The best restaurants serving British food in Cathedrals Southwark London

good food great value for money will def be traveling back at some point ! hopefully some point this year fingers crossed !

Usually good experience, but owner was quite rude when asking if the pub was open. A shame as I was quite fond of the place before our interaction

My family and I came here on Sunday for a Birthday. They sat us near the window where the view is incredible of London across the river. The service was exceptional - the staff were very friendly and attentive. There was live jazz music to add to the atmosphere and the food was sensational. We didn't opt for the Sunday lunch, although there were a few tables around us sharing it and it looked delicious. We had dishes such as the Camembert (although ask for extra bread as there wasn't enough to eat with it), Seared Tuna, Venison steak, Roast Chicken and Mushroom Ravioli and we were all absolutely satisfied leaving the restaurant. It was delicious! Definitely will come back to enjoy the evening atmosphere.

Lovely views over the market from the first floor dining room, excellent friendly service, good short menu that’s also good value, wouldn’t hesitate to return and recommend to others.

A great pub to hsvr s beer. Well recommended 👌.

I ate here with friends as a reunion get together. We’d ordered from a set menu, and the food was pretty good. Everything I had was tasty and enjoyable. Service was friendly. I’ve no complaints and would happily return for a private dining meal.

Great service and atmosphere - busy but still quiet enough to hold a conversation at a normal volume.

I love the decor, it’s inviting and beautiful. Great venue for families and ladies groups. I’ll go again

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.

Food was good without being spectacular and the starter was warm rather than hot. I think we had a new waiter as he kept referring back to the menu when we asked him a question. We spent £450 for 4 of us which I think is a bit pricey. The drinks were about £150 of the total. The place had a nice buzz about it but not sure I'll be going back soon.

Decided to drop by here based on the reviews. Service is so slow, and I ordered a salmon dish and it was served with a vegetable which was extremely strong in flavour and also it was so tough. I ordered the toffee pudding and it was served so cold and by this time, coupled with the poor service and lousy food, I flagged down the wait staff to complain that my pudding was cold. They took away my pudding and while waiting, the manager came to ask me if I had a problem. However, his stance was rather defensive so I did not want to create a scene and said I was fine. The pudding came back to me - I had already taken a bite and it was the same pudding, microwaved so high that the ice cream they put in there had melted. They plonked in another scoop of ice cream and that melted as well. Totally shocked for an establishment like this. The food is really ordinary, service very poor - save your money and go elsewhere.

Very nice to have a pint by the Thames.

Dinner was fantastic, fish and chips great and I had the fish pie and the tomato and onion salad

We came here with a client, swayed by the view and the menu. Food order was taken before drinks, which is odd in my mind. Starters came out and were pretty good. Mains, on the other hand, were not. My brick chicken was so salty I couldn't eat it. My colleague's lemon sole was the same. We ordered coffees and in spite of this we were asked 3 times if we'd like more drinks. It's a real shame as it looks nice and has a decent location.

Lovely place with a great atmosphere, amazing that it’s an old prison! Downstairs you can see the original prison architecture, highly recommend a visit