Beard to Tail

The food is a touch hit and miss but no way as bad as jay rayner described in his funny review.

A big group of us went, I had the tartar which was good if not quite as well chopped or lean as I like it but decent flavour, then the ribs which were pretty good, though have had better. Some of the other dishes my friends had looked a bit poorly presented and not that appetising.

Great cocktails though below average wine list with not one Pinot noir from anywhere on the list.

Service was really good and the place has a nice relaxed vibe.

If I lived local I would go but not in a hurry to go back.
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Shane
7 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Monday, June 10, 2013

We came for the ribs as we saw them on food spotting and we were not disappointed. They were epic. Such big portions we struggled to finish the whole lot. We sat at the front and the barman made an exception for us to have their restaurant menu as they usually wouldn't let us eat from it as it was too late at night but so glad he let us. They were so so busy and although the barman couldn’t look after us very well he was so knowledgeable and friendly I would definitely go back on a Tuesday or Wednesday night. Great food great vibe, slightly slow service but was more than accommodating.
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Sarah Bracegirdle
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Incredibly disappointing.

The menu looked so amazing but in reality it was very unexciting and very poor value for money.

The staff are so lovely and attentive and the venue is nice, it's purely the food that lets it down. The shrimp starter was actually laughable, 3 king prawns fresh out of a supermarket packet on a couple of lettuce leaves...

The pork was incredibly dry and steak was tough.

I was really looking forward to this place but would not go back or recommend sadly.

Such a shame.
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6 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 3
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Overall the Beard to Tail is on par with, if not better than, St. John. In my view the dishes are more interesting and they are a lot cheaper. I also preferred the ambience, as it is more relaxed. The only thing to watch out for is the service, which was patchy, although this could just be down to it being new staff in a new restaurant and will probably improve over time. I just hope they stop cutting your food up.
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Gentlemens Luncheon Club
4 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Absolutely lovely. Great food, (the ribs and the rumpy something or another) great wine, (the malbec) great service, (friendly, patient and excited) and great cocktails ( the hedgerow) oh and the enormous sundae which is to share......also great. We trekked over from south west London and had a great time, all in all a place where you would like to kill some time, and eat some meat.
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, October 14, 2012