The Folly

Does Exactly What It Says On The Tin

Have eaten here several times now and have always had positive experiences. The food is always quick, it's tasty and for lunch it does exactly what I need it to – quick, varied and tasty enough. Personally I prefer it for drinks after work, it's always buzzing and getting home from Monument station over the road is a breeze.

Shame about the service....

I have now been to the Folly 5 times to eat – each time hoping the service will improve… but now, I give up. The food is very nice, the surroundings are great… but if you want a waiter/waitress – you literaly have to rugby tackle one to the ground. It really lets this venue down but there clearly is not enough staff. And not everyone gets longer than an hour for lunch – so this is a no-no based on service alone. A real shame.

This place seems to be the place to be seen. The decor is quirky but the menu a little uninspiring; frankly the burger a bit ordinary and the battered fish a little too fishy – or was that slimy! The mojito on the other hand was lovely. Don't go here for a quiet meal for two, more for a night out with the girls and only then if you are prepared to shout at each other to be heard. Lunch is better than dinner as at least then you don't have to fight to get to the bar!

Very disorganised service. It took them two hours to serve a three course meal, which is a record given the fact that we had preordered a week in advance from a set menu. Waiters simply did not seem to know what they were doing and probably the worst was the quality of the food. It was really mediocre. A real pity as the restaurant is big, full of light and could be such a cool place… a complete waste.

The Folly is a simply stunning bar near Monument – whoever designed the place deserves an award as its beautiful, very nature inspired with trees around, the plant on the tables were herbs in a pot, you get the picture! Im giving it a decent overall review only for design and atmosphere – this is not a place if you enjoy your food (other than the chips…)

I went with a friend on a Thursday – it was packed out so i definitely recommend booking if you were to eat. Service itself was not as bad as id read on the net – though i noted that the Folly website was recruiting ‘mystery diners’ to review the place, so perhaps this is why service seemed fine. Toilets etc were lovely – i had to mention it as they were the cleanest and trendiest id ever seen!

Now the downside – food is pretty dire. We started with the mediterranean flatbread – but it was accompanied by what looked like taramasalata, humomous, and tomato and feta dip. These were just ok but the bread was stale. I made the assumption that it must be just the leftovers from other diners because it definitely tasted as though it had been there for ages.

My main was fine – a burger – but again, looked like it had been sitting around for a while, rather than juicy and succulent which id hoped for. Finally, the pub favourite, chocolate brownie, but wasnt anything better than the norm.

The Folly bar is stunning in design, food is rubbish. If i were to go again, id maybe have food elsewhere and then head downstairs and get myself a seat there as it definitely looks like a great place to have a night out otherwise!

What a pleasure it is to find somewhere in the city where you can have decent lunch-great wine and good service- and still be able to end your evening at the same place. The Folly has really surprised me, heard a couple a average reviews and wanted to check it out- was totally opposite, i was greeted and sat by a lovely lady and had great serive all through lunch-there were 6 of us and everyones meals were great- all presented on these wooden boards-the Fish and chips and the steaks were amazing. It was a friday and wanted to kick on and the manager then got us a table downstaires where we stayed till last orders..The crowd was great -plenty of good looking crew-and no drama's anywhere.Music was just right-not having to shout to the guy next to me helps. Thank you Folly i will be telling all my colleagues and mates to come down.Cheers

Visited the folly this weekend and loved it – service by the blonde manager was exceptional – she had complete control over the floor and the staff embodied this – they made it a great evening. will definately go back

i'm a regular at them folly and i always bring my clients here for business brunches / lunches. i love the vibe of the place! the food is great, the service is sharp but still friendly and overall i'm really pleased that we have a such a great spot next to my office. yes, it does get very busy esp on thursday night but hey that's the city for you.

First lot of Drinks took 20 mins to arrive at the table…then I ordered a beef salad and got given duck…My friend had a goats cheese salad and it was pracrtically just leaves…and they deep fried everything they possibly could.There was no loo paper in the toilet i went into …second glass of wine took another 15 mins to arrive …even the bill looked forever…Great venue, buzzy, really cool but food and service let them down…

Went for a lunch meal at The Folly today, I went at Christmas and wasn't impressed but was with a group today that had booked already and thought I would give it a second chance as it is close to my work. The menu is over complicated and no healthy optioned available, soft drinks were overpriced and the food tasteless to the point of being inedible. I don't think the wooden blocks work as plates as the onion rings were stone cold. Burger tasted of nothing and the ‘salad’ was three miniature lettuce leaves and 3 slices of tomato more of a garnish really. To be constructive I have the following comments for the owners
1. make the menu smaller and easer to navigate
2. have a healthy option that has had a bit of thought put into it.
3. ditch the wooden blocks and get plates, they are tried and tested and have worked for hundred of years
4. get the basics right, you are charging top prices so make it fresh, tasty and decent portions of salad/vegetables please no-one objects to paying a higher price but it must be a top end product.