Mamuśka! Polish Kitchen and Bar - Restaurant Southbank

"Mamuśka! Polish Kitchen And Bar is a beer hall that has spent a lot of time clubbing. Visit this Waterloo spot to kick off a night out with neon lights, a bit of Polish disco music, and a pile of fried pierogi dusted with crispy bacon. Or maybe this mammoth restaurant is where the night ends for you, when creamy, buttery mash and one too many vodka slushies send you to the nearby station. The food at this big, industrial hall—which you collect yourself, canteen-style—ranges from average to tasty. Stick to a flavourful, meltingly soft pork gulasz and those crowd-pleaser pierogi, and you can have a decent meal. But really it’s all about casual group get-togethers, where good value and bad decisions—courtesy of a vodka dessert flight and beer buckets—are top of the agenda." - Sinéad Cranna

"“Classic Polish cuisine, beer and vodka in an unpretentious location.” Sounds good. First game is Mexico on Tuesday afternoon. Ours will be the Mixed Pierogi followd by the Golabki Pork Cabbage Rolls." - James Bird

"This cavernous Polish restaurant famous for great value food and dangerously large shots of vodka upped sticks from its original location in Elephant and Castle and moved to a railway arch in Waterloo in 2018. Mamuska does the job of feeding people with very few frills and the atmosphere veers wildly between deserted bunker and (former) freshers party. However, the food is satisfying, particularly the snappy white kielbasa flavoured with garlic and marjoram, served in a bun with onions and sauerkraut." - Helen Graves

"Occupying a cavernous space beneath the arches of Waterloo station, Mamuśka is now operating from its third space, having moved up the road from Elephant & Castle. In addition to a huge drinks selection, Mamúska champions comforting Polish food, with the menu offering classics alongside daily specials. Superlative versions of tender pork schabowy with mashed potatoes or Polish stew with sauerkraut are unsurprisingly popular, but the pierogi is arguably the main draw. With various fillings available, including goat’s cheese and spinach; pork; or sauerkraut and mushroom, the deeply comforting pierogi ruskie are best of all, filled with potato, onion and cottage cheese, then topped with fried bacon lardons." - Jonathan Hatchman

"Formerly an Elephant and Castle institution, Mamuśka! recently moved to a brick and steel space behind Waterloo station, and now boasts room for 200. It’s not clear whether the continued casual style — orders are placed at the counter and brought out to tables — is still meant to reference a classic Polish bar mleczny, or a Nandos. The new decor and jokey menu suggest Mamuśka! has designs on the fast-casual expansion market in the future. The food remains good value, with almost no meal on the menu crossing a tenner." - Stephen Buranyi