Simon the Tanner in Southwark

Very disappointing - we had two vegetarian diners in our group, and we had checked the menu online before booking our dinner. On arrival, the vegetarian main had been removed from the menu, leaving only the soup starter available. We enquired with the staff, and they informed us that soup was the only option. We had to go elsewhere - I understand unexpected circumstances can change menus, but it seems incredibly short sighted not to include a single vegetarian main on the menu in 2024, or even offer to speak to the kitchen to see if anything could be done.

So so much fun! Tuesday trivia night! Great neighborhood bar.

I popped in a few weeks ago and enjoyed a vegetarian Sunday roast featuring cauliflower. If it had been cauliflower cheese, it would have been even better! The pub is lovely but it was very cold, if they turned up the heating I'd go back!

Lovely venue. Great selection of well kept beers, lovely (and reasonably priced) food and very friendly and welcoming staff. Full package. Quiz night was well run (we'll be back!) and the surprisingly beefy sound system was a great bonus (not overbearing but great quality for a pub!)

Lovely pub with a great atmosphere and always a good selection of beers on tap

Nice beer, extremely bad beef roast dinner. Rare and fatty tough meat with with a couple potatoes and carrots. Would not recommend.

*Updated post* Best Sunday roast of the season so far!! Absolutely incredible. It's a must. Great local pub. Jeff is a lovely guy behind the bar

Really friendly staff and service. Super disappointing Sunday roast - one very thin sliver of roast beef that was mostly gristle for 24 quid.

A real gem, great drinks, great food, great music. It's always a treat to come here.

I always enjoy coming to this place, the choice of beers is always good, with some that I haven't seen elsewhere, including low alc and gluten-free options. The Sunday roast is a must-do.

Lovely friendly pub, with a great beer selection. Staff are friendly, fast & helpful - particularly Liam. One star removed because they had a ‘DJ’ at 8pm on a Friday. The music was quite niche (sounded like elevator music), and loud - meaning it was hard to hear conversations. Said DJ seemed far more interested in his own record mix then whether the music suited the vibe. Otherwise a lovely pub.

Great find. Great selection of beers, friendly staff and an excellent sound system. Cosy

Great food vibey atmosphere and the staff were very good with lots of advise

Place had a slightly unusual smell when you first walked in. One got used to this smell after being in there for a while. Great selection of beers, including some I haven't seen on tap anywhere side. Staff were adequate. Intimate setting. Seating which fills up. Overall, I would recommend a visit - the choice of beers on tap was a winner.

Popped in for Sunday lunch. Both meals very tasty and a reasonable price compared to other places round the corner in Bermondsey St.

Very interesting menu and good pub quiz.

love this spot 😻🍷 ethan and char are amazinggggggg!! 🙆‍♂️ chef in the back is the 🐐 beautiful service, beautiful people will be returning soon…

Excellent food and service from Liam. Lovely pub with a welcoming atmosphere and friendly folk. Not just great beer but good wine too

Can't comment on the food but the beer was spot on.

When you find a great one why go anywhere else. Most friendly place I have ever been. The food! We drank there 3 times before trying the food. Amazing!

Char and Ethan were nothing short of excellent

Incredibly friendly and helpful staff. Absolutely delicious food. Potato wedges were out of this world, as were the green beans. The main dishes were excellent as well. Truly a gem in this neighborhood!

I always think it smells weird in here but great location and drinks

Spent 2 nights in London recently - visited Simon The Tanner both evenings such was the fun we had on the first night. has all the Hallmarks of a local pub (appeared to have a fair few regulars) and we were made to feel really welcome from all of the staff. Solid selection of craft (and cask) including London Black. Will definitely stop by here when we're back in London next.

Went to my first pub quiz night and had a blast! The girls who work there are so fun and friendly. Will definitely be back

## Simon the Tanner: Good food and friendly staff in a London pub I recently visited Simon the Tanner, a pub in London, and was pleasantly surprised by the experience. The staff were very friendly and welcoming, and the food was very good, especially for a pub. The pub has a cozy and inviting atmosphere, with a typical English interior. There is a wide choice of beers and ciders on tap, as well as an extensive wine list. The menu offers a variety of classic pub dishes, such as fish and chips, burgers and steak pies. I chose the steak and ale pie, which was delicious and tender. The portions were very generous and the prices were reasonable. The service was quick and efficient, and the staff were always happy to have a chat or make a recommendation. Overall I had a very positive experience at Simon the Tanner. It's a great pub to relax with friends, enjoy a nice meal and have a few drinks. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good pub in London. **Pros:** * Friendly and hospitable staff * Excellent food, especially for a pub * Cozy and inviting atmosphere * Wide choice of beers, ciders and wines * Reasonable prices **Cons:** * Can be busy on weekends * No parking nearby **Score:** 4/5 stars

Second visit to this Bermondsey gem. We’re fast becoming fans of the Sunday afternoon music sessions curated by Chris Coco’s Chillout Tent and delivered by some cracking DJs. A good range of drinks, and fine looking food that we hope to try (if we can ever get there early enough…) For us, the star of the show is the Celestion sound system and the friendly crowd who gather to hear the tunes.

Really annoying bar woman on tonight. Monday 22 April. More interested in talking to her friends at the bar rather than serving. Dirty glasses piled up on the bar. Shouting in a ridiculous American accent. And every other word was ‘like’. Painful to listen to.

Simon the Tanner is a small, modern pub with charm. They had a very good cider on tap on the day of visiting.

Nice little traditional pub, great staff and nice atmosphere, we didn't eat but food looked great and menu was very good, a little gem close to my London office, will definitely be back.

Lovely pub. Great bar staff. Friendly, helpful. Excellent food and many different beers. Everything a modern pub should be.

Best vegan roast I’ve ever had! Service was fast and friendly. Gravy was delicious too. Will definitely be back :)

Lovely Sunday Roast at a lovely, local independent pub. Flavours were great for both chicken and beef. Some great beers, including a British take on Weissbier, which was a bit on the lighter side for Weiss, but quite good and refreshing. 🍺 Great team, nice, polite and helpful people. I just wish that for £19-24 per roast, before gratuity, the portions were a little larger.

Very good food. Friendly service.

Pub with a typically London atmosphere, very good and succulent meat dishes. Precise and courteous service

Small pub in London Bridge with decent prices definitely worth a visit for an after work drink!

Unusual public house. Full of character and charm sitting between traditional local and contemporary cool pub... The Secret Dining Club meets there, Good selection of well kept beers, excellent condition Manchester Bitter from Marble brewery went down well with 2 of us who met in Manchester 40 years ago and met for the first time since at Simon the Tanner... Great staff, friendly and chatty and attentive to other customers at the same time. Love it. Well done Tanner you

A lovely and comfortable space!! I was satisfied with all the recommended beers and food. The friendly staff and great music made for an impressive experience.

Good old fashioned boozer with proper beer.

Stumbled across this pub after a walk around London Bridge. The roast was sensational, the staff very attentive and friendly. Great atmosphere as relatively small and quaint. This pub has become my favourite for a Sunday roast and glass of wine.

We had to move to another table to make way for a larger group of customers : by way of compensation, unprompted Abby gave us a free drink each and a packet of crisps ! Such a kind jesture deserves a good review !

Strange little pub. Half the beers had run out. The whole place had a slightly strange smell

Abby has served me two nights in a row and she is an absolute DOLL. So accommodating, so kind, & I will come back again and again just because of her. Thank you, Abby!!!!

We came here as tourists for a short stay and were welcomed with open arms. The food was great, the service was excellent and the overall vibe was great!! Abby and Rachael went above and beyond and were extremely personable and kind. Highly recommend this place and plan to be back next time we’re in London!

Oh my word - love this pub!!! Gf beer on tap and lovely staff-such a cozy little boozer.

Nice pub with a good atmosphere and a solid selection of beers.

Cozy, laid back, and the staff was super-friendly. This ended being my favorite pub in London. I kept coming back to it!

Best roast I've had in a long time. Tateful refit whilst still keeping pub feel. I'll be back

We just went for drinks, so the food grade is for the drink selection, but I really liked it. The staff were friendly and quick whilst the venue itself had a relaxed vibe with a live DJ, but the music was not overly loud, so you could hear yourself speak. It's one of those venues which when you go to you think 'aha this I'd uow to make a nice pub/bar' but full credit to the team there since if it were so simple all ours would be as good hir they're not. Sadly, I don't live close by, so I'm not sure when I'll go back, but hopefully, I will get the opportunity one day

Excellent range of beers, something for all tastes

Great sound system and nice acoustic. When it gets full and people are loud it's hard to appreciate because the room hasn't been acoustically treated very well, but well worth a visit when it's peaceful, especially now Spiritland on the Southbank had closed. OMG, they serve real ale which is a total bonus. Love it.

Great little spot away from the madness. The staff were brilliant and really helpful, they even came round to take drinks orders when they saw we were running low. The venue itself is really nicely decorated. Dont have a dog (want one) but they are dog friendly too. I'll definitely be coming here again. Highly recommend it 👌

Attended a private 50th birthday party at the weekend and was very well looked after.

Great vibes. Good staff . Good menu.

Didn't eat just drinks. Toilets are clean, staff are nice. Drinks are a bit hit and miss. Sometimes drinks are warm. Prosecco wasn't very nice but that may be a one off.

This is a really good local pub, with lots on tap they also have a decent selection of wine. They have really cheap ales too so it's a good place to go if you're saving your pennies. The pub has no outdoors, so it can get a bit crowded inside. However, they don't play really loud music, so you can actually hear each other, which is rare atm. And it's got a really nice atmosphere. The food looks good, and I can tell they take pride in their food it's mostly pizza, but smelled really good, so I will need to give it a try next time.

The food was good. The menu is interesting. Not very coherent and a bit ‘wannabe fancy’ without the chops to pull it off, but not bad either. Everyone should be able to find something they like but it’s a very odd mix of options for a pub and while it was quite tasty it wasn’t outstanding. A good selection of drinks. There was one bartender who was fantastic. She took orders efficiently and was super friendly. The other guy there couldn’t hold more than one drink in his head at a time and went to serve people their food in the middle of pouring my drinks which meant I was waiting at the bar for about 20 minutes throughout my order. Every time he returned to me he asked me to repeat what else I had ordered. At least four times. It wasn’t great. What was great was the quiz. Quizmaster was fabulous. Questions were excellent. It was super fun. would come back for this despite everything else.

The prosecco was 8£ a glass and was served warm. Not impressed. I hate having to ask for ice for my warm prosecco. (For that price I expect it to be chilled... at any price I expect it to be chilled). It also wasn't that good of quality. Invited there because a friends friend was DJing (Didn't take requests, just played what he was paid to do, but was super nice none the less). The music was Brazilian disco? Lounge? Then some how turned into 80s pop. However the company was great. And the bar man from Canada was super nice as well.

Friendly staff, nice music and good food

Wonderful pub, nice pint of London Black. Food was ace all served by a lovely barmaid charmaine

Lunch 30th July - My parents were visiting so I booked for a Sunday roast. Not a great start when the waiter said 'It's summer we don't do Sunday roasts'. When I pointed out it doesn't say that anywhere on the website, he shrugged, didn't give an apology, and told me 'It's our website provider's fault'. From the moment we arrived, the waiter was rude and unpleasant to deal with. We even joked as a family saying 'I'm not going up to the bar, you go' because none of us wanted to deal with him. I understand people have bad days, but nobody has a right to make people feel so uncomfortable and unwelcome, especially paying customers wanting to have a nice family meal. Our food (steaks), then came and everything but the potato wedges were cold. None of us dared complain about the food though, because the waiter was so unpleasant and clearly couldn't care whether we were having a good or bad experience. Instead, we accepted defeat and decided to laugh about it all so as not to ruin my parents' time. If I had to give a positive - they have a lot of different lager and ale options and play good music. If you have to visit here, only come for a drink and be prepared for rudeness. Thoroughly disappointing and would suggest the owner addresses their waiter's attitude. Also, on the roast part, just upload a new menu under 'Sunday Lunch' to say 'No Sunday Lunch in summer'. Quick easy fix to avoid customer disappointment and to avoid looking unprofessional by blaming your 'website provider'.

Good atmosphere, local pub in Bermondsey. Recommend IPA and Saltaire bitter.

Incredible food and service! An incredibly talented chef and friendly staff. Best vege pub food I’ve ever eaten and very reasonable prices. This place is a hidden gem :))

Always interesting beers on tap. Excellent quality food.

It’s my local so I don’t want to toot the horn too loudly, but this place has it all. Great food, great tap selection, and fab bar keepers. These aren’t cocktail specialists, so either keep it simple (two ingredients max) or just enjoy the great beer! Live DJ is the icing on this cake.

Cool calm atmosphere, good non alcoholic drink selection, food is interesting and hosts are friendly and charming

Fabulous place. The Sunday lunch was high quality at a good price! Well worth seeking this little back street pub out! Only 10 min walk from London Bridge Station! Loved the vinyl music playing!

Nice location. Nothing to complain about :-)

Visited last Sunday for lunch. Great Sunday roast, very attentive staff and good atmosphere. Can thoroughly recommend. 👌

Hmm… no real-ales on offer, very loud DJ (should only be allowed after 10pm) uncomfortably loud for dinner… food was decent but more brunch/lunch style than dinner. A bit too basic even by pub standards. Quality of food was good though. Perhaps Saturday is not the night to visit! And stick to lunch… :)

Great pub. Great beers. Great staff. Wholeheartedly recommend this place for a casual drink.

A really lovely neighbourhood pub with a wide selection of really interesting beers.

Lovely pub with nice food and carefully selected variety of beers. Staff is also very friendly.

FOR MORE, GO LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST - PUBTROTTERS PUBCAST WE ALWAYS GIVE 5s AS ALL PUBS ARE DIFFERENT AND GREAT! CONTEXT There for a 'meet our baby' social with some friends who hadn't met our 14 week year old daughter. Booked it 3 - 6pm ... we stayed till 8... ATMOSPHERE LOVED this pub! Its slightly off the beaten track near Borough Station in South London, and so for a Saturday afternoon of chilled baby boozing, was perfect atmosphere. Its quite small and you can see everyone from everywhere in the pub. Also some chairs out the front where it really captures the sun in the late afternoon, perfect. SERVICE Staff were lovely, very friendly and accommodating for us and our babyness which we appreciated. Fairly quiet, so if you're looking for a super busy part pub, maybe not this one, but maybe its different on other times. STYLE Classic pub, looks like an oldy from outside and i'm sure has had a few iterations over the years, but the inside is tidy, modern, but keeping with the great pub aesthetic with these awesome looking 'booths' with curtains on them (not sure what goes on when curtains are shut, but there you go :) ). TOILET Smelt lovely from the male end, my only criticism was baby changing was only in female toilets as far as i could see. PRICE London, that is all i'll say, expect premium pay. £6.70 for one pint, varied depending on what you ordered though. FOOD & DRINK SUPERB beer selection, both cast and keg, there seemed to be great choice of wine and spirits drank by our friends as well. We also had some polenta fries as a snack later on that were AMAZING! So yea well worth it.

A revelation of a pub - the music system brought the place to life.

Says they are open until 10:30pm on Sunday (per Google and their website) but tried to walk in at 9pm and was told they were closed. Frustrating.

Nice little pub with good selection of ales

It's clearly a lovely pub in terms of drink, food and staff, but it's quite small, so my visit was cut short by a large raucous party by the window

Absolutely superb bar, super friendly and attentive staff, great range of beers and ciders, and the roast dinner is amazing, it’s a genuinely packed plate, good meat, lots of trimmings, huge yorkshires and lashings of gravy.

Great selection of beers on tap and in bottles.l served by welcoming and friendly staff.

Lovely bar with an excellent selection of beers. I will definitely come back!

The Disappearing Dining Club continues to impress with their latest addition to The Dartmouth Arms. An instant favourite - the atmosphere is warm and cozy, with a cool soundtrack to set the tone. The beer selection is on point and the food, as always, is absolutely delicious. A visit to this Borough hotspot is a must for anyone in the area looking for a great time.

this was a very busy pub lovely service and very warm atmosphere.

4 days drinking in London, and this Is the most Great experience!nice music, nice beers, nice food, relaxed ambient, All was perfect!Thanks

Awesome place. Decent beer. Nice speakers and ambience. Staff are pretty sound. Would like to try out their food at some point

Went here for the quiz on Tuesday night. A great little pub with wide selection of ales and a fun atmosphere.

Great little pub, just stopped by for a couple of drinks but loved the place. Great selection of beers, very friendly staff, and a really lovely atmosphere

A nice little pub with a good choice of beers and wines. Just round the corner from Bermondsey St yet much quieter. Staff friendly and professional. Interior including toilets clean. Recommended!

I like the local pub, great food, great selection of beers and wineand really helpful and friendly staff

Lovely bar with an excellent selection of craft beers. Nice atmosphere and friendly bar staff.

Fantastic local pub. Good food with new ownership

Under new rather exceptional management. Watch as this place flowers

Very nice and welcoming pub, Dog Friendly and good Sunday Roast. Thanks to the team for making a good Sunday for us. Alice our Border Terrier sends her appreciation.

A lovely little gem of a bar in Bermondsey. Relaxed with great beers.

Comfortable place, kind staff (I have ever seen someone change a keg so fast), very good IPA! Kitchen was closed so no pizza which makes me sad.

Dropped in for a Sunday roast dinner and left fully satisfied. The beef was perfectly cooked, Yorkshire pudding spot on, and great vegetable sides. There is a great selection of beers which I was told is always rotating. Even as a Yank in town on business, I was welcomed like a regular. Everyone there treated me like family.

Popped in with my hound, and welcomed immediately with a water bowl. Wonderful place I've visited before, but not for a few years, and this time reinforced why we should visit more often. He was so happy he licked my leg - which rarely happens! Thank you.

Friendly pub in London Bridge which is just off the very busy Bermondsey St. Good drinks. Nice staff.

Friendly comfortable grown up not too rowdy, nice.

Nice small pub, good selection of beers.