What an amazing atmosphere! Fantastic staff and fantastic food ! I have never ate such a good chicken Caesar salad ! I tried this salad at many London places - and I can guarantee 100 % percent that Woodman makes the Best !

Lovely garden and drinks, but food extremely overpriced. Priced as a top restaurant, but food bland and without sufficient accompaniments with basic presentation.

Long time visitors to the Woodman, unfortunately today was not one of the best. We (2 of us) arrived just before 1:30. Was seated and ordered drinks. When drinks arrived promptly we made our food order for starters and mains. Starters arrived shortly after and...were delicious. However once we finished our starters mains were nowhere in sight. After nearly an hour we enquired about our mains and were told ‘we’ve been very busy’. Nearly 10 mins later they arrived. My mash was cold with lumps in, my veg (which is usually excellent here) were tepid. My pie filling was piping hot although the topping was overdone and had gravy poured over it - not to everyone liking. Wife’s fish was tepid likewise the crushed potatoes and veg. Poached egg was fine! It would appear we’d been forgotten. The fact no one enquired whether we’d enjoyed the food was equally disappointing. The staff were generally very good. We’ll visit again and then decide whether it’s worth preserving with. We’ve started to visit the nearby Rabbits, which is very good, so whilst we have a sense of loyalty to the Woodman we won’t ignore any shortcomings such as todays.More

We have been to The Woodman many many times - pre & post covid, and have always had a good experience. Sadly, today was not one of those times! It started off well with the starters, but after that it all went wrong. After waiting...over an hour for the mains - with no staff coming to our table to explain the delay, I finally asked where they were. There was a look of panic, as it was obvious we had been forgotten (all we saw was desserts coming out of kitchen). When we finally got the meals, they were disappointing to say the least. Both were tepid and, in my husband's case, the pie crust was burnt, the mash lumpy & the veg cold! My fish (haddock, on the "specials"), was rubbery, the crushed potatoes tepid. The only 'good' bit was the poached egg - obviously just cooked. Tbh, we only ate it - as we were so hungry by this point!! The staff knew we weren't happy, as no-one asked us if everything was ok, especially when paying?? I didn't leave a tip (as would normally do), and the only reason I paid the whole amount was because we had had better times on previous occasions! VERY very unhappy!More

lovely historic building. Great Location and great views with outside space. This place is a good all-rounder with a great British menu with a good variety. The staff are friendly and accommodating.

Horrible fish and chips bones in fish chips and peas hard Lovely setting great service shame about fish and chips

Wonderful staff with food that’s so good the views from the garden are so pretty and relaxing there is a menu with lots of choice with specials that change daily

Been here a few times, drinks, lunch and dinner. We came on a Thursday and were lucky to get a table. Apart from the main menu there were several specials. The staff are friendly, happy to chat and happy to accommodate requests with food orders....We had the pie, lamb and mint, the meat was full of flavour and tender, the pastry is outstanding, veg perfectly cooked. I had chicken stuffed with Brie wrapped in pancetta which was gorgeous. They even accommodated a cheese board for my anti dessert partner. Can’t wait to come backMore

Fantastic food, fantastic service. Very tasty food, good quality, Will certainly go back without a doubt. Price is OK for the amount of food and the quality. Highly recommend.

Probably the worst Sunday lunch I have ever had. I could not even have told you the lamb was lamb, it was so tasteless and very fatty and gristly, also stone cold. 2 measly potatoes and a bit of veg plus a nice Yorkshire. The...worst thing was this cost £18 per person. Cauliflower cheese cost £4.50 per small portion and there was hardly any cheese if any in it. Shame because they have a lovely garden and a nice setting inside, just very overpriced for what it was. Unfortunately do not recommend.More

Visited this venue for an event evening where they had Fil Straughn singing. We had a lovely table with very efficient staff looking after us. The drinks flowed quickly even though the venue was full and the food was very good! The whole evening was...excellent and I would highly recommend this venue if you are lucky enough to get a table. Enjoy Guys!More

Went for lunch with her indoors and some other nom de plumes who ,like ourselves have eaten at the best of London's eaterys, my ,my what a pleasant surprise to find this little gem right here in river city.would highly recommend this atmospheric tavern ,small...select menu and wine list but seems about right .More