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The Cask's previous incarnation, as the Pimlico Tram, was indeed rough as guts, but now it's a slightly more office-y/gastro version of the Southampton Arms.
I used to work down that way too, and was in the Cask to meet my former colleagues. Since two of the department didn't get outsourced to India and still work there, and the rest of us all still have at least a vague grasp of the area's geography, then the old stomping grounds seemed like the obvious rendezvous.
They took an order of a Bloody Mary, which took 15 minutes to make and was just a vodka & tomato juice with the addition of 3 tablespoons of Worcestershire Sauce.
Wine was served in a glass that had 2 different shades of lipstick from the night before running 'round the rim.
Starters took an hour to arrive. Except for mine, which they forgot about, and didn't even bother to 'fess up that they had forgotten when we reminded them, twice.
Mains took another hour and the roast ribeye beef was 80% fat and inedible. Roast supds were cold.
Extra veg, requested in lieu of a Yorkshire pudding, was just another (cold) roast potato, for which I was charged £1.50.
Every single plate and glass used throughout the afternoon, throughout the whole place, were left piled on the bar for hours.
They were obvioulsy understaffed and it was a shambles.
They did give me a glass of red on the house 'though.
Not sure if I want to risk a return visit.
Despite all the right ingredients, the place still lacks something - I can't pinpoint exactly what. Is it just too big?