London Bridge Pub — Restaurant in Monterey

My girlfriend and I went to one of our favorite restaurants this past Sunday but we were really disappointed with the service we were provided. It was slow so we thought even better. We walked in and sat ourselves like always but this time instead of a waitress coming over to hand us our menus we just received unwelcoming stares it was disappointing. After waiting for about 30 minutes for a menu I decided to grab a menu off of the vacant table next to us. Finally after about another 20 minutes of waiting a waitress came over and gave us a glass of water. She asked if we needed anything to drink we told her our beverages. She came back with them roughly 5 to 10 minutes after with our drinks and to take our order. My girlfriend ordered the clam chowder bowl in sourdough bread and I ordered their famous fish and chips. After waiting for about another 20 minutes the waitress brought out a clam chowder in a regular bowl we informed her of the mistake and waited another 10 minutes thinking a fresh bowl was being made but we were wrong. The clam chowder bowl was barely warm and the waitress didn't bring out napkins or any other utensils besides two spoons. We thought she was having a bad day but a family came in and she attended to them quick. After informing her of our needs she didn't come after 5 minutes she didn't apologize and after I said thank you she just walked away and I still hadn't received my fish and chips. It was very disrespectful. It seemed like she didn't want to serve us and it was just awful service on the waitress behave. It made me feel super discriminated which was awful. No one should ever feel like that. For that we shall never step foot in...

Stopped in a for a few drinks late one Sunday evening since we were staying just down the street at the Hotel 1110 (10 minute walk). The place was pretty empty around 10pm so we had the patio mostly to ourselves. We were able to sit at one of the large round tables with a gas fire pit/top in the middle which was pretty nice on a cool evening. Service was really good (not many patrons so that helped), they have a decent selection of local beers (English style ales from a local brewery) and the food was decent. Most of us had pasties, and the sweet-potato fries were really good. Overall, a really good place to hang out and have a beer with friends....no loud music so you can talk and enjoy the evening. Positives: Nice outdoor patio with a view of the marina/boats and some tables with built-in fire-tops, good service, interesting layout with separate lounging areas and rooms inside. Negatives: The inside smells like a dank/dirty bar, food...

Wasn't what we were looking for but turned out pretty nice. We already paid for parking but couldn't get into the place we came for.

The front was crowded and noisy but the hostess directed us to the back which was quiet and secluded. Nice view of the pier and shaded from the afternoon sun. There was even couches if we wanted! Sirius XM was playing Classic Vinyl which played music from British bands every other song and added to the ambiance.

Not being an expert on English food, I cannot say how authentic it was but we enjoyed the fish & chips we had. Because of being in the back, it took a while for our waitress to get to us for which she was apologetic and more than made up for it with superior service. We were served in a flash which even surprised her.

For what we figured would be a tourist trap kind of place we were very pleasantly surprised. Plus we didn't waste our parking fee. WARNING: The city of Monterey is very...