Gibson’s at The Yacht London

Food is not bad and ambiance is ok, but for this price it could be better.

The restaurant has been doing a Groupon promotion and we took advantage of it to have Sunday lunch here.
The service was pretty good, friendly but a bit quirky (no spoon for the soup!).
The food was fine, good soup, main course was a generous portion but my roast beef was a little chewy in places, my partner had a vegetarian lasagne which was tasty. The dessert raspberry sorbet was a generous portion and tasted good. Wine was well priced and perfectly drinkable.
The very best bit of the whole experience was the location, it was lovely to look out over the Thames without anything to get in the way. It was worth going just for the location.
I would go again, for the location more than anything else, but I would be wary if I had to pay full price.

Came here for a late sunday dinner (a la «sunday roast» style) with a friend, and had a great evening. The boat is gorgeously decorated, and maintains a slight nautical feel… without an overtly present style. I think this place is great for people who enjoy dining by the water. but also get
seasick. Make sure to ask for a table close to the window!
The service was great, and our waiter was not only polite, but also managed to show a bit of personality (which i can appreciate).
The food was really very good. We had a turkey and a beef roast… with all the trimmings. The meats were both cooked to perfection, and the trimmings were fantastic… though the generous selection of vegetables could have been a little more interestingly cooked… or at least been served with a good gravy (which was scarcely spread on the meat)
The dessert was probably the least impressive part. It was good… but not quite as good as the starter and roast.

STAY AWAY!
On arrival there were five waiters standing around with only two other tables with guests and yet it took over 15 minutes for someone to take our drinks order. Then we waited patiently for another 15 minutes for our drinks to arrive. In the meantime another table that arrived after us had their order taken and drinks served. I actually had to ask the waiter for our drinks. We were with my boyfriend’s parents and the service was soo poor, it was embarrassing. To make things worse, the waiter got our drinks order wrong and tried to serve white wine instead of red.
When I went downstairs to use the bathroom, I found the toilet seat on the floor of the cubicle. They only just opened for dinner service but clearly noone checked the toilets to ensure they were clean.
Starters were average, main course was very chewy beef, most of it left on our plates and then we had a waiter ask us for our dessert order which they have already taken at the beginning of the night but seem to have forgotten since.
I obviously did not leave a tip and left feeling pretty embarrassed. I would have received better service in a Weatherspoons pub. The staff were so disorganised, rather than having one waiter look after our table, we had five who didn’t communicate and made constant mistakes. I actually bought another lazy sunday meal I was originally going to give to my parents but after last night, I can only warn others to stay away. A beautiful venue ruined by below average food and very poor service.

I’ve been to more than a few events here over the years. We call it the Boat that doesn’t move, accept in extreme winds. Its had 1 refurbishment, which has definitely made it a better looking place. There are 3 rooms. with the one on lower deck being the best looking one. The sound system in the room to the right of the boat upstairs is the best. We used to also have barbecues on top deck in summer, which then gives a 4^th area. Only thing that lets this place down is the toilets — please refurbish them! … Do remember that when you leave the entrance will be much further upright, as the tide would have come in, just a point for ladies with heels.

friendly atmosphere, on the riverside of london, you ll be dancing on a boat from midnite till 5 in the mornig. u can even leave earlier if u have to work the day after. don t worry… it doesn t move ;-)
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