Gordon's

This is bullshit

This is bullshit

Unfortunately ruined by over exposure and rude and aggressive staff particularly at closing time. I personally will never return as there are far better options in London.

Have to agree with OMG below about the ridiculous 'closing time' harassment: The bright lights go on (including the mother of all floodlights in the cellar area) which immediately destroys the ambience. This is swiftly accompanied with *constant* interruptions by the staff demanding you drink up and leave, preventing any more conversation. Within minutes, you have gone from 'relaxed' to 'annoyed', you are fighting urges to lash out at the staff each time they lean over your table and the evening is spoilt. I thought London had left such atrocious customer service behind years ago! The only reason I give 'Gordon's Tourist Trap' two stars is that the bar is great otherwise. Although there are many in the area that are now better.

Interesting place, nice decor and location, but perhaps a bit dirty. The cheese and wine selections are good and the staff seem to know their stuff, but unfortunately I do agree with the less than satisfactory service mentioned in previous comments.

I agree, I just recommended Gordon's to someone visiting from the US. Fantastic place. 10 stars.

Ignore the other review. This place is the business. Great food and marvellous wine.

Do not go to this place: if you are from another country it will make you wonder at how one bar can be so full and so awful – and how the Brits put up with such shabby treatment in such a shabby place. If you are from the UK, you will be ashamed at what visitors must think of our country. Gordon's claims to be the oldest wine bar in London, which is debatable, but it is definitely the most unpleasant bar in the capital: 10 minutes after we were sold a bottle of wine the staff began aggressively throwing people out, having given no notice of when they were closing. The group of people next to us – who had just bought a platter of cheese as well as drinks – were also being evicted with no warning. We all stood outside amazed at how rude and obnoxious a manager, and his staff, in the "hospitality" business could be. When one of my companions protested at our treatment, she was abused over her appearance and for being American. Gordon's clearly gets away with it because it is a tourist trap run by people with no regard for the law, English custom or plain civility. One to avoid.