Edgar Wallace in City of London, Westminster

Terrible staff (two ‘ladies’ behind the bar), rude and aggressive for some reason, like a couple of drug addicts no joke. Place is dirty and for the prices go next door to Devereux where you get a warm welcome. Seriously don't waste your time or money here. I’ve lived in London 20 years and never had this bad of an experience!!!

This once lively and welcoming pub is now lifeless and unwelcoming. The range of ales is uninspiring. The pub will no longer be on our itinerary.

Just a lovely pub. The word 'just' doesn't do the Edgar justice - pubs like it are increasingly hard to find. A GEM.

We visited this establishment for a lunchtime drink and snack, and whilst the beer was fine, the sandwiches were dire. Who only serves sandwiches on sliced white bread these days with no options ? The place was empty, which was hardly surprising, and it has really weird decor with old smoking memorabilia adverts. On the basis of this visit, i really cant recommend it as a must-see London pub.

A fabulous pub, great atmosphere and one to visit when in London

Wonderful London pub heaving with Character, charm and great staff. Beer is good and value for money.

Fantastic hidden gem friendly staff loved looking at all the beer and smoking. Memorabilia on the walls and ceiling great very clean pub really recommend

Great old pub nice staff Good for groups Fab for a hash Wake

Rude service. The women behind the bar are spiteful and very standoffish.

A good pub with its own characture. Exceptional tobacco and beer ad decore.

Lovely pub - no idea about food - and dilly recommend visit when near Legal London

In a crowded field of pubs near the Temple, the Edgar Wallace has the best atmosphere and a good range of decent value ales and lagers. The owner/manager is a really nice man who is almost always there and often having a drink himself. The pub has an iconic old school look, which I hope never changes. It also has an interesting history that you can read on a sign outside the pub (no spoilers!) You can easily spend a whole evening here catching up with friends in one of the pub's little nooks and crannies. Warning: it can get very busy on a Thursday or Friday.

A wonderful and unique museum of 70's pub culture, and they serve a good point.

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Located on Essex St and dating back to 1771, this pub was originally called the Essex Head but had its name changed in 1975 to commemorate the centenary of Wallace’s birth in 1875. It wasn’t busy when we visited on a weekday afternoon and this gave us the opportunity to study the beer mats plastered over the ceilings and cigarette packets/posters on the walls. Unfortunately there wasn’t much choice in the way of ales and so our group moved on after one pint.

La comida no está mal ya que pedimos un Sandwich con patatas pero la camarera que nos atendió se puso a recoger las cosas y limpiar la mesa con la balleta sin habernos levantado todavía

Great find this bar staff very welcoming easy food menu to get your head around

Amazing pub with old fashioned memorabilia

Old fashioned, tiny boozer, but genuinely unique decor makes it interesting and worth seeking out. Walls are lined with old antique advertisements.

Can't rate the food because we only had beer, which was in very good condition and served with a smile. Nice warm atmosphere 👌

Hugely overpriced (£7 for a single gin and tonic is a joke) and terrible service - staff told us we couldn't sit down despite us buying drinks and the place being half empty.

Full of character, a hidden gem of a pub. Highly recommended.

I didn't have food but the staff are friendly. Awesome atmosphere and the decor is so interesting. Very much worth visit.

Good for a pint and a bite after a city walk. Fun decoration

Absolutely fantastic pub! The memorabilia is amazing! Can’t wait to go back to London & visit again. Definitely in my top 5 of amazing pubs!

Lovely 'law area pub' with period references covering the walls and ceilings. Nice friendly service, clean loos, & great ale. Update : repeated my QA process with a group & we all agreed it was a fantastic pub for a post urban ramble.

I didn't eat here having come from lunch at a restaurant nearby so I can't rate the food this time (but I did come here for a work Christmas lunch years ago & the meal was great at that time). Very unusual pub, cavernous and airy with walls and even the ceilings plastered with beer mats and tobacco/cigarette posters from bygone times. Pub not crowded at all in the late afternoon and service was prompt.

Great traditional pub near the Thames! Great service!

Long time since I have been there. Beer good but choice more limited than in the past

Ambiance sympathique, service agréable. Fish and chips passable

A stop on the historic pub crawl. Very cool pub with great history , staff and beer!

Unique, quirky, totally eccentric. I loved it.

Great stop and a great proprietor!!

Always a pleasure when enjoying a drink here, the staff are friendly and attentive

A good pub is defined by the bartenders, the ambience and the clientele. The guests were super sweet, the bartenders were funny and polite and the chairs were good. Go and speak with the blonde ma'am working there. She is extremely funny. The perfect neighbourhood bar.

Very old pub with old decorations

Historical pub with lots of old advertising signs, masses of beer mats of the ceilings and lots of Edgar Wallace books displayed. Worth a visit for a couple of drinks

Nice atmospheric pub. Good service. Fish finger sandwich and a pint of Tribute. What more can you want?

Good beer, reasonable food, interesting themed pub.

Very busy pub near inns of Court, lots of interesting cigarette and tobacco memorabilia, very interesting. Decent selection of beer , pint of beer £6.

Quirky hidden away pub with good beer, friendly service and a good atmosphere.

Great place to stop for a pint.

Nice little pub situated away from the main drag food was very nice tasted fresh and a nice cold pint of Cider Well worth a visit for lunch quite quiet in there when we went which I didn't mind friendly staff as well

Quirky central London pub off the beaten track is how my brother would describe it. Gloriously adorned with classic drinking and smoking paraphernalia that you'll be delighted to have seen is my take.

Returned recently after not having been for a few years and was very disappointed: they used to do an excellent steak and kidney pudding (not pie) and that is now off the menu. Just toasted sandwiches and chips and the like. Furthermore, apart from Guinness there is no real ale on draught, just lagers!

Lovely boozer with a fantastic decor based on genuine vintage pub signs. The landlord is a lovely fellow and this place is worth a visit both for a nice pint and a nice look around.

The drinks are expensive these days (maybe it is the same everywhere), but it is a good local pub with quick service and helpful people who have been there many years.

Just a good spot for a pint. Hand pulled cask is always a treat.

Nice pub, good selection of ales.

I. The decor is genuinely different. At the first floor coaster all around, some panels and also a nutcracker The second floor one corner old books, another part photos at 60s. Then also old magazines. Really entertaining. Mine criticism it is too the waiter. We were a big group, I was the only one that order wine. The wine was tasting like vinegar. I went to complain and she was adamant that she couldn’t give me a new one. That was the house wine . It wasn’t by the price but the taste was horrible. A guy in the bar even tried my wine and said the same. I said it was bad and the waiter got offended. Any other pub would give me a new wine without charging me and this one didn’t.

This is a good pub. I have no idea whether it is part of a chain or brewery but it didn't feel or look like it was, that's a great thing in my eyes and a rarity these days. Great atmosphere and good decor. Usual beers you get in most London pubs, I stuck to Tribute. Really friendly and helpful staff. Good choice of pub snacks, peanuts, scampi fries but no pork scratchings. I brought some American friends here and they got exactly what they were after, a decent London pub experience.

Eclectic kind of place, but felt very warm and welcoming. The kind of place you lose entire afternoons and evening without the foggiest idea!! Good days indeed. The missus even added “they have the best pub toilets I’ve ever been in” high praise indeed.

A proper pub. At present City life is slow, so it is difficult for pubs. Choices have to be limited at present but their managed to do it well--beers/food.

A very interesting place to visit

Easy menu good food and beers and great surroundings..what's not to like

Lovely pub, tucked away in a side street. Good selection of drinks, friendly staff, welcoming atmosphere.

Another great london pub.good beer.great landlord.

A quirky decorated pub, does a nice Guinness and the vibe inside was good.

Went to this pub for the first time on Saturday. Very centrally located opposite Royal Courts of Justice off the Strand. Absolutely love the floor to ceiling kitsch, retro, pub-themed decor. Staff were so friendly (happy to accommodate some of the miscreants that I was out with 😂) Menu basic but really good - I had the corned beef & mustard toastie and it was great! Such a change to the norm! Several people had the fish finger or sausage & onion equivalent and enjoyed theirs too. Fairly cosy space-wise but nice room upstairs as well, and..... the important bit for us ladies.... the loos were gorgeous! You can always judge a place properly by the loos 😂 Will absolutely go there again, love it 👍

Nice old school type pub, comfy and welcoming

Can't praise it enough. Lost my card but they had it behind the bar next time I walked in xxxxx

Es un lugar lindo, de mucha tradición y buenos precios.

Compact street corner pub in the legal district. Decent cask beer. Eclectic decor with 1960s and 70s cigarette adverts on the walls and real ale pump clips on the ceiling. Appropriately lid of Edgar Wallace books along the window ledge. A pleasant place to while away an afternoon.

This was the last pub in a London pub tour and only because the planned last pub had ran out of beer 🙄. It was however a real find with 60's and 70's breweriana on the walls and ceilings and excellent ales. We'll recommended 👍

Full of classic characters and the publican is really nice and old school. Love the coasters on the ceiling!

I was visiting London from NS, Canada, and I stayed in the building right next door to the Edgar Wallace the week of September 18th. (above the Devereux)...One evening around 9:30pm, I poked my head in the door just to see if their kitchen was still open. A kind gentleman said it was not but what would I want to eat? They could maybe get me something. It was so kind of him to ask. It turns out he and his wife own the pub. I ended up just sitting with them for a pint and chatting about Nova Scotia and London. I was so glad to have met up with them and always chatted and waved on my way by the rest of the week. It was usually always busy midday and after work! Although I didn’t even catch their names, this is such a great memory for me of London. I spent my last evening having a couple pints and chatting with some of their local regulars. Cheers my friends! You gave me a wonderful, welcoming experience in your area of London!

I was visiting London from NS, Canada, and I stayed in the building right next door to the Edgar Wallace the week of September 18th. (above the Devereux)...One evening around 9:30pm, I poked my head in the door just to see if their kitchen was still open. A kind gentleman said it was not but what would I want to eat? They could maybe get me something. It was so kind of him to ask. It turns out he and his wife own the pub. I ended up just sitting with them for a pint and chatting about Nova Scotia and London. I was so glad to have met up with them and always chatted and waved on my way by the rest of the week. It was usually always busy midday and after work! Although I didn’t even catch their names, this is such a great memory for me of London. I spent my last evening having a couple pints and chatting with some of their local regulars. Cheers my friends! You gave me a wonderful, welcoming experience in your area of London!

Worth a visit for the eccentric 60s and 70s advertising decor alone. A lot of nostalgia in there. Real ales available

Great pub stacked full of vintage advertising. Proper pub food as well. Choice of ale is a bit limited though.

A interesting pub, basic food but good.

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Is a stone cold stunner of a pub and one of my go to’s when I’m knocking about the temple area. It was also the destination for @peteinthepub to complete his 365 pubs in 365 days challenge so I had to pop in for a few cold ones. You should definitely checkout @peteinthepub year long adventure and get yourself down to The Edgar it’s a cracker!

Top pub, decent food and very good real ale. Excellent atmosphere and decor, nice people.

It's a museum to a past age with coasters on the ceiling, cigarette adverts on the walls, and old-time windows. It's a relic of the past, and better for it.

Lovely little pub - especially for lovers of memorabilia.

Great nostalgic trip back to adverts and beer mats. Love the atmosphere and really well kept beer. Worth a visit.

This is a very pleasant friendly pub just near the Law Courts in London. They have a selection of beers though not as many as they used to. It's a good place for a lunchtime pint.

Great cask beer, friendly service, good toasties. Easily the best pub in legal London

Edit: thank you for your response (which they have since removed 😂). Again, I reiterate, all I wanted was water NOT alcohol (and I'd happily pay for the convenience of water, soft drinks, loo) to get away for a bit from all the noise and free flowing drinks. So thank you for providing a safe and friendly environment. Not. Some of the most appalling service I have ever come across. A friend rushed in here and ordered something, and as I was checking to see if he was OK, I ordered water. At this point I was told in no uncertain terms that they don't hand out free drinks (I'm good to pay for it if they don't want to give tap water) but also made numerous remarks that I should be ashamed, clearly go back to the bar around the corner and go away/out. A customer started this, an old grumpy and clearly angry man and the barmaid went along. As a young, single lady late in the evening I have never seen both a customer in the bar and the barmaid say anything as rude as this. It was the tone, nearly menacing, and generally horrible attitude. I don't ever expect free drinks and I'm happy to pay for them, but I will NEVER return here or waste my money at the Edgar Wallace as they clearly don't want customers. The place was also dead on a Friday evening. That should say it all. Honestly, find a different career. The service industry isn't for you.

Good craic and decent Guinness, amenable staff

I like this pub. It's cozy and has many drinks options. The staffs are nice and the toilet is very clean. Also the location is great.. would highly recommend it.

Happened upon this tidy little place during tonight's womble and almost walked past it, glad I didn't. The Edgar Wallace is named after the journalist/soldier/playwright and has a lovely plaque outside giving a synopsis of his life. Uber charming exterior to this place and then you walk in! Inside is amazing! A gorgeous little quintessential pub. Beermats ALLL over the ceiling, more retro cigarette advertising that I can remember and no frills, comfy, purposeful seating. A friendly smile and polite chat at the bar and a rather nice pint of Guinness had. Serves food (toasted sandwiches served with chips) and it was yummy. Again, no frills. A back Street London pub, a toasted sandwich with chips arrived on a plate. No messing around with daft salad nobody eats or served on a shovel or door frame (which I detest!). The chips were plentiful and yummy, arrived pre-salted so be sure to ask if you don't want it. The sandwich (lots on offer including vegetarian) was thick, freshly toasted and I had black pudding and bacon. Delicious. And well priced at £9. There's no TV with rubbish on (there's not one at all). No jukebox or the latest Prime music mega mix. All bonuses in my eyes (and ears) and from what I saw, appreciated by everyone in there as they enjoyed conversation with friends. LOTS of beers, spirits and wines to choose from and at a reasonable price (£5 for my Guinness) Staff were lovely, polite and welcoming with a cheery hello and a pleasant cheerio. If you're a wombling in the area, do pop in.

Good beer good times decent crowd

Loved this pub. Lots of character, atmosphere and super friendly. Good selection of ales. Great location close to The Strand, Fleet Street and Somerset House. A quick visit but will be back to spend more time there.

The decor is really unusual, quirky and interesting. It has a great atmosphere and decent selection of booze.

Tucked away down a side street in the heart of the city, the Edgar is a fine old traditional London pub. It's quite compact with a single, square shaped room, although there is some additional seating upstairs, where the toilets are also located. The walls are a shrine to the tobacco industry of yesteryear, with a miscellany of old cigar and cigarette packets, advertising posters and other smoking paraphernalia whilst the ceiling is covered throughout in old beer mats. This all contributes to the overall atmosphere of the pub. Food is fairly basic, currently restricted to a range of toasted sandwiches with a variety of fillings, served with chips and all priced at £9.50. They are, however, somewhat superior to the standard toastie, with nice thick bread and generous fillings. There's a good range of four or five ales on offer, mostly from smaller London breweries. Staff are welcoming and friendly.

What a great find this pub is. Friendly welcome. Older crowd which was nice. Loved the decor. Really clean toilets which is always a nice surprise :) We enjoyed nice toasted sandwiches with delicious chips - generous portions! Definitely will return.

Wonderful old style British boozer. Old merchandising that is proudly displayed takes one back to the 1960’s and 1970’s to give an authentic, nostalgic feel. Good quality pints, and they serve pork scratchings.

Quirky quaint pub for beer mat nostalgia

Old fashioned pub just off Fleet Street. Old posters on the walls and ceiling festooned with old beer mats. Unashamedly non trendy. On two levels so bigger than it seems.

Great pub. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff, couldn't have asked for more. Loved it.

Busy, friendly pub close to the Temple with a good range of beers.

Nice and quiet. Good pint of ale

No tourists! Very interesting devor

Lovely old style traditional English pub with good food and a fine selection of ales and beers.

Great, atmospheric pub perfect for downng a few pints of Guardsman bitter or Hotspur ale - a good choice of real ales and lagers in a lovely old pub just off Strand/Fleet Street, a minute from the Law Courts. The bar snacks are well worth trying - I had thick crusty bread with corned beef and cheese which was delicious. Good food selection - very comfortable bar area, I almost felt transported back to Victorian times (one too many pints perhaps!)

I want to keep this old school London pub a secret. It's great if you want the London of fog fug AND charm. I love this bolt hole.

Very decent pub between Embankment and Royal Court of Justice.

Solid pub, has nice sandwiches but would probably benefit from a bit more selection food wise

Great traditional pub, unusual layout with a large covered 'outside' area, and huge staircase to upstairs seating area. Lost a star as they ran out of draught ales halfway through the evening, but did get a couple of them back on later.