I would go back in a heartbeat! The Anchor, BanksideĪ disappointed American wrote: "Supposed to be a Shakespearean-era pub, reminiscent of the days that playgoers would dine here before a show at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, but instead we were bombarded with terrible American pop music while surrounded by a historic setting and traditional decor."Īnother visitor wrote: "Getting service was somewhat confusing, although admittedly that may be because we are clueless Americans. 'When in Rome.' Pubs are different than American restaurants. When you want dessert, you go back to the bar and order it. You go to the bar and order and they bring it to your table. The server ( a gentleman) was quite funny. One fan of the pub commented: "Just happened by this place and stopped in for traditional pub fish and chips. The George in Borough (Image: Justinc/Creative Commons) Westminster Arms, Westminster I accept that maybe this is something the place has to do in order to make enough money to keep up the building, or maybe the regular clientele enjoy it, but nevertheless, I would prefer to come back at some later time perhaps when the burger and picnic table season has passed." While another wrote: "As an American, i do not really want to eat a burger when I go to London, nor do I want to see a historic pub surrounded by a bunch of modern picnic tables outdoors. Could believe it was that old due to saggy beams. One tourist wrote: "Seemed as traditional as one could get to us Americans. So MyLondon decided to trawl through Tripadvisor to find some of the best reviews of some of London's best-known pubs. However the experience that American's are used to back home in their bars and restaurants can often be quite different to how things work in a pub which makes for fantastic reading when seeing their reviews.
The Blackfriar sits right next to Blackfriars station (Image: The wub)
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