the londoner

underwhelming food. as an expat south african i've been craving proper fish 'n' chips since arriving here. i've yet to find fresh cod in america so i'll be kind and assume the proprietor is honest in his claim of "fresh". neverthless the fish was of good quality, flaky and white, although strangely shaped like a tinkie (twinkie) instead of the familiar fillet shape. the batter was tasty, but thin and too soft. maybe another minute in the fat fryer? the fries were delicious and perfectly seasoned. however they were not chips, they were french fries. i know it's psychological, but when you grow up on "lekker slop chips", substituting them for fries leaves one wanting.

i was disappointed by the very american choice of "appetizers", with not a steak finger, sausage roll or scotch egg in sight (the latter, strangely, is a wednesdays-only "entrée" item.) i had a bit of my guests' bangers and mash, and it was very good, as was the shepherd's pie (though i'm used to minced lamb, not beef). the bit of steak & ale pie i tasted was no better than the fray bentos variety found out my local pick 'n' pay supermarket back home.

the atmosphere is nice and "englishy" and the wait staff friendly and explains the menu well. the drinks choice was excellent. in summary, it's good food, but not great. i recommend it for anyone interesting in experiencing english food, but if you're a homesick expat, you may be disappointed.

disappionted!!!. i had high hopes for the londoner! i thought perhaps this would be a fun and different place to grab a bite that doesn't include sushi, chinese, or fast food. lets change things up a bit, br!!
i ordered the shepherds pie, some cheese fries, and the basmati rice with chicken. the shepherds pie had little to no seasoning. the mashed potatoes tasted and looked to be instant microwaved potatoes out of the box and the peas were definitely from a can. it was weak! the cheese fries had been sitting under a heat lamp for what seemed like hours before they were served to us. the cheese looked old and crusty and the fries were dry and hard. they were also supposed to put green onions on the cheese fries, which they forgot. it seemed like they had microwaved the fries to melt the cheese. so disgusting! on a more positive note...the basmati rice and chicken was actually okay. however, when i pictured in my mind a skewer of veggies (onions, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, and zuchinni) i pictured nice big chunks if not whole pieces! instead, what was there were tiny baby sized pieces. absolutely pitiful! so, needles to say i will not be going back, nor will i recommend it to anyone!!!

came back after not being here for over a year. appetizer came out at sane time as food which, in my book, is unacceptable. the food was extremely bland.


-----14 aug, 2011-----

the service at this place.... i was very disappointed with the londoner this afternoon. my friend and i decided go here for our sunday pint instead of our usual chimes east. we walked into the bar and it wasn't too crowded. we sat at a bar table. neither one of the bartenders acknowledged us and the servers never came to clean our dirty table let alone take our order. we left after waiting 15 minutes. the service was totally unacceptable and is a tell tale sign of a doomed restaurant. the londoner needs to get its act together if it is going to survive a competitive restaurant market.

7 out of 10.. super friendly staff who's very knowledgeable about what they serve. great beer selection and pleasant bar area. the food was just so-so, kind of an imitation of what/how they think brits eat. not so much authentic, but a good try.

pretty okay. i was excited to try a british restaurant in br, and i enjoyed the londoner. got the fish and chips. would have preferred if the fish wasn't such a big piece, and if it were smaller and had more breading. huge portions though, and the fries were great!!

not very good.. scotch eggs were good but when dipped into the sauce served with them, it tasted horrible. the shepards pie was not anything like one i've had. it was not a pie at all, it was the filling on a plate under a piece of bread. very bland. would not go back for food, maybe a beer but that is it.

wonderful little place!!! we stopped in to kill a little time and found a true gem. the staff was amazingly friendly and charismatic. great selection of beer on tap. we made several friends at the bar that we are still in touch with months later. now the food. we got the scotch eggs and reuben eggrolls for appetizers, both were so tasty. the scotch eggs were cooked perfectly, the eggrolls were like eating a perfectly cooked mini-reuben. we wanted the chicken fried ribeye, but they were sold out. nice to know they don't let food sit around week to week. we settled for the chicken fried chicken and it was not disappointing. overall the atmosphere is great, the crew was wonderful and the food was on point. combine that with the great beer selection and you have a winning place.

1/13/18 this is a pub in central rockwall, tx. it has a typical pub atmosphere but isn't as loud as a general pub can be. the coca cola is very syrupy, fair warning. the guinness is on tap and very yummy. we ordered grilled chicken kabobs as a starter and they were very good. the dipping sauces were god as well though they really weren't english in style or taste. still good though. the entrees included meatloaf with sides, bangers and mash, and a cottage pie. (i would have expected shepherds pie, but it wasn't on the menu) my bangers and mash with gray was really wonderful. the sausage was pleasing in flavor and the potatoes were good as well. the meatloaf was good and it was even grilled to boot. all very tasty. the cottage pie was another thing all together. it had a weird aftertaste, and was very soupy. there wasn't much in terms of veggies, and my son did't eat much of it and would not take it to go either. the green beans he ordered as a side, were of the frozen variety and had a horrible texture and no flavor since they had not even been salted. the service left much to be desired. the servers are walking around like zombies and have little personality, and we have to chase them down for the bill and refills of beverages. go when its not busy.

limey mate grab a pint and some fish with chips. watch some jolly good football if the teams decide to honor our national anthem.

nice menu, nice bar, nice digs, nice foodage.


all is a-ok here.

wow! the londoner in rockwall knocks it out of the park with stellar service and superior texas hospitality for a very special milestone (40th) birthday party celebration for our party of 25! the rock stars were manager on duty, dennis along with two absolutely amazing servers, gabe and morgan (aka captain morgan)! their attentive service and attention to every detail was phenomenal. truly good hearted people that far exceeded our customer experience! we highly recommend the londoner in rockwall :)

we tried this after it first opened and we're disappointed. we decided to give it another try and on st patrick's day. it was actually very good this time despite the crowd. they did run out of bratwurst which were a special for the day but that was pretty minor. they have a nice selection of beers. for st patrick's day i decided to have a harp lager. we started with the scotch eggs. they were delicious and came with a jalapeño jam dipping sauce. my husband had a salad and chicken skewers with green beans. it came with a slightly spicy dipping sauce. i had the guinness stew. my stew was very flavorful. as were the mashed potatoes. our waitress really tried to accommodate us in any way she could. i will definitely consider returning again

i had been wanting to visit and finally took the plunge. the atmosphere is really cozy and the decor made me laugh more than once. but the best part of was the food, i enjoyed the duke and it was one of the best burgers i've ever eaten. i highly recommend you gift it a try and i will be returning soon. cheers!

i am a londoner so was quite excited to give this place a try and was looking forward to my steak and ale pie.

the atmosphere was good and i liked the phone booth and the union jack pool table. the drinks were also good and my husband enjoyed his guinness. sadly, that was where our satisfaction ended.

the pastry on my pie was soft and under-cooked and the meat was so full of pepper i couldn't eat it. i was told by the waitress that it was to cater for the locals. thankfully my husband has more of a heat tolerance than me so we switched and i had his fish and chips. it tasted ok but nothing special. the fish was a lot smaller than uk portions and it looked factory made rather than in-house. the chips were regular fries rather than the steak cut chips that usually accompany fish.

the waitress told me that the owner was british but none of the staff was.

my opinion is, if you are going to open a british restaurant, then the british food should be just that. if you are going to season everything to cater for the locals, that's fine, but give the place a different name.

food is ok. i like the vibe the atmosphere gives. i went to a few events upstairs where there was a speaker (libertarian party seminar) and we had a speaker, but the last time they refused to turn the radio down so it was impossible to hear. we haven't had our events there since. wings are decent. service is adequate.

omg! fabulous! our newest favorite spot! food, service, atmosphere....all was on point! came for dinner on a saturday night & even had two kids and their kids dishes were amazing. the cottage pie was 100% out of this world!