The Rye Hotel

This is one of my favourite pubs ever! My boyfriend and I have spent many a cosy Sunday in the winter here. I also went with some friends for a birthday dinner there and the food was delicious and the staff were delightful. Go on the Rye!!
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

I can truly say that is my favourite place at the moment.. I am shocked to read any bad review of the place at all.. Service, food, ambience, price are all fantastic.. Bit of a funny location but I love it...

We will continute to come back again and again..

the Clarks..
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, April 09, 2008

This pub is not very good at all!

The least welcoming pub I have EVER been. On a sunday we had to wait 2 and a half hours for a roast and about an hour for some olives and bread - RIDICULOUS! But what is even more ridiculous is that we didn't get an apology. Any attempts of a complaint were met with a scowl and I would go as far to say that me and my fiends were scared of the manager who was just really rude.

I went back for a drink more recently - it was really quiet and two people were behind the bar - seemingly pottering around. They didn't acknowledge I was there and made me wait 5 minutes. A very silly place indeed.
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Hannah
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Food 6 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 5
Saturday, March 01, 2008

I love the Rye Hotel, the atmosphere is great, it's reasonably priced and I've never had a bad meal (of which I've had quite a few!). The bar snacks are lovely (spring rolls!), as are the roast dinners ... I had the veggie roast, which is delicious and my friend had the roast chicken, which for about £11 for half a chicken was pretty good value. The saturday brunches are also great, the food's lovely and the portions are really big. Oh, and I had the chocolate orange pudding after dinner the other day, definitely worth a try, it's so good!

When I've been the staff have always been extremely helpful and friendly.

Although it's in a random part of Peckham, it's well worth a visit.
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Emma
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Monday, February 04, 2008

Really lovely pub during the day and evening. Very child friendly for mums and dads meeting up during the week and a lovely atmosphere for sunday lunch. We have taken lots of guests here and never been disappointed. The roast lunch is fab! Great pub garden in the summer.
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Isla Hill
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Went to the Rye last night, six of us, struggled to get a table as was fairly busy- suggest that they offer some kind of booking system or at least find seats fairly for everyone. Food was great, service was really good, pleasant staff, as ever, good atmosphere.

I really like the Rye, have been coming here on and off for a few years now and have only ever been disappointed once. It's a great place that needs to be supported
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A
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Sunday, January 20, 2008

The Rye has so much going for it- great food, lovely atmosphere- a really cozy place on a winter evening and great garden outside in the summer. However, almost every time I go the service lets it down.

They often seem understaffed at the bar and food seems to take a really long time to come out. Once I asked how long my food would be as I'd been waiting for 45 minutes, and they came back and corrected me- it's only been 40 minutes ACTUALLY.....I had said it in the nicest possible way and they weren't busy at all- I'm just not sure the staff have ever had any customer service training. I have also been overcharged a number of times, with no apology forthcoming when we have queried the bill.

A great place overall but I just wish the staff were as nice as the owners there- a little customer service training and attention to detail would make a world of difference.
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Ellie - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

The Rye is a fantastic pub with great food! Very busy on Sat and Sunday so on those days expect to wait a while for food but the food is always good and the atmosphere and people are fab. Plus the staff very friendly. This has been my local for nearly 2 years and I highly recommend it. Funky decor/ gastro vibe etc etc
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, October 26, 2007

Having had a huge house party for B/day on Saturday 29/09/2007, I decided to take my mates who had stayed over ,for lunch at the Rye, it came highly recommended by a number of people. How embarrasing for me. Firstly, the service was pretty poor, but hey, no problem, there is good food to be had by all. but oh was I wrong.

Secondly, we had to ask 3 times for our meal, once going to the kitchen. We waited about an hour an a half for our food, I had the roast lamb, which for £11, is taking the Mick. There were no aplogies from staff. So all in all, very dissappointing. I am one to give a second chance, but they really need to sort the staff and kitchen or face falling apart at the seams, and that is quite evident already.
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Food 0 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 1
Wednesday, October 03, 2007

I have been to the Rye on numerous occasions and I have to say that I have always enjoyed it. The staff is friendly, they have a beautiful garden and patio at the back that comes really handy in summer and a very well decorated and very causy interior that I enjoy a lot in winter.

The food I think is very tasty and the menu varied as opposed to many pubs around and if you have had a bad experience once, it does not mean this place is rubbish and that you should not go there!!!

I too want to defend the reputation of the Rye Hotel as it is my local and one of the best pubs around Peckham Rye I think!
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Friday, September 28, 2007