Swan at the Globe in Southwark

Everything was wonderful and the food was delicious! The view is spectacular as well.

A great place to eat at any time of year but even better for a special Christmas treat or celebration. Excellent food, great service and fantastic views.

We went for an afternoon tea today to celebrate 20 years of marriage. We had a lovely table next to the window with a fantastic view of St Paul's and the Thames. The food was delicious and the staff very friendly. There was a lovely festive atmosphere with pretty decorations. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend it's value for money too in comparison with other places in London. Thank you 😊

Enjoyable although a bit expensive lunch. Could have done with a more reasonable set menu. Service good, location good and moved to a river view table, which was very kind.

Nine of us had lunch on the 18th December. The food was delicious (we weren't required to have the christmas set menu, which was a joy), our waiter was attentive and with a great sense of humour, and overall we had a wonderful time. Thank you

Great afternoon tea, with a lovely view. Very friendly staff too. The Handel and Gretel theme made the food more interesting.

Very good food in lovely setting. Go for a window table if you can.

Nice ambiance for afternoon tea with family and friends

Friendly, attentive service, great food (served hot, on warm plate - thank you).

Excellent food ( soup and risotto) served swiftly just before the play at the Globe!

Always enjoy The Swan and it was such a beautiful clear day to enjoy the view. Food was excellent.

Lovely, glad we chose this for our annual afternoon tea expedition. Food was great and high quality. Staff were quick efficient and very helpful. Would recommend!

We had a gorgeous time for a friends pre-Xmas get together. Food was really good, wine excellent and service just right. Thank you. Would highly recommend.

Very pleasant lunch with attentive and quick service.

Warm atmosphere, good food, great views over Thames and nice, friendly service.

Staff were so lovely and accommodating when we were delayed. Lovely ambience and great food too, we will be back.

Very tasty meal! The restaurant is really well-decorated for the holidays. Service was great, too! I would recommend

Welcoming atmosphere, good service, delicious food and tea. The Hansel and Gretel afternoon was great fun. Nice outing while visiting London.

Amazing afternoon tea with plenty of food! Very nice christmassy atmosphere in a historic setting with a nice view of the river thames :)

Wonderful food and wine. We been to 4 times. It has beautiful views and nice food.

Lovely afternoon tea experience! My friend opted for the more genteel Classic tea, whilst I, being greedy by nature, opted for the Gentlemen's tea and boy, what a great choise! Excellent fish, chunky chips and pea purree which was (luckily) a bigger portion than expected, a small "sausage roll" and other savoury delights. If you struggle to manage lots of sweet things, this is the one to go for. Attentive service, and a festive atmosphere... I would definitely recommend.... and will be back!

Lovely restaurant in a beautiful location. Tge foid was excellent. Friendly and helpful staff. Thank you -I’ll definitely come back z

Such lovely service, food and view. My second visit in a month, will be back very soon for sure.

We had a great pre show meal. I am coeliac and the waiter and kitchen were very helpful. They got us through main and desert before the show.

Having eaten here a couple times before, I was somewhat disappointed with the food. All of my guests complained about the rather high salt content of the food. Desserts were ok except the poached pear with the cheese cake. I think the chef forgot to poach the very tiny pear which if one tried to cut it with the dessert spoon it would have probably whizzed across the restaurant and knocked out some poor unsuspecting diner. Credit given where credit is due, the pumpkin soup and sourdough bread was rather delicious. Also the Chapel Down sparkling wine was scrumptious, would definitely recommend this wine. The restaurant was quite noisy for a Sunday late lunch, one could barely hear what people where saying from across the table.

Beautifully presented, super fresh food, great atmosphere and never felt rushed. Lovely afternoon

We (party of four) had the afternoon tea, which was amazing quality and value for the price. One of our party is vegan, which was easily and efficiently catered for with no fuss. The venue was lovely, light and airy with great views to the river. The highlight, however, had to be the service. Riyas was friendly and attentive and looked after us incredibly well. Overall, we really enjoyed the experience and I would absolutely go back.

Delicious tea time and super friendly staff. The view is also really nice.

This was a very happy accident! Booked last minute for a large group of colleagues, we were seated in the private dining room with stunning views of The Globe, St Pauls and the Thames. Food was excellent and our waiter was also outstanding. Would highly recommend!

Delicious food , wonderful service and great views x

Very very nice place for an afternoon tea, the atmosphere is warm, the service is incredible. all the staff were lovely. I would come back with pleasure

Booked on the day, which was late, however contract was quick and easy. Arrived a little early bit seated anyway, nice atmosphere, good views good food, good service, well done all.

It’s such a beautiful setting for afternoon tea. The staff were very attentive and friendly. The food was delicious and we had a lovely, memorable afternoon.

I had booked a table for 8 for 4.30 We arrived a little early (after the play had finished) but our table was not ready until 4.45 We ordered 5 Gentleman’s teas and 3 classic teas. The Gentlemen’s teas arrived promptly but the classic teas did not come until 15 minutes later. The staff did apologise & They knocked the service off our bill. The food was delicious and beautifully presented

Always a Great experience - Great view and nice Service.

Our afternoon tea experience was very nice. However the staff had not checked the notes I sent when I booked, where I’d let them know we were celebrating a birthday and that we had a vegetarian in the group. I was a bit disappointed by this. The food could have been fresher - some of the sandwiches were soggy and the biscuits soft. The variety was excellent and the gentleman’s tea especially good. I would return to try another menu. The setting is stunning and I think that is the main draw.

I have eaten at the swan many times and have always found it fantastic. However, on my recent visit it was very poor. At first we had to wait for our table which I have no issue with. Yet, the receptionist quite rudely told us you’re too early come back later. I would have preferred an offer to sit at the bar. So I asked could we and got a curt reply of fine. No one came to get us when our table was ready and I had to ask twice. When we did get to our table after requesting a window table to our booking coinciding with a birthday. We were sat a fantastic table set for two when we two minutes later we were asked to move as the table was needed for a booking of four. We were then placed in a dark corner away from the window. The booking for four did not appear during our visit. The service was poor. With all the staff that was on the floor, it took three attempts to ask for dessert menu until we gave up and left. I’ve known staff to be very attentive on previous visits but we were very much left in our dark corner. The food was fine. Just about warm. Very disappointed from a regular diner.

We had a great lunch out today with a group of 10 people and our server - Jacob - was amazing and couldn't do enough for us.; he was the right side of attentive without being intrusive, and so so patient when we took an age to sort out the bill (thank you!). Thank you also to Nadia who took care of one of our party who was ill - very patient & kind. The food was nice - one of our party didn't think she had blue cheese on a burger special, but it was all very enjoyable and to a good standard. It was very buzzy in the bar, so sometimes we struggled to hear each other, but we went with the flow and we'll definitely come back again. Thanks everyone - especially Jacob - for making our girls reunion a smashing success.

Food came quickly and was delicious; what more do you need to know?

We were held up going to the restaurant and contacted them to let them know. The staff were really helpful and simply rearranged the reservation time. When we arrived the staff were very understanding and attentive. The afternoon tea was delicious and the atmosphere was lovely especially when it went darker outside - the lights inside the restaurant were dimmed and it felt lovely and cosy. I would definitely go again and would highly recommend it.

I was surprised by the price. 12.5% ​​was added on top. I would like to tip. I thought it would have been written somewhere if the restaurant itself imposed it.

We had a wonderful evening celebrating our son’s engagement. Excellent food and wine, a lovely table and attentive staff all made for a very special occasion

The service we had was great and they went above and beyond to help our party of 20. That part that lets it down is the very limited menu and the fact that the menu does not list everything in the items. We had a person who could not eat her food due to allergies, and they did not list the item on the menu. She found out that it contained onions when biting into the first bite. The food was very basic and small portions On the plus side the service and selection or drinks was excellent.

Such a wonderful afternoon tea! Fantastic food, friendly staff, and a perfect view.

The food was excellent but the service was a bit spotty. Two tables who were seated after me were served first, and I don’t know that I would ever have been served if I had not called out to the waiter. The same was true when it was time to pay the bill. Someone brought the cheque, but I needed to ask someone to bring the machine so I could actually pay it.

Really wonderful afternoon tea with excellent service and amazing views.

The restaurant is very nice and the staff are attentive which is really good. You brought out a little treat to my friend for her birthday which was lovely and unexpected! I spent £110 on the afternoon tea and two glasses of wine which is a lot for what you get although the food is lovely and quite filling. When we were told we had overstayed our allocated time we decided to head downstairs to the bar which is where the evening took a turn slightly. We asked if we could sit in a booth and were told this was ok and that someone would come to us to take our order. We ordered 2 glasses of pinot, exactly the same as what we had upstairs and were shocked to be given a bill afterwards for £27! The bill said we had 4 small glasses of wine and we were told this is because they don’t have a ‘button for large’. We also learned that we had now been charged service charge because the wine was ordered from the table. (We were told to go to the table, I could have easily ordered at the bar Our confusion with both these issues was responded to fairly dismissively although I cannot believe we are the first people to raise the issue over the wine charge! 2 glasses upstairs in the restaurant were £16 total, why was it so different downstairs??? If you go here I would go to the restaurant and I recommend it but I would avoid visiting the bar unless you have lots of cash or a desire to debate with disinterested staff

I’m a big fan of The Swan and have had the afternoon tea there several times, but unfortunately this time was very disappointing. They brought out one tower of sandwiches and cakes for two people which was just three small plates worth of food which equated to £80. This was made up of four fingers of sandwich (equating to 1 normal size sandwich), two mini tartlets, two mini salmon rolls, two scones each and 4 tiny mouthfuls of cake. Yes you could ask for refills but it was hard work flagging someone down and then when you asked for a refill, they bought you two fingers of sandwich at a time. The refills never used to be hard work but it was too laborious this time so we ended up feeling ripped off. Also the young waitress was nice but she didn’t know how to use the tea strainer and told us to use them in the cups with the drip tray inside the cup. Nice atmosphere and staff are nice but I won’t be returning for afternoon tea anytime soon sadly.

Great location and view. Visited on Saturday afternoon. Super busy but service was great and attentive and came to check on us several times. Even the manager was helping the staff. Absolutely impeccable. To visit again

The best Afternoon tea with the nicest view of St.Paul.

Great experience, lovely service, delicious tea time

Fabulous experience at Swan London. Classic afternoon tea and bubbly! The staff were so friendly, welcoming and attentive. Beautiful views over the Thames. Amazing food, value and ambience. Would highly recommend.

We booked our Much Ado About Tea using a gift voucher. A lovely setting, beautifully presented food and excellent service. Staff were very attentive and offered more sandwiches and tea several times during our time there. There was a good atmosphere and we had amazing views over the Thames.

We had a pleasant lunch here in the Balcony room with lovely views. The service was fast and attentive. We had starters and main course. Carrot soup, beetroot salad and asparagus & artichoke salad. Didn't have to wait long between courses which was lucky as the starters were very small. Polenta 'steak' and roasted cod for mains. All the food was well-presented and tasty enough, but the starters were tiny, and the mains not sufficient. Vegetables were extra, and the roast potatoes were rather hard and oily. We're just average women. Suspect those with a hearty appetite would feel hungry, or slightly broke! Over all, a pleasant experience but probably wouldn't return.

Very nice experience. Food, service, and atmosphere were great.

Beautiful setting, fantastic price and refillable sandwiches on the classic afternoon tea set??? Unbeatable. The tea was top quality and the servers were attentive and friendly.

Super location, very friendly and professional service, food (afternoon tea classic & veggie) was just delicious, additional tea pots and sandwiches were offered for us and the children as well. Just lovely.

Everything delightful. Remarkable Antonio. Nice and professional. We Will be back soon

Lovely atmosphere and views, fantastic service. Good food. Would recommend.

Marvelous service, iconic view, nice food, we missed the alcohol from the cocktails 🥃

Afternoon tea was great! Unfortunately the decaf tea was just a tea bag.

Excellent service, beautiful setting, amazing view, lovely food. Real find!

I love the Swan. My favourite restaurant to meet friends. Great location, food never disappoints. It's not the cheapest but it is a great place for a special dinner or a lazy brunch... even just for drinks. The staff are friendly and helpful. The salted caramel chocolate tarte was densely delicious and perfect for sharing. The sommelier was super helpful too. On this occasion we were just looking for something reasonably priced and light on a Monday night, but she had some great recommendations. Always a lovely experience.

Our waitress was very good. What a great experience! The tea and food were Excellent as was the ambiance!

Lovely time celebrating my birthday in The Bull Room at The Swan The Globe. Would highly recommend food, ambience and friendly staff

Lovely evening in the Bull Room at the Swan with friends. Excellent service, great views and comprehensive menu. Would definitely recommend for a group dinner

Pretentious limited menu; surprisingly poorly cooked food.

A bit of a rip off. Have had lunch here before on the lower floor and that was fine. This time we were a group of 7 placed on one of the upper floors. We were given the wine list, the cocktail list and the a la carte menu. We had to ask for the table d'hote instead of it being offered. We were encouraged to try the specials - "try the lamb -share between two" (No indication of price and we should have asked.,). When the lamb arrived for the two people who were having it, it could have fed four people and we found when we received the bill it cost £78.00. The duck was accompanied by beans and was very dry with no sauce or liquid. Great views from the restaurant but will probably not be back which is really a pity given how handy it is for the Globe Theatre

Yea at the Swan was as pleasant and gracious as expected. Well done all around.

Lovely view of the Thames, beautiful restaurant. Afternoon tea with lots of dietary/allergy options. Great value for money and the staff was amazing!

Really lovely venue with beautiful view and great value for money for afternoon tea especially considering the location. Was pleasantly surprised there was a savoury option for afternoon tea (Gentleman's Tea), which I really enjoyed.

The greeting was friendly and we were seated quickly. We changed table and that was no problem. Sunday roast was superb - one of the best we’ve had. All aspects were great quality and very tasty. Lovely gravy (I ordered more). And the English rosé was probably the best English food one I’ve had. All round - excellent. Will definitely go back.

My experience at the Swan was very disappointing due to the food. I went for afternoon tea to celebrate a birthday and the quality of the food was very poor, sandwiches were bland, scones were basic and desserts all tasted the same. I left feeling hungry. The atmosphere and location is the only thing going for this place, but the afternoon tea was a big let down. I would not recommend afternoon tea at the Swan.

We had a wonderful afternoon tea celebrating 40 years of friendship. The food was sublime and nothing was too much trouble, we were even offered additional sandwiches during the service. Our waitress was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. Thank you for making sure we had a fitting end to our days

We had the special afternoon tea with several glasses of bubbles. Great value, lovely food and friendly attentive service.

The staff at the Swan made our friend feel very special for her 60th Birthday. 4 of our friends were able to sit down upstairs ready to surprise her as we walked in together. The service was amazing, the food was delicious and we were treated to sample a new ice cream flavour. The birthday plate was a lovely touch. The menu catered for all food requirements. Plus the atmosphere was very comfortable. Thank you. I would highly recommend this restaurant for afternoon tea and infact full stop.

We were celebrating an anniversary and decided to treat ourselves to afternoon tea at The Swan. They really went out of their way to make our experience special. The food was superb and the service was excellent. Fantastic ambience. The view was also lovely.

Great location and good value for money. Service was hit and miss and despite seeing the confirmation email including QR codes that I had prepaid for the meal, we were kept waiting at our table while they " checked" with the the Globe that we had prepaid.

Excellent value afternoon tea with a great view, thank you for the best corner table in the house! The venue is a step up from regular pub, although the bar is relaxed, it’s a great space that’s clearly a little bit extra. The restaurant upstairs is very nice, a good compromise between the super-expensive and Uber-posh afternoon tea options in London and the more reasonably-priced versions. The afternoon tea sandwiches were very nice, scones delicious and cakes very nice (although I never have space for them, wherever I am!! So I took mine home with me). Lovely champagne and wine options, would definitely come back for lunch or dinner and have been coming for a swift pint/glass of wine for years.

We arrived early, for afternoon tea on the off chance that we could get a table early, but for a Wednesday, upstairs was busy and so we sat in the bar area for a drink first. Too many floor team staff working, whilst the Barman was busy attending to table service orders. We didn’t wait too long, but you’d think the amount of other staff floating around, that someone could serve a drink. The above aside, once seated upstairs for afternoon tea, a slowish start to service and a waiter coming over, the food was well-presented and tasty, albeit overpriced for what it was, and the portion size @£39 per person, was double what we felt it was worth. A sign of the times, but a one off treat, not to be repeated.

Spectacular view of St Paul’s, excellent service and scrumptious food. My daughter had a GF afternoon tea, with vegetarian sandwiches. They have something for everyone. Really special.

We booked a table at the Swan at 5.30 as we were due to see that evening's performance at the Globe. You certainly can't get a more conveniently located restaurant and the views across the Thames to St. Paul's Cathedral are stunning at this time of year. So location gets two huge ticks. However, the service once we arrived didn't quite equal the venue. There is no pre-theatre menu on the website so when once was presented it was helpful but a surprise given we'd been looking at the a la carte. The question - if we order from the main menu will we still be in time for the theatre was clearly morfe complex than explaining string theory and the answer was *shrugs shoulders* We settled for the three course pre-theatre menu. The wine order was one Reisling with the starter and two glasses of white wine with the mains. You would think this would be straight forward, but it took around 5 minutes to get this understood. Even then two glasses arrived with the starters. The food was good without being outstanding. When the wine did arrive it was a short measure by 50ml which was fixed for one diner but not the second (who by this time had lost some interest). Service was slow, perfunctory and anything but unobtrusive, So much so that we removed the service charge - which might have been taken as a prompt to ask what was wrong - but it didn't. Nor did it seem to be a surprise. It's still a convenient place to eat if you're attending the Globe, but if you're not or you want consistent service levels maybe look elsewhere.

Always enjoy a drink at the Swan when I’m the area as the river views with St Paul’s across the river are unbeatable! However, this time we made a booking for dinner and were not disappointed. Food was delicious, service was attentive, and it was good to enjoy the scenic views for longer!

My family and I looked at potentially 100s of restaurants to have afternoon tea at in London and we're so glad we picked Swan! THEY HAD GLUTEN FREE!!!! I was so thrilled to be able to have afternoon tea with all sandwiches, desserts, and even the scone! And I was able to order the gluten free menu and my family could get their normal menu. The gluten free was delicious and you couldn't even tell it was gf! It was in a fantastic location near the Globe Theatre as well as the Borough Market and just a bridge walk away from St. Paul's. It made it very easy to still see the sites while being able to stop and enjoy an afternoon break. Everything was really stunning from the food to the place settings. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, and the food and tea were delicious. They had several menus to accommodate different allergies. Will definitely go there again!

We picked the Swan because we were attending a play at 7:30. We made a reservation for 6 PM and they assured us we could be out in time for the play. While i had read about noise and indeed the first floor was noisy, we were seated on the second floor overlooking the Thames and St. Pauls. And the food was quite good. the carrot soup was different and quite delicious. We were out by 7.

Went for the Afternoon Tea service and it was fantastic. Service staff was helpful, food was great. Would definitely recommend and will visit again next time we're in town!

Absolutely brilliant, wonderful service, great afternoon tea . Really enjoyed the whole experience.

I visited the Swan at the Globe with my boyfriend, after my parents purchased us a buyagift voucher, which included the Afternoon Tea, along with a guided tour of Shakespeare’s Globe. We had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the atmosphere of the restaurant in which we were served. We would particularly like to highlight the service provided by our server, Riyas, who we both thought was super lovely and ensured we had everything we needed. Our Afternoon Tea was really nice and rather filling; neither of us could finish it! But we really enjoyed our scones and cakes. Would highly recommend the Swan to anyone planning to visit Shakespeare’s Globe, we would definitely return!

My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed Afternoon Tea here before seeing a play at The Globe. The waiter was wonderful and friendly, recommended a great tea, and even took a picture for us! We were there for The Much Ado Tea experience. I had the classic tea, and my daughter chose the heartier gentleman's tea, so we could share. Both were very delicious! Will definitely visit again when in London!

Our friends had booked Afternoon Tea as a birthday treat, and we weren't disappointed! My 78yr old Mam was unable to use the stairs to get to the restaurant, but our lovely host that day showed us to the lift. Shown to a lovely window table with views of the Thames. Our lovely server was Scarlett and couldn't do enough for us - one of our party had an allergy so we were able to change options. Explained our sandwiches (which were refillable along with the tea. Everything was perfect and my friend was brought a birthday plate. Thank you Scarlett and all the team on over lunch 13/10/24

Fantastic location, delicious food, extraordinary service provided by Riyas, beautiful view over the River Thames to St. Paul‘s Cathedral ! Absolutely recommended place for a nice dinner not only for adults as well for families like us!

Service was excellent. Food was very good. I had a beautiful view of the Thames from my table. Everything was perfect. After dinner i took a lovely stroll down the queens walk which is right in front of the restaurant. highly recommend.

Excellent meal, the venison and duck being particularly good.

Awful service, very odd limited menu and then were told no steak left at 7pm, had to chase for everything and miserable rude waiter (Riyas) I would not recommend this restaurant, amazing views obviously and good bar downstairs but I will not return upstairs, very disappointing

Ladies at the reception were rude and not helpful.

Perfect afternoon tea ! Staff very kind and caring. Wonderful view as well !

The food was delicious, fantastic views, gorgeous room/setting. Great value. Highly recommend.

Really great service. Fab views over the Thames and tasty food and cocktails.

Had a wonderful afternoon in the Bull room for a surprise birthday celebration for my dad, wonderful service, great food from the set menu. Lovely space and views and we weren’t rushed at all, thanks

Went for afternoon tea for a friends birthday. Really lovely, Great atmosphere, lovely staff, a lovely selection of teas and choice of menu was very good The view also is fab. Very enjoyable thank you