cut-off at 11am, and expected better. Service, food, value, etc was all okay, but no better

The best location the and it's really very clean it's my first time I been here and I'll always if I go back I'll go there

Great breakfast ...and plenty of choice. Some items can be ordered to choice. Staff helpful. Can get very busy at peak times

The Londinium is good for a quiet night. The restaurant is in the basement so there is no natural light or people watching to be had. Given that it is tucked away it is often quiet but very close to London Bridge station so great for meeting with people. In addition they are on the tastecard so you have the opportunity to get 50% off your food bill. I found the food very satisfying. However they would score average on customer service. It felt as tough everyone who served us was pretty new. In summary good for a quiet night out with good transport links. Don't expect ambiance or stellar service.

My partner arranged a Christmas party for the company he works with and it was lovely. The private dining rooms are perfect for these types of events. It was tastefully decorated with festive decor (natural decorations, not plastic) and they had a music station there so you could play your own music (we opted for cheesy Rat Pack Xmas Music). The service was highly attentive. At all times did we have at least 2 member of staff in our room, being friendly and professional throughout. The food was alright. It wasn't the best I've eaten or nothing I'd gush about. It was okay Christmas dinner food. Not bad, but not great either. However I would still recommend it for private Christmas dinners due to its atmosphere and good service.

I am a member of the gourmet society. I explained this on making a reservation. I asked if the menu was restricted because of this was told "no" Arrived at restaurant, said I was member of gourmet society, asked if I could have menus for this. Was given only one menu. Time comes to pay up at end, "sorry sir you can't use gourmet society discount with this menu" I was lied to

I decided to book this restaurant for an early Valentines celebration with my partner because they're in a nice location and accept tastecard but, above all, because the menu shown on the website was mouthwatering with a lot of different options. When we arrived, it was almost empty, only two other people -then the total raised to a maximum of 7, including my partner and me. Apart from this and not having a warm atmosphere whatsoever, we were given the menu that was very very very disappointing: completely different from what they have on the website, only half of those options and higher prices. I was told by a member of the staff that the menu on the website is just a "sample". Well, I found it ridiculous and was ready to leave but my partner convinced me to stay. We had three courses each, food was ok but absolutely nothing special, starters portions very very small, and we left still quite hungry. Luckily, at least, we got 50% off because of the tastecard but wouldn't return anyway. One last thing: staff were ok, the lady who took us to the table and got our order was professional, the other two waiters were not that professional but friendly.

Just thought we would add another review to reiterate what we said 4mths ago. Same scenario as last time, in the area and wanted some food, so thought we would go back and see if Debbie was there. Luckily for us she was and she remembered us too :) So we had another lovely meal, in a pleasant environment, served by the charming and ebullient Debbie. We'll be back again and hope our luck holds out then too.

There is a full buffet but I do not like to eat food that has been in chafing dishes. I ordered an omelette and the service was slow.

My wife and I popped in here one Tuesday night (around 19:00) primarily as it was near to London Bridge station and also as it takes Tastecard, plus the reviews were ok. I called ahead to make sure they had a table. The restaurant is in the basement of the London Bridge Hotel and is used by the residents of the hotel, but is also open to the general public. The décor is nice and the lady who was at the front of house was friendly and welcoming. There were a few people in there eating and as it turned out they were all residents, who left shortly after leaving the two of us on our own for most of the rest of the meal. Debbie showed us to a table of our choice, she was personable and chatty but professional. Throughout the rest of the meal she was attentive and helpful whilst also it seems coordinating the Hotel's room service. We had Chicken soup and piri piri chicken salad for starters, for mains we had Plaice and chips and Lamb shank. They were all well presented and tasty, delivered in a timely fashion and accompanied by well chilled drinks. To sum up, the food was good as were the drinks, the restaurant was not buzzing but then that suited us fine. Debbie made the meal better than good though, so thank you to her for being great fun and making our experience all the better.

I went to the Londinium (part of the London Bridge Hotel) for dinner with my wife. The menu has a fairly decent selection. I had Monkfish and wife had a Sirloin steak. Both dishes were excellent. We then shared a cheese board which was ok but nothing special. The service staff were very nice and professional so they deserved a bit of recognition. Price is on the expensive side unless you have a Tastecard, which will get you 50% off the food bill. So it's reasonably good value if you do have one!

We chose Londinium for an early evening meal, prior to going over the river for the Ceremony of the Keys at The Tower. We were also able to use our Tastecard, which made it very good value. The restaurant is in The London Bridge Hotel, 100 metres from the stunning Shard, right next to the very busy London Bridge Station. Outside all is bustle, inside all is tranquil. The restaurant is below ground and is very quiet. Like most hotel restaurants it appears to be not as well used as it deserves. The welcome and service here are delightful. The food is relatively simple, but very well cooked and tasty. If you are around this part of London ( The Globe, Borough Market, Tate Modern), and you want a wholesome and relaxing meal, this is well worth considering.

My wife and I ate at the Londinium during a stay at the London Bridge Hotel. The Londinium is in the hotel basement; it has a classical ambiance and is a peaceful place to eat and feels a million miles from the noise and hubbub of Tower Bridge Road and Borough Market (though the market is a fabulous place to visit). We found our choice of fish and steak respectively fully satisfactory and service was excellent. We also took breakfast here on two mornings. We found it pleasant to linger here over tea and toast and newspapers on one of our mornings (though newspapers are not delivered at weekends, we were told). On the other morning when time was short we were able to eat well and quickly from the hot buffet. The Londinium proves to me that hot breakfast buffets can be very good – and they do leave you much more in control of your time

Dark basement room with an only just acceptable breakfast which was charged extra. Staff appeared confused by the fact that the room was full. Fried eggs cold and congealed, bacon had clearly been under the hot lamp for some time. The fruit on offer was a mixture of apple and melon; not what would normally expect for breakfast. Orange juice was synthetic. Nice pastries. I could have done a great deal better at the caff I used to use when doing site visits to the Shard.

I've eaten here twice. The restaurant was quiet both times - the food is fine - if you're staying in the hotel it is a fine place to eat.

We went here as a group of Board members. It's situated in the basement of the London Bridge hotel. Very gloomy and it smelt of fish when we got there. Service is appalling, very slow (90 mins for 2 courses!) and everything had to repeated to make sure the order was correct. And then it wasn't, they brought us one too many starters. The menu is more akin to a pub than to a London hotel restaurant but quite expensive, very disappointing. I had gnocchi with a blue cheese dressing and the whole thing was tasteless. Even a simple order like a gin and slimline tonic caused them a problem.

I was here on a recent trip, and the kitchen is more than adequate and not over priced as hotel restaurants sometimes are. I had no problems with service or seasoning, and the smallish menu is sufficient. It is quiet - perhaps because more people are having room service - so good if you wanted to have a quiet conversation over dinner. So, not a destination meal, but you'll be fine eating here. I didn't have dessert, the wine was good (and very decent pours), and the coffee was surprisingly good.

The restaurant was empty, but I had to constantly keep my eye out to get the attention of the waiter to order our drinks and food once we had been sat a good 10-15mins. 10 minutes later, no drinks as of yet. I reminded the waiter - the response "we're really busy with room service"Drinks came, food not too long after. For the price of what we ordered I didn't expect a crusty old hot dog bun that was crumbling at each end, like it had been defrosted.We ordered 2 x portion of French fries with our meal, of which neither were presented. We had to ask for them, of which the waiter only brought out one portion.We ate the food, which was average. As we bit into the last mouthful of our food, the second portion of fries arrived. I explained that we wouldn't be needing them now, the waiter just stared blankly and then toddled off. Average food, barely warm or non existent fries, vacant staff with no expression. Just a bit odd!

For the price I was expecting quite higher quality food. My dish was heavily salted which killed all flavours! On the other side, the big homemade chips were perfectly cooked, slightly crispy outside. The presentation was very good from my perspective.

Friend and I were due to somewhere else but she was running late. Rang that restaurant ( well known Italian chain ) to be told they couldn't honour my booking as they'd run out of food! Fired up my taste card app and found Londinium. Rang and booked mentioning my taste card. Ate there about 1/2 hour later Scallops to start on a pea purée - divine ! Rack of lamb and dauphin potatoes - equally divine. Very few other diners which could have been an issue but friend and I in full gossip mode so didn't make a difference. Very extensive wine list ( not included in taste card) Taste card offer was 50% off the food bill which paid for the wine - double win! Will be adding this to my list of places to eat in London. Excellent service from restaurant staff. Highly recommended

We ate here twice during our stay at the London Bridge Hotel. The food was excellent, both in terms of taste and value. The sea bass was so good, my partner chose it on both evenings, whilst I had rack of lamb and then salmon. My only criticism would be that my fish contained lots of bones which was a little off putting. It was nice to receive 20% discount on both evenings, particularly as we were outside of the qualifying timescale on the second night. We just couldn't understand why this restaurant wasn't busier. There was only one other couple on the Thursday night and two other tables on Saturday night. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.

Vi kom till hotellet på kvällen och behövde mat och lite avkoppling och som det fungerade det utmärkt. Maten var god och absolut inget fel på och servicen var utmärkt, men prisläget lite för högt för vad man fick. Menyn var inte direkt omfattande heller, men vi var som sagt hungriga, så det funkade. Med facit i hand hade vi nog tagit något enklare i baren på entréplan istället.

I held a surprise 30th Birthday dinner for my girlfriend. 50 guests in total for a sitting dinner and 80 guests for a reception & dance after!Amazing hotel and restaurant! Susan who was my events manager was amazing. The staff on the day were amazing!!! I cant fault this place at all.I have also visited them 2 times now for dinner and I love it!!!

I dined at Londinium last night with my partner and parents and have never left a restaurant feeling so disappointed and frankly angry. On arrival we were the only diners in the restaurant, however, this did raise to a grand total of 7 during our evening. We got drinks in the bar upstairs (good service, nice wine and bubbly atmosphere) and took them down with us which was no problem. The dinner started well with good fresh warm bread and butter although a lack of atmosphere. Our starters took approximately 40 minutes to arrives which was a long time but not in itself a problem. They were average at best. It then took over 30 minutes for our dirty plates to be taken away after much trying to get the staff's attention on our part. Although there were three or four staff going through the restaurant none seemed to be concerned with serving our table, I'm not sure how much better off the other three diners were. One gentleman waiter was standing rejigging a folder at the main entrance desk...apparently too high up to clear our table. Our mains came out immediately after we managed to get our starter plates taken away. This was again average food and the vegetables were cold. No one came to ask if our food was ok before we finished it and when they cleared our plates and it was stated that the vegetables were cold there was a half-hearted offer to reheat them which by that point was not very useful. Again on completion of our food we waited for about 30 mins for someone to come and clear the plates away, which only happened after we went to ask for some service. Not seeming to take this as a hint to perhaps pay us some attention we then wanted to order desserts. As no one was coming to take our order I had to go to the gentleman concerned with the folder and state my order, with which he did nothing until the supervisor came back five minutes later and then he told her. She then told us it would be a fifteen minute wait which were not prepared to accept. After making it very clear that we thought the service had been appalling she came back with the bill and we immediately stated that we would not be paying the service charge. To the lady's credit she took the service off with no complaints. She apologised for the poor service but said that there was a conference in the next room and room service had been busy. I'm afraid that if you don't have enough staff to serve the seven diners then do not open the restaurant. We dined with a Tastecard with 50% off food and I still left feeling like I had been robbed. Truly ruined what should have been a nice family get together.

La comida no está a la altura de la más cutre de las tabernas de un barrio, no digamos en un hotel de cuatro estrellas. El servicio muy poco profesional.

Stayed at the hotel which included breakfast downstairs at the restaurant. Breakfast buffet was fantastic and the staff were very friendly and attentive.

We were the only diners in Londinium on a Wednesday evening at 8pm. The menu looked interesting however the dishes were disappointing. Dishes were very plain and unexciting. Service was very slow. Won't be returning.

Felicitar a la chef, pues cenamos con una calidad excelente. También al resto del personal del restaurante.Gracias

I was taken to this restaurant form my birthday as a surprise by my family. Our experience was excellent and I would highly recommend this restaurant where the surroundings, service and staff are first class. Certainly made my birthday memorable and I highly recommend a visit to this fine restaurant.

This was not a particularly atmospheric dining experience but had a reasonable amount to commend it. The restaurant is very much a basement room down a not very elegant flight of stairs. Only 3 tables were already taken. But the service was friendly and attentive and the food pretty good and quite reasonable. My starter was a cold tomato soup with parmesan ice-cream, which worked well, followed by tender and well cooked lamb with a puree of beans. The wine list is very short and unimpressive but what we had was drinkable enough.

As other reviewers have commented, there is not a lot of choice - especially if you are vegetarian - but you can just about find something. I had the goats cheese and beetroot to start with which was very good and the mushroom & onion pie to follow. My co-diners enjoyed their choices. For the price, I thought the portions were a little on the small side but you couldn't fault the quality or taste. The service was second to none.We had a relatively early dinner as we were due to go on to the Shard but by the time we left at 8.00pm there was still no-one else in the restaurant. We did not have any 241 offers as other reviewers have had but we did get an early bird discount.The restaurant is fully air-conditioned and was slightly on the cold side but I am sure had we asked them to turn it down, it would not have been a problem. I would recommend this restaurant.

My husband and I stayed at the London Bridge Hotel and decided to have dinner at the Londinium the first night. We had a 50% of food (no time limit). The restaurant is in the basement. There are no windows and the airconditioning was set to minus degrees.The menu card is not very intersting.I had salmon for a starter and my husband the scallops. Both dishes were ok. We both had the risotto and chicken with peppers for main course. It was tasteless and boring food. I'm not saying that the quality was bad, but it was lacking taste.The servers are nice and friendly but they could not make up for the blandness of the food.

Great food, beautifully cooked and presented. Attentive service.2 for 1 on main courses before 8.00 makes it good value. Hidden away in the hotel basement, but worth finding-great!

Excellent food, good selection and very tasty. Would highly recommend and eat in the restaurant again.

This is a lovely restaurant and not overly priced for London. The staff are very helpful and polite. The food is lovely.

I should start by saying that because of the huge number of restaurants to choose from, I do not usually eat in London hotel restaurants. On my recent 2 night stay circumstances made this a convenient choice. My wife and I had two very good meals on two nights. The food was very good and great value with the two for one offer on main courses. Good wine selection at fair prices, relaxed ambience and excellent service added up to a very pleasant experience.

This is a great restaurant with delicious food! Excellent noodles and fun atmosphere! I ordered the noodles with seafood and it was great. Plenty left over. Kids loved it!

Interesting menu and they do a 2-4-1 deal too.They had some very different vegetarian dishes,which were highly enjoyable.

I chose this restaurant because it's close by London Bridge station.Although this restaurant doesn't have big menu, but when the food came was absolutely delicious and dishes size about right for two or three courses each person.Its shame as not many customer there.... I'll definitely go this restaurant again.

This restaurant doesn't have a huge menu, but the food is extremely well-cooked and presented, and very, very tasty. Meat is tender, vegetables not overcooked, and everything is hot. The only downside is that portions tend to be on the small side!

We have stayed at the London Bridge Hotel several times but only usually eat breakfast at the hotel which is always fantastic but this time we had no plans for the first night of our stay so ate at the restaurant for dinner too - it was so delicious we booked a table for our last night too! The portions were generous for both starters and mains and both tasted wonderful. The menu is not huge but it is varied, with several meat, fish and vegetarian choices for each course and the dessert I squeezed in was perfect! Service was brilliant as always, staff were attentive and friendly.We will definitely be eating there again during our next stay!

I met with 3 friends. We had a couple of bottles of wine in the Quarter Bar (part of the hotel). It was very nice, with compfy seats and attentive staff. They supplied a small bowl of chilli crackers. We then went to the Londinium restaurant, table booked for 7.30. Three of us had the salmon starter, one had fishcakes. All was really tasty and well presented. For the main course we all had different and all were lovely. Presented nicely, a good mix of flavours on the plate and very fresh. The deserts were heaven. We shared 2 between the 4 of us but next time (there will definitely be a next time) we will all have our own that's for sure. The waitress brought us up 1 plain and 1 poppyseed roll each to start along with plain and also garlic butter which I thought was nice. They're doing an offer of 2 for 1 on main meals at the moment. We were the only 4 in the restaurant all night which is a shame. I hope this isn't the norm.

Service and food top class, has got to be one of the best full English breakfast's i have ever eaten.

Food was excellent both nights of our stay. Menu choice is not huge, but should be enough to suit most tastes. Duty manager and waitresses very helpful and attentive without making you feel rushed.