George and Vulture in City of London, Westminster

Fascinating place Small and very atmospheric - feels almost unchanged from 200 years ago- with friendly staff, and the manager is a great, larger-than-life character! Mainly business types there - some in bowler hats and all! Historic pub both frequented by Charles Dickens and mentioned in his books. For me the draw was the fact that the infamous Hellfire Club met there before moving out of the limelight to West Wycombe. According to the manager they used to ‘party’ in the cellars 😉! Great selection of traditional English food. Highly recommended for a friendly and historical atmosphere with good food and drinks.

Muy interesante pub escondido y lleno de historia. Obviamente un pub muy concurrido, ya que necesitas reservar y está lleno de gente de negocios. Caliente con un fuego abierto y tiene un menú de descenso. Es un poco caro, pero bueno, estás en Londres. No importa pagar si la comida es de primera categoría, pero es solo forraje razonable y no hay nada en casa que lo hizo todo parece salido de una caja. Tenía pastel llamado brillo de carne y cerveza. Era un pastel de fabricación estándar producido en serie y no era tan bueno. Las verduras son suaves y de nuevo parecen haber salido de una bolsa congelada. Mis colegas salchicha y puré se veía mejor y él lo disfrutó. Buen ambiente como lugar de negocios y el servicio era muy bueno.

El George and Vulture es una verdadera joya de un pub. Escondido en las calles traseras, tiene una historia increíble que data de los años 1600. Lee, el propietario tiene un conocimiento increíble de la historia de los edificios y nos llevó en una visita guiada una vez que el servicio se completó. Nos mostraron el comedor más pequeño de arriba que fue dormitorio Charles Dickens durante 18 meses, y el dormitorio superior más grande que se utiliza para el Club Pickwick para sus cenas de Navidad. Un pub muy interesante si estás fascinado con la historia de Londres.

Since coming across this fabulous tucked away pub last year that has very strong ties to Charles Dickens. I've been wanting to bring my father who is a massive fan of his life and works. Due to I'll health this been difficult but we finally got to share this London treasure with him. He was totally blown away by the atmosphere and authenticity of this pub. The Managers were such lovely people and they took the time to tell us their extensive knowledge of the history of this pub. Also the food was so so good, empty plates around!! I highly recommend this pub and make sure you book to avoid disappointment.

A real gem for any Charles Dickens fans. Excellent food and service and the owners are very knowledgeable in the history of the pub!

Proper old pub/chophouse in a listed building with an open fireplace and very cosy vibes. Lovely hidden gem right in the heart of the City. They say this place was like frequented by Charles Dickens and it is the meeting place for the Pickwick Club in the Pickwick Papers. It was also the meeting place of the non-ficticious Hellfire Club upon which the Pickwick Club is said to be based! The upper dining room is also said to be haunted I'd you're into the paranormal ;)

Hay una bienvenida relajada y cálida esperando aquí. Estaba tranquilo y el fuego era agradable y acogedor para una cerveza, un hígado de terneros excelentemente cocinado con puré y salsa y un buen trozo de stilton con oporto después. El servicio fue muy amable y servicial. Con buen humor y muy atento.

El último pub sobreviviente de la ciudad. Con eso me refiero a un pub con un ambiente de pub real, no un pseudo pub que atiende a los turistas. Éramos una fiesta de seis y no recuerdo la última vez que nos divertimos tanto. La comida era genial, tenía el hígado de ternera y cebollas, hecho al estilo antiguo a la perfección. Solo sirven cerveza embotellada Samuel Smith, pero eso es porque Samuel Smith es dueño de este pub como lo hace con otros pubs históricos, tratando de preservar las históricas casas de chuletas. La cerveza es buena, así que no hay queja. Lo mejor del lugar era el personal. Publicano de la vieja escuela. Un poco grosero, pero cálido de corazón y realmente conocedor del pasado del pub. Otro miembro del personal, una mujer, fue tan amable de llevarnos arriba y mostrarnos los apartamentos de Charles Dickens. Realmente conocían la historia y eso hizo que la experiencia fuera mucho más agradable. Sin embargo, sobre todo, nos quedamos hasta tarde bebiendo y riendo con el personal. Una experiencia realmente maravillosa!

Nos habíamos decidido por el George and Vulture debido a la ubicación y al parecer era una casa de tajos. Una experiencia enormemente decepcionante por todos. Comida sobrecocinada, cerveza no mantenida bien y un menú muy reducido. La mayoría de nosotros fuimos por el cordero y debimos oler algo mal cuando nuestra camarera no preguntó cómo queríamos que se cocinara. Como digo, estaba muy cocido y bastante duro. Las verduras también están bien hechas y son insípidas. Teniendo en cuenta que éramos las únicas personas en restaurante no había excusa. La factura llegó a unas 80 libras por persona por dos platos y tres cervezas. Algunos podrían decir que eso no es malo para Londres... Con lo que yo estaría de acuerdo, pero solo la comida era buena correctamente. Podemos vivir con la esperanza de que Simpsons (al lado) abra sus puertas de nuevo algún día, ya que así es como debe ser una casa de cortesía. ¡Es una lástima que el George haya conseguido la comida bien entonces estaría en algo!

One of the oldest Tavern in the World, dates back to 1121 apparently, located in the heart of the City. Really cosy wooden pub with ambient lighting and cheminee. Food was ok, had some small plates, 5 for 35pounds.

Olde pub, great food, nothing fancy.

Really enjoy coming here. Had drinks and food and soaked up the atmosphere.

Very traditional pub with good beer. Amazing ancient location

Wonderful pub, with very friendly and helpful staff. We both enjoyed the meals, would gladly return.

What a fabulous place. We visited whilst staying in London for a few days. The landlord and landlady are lovely who regale in sharing the history of the pub with such passion. I would go as far as to say, the BEST Sam Smiths pub we have been in (and being from Up T’North - we have plenty around us.) Thanks for a lovely time. Great service, amazing history and even walked us to our next establishment to call on. You don’t get that up at home.

It's absolutely steeped in history which the exceptionally friendly landlords were more than happy to tell us all about. They even gave us a guided tour! If you're looking for an authentic London pub experience this is the place to go.

Great place good food and staff are great

An antique, historic gem of a London City bar. Step back a couple hundred years in the city and entering this beautifully preserved bar. Narrow alleyway location provides a city hideaway with excellent alley drinking & a large drinking hall. A large square bar room with the smallest bar of all my reviews to date; a one person pillbox bar with superb Samuel Smiths on draught. This is a classic Dickensian alcove bar with many large tables & some pew bench seating. It's a gin parlour vibe with a hideaway room in the corner. The painted ceiling & walls could be 100 years old with a superb original tiled oven & Victorian fireplace. Equally antiquarian artwork decorate the walls around decorative pillars, with a strong recollection of Dickens & he being a frequent diner. Comfortable in its style & no pretence, this drinking establishment is a very well preserved piece of London history.

I came here to visit some family, the perfect place to catch up with the family and have some amazing food. Food was so delicious, always nice and hot and cooked the way I like. Drinks went down a treat too. With staff recommending the perfect drink and food combinations. We will be back with friends. Thank you to Jo and Lee.

Very disappointed.. Food was decidedly average. Expensive .. not good value for money.. For such a historic building And it’s location we would have expected more .

Dreadful. Burnt food and bisto gravy. An historical restaurant that used to serve acceptable food, unfortunately this was not our experience. The half the sausage ring was carbonised, the vegetables were tasteless. Frey Bentos do a better steak and kidney pudding . I was shocked as to how much the restaurant has deteriorated.

Dreadful. The sausage and mash was like a drunk uncle had cooked it and half of the ring was carbon. I had the steak and kidney pudding and I can guarantee that Frey Bentos do a better one.

So if you can find the way in this place is a little hidden gem (and right next to the wine house) this place opens as a public bar in the evening, the rest of time I think its a private hotel bar. The bar itself is the size of a phone box and sells sam smiths beers, two ales on and a keg (SS lager) but they also have most of the SS Range in bottle for sale. If you are going to stand outside pick this place over the wine house, the beer list is far more interesting!

Great little pub, tucked down an all too easy to miss lane. We were lucky enough to pop in for a pint on a quiet night; the publican regaled us with a constant stream of tales about the history that happened within these four walls. From Dickens to a film location for the latest Tom Cruise movie - this pub has seen it all!

I love this pub. Great outdoor area in the summer and Sunday Dj sessions help you get through the British winter. They have pizzas and roast.

The George & Vulture Chop House has links to Charles Dickens, and is mentioned in his famous books. It's very atmospheric, and you can almost feel Dickens's presence ! The menu is (reasonably) authentic (i.e. lamb chops, devilled kidneys, no burgers etc), and while prices have increased a bit since Charles Dickens visit (sadly !) they remain "sensible" - additionally our meal was really nice, with big portions. Friendly, helpful manager/staff. Decent draft bitter available. (On offer is "potted stilton" - this is a recognised recipe, involving a butter crust on crumbled stilton. Our cheese was just stilton in a pot, which is simply wrong . It's sad that given the rest of the menu, such a mistake is made and we feel they should either do it properly, or take it off the menu.)

Lots of outdoor seating although it was busy and tables were full. There was available indoor space though. Bar service was VERY slow. It was stifling hot inside.

Proper old school City establishment which thankfully hasn’t changed for decades. Good food, helpful staff and nice atmosphere

Barely a day over 180 years old and still delicious!

Been here a number of times over the years, but the last time was pre-Covid. I am please to say, it hasn't really significantly changed and is still excellent. It's under new management but still owned by Sam Smith's. The restaurant manager was welcoming and friendly (her husband is the chef) and happy to talk about the restaurant. They intend, of course, to keep it as it is (it would be foolish to change it!!) with booths and discrete lighting etc . I had deep fried whitebait which was delicious and my wife had bruschetta which was also delicious. Only problem was the small size of the plates; her bruscetta kept spilling over the tiny plate onto the table! For mains I had steak and kidney pudding which was cooked perfectly (in some restaurants they are underheated). It came with cabbage but the mash was an extra. My wife had the fish of the day which, again was good. I finished with a savoury, Welsh rarebit. It is so good to find a restaurant still serving savouries. An observation (and not a complaint) was that it was thickly spread over a thick slice of sourdough. It was enough to serve for a tea. Unusual to comment on getting too much nowadays. My wife's crumble was perfect. With a bottle of red wine (this is a Sam Smith's house so there is no choice over the wine - it's red or white - again this is a comment not a complaint!) the bill came to £125. Yes, the halcyon days of old, when this place was packed with city types are gone. The matronly waitresses are gone too. In fact there were only two waitresses in the restaurant which did lead to delays in taking orders. If there had been more customers they would definitely have required more staff. Although historically famous for being a tavern or inn, it is really just a restaurant. But, as I say, it is very good, and we will be back.

Lovely back street old alley passage way pub. Full of character

Didn't eat that day but a few nice beers,and good history lesson. Will be going back ASAP

Great little pub to hit while visiting from the states. Recommended by Little Nick who we ran into near Borough Market. Fast and friendly staff. Dog friendly as well.

Great pub, brimming with history and you can feel it. Came for a few drinks with friends on a Tuesday and there were lots of seats- not an easy thing to find now!

Great service and a delicious Barnsley chop. Wood fire! It's perfect.

London's best kept secret since 1175!

We went for a celebration lunch and had an enjoyable two hours. The surroundings are steeped in history, the food (e.g. steak and ale pie) typical, very edible pub food, the sole red wine (the South African Cabernet Sauvignon) and white both drinkable. We enjoyed our meal and I would probably return. Our two course meal with drinks was a fair £50/head. Only after getting home did I read the reviews... which may explain why the restaurant was half empty! Service was indeed uneven (but friendly), we did eventually wean the waitress off her phone to bring the bill; food took a while to come; there were many absences from the menu. All is obviously not well. A pity as this is a real part of old London, down to the table next to us where three chaps were well into their wine when we arrived and when we left, flying the flag for the old-style city lunch. If you like old London and can tolerate its quirks, you'll enjoy the G&V.

Do not visit, it’s terrible and is nothing like Simpsons (RIP). The place is dirty, food poor and service mediocre at best. No atmosphere, no wine list and many items not available from the menu. This is not Simpsons and it’s definitely not an alternative to Simpsons so don’t even bother to try.

Quaint pub, steeped in history. Dimly lit interior adds to olde worlde atmosphere. Deep fried whitebait was super. Heritage tomatoes and burrata recommended. Steak and kidney pudding with hispi cabbage was delicious. Risotto made to order. No complaints at all. Good service too.

Lovely food and wine. Friendly staff. Reasonable prices. Feels very traditional.

Great beer.. great lunch proper ENGLISH...YUMMY

Historical location with amazing food and superkind staff! They also showed us Dickens' rooms. I loved this place!

Great old city pub nestled in an alleyway near to Cornill. Superb food, great beer and excellent atmosphere 👌

Most disgusting food and hygiene. Do not come. This place should be shut down!

Great, tucked away, old school pub!! All the others we're rammed and spilling into the streets... then we found this little door 👀 and this pub... saved our night 👍👍🍻🍻🍻

A step back in time. Good service. Food OK but could be a tad better. I was looking forward to steak and kidney pudding but it was not available. However, the steak and ale pie was a suitable and good replacement.

The George and Vulture is a restaurant/pub in London. There has been an inn on the site, which is off Lombard Street in the historic City of London district, since 1142. It was said to be a meeting place of the notorious Hell-Fire Club and is now a revered City chop house. The staff are friendly and attentive & go above and beyond to make your visit memorable. The historical history is fascinating & the residents' ghosts are a wonderful factor in this establishment. Definitely will return & I highly recommend a visit.

Lovely environment, lots of history. Lovely food and friendly staff. Would highly recommend.

We booked lunch here today and were very happy to step back in time as we entered this pub. My fish and triple cooked chips were delicious. Charles Dickens rented rooms here and the lovely landlady showed us around the upstairs rooms. We heard great stories about the Dickens family and saucy stories of the old Hellfire Club. We really loved this pub with its great atmosphere. Will definitely go back.

Oh dear this place is not a patch on my last visit…30 years ago! Lacklustre decor and staff and an appallingly ‘cooked’ bit of cabbage. I’ll leave it another 30 years to go back again!

Atmosphere was off the scale. We could have been sat where Charles Dickens sat. Seating organised in atmospheric booths. Menu very traditional, great. Had the Barnsley chop, loved it. Highly recommended.

Like stepping back in time, very old fashioned pub, not changed in centuries. We had a private dinning room for a much overdue friends get together. Note it is old fashioned and the stairs to the dinning rooms are dark and steep. But this adds to the atmosphere. Famous for Charles Dickens and the Hell Fire Club. Service was impeccable despite the stairs and all our food was very good. Sam Smith's ales including AF Brown Ale. Food was great can't fault it if you want to step back in time.

Nice and quiet. All the other pubs in the area are heaving and a pain to get served. This place always seems fairly empty. Super quiet and gorgeous inside. Lots of history. The only negative is, it's a Sam Smiths pub which means Sam Smiths vodka, Sam Smiths lager, Sam Smiths bitter, Sam Smiths lime cordial, Sam Smiths whiskey, Sam Smiths wine, you get the picture. There's a correlation between the busyness of the surrounding pubs with their array of different brands versus this rather beautiful but empty pub with it's monotonous single brand. If you like a nice Oban or a nice Guinness or a Doombar, you won't be coming here. If you don't mind Sam Smiths own brand and nothing else, then you'll be happy. Well worth a visit, just to say you've been where Charles Dickens once went and even weaved into his storytelling This ancient City pub, now a chop room, has origins in the 13th century, and was a favourite of Dickens. Mr Pickwick and Sam Weller stayed in rooms above the pub throughout much of the second half of the novel.

we ate spectacularly, they didn’t close the kitchen for us and all the stuff was lovely. Perfect to eat near the covent garden

Great old city haunt with proper chop house menu and experience.

Brilliant food in historical surroundings. Thank you Jo and the team.

Excellent choices of food. Fantastic menu and wonderfully friendly staff.

Well this was one off the wishlist. A hidden gem of a Samuel smiths pub in the city. Very quiet inside on my visit but people outside in the lane. Friendly service and the place has a lot for history fans

We came upon this place whilst wandering round the city and as a history buff it is fantastic. Its a Samual Smith bar so you are limited in what you can drink but if you want somewhere where you can sit and imagine London in the olden times it is perfect. Staff really friendly and knowledgable about the history of the place. We only had a drink but the menu looked good.

A place steeped in History - do ask staff about it - it's fascinating! In terms of drinks, there's no choice to speak of, but that kind of makes things a whole lot easier. There are some wonderfully hearty dishes such as the steak and kidney pie - the real deal! - as well as the odd abomination to the palate: (fried egg, lemon & anchovy is something I never want to encounter again.) I had a good time here.

This is such an historic inn. Really good welcome and informative chat about Dickens, history etc. Evening drinks visit, did not eat.

Cannot beat this for some good honest British dishes and a friendly reception.

This place is a hidden gem. I have been here before. Long time ago, in a galaxy far far away! Joking aside, we had a Friday St George day meal here and it was perfect and everything I knew it would deliver and it did liver! I had the scallops with black pudding and bacon, starters, of the the Cuff menu, superb 👌🏻 then inhad the tomahawk chop, with devil's livers! Again, superb and so well cooked and presented. The staff were lovely, especially with us all being there! It is a proper part of London, historic but the food is perfect and better than some posh Gordon Ramsey or any associated chefs. It's got history, lovely food and choice, and great staff. Thank you and I hope people get what I'm saying! London eat drink nice this is the place x

We hosted a fantastic evening with a few fine gents in the Dickens room. For any good gents out there looking to break bread and share common interests, I tip my hat and say good morrow to you sir, I'll see you there. Compliments to the waitress who did a good job of bringing our mead & meats up the many stairs, and dealing with some raucous but very fine men. 10/10

The food looked terrible. It tasted bad. Service slow. Our drinks never came.

Very crowded and too much pressure to crew. Not felt like need to visit again

What a wonderful place, the food was wholesome, traditional and so good. The red wine we ordered was excellent. The restaurant itself is like going back in time. Amazing that Charles Dickens visited and stayed at this Inn. Service was excellent. I will definitely return.

Being a huge Charles Dickens fan, I have been meaning to visit for years and it didn't disappoint. Really good, non-pretentious food and drink. Wonderfully attentive staff but not overly so. All of this wrapped up in a building in which you can feel the history. A must visit, and I will be back soon.

It's been quite a few years to visit again for lunch. Feels like a long history. I had a pork chop which was nice!! We're also invited to see the rooms where Charles Dickens stayed there. It's a great experience!!

We visited there for the last 3 years for our Xmas party. Great food and atmosphere.

With the demise of Simpsons thought this place would be packed. Descent number of patrons but far from full. Perfect for your Dickension London fix. Coal fire and steak and kidney pudding!

Love this pub so much history, the team are very welcoming and friendly.

Outstanding venue. Food 10/10 and a very family feel. Would highly recommend for both business and private dinner.

Sadly we had a dreadful experience a few days ago. Waited 3 hours for our food, which was cold and very average. Place was packed with only two people serving and no idea what was going on in the kitchen. Yet they expected us to pay the full bill, which we did, but we will never return. It was not a happy place, many just got fed up waiting and walked out. Great shame.

A very memorable place. Lots of history. Well worth a visit .

This is one of the best places to eat in the city. Excellent staff and food

Excellent service, fabulous atmosphere and wonderful food. Unexpected experience of touring Charles Dickens' apartments.

Great pub for the tourist, man of letters or general punter. Website is erroneous. They are open in the evening/PM. Lovely and friendly staff. Amazing history of Dickens and the Hellfire Club. Ausy visit for anyone into old old London pubs and C18 and C19 historians

Traditional English Restaurent. Old world charm. Charles Dickens used to be one of their early patrons. Attentive service. Good food and great service. The century old decor is maintained to give the feel but can be crowded and cornered. A must visit if you want to see a slice of old world London

Local hero. Hosting a street party today

Excellent service in an eccentric but authentic atmosphere. Wish you well.

Fantastic food in olde world setting. where Dickins wrote the Pickwick Papers.

Great ambience, splendid service, good eats

great food - superb service and a historic building makes for a great afternoon - highly recommended

What an amazing pub restaurant with great tasting pizza and craft beer.i found the atmosphere very chilled and the staff were friendly. Location was perfect

Great pub with a good selection of beers, great tables and really accompanying hosts. Tables were a perfect size as the pizzas were great! The full pub experiences with safe COVID 19 measures. Would definitely come again!

Not really sure how this place survives. Food not great, service is ok cleanliness missing

Trato de ir cada que puedo a este pub, es antiguo, tradicional, buena cerveza y muy bien fish & chips.Tal vez el unico pero es que no tiene cerveza de barril pero aun asi lo recomiendo.

They are displayinga no 4 in the window but are in fact no 1 do not eat here the place is disgusting

Frecuenté este lugar cuando trabajé cerca hace muchas lunas y decidí darle una vuelta nuevamente cuando estaba en Londres para almorzar con amigos. Realmente no había cambiado mucho y nos lo pasamos muy bien. La comida estaba bien, pero no era fantástica, y no había una lista de vinos, ¡solo la opción de rojo o blanco! Decidimos que vale la pena una visita, pero para nosotros no es un lugar al que volveremos a ir. El personal fue muy amable y servicial después de haber dicho todo eso, ¡pero decidimos que es más un lugar para gente más joven!

Had a fabulous meal here with my work colleagues, and all our dietary requirements were catered for brilliantly. We were given a fixed rate for the evening (a three course meal with unlimited alcohol) that was extremely reasonably priced too!

Almorzamos tarde después de un recorrido por London Walks (somos locales). Pintoresca ubicación y decoración. El bistec y la tarta de riñón era - y las salchichas y puré era una A -. El lugar era ruidoso con dos mesas de jóvenes gritando en una conversación. Sugiera una mesa en la habitación más pequeña y tranquila del piso principal. (a la gerencia: tal vez apague el área de camareros tontos, para evitar el desorden y el ruido de basura y platos sucios en la habitación principal)

Dicen que llevas a tu compañero a la Taberna de Simpson (al lado) y llevas a tu jefe a George & Vulture. Me llevé a mí mismo y disfruté muchísimo la experiencia. ¡Te da esa sensación tradicional de la vieja escuela, presente en los callejones de la ciudad!

Visité nuevamente recientemente. Elección de alimentos y calidad muy buena. La lista de vinos siempre se limitó al color, pero Sam Smith Co todavía piensa que tienen un pub, ¡así que vendan su cerveza! Señora gerente muy acogedor y amable. El personal de buen humor (era una hora de almuerzo ocupada) y atento. Stilton y puerto al final muy recomendable! Me alegra informar que sigue siendo excelente.

This used to be a firm favourite with fantastic long serving staff. However, today we had a rude and inpatient waiter. Table was for 2pm for 6 gents, pate starter was cheap supermarket stuff served on standard supermarket brown toast. Sausage and mash was ok but these days customers expect a quality product which this sadly lacked. Some of our table chose the cheese board which came with grapes frozen solid like a stone. When asking the waiter why he simply said that's how we serve them here. Such a disappointing experience which clearly demonstrated this is a used to be place that has unfortunately slipped down a very slippery slope to it's own fate.

Very nice old school city eatery, very meat oriented but everything is delicious. Gets very busy so turn up early or book in advance.

Bit of old London with wholesome traditional English fayre. You can imagine Dickens creating his literary characters whilst eating here. Food and service are excellent and always a joy for me when I visit. Highly recommend

I visit the G+V once a year in March for a lunch with numerous former colleagues who all worked together years ago. This is a classic city Chop House serving traditional British dishes such as chops, pies and Welsh Rarebit or Stilton for áfters'. Always a treat

The latest of many visits to this old city hostelry. I used to lunch there at least once a week when working in the city. Much has changed over the last 20 years since I retired. The grill has gone, the menu has shrunk as has the number of staff and customers, but my wild mushrooms on toast followed by breaded veal with a fried egg and capers brought back happy memories. It was better in the old days.

Not easy to find (caused a cabbie to panic when we asked for St. Michael’s Alley) years ago. Dickens fans so this pub is not to be missed (tradition that he wrote in one of the booths!. Order the traditional dishes. Orig est in 1470, merged got final name in 1600.