The view of the Tower Bridge is great but otherwise nothing to shout about. The oysters were nice and briny but poorly-shucked; there were pieces of broken shell in the oysters. The temperature of the steaks seemed off. Or maybe it’s just different standards in different countries. In any case I ordered a medium sirloin but it came well-done. The sides — roasted potatoes and buttered carrots — were rather bland. Oh, and the service was at best gruff.
S S.
Tu valoración: 2 Oakland, CA
We sat in the bar. The Butler’s Wharf Chop House is set on the Thames with a lovely view of the Tower Bridge. Here’s the 3 reasons why it gets a 2-star review: 1. Slow service. We waited possibly 15 minutes or more before a waiter asked if we wanted drinks. The drinks showed up 10 minutes later. We had to hunt a waitress down to take our order. Then sat in front of our empty dinner plates for at least 15 mins. I finally bussed them myself. 2. Scotch Rump Steak — fat and gristle, but prepared medium rare and mustard butter; best mushy peas with fresh, meaty, lightly fried fish. Chips were think and mostly crispy. 3. The restaurant is located on the Thames with a lovely view of the Tower Bridge
Vi W.
Tu valoración: 3 London, United Kingdom
pea and wild garlic soup — very tasty but I thought the chicken stock(shop bought stock cubes is my guess) was slightly too overpowering. deep fried whitebait with mayonnaise — the whitebait was fried in a lightly spiced batter, but was overly oily. It was however served with a delicious tartare sauce. sausage roll salmon fishcake with devilled mayonnaise — the fishcakes were slightly dry and the salad looks like a slapdash work. The crab meat in the mayonnaise was ace and I wish there were slightly more of it! steak sandwich — I wasn’t asked how I like my steak, but fortunately it was not over done. The meat was good and tender so I enjoyed the sandwich, but the crisps that were served with it were so oily and over-salted as to be almost up there in the cholesterol league with deep-fried mars bars!, It also gave the impression that it was a cheap bag from the supermarket. sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice-cream fish platter GBP13.50
Jamil M.
Tu valoración: 1 Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Waited waited waited for less than average quality, when there were precisely 3 tables(12people) in the whole place
Anthony V.
Tu valoración: 2 Orlando, FL
Unfortunately, this restaurant does not have the best service. The food was amazingly delicious however the beverage service lacks attention and friendly service. Our server was excellent but the rest of the staff was not friendly at ALL for the price of the meal. Very sad when a place has a fillet to die for. I guess you have to trade GREAT service for excellent steak. What a pity! We were treated like horrible tourists who only ordered one entrée and split amongst 4 people. Our bill was well over £200…
Anthony G.
Tu valoración: 2 Orlando, FL
The restaurant is beautiful and has a great view of the bridge. The food was beyond delicious. But… The service was sadly lacking. Some members of the staff were very rude and off putting and treated us like dumb tourists. Mind you we ordered a bottle of wine, 3 apps and 4 steak entrées. The attention to detail was very poor and our poor server had 9 tables all to herself with little help from her peers. The Sommelier was extremely bored and not attentive at all. We aren’t just some tourists who don’t know anything, our entire group works in the tourism industry for a very large company so we know customer service and there was no customer service. Raquel, our server, was the wonderful.
Rahul P.
Tu valoración: 5 Mount Vernon, OH
Our experience here was great! You have great views of the tower bridge, even from inside of the restaurant. We were in the upper level. I believe they have a bar downstairs. The service was impeccable! It’s a little on the pricier side, however good food and great service with an awesome view makes it worth the money!
Emily W.
Tu valoración: 5 Los Angeles, CA
What a fun place with an amazing view! The service was really good too — we had to hurry to a show and they accommodated us nicely — the manager was even kind enough to bring us paper cups to pour our leftover wine in so we can take it with us walking to the show! what a great night! Thanks B. W!!! Oh yea, the food was great — get the Mussels!
Larke S.
Tu valoración: 3 London, United Kingdom
I’ve had a handful of meals at Butler’s Wharf. They are enjoyable, not the most amazing food, but decent food. What I really love about this restaurant is the location and layout of the restaurant itself. There’s just something about eating traditional British food and looking out over the Thames and Tower Bridge.
Andrea P.
Tu valoración: 5 Wareham, MA
Wandered into this restaurant with my husband and 2 boys(ages 7&10) after a long day of checking out the sites. The food was great. Leo and Alessandra were very attentive and made accommodations to be sure that are children were equally as satisfied.
Emma M.
Tu valoración: 4 London, United Kingdom
I went back this evening with a couple of friends after a gap of about 3 years since my last visit. It was just as good as I remember — lovely service, fantastic view and wonderful food. At the moment they are doing a really good festive deal — three courses from a set menu for 27.50. I had the game terrine, the roast turkey and then the plum pudding with brandy custard. The game terrine was ok, a little dry and I could have done with some chutney, but very pleasant. The turkey itself was a reformed slice that was a bit odd, but the rest of the plate was divine. The bacon wrapped sausage was outstanding and the brussels were luuuuuverly! But, and here the best was definitely saved until last… the plum pudding in brandy custard was probably the most outstanding dessert that I have ever had. Ever! Wow, that was good — hot, warming, alcoholic, just perfection!
Miguel S.
Tu valoración: 3 New York, NY
This place is still pretty solid, but before this week my last visit 15 years ago was even better. Very good service, good(but not as great as it once was) food & a fine atmosphere especially for those seated facing the Thames & Tower Bridge… a truly stunning & memorable view.
Hoang D.
Tu valoración: 4 Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, NY
Great restaurant. What’s better than coming out of the Design Museum, having a table outside overlooking the Tower Bridge(See pictures for more detail). The Cosmo was perfect. The Pork Chop was fatty and juicy, and the service was good. I’m a fan.
Kellym
Tu valoración: 5 London, United Kingdom
Great restaurant! Been here already few times with friends and family, with each visit I was happier that I’ve came to the right place. You have to book a table a day or two before coming here, since there’s a lot of ‘traffic’, but thats understandable, since the place is great. Staff are really good at what they are doing, always so professional, polite and welcoming. There’s a wide selection of starters, mains, deserts and drinks in the menu to choose from and everything seems to be prices reasonably. Recommended!
Mike C.
Tu valoración: 2 Romeoville, IL
This place is one of several restaurants along the waterfront along the Thames river just east of the Tower Bridge. They have several outdoor seating so if you get here early enough you can secure your spot here so too can get a good view of the Tower Bridge. The view of the Thames river, well, not so much. It’s quite polluted from my point of view. I came for the pre-fixe lunch menu, 3 courses for £22. I started off with the salmon. Nice, fresh, very vibrant color. It came with half a lemon to give it a great tangy flavor. It also came with some potato salad. I wasn’t a fan of it. It really didn’t compliment the salmon. For the main course, I ordered the pork chops. I figured that since this place is a chop house that the most logical sense was to get the pork chops. Not in this case. Very hard, and dry. And not at all tasteful. The applesauce was decent though. And for dessert, I went with their sticky toffee cake. Nice, warm and sticky. The cake was a bit dry, but my views of the Tower Bridge and the walkers and runners right next to me kept me entertained enough to get through this dry cake. I also enjoyed my views with a nice cold Cotswold premium lager.
Albert L.
Tu valoración: 4 Sterling, VA
First proper meal in the UK for me while visiting a while back, and it set the bar high. Probably my most memorable meal on my entire Europe trip. Set on the Thames right by London Tower Bridge, BWCH has got a great view for sure. In fact, I absolutely LOVE the wharf area(was staying at the Guoman Hotel across the river) for its industrial feel. The interior is decked with wood, and I love the airiness and it gives to the space. Had a late dinner with the family, starting about 830ish. We sat outside on the patio area, and it was just amazing. Our servers were courteous and helped us through the menu, which was nice especially since we were being touristy. The sister and I both opted for the Best of British menu(a great value at ~25 pound for 3 courses). We went for sweetbreads, fish & chips, pork chop, strawberries & cream, and grapefruit jelly with elderflower sorbet. Amazing. The pork had a perfect crackling as well. Mmm. Parents went for a steak and a salad, both pretty good, nothing ridiculously exceptional. Really, the standouts were the sweetbreads and the elderflower dessert. The sweetbreads were nicely fried up and creamy on the inside — just seasoned enough as well. The elderflower sorbet was so fragrant, and everyone enjoyed that one. BWCH is definitely a bit pricier as a dinner option, so it’s good for special occasions or for a truly nice night out. I’d highly encourage outdoor seating along the river if it’s a great summer night, and go for a time that’ll get you ending around 930 – 10. That’s when the view of the river and London Tower Bridge from the restaurant is really spectacular. Will be back here on my next visit.
Caren H.
Tu valoración: 2 London, United Kingdom
Ended up at the bar area with a London Evening Standard menu. The bar area is really non-descript and there is no real view from that area of the restaurant. The service was poor. Had to hail down the waiter to take drink orders and while we lingered post dinner for at least an hour, there was no one coming to ask us if we wanted drinks or refilling a water glass. The food wasn’t great(note that I was using the salt shaker and pepper shaker on both my appetizer and the main). It was fine – nothing was wrong with it and my salmon was cooked well(although would have been nice to have known I was getting a salmon steak and not a filet) but it was very boring with a couple of roast potatoes on the side. I think this area has some good eats, so do your best to find somewhere else a bit more exciting.
James N.
Tu valoración: 3 九龍, Hong Kong
The view is the best part about this restaurant. Even though we were sitting inside, we still got a pretty good view of the Tower Bridge lit up on a Friday night. We came as a group of 4 for the whole suckling pig. It was great presentation — when the roast pig came out, all carved and arranged on a couple of chopping boards, I was impressed. The meat has a stronger flavour than pork I have had at other restaurants. I had expected thicker crackling, but that but may just be the nature of the pig that we got. The sides were disappointing — the veges were definitely overdone. The service was patchy. While our server was friendly, he was a little inexperienced with taking the right order. The bill was also incorrect and it was a hassle to pay only a partial tip. At the end of it all, we just paid no tip so we could leave.
Giovan
Tu valoración: 5 Juist, Niedersachsen
In Sichtweite der Towerbridge gelegen. Abends bietet sich ein fantastisches Szenario. Exzellente Fleischqualität mit guter Beratung. Aufmerksamer Service, der auch eine größere Gruppe gut unterbrachte. Preise sind gehoben aber das weiß man vorher.
Matt B.
Tu valoración: 2 London, United Kingdom
We had our work’s Christmas party here, so there were about 40 people in our group. The restaurant offered a great view of the Thames and Tower Bridge, a real plus given the visiting American and European colleagues in our party. The menu is traditional British cuisine. Overall the food was slightly disappointing, those of us who ordered the beef and Yorkshire pudding were confronted with poor quality beef. However the smoked salmon starter was delicious. The service was poor with one of our tables lagging behind the other three. Overall the best feature of this restaurant was the view, the food given the price was disappointing.
Jeannie J.
Tu valoración: 4 Portland, OR
Swank restaurant with a lovely view along the river Thames. It has a good selection of English seafood and meat specialties with classic sides like mushy peas and Yorkshire pudding. The service was some of the best we had in London, which overall wasn’t up to US standards. Expansive view of the Tower Bridge. This would be a good special occasion restaurant, or for business meetings. A little on the expensive side for everyday.