The Garrison Public House

We had the perfect evening at the Garrison. Gorgeous venue, great atmosphere, attentive but not intrusive service and excellent food. A real gem.
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Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

I love the Garrison, in fact their burgers are the best i have ever had! i will be going to Bermondsey purely just so i can eat there again. The decor is fabulous, and service great too. couldn't give it a better rating... FANTASTIC!!!!
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elle perfect
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Recently went to the Garrison for dinner with some friends. It was busy as it always seems to be but we had drinks at the bar while we waited for a table.

The atmosphere was great. Very bustly rather than being hectic like a lot of bars can be.

Once we sat down the menus offered a good selection and although some of the specials had been sold out already (like I said - it was busy!) all of us really enjoyed our meals - there was lots of sharing as everyone wanted to try everyone else's.

This is a bar well worth going to if you fancy something a little different from the standard chain pubs. We're already planning our next trip!
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MW
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Went to The Garrison last week for my birthday with some friends. We hired the Cinema Room downstairs and had the most fantastic time. The food was superb and the service couldn't be faulted. I had the chicken liver to start followed by the belly pork which was divine - but i got a bit of food envy when I saw the steak!

Our waiter recommended a perfectly matched wine and was always around when we needed him, without ever being intrusive. We finised off our evening watching a great film on the big projector with homemade popcorn and lots of drinks. Perfect!
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Sally Sin
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Myself and partner decided to go to the garrison on a friday night and booked in advance. On our arrival (five mins early) we thought we would get a drink and wait. We informed the bar man who just directed us from the bar counter to our table. After around 15 minutes without anyone taking our order my partner asked a waitress if we could have someone take our order. She agreed to take our order which was steak and hand cook chips. She advised us that this would take twenty to twenty five minutes. She then came back with a mealsley two slices of bread as an appetizer. Our meal arrived within ten minutes and although I told her I wanted my steak well done, and my partner ordered medium rare my steak was rare and his was medium. The handcooked chips looked liked they had been reheated, were dry, burnt with a gritty taste. Disappointed we ate the dinner as we didnt want it going back in the kitchen. The service was bad and the food was bad and I will never go there again. Its a shame as we have visited garrision before and enjoyed the experience. Our experience on this occassion was awful.
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Sindy london
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 0
Saturday, July 12, 2008

My wife and I are not hard to please, but the Garrison is a prime example of a pub reaching way too far in the television Gordon Ramsay sense. The decor is stunning and the people watching almost giddy, but the food is not just "mediocre" but flat-out poor. Our gnocchi starter was bathed in clarified butter to the point where the bleu cheese was totally overpowered. This would be forgivable if the dish were a few quid, but as would be the case throughout the meal, the menu prices dictate more attention to detail. My wife's salad was bland and weakly dressed, and again stunningly overpriced. However, my own main of mackerel -- a main from the typical menu, not a special -- was just bad. An inedible relish of pickled citrus (too much rind) was cooked into the completely unseasoned mackerel. The bottom skin of the mackerel left a silvery residue on top of my cold-as-ice dauphinoise. The dauphinoise was creamy and soupy -- ala American Midwest casserole -- and had no caremelized crunch. Unsurprisingly, we did not have any puddings. The wine glasses were wrong, the bread mediocre, the table butter should have been salted, the list goes on... Avoid at all costs.
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Ben
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Food 5 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 2
Friday, July 11, 2008

Went to The Garison last night and had a really good time! The food was good and the staff were really friendly. I had the sweet potato salad and it was delicious!
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Friday, June 06, 2008

I have eaten at the Garrison before, and left fantastic reviews. But it seems to have gone down hill in recent months. Been twice this year, first time was awful, but I didn't feel the need to post a review, as 1 bad meal in 5 is not a bad thing. But now 2 in a row, I don;t know what's going on. Change of chef? Not sure, but the once famed steak is a gristly piece of rubbish, and the portions are too small .... not happy, not happy at all
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Jimbo
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Food 2 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 2
Friday, May 16, 2008

We went to the Garrison last night for the first time and what a disappointment! We reserved a table at 8.45PM and at that stage none of the specials were left...The menu is unfortunately not very exciting. We had the lentil soup and the lamb sweetbreads as a starter and the goats cheese and pork meatloaf as mains. Very average and I don't see us rushing back soon to this place. There are many other gastro pubs in London that serve much better food! Service was poor; waitress could not recommend anything, as she had no clue (her words!)
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Food 2 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Friday, February 29, 2008

All in all had a lovely evening. We reserved the day before and was lucky enough to sit in a booth tucked away in the corner which was lovely and cosy.

Our waitress was really friendly and only happy to recommend dishes.

To start I had Mackeral Pate which was lovely! I then had the apricot and almond stuffed chicken which was also lovely although i found a bit dull on the palate although thats just my taste. My partner had a lovely huge steak.

Fantastic choice of liquers and desserts. Would definately go back.

Only downside for some people would be if you sit at a table near the bar as can get quite busy.
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Nikola Sullivan
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Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, January 29, 2008