Lord's Tavern in City of London, Westminster

It is very hit and miss with the service and quality of the food. Vegetables served as most of us were finishing off our steak pie and mash!! A couple of bar staff were very cheerful and seemed happy in their workplace a couple were miserable as sin. The venue is pleasant enough but you are paying top dollar for food and drink, but that's SJW and even more so Lord's.

Staff were very pleasant. Food was tasty, service was a little slow but overall, we enjoyed our meals when they arrived.

Lovely spot great locations. We just had drinks, gluten free lager was available too! People’s food looked good when we saw it going past our table. Good atmosphere abs busy even mid morning.

Very pleasant restaurant with nice bar selections. Didn't try the food but all the dishes looked good.

Pre drinks before an afternoon with Gower and Gooch Quiet due to arrival time of 11am. I suspect most of the guests went straight to Lords

The lunch was excellent, food was fresh and hot. Staff were friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our time at the Tavern. Had a nice vibe.

Convenient for the fantastic Lords tour but a fairly unremarkable pub with very slow service. I suspect you could do better unless you want the convenience.

Very polite, very accommodating, nice food and beer.

Called into Lunch on Tuesday , have to say met the rudest most unpleasant manager out there , think he is missing the point on customer relations big time , went to order Lunch , was told I could not sit where I had settled with my book and phone , had to move table despite people eating on the next door table , the menu was then snatched away from me , yes snatched , ( I was flabbergasted )and was advised there's a thirty minute wait for food ,recovered the menu , and then ordered, while the gentleman ( a phrase I use loosely )..waved the contactless machine around , it was a farce actually getting him to stop waving it around for me to pay , ok your having a bad day , but really....... the rest of the staff delightful , my Burger ok nothing special , My Merlot good slightly over priced , will I return maybe ...maybe not no excuse for being so rude ............end of

Food pre-ordered. Friendly service, good food enjoyed by all!

Lords Tavern is excellent but the pace of service and attention to detail was lacking. This having been before was disappointing based on previous experience

My kid couldn’t finish her food, no option to take it with us. Very bad service.

Beers are marginally cheaper than inside the ground and you get to drink them out of a glass rather than plastic pints. I once saw Phil Tufnell at the bar.

Great value for money and very good service. Thoroughly enjoyed and would go back sooner if I lived nearer!

If you are lucky enough to be going to Lords then there is no better place to be than in the Lords Tavern for lunch.

Excellent service & food/drink which was a great way of starting the day before the cricket

Had a lovely roast dinner , service great warm and friendly, first time here would definitely go back , thankyou

Very friendly young lady waitress who looked after our small party of four, busy lunchtime with a great buzz atmosphere

The food is always good and the staff always excellent

A great meal, excellent service and conveniently situated right next to the ground.

Kayleigh was an absolute star, very friendly, conscientious, and a great sense of humour too! Thank you for a lovely afternoon! 🩷

The scone had a hair in it - very basic nice staff but not as good as expected

We booked a meal following our tour of Lord's. The staff were brilliant but the Indian cricket team supporters watching a live match were inconsiderate.

This is an excellent venue especially when watching cricket at Lord's. The staff are very welcoming and efficient and the food is excellent and great value for money.

Friendly servive with good food and drink. will return!

Non-match day so very relaxed and quiet for our midweek 1:30pm visit. Food was great and staff were professional, friendly and helpful. Many thanks!

Really poor care - our pre-booked table was given away whilst we were there. They did find an alternative table, but it was not as good. The order was not taken correctly and there was a delay providing the meal. Given its name and position, we hoped for something more, and really we would have preferred not eating there at all and going off to find a better environment in a better place. Could do so much better.

A superb lunch before the cricket at Lord’s! Lovely staff and delicious food

We had a delicious lunch. Lots of choice and excellent service. My girlfriend’s fish and chips were delicious as was my burger (do add bacon and egg).

We had a wonderful time at Lords Tavern. However, we were a bit surprised when we were restricted with the menu as we were hoping to experience a bit more from Lords Tavern. Thank you for having us.

We paid a considerable amount for a dinner for 2 together with the Tour ticket expecting a very nice experience. At the end we were only entitled to a main and a drink. The menu options were also very poor. Service was OK. We were disappointed.

Came here during the lunch break next door at Lords. Firstly, the service was very good. The waitress was very attentive and prompt with everything. However, the place feels a bit tired as does the food. The quality felt like it could have been better especially given how expensive it was. I would not recommend coming here as you really do not get value for money. I had a prawn cocktail to start and a Caesar salad to follow. My fellow diners had a burger, fish and chips and a chicken curry. All of it just seemed over priced for the quality they were offering. My fellow diner said he had been here often when coming to the cricket and said disappointingly the standards here seem to have completely dropped off over recent times.

While enjoying the afternoon lunch, it was marred by the poor service my friend and received, which had not been the case a fortnight previously when I had last attended. This can be put down to the inexperience or training of the staff. The food was excellent but the time wait between finishing off our meal and receiving a dessert menu, and then obtaining an order for dessert and then subsequently for the Bill was unacceptable. This was not due to over crowding but down to the waiting staff, who after clearing the min course debris, never looked over to our table (as I was continuously trying to gain their eye) or checked on us. This led me having to go up to the staff on 3 occasions, who were chatting amongst themselves in the doorway of the kitchen. It was a shame that I found it necessary to get up to find them i) for the Dessert menu, ii) to provide an order and iii) to subsequently obtain the bill and make payment. I did still pay the discretionary service charge, but I may not be so generous next time. I would further add that when I asked one of the waiting staff if ice cream was served with the Lemon Posset she said it doesn’t but didn’t explain how it was served. I thought it would come out in a desert bowl so asked for a blob of ice cream. On its arrival I established that the dessert was served in a glass bowl, and thus the ice cream was not really needed. However, I received a full dessert bowl of ice cream, which was a separate dessert and thus I ended up paying for 2 desserts just for myself. This could and should have been avoided if I was correctly advised how the initial desert was served in the first place.

We were having a tour at Lords so booked a table here for after the event. I hadn’t read the timings properly and we were half an hour late for our booking, it was no problem at all and our table had been kept for us. The service was great, both had a superb Sunday roast. Lovely place, not overly busy and nice outside space too.

Amazing service! The food was very delicious!! Best place to try fish and chips!! Throughly enjoyed the place!! 😊

Excellent choice of food served with an eye on the cricket as to timing. Will be back

Booked here after our guided tour around the Cricket ground. Made to feel very welcome by staff, service with a smile. We both had the lamb, food was delicious, the only thing I would suggest is you ask for your gravy to be served separately, I wasn’t keen on the amount of gravy on my plate and didn’t like to ask for some of it to be removed as the staff were so nice. Overall highly enjoyable.

Ate here after a tour of Lord’s. Despite its history, the pub is a modern and not very atmospheric space, with TVs showing sports channels. The menu is mostly what you’d expect in a pub, but with a couple of interesting twists like mutton curry - which my husband enjoyed - but overall to me it wasn’t awfully inspiring. My fish cakes were tasty enough, but lacked any discernible texture, and didn’t come with the “triple cooked chips” I had ordered until we chased. Similarly, my starter was nice but not special, and came missing the extra of feta cheese that I had asked for. Service was very friendly and prompt, but not really tested as the place was almost empty. It’s a decent, convenient and reasonably priced stop-off if you’re going to Lord’s, but don’t expect a “destination restaurant”!

I booked a table for 5.45pm thru Open Table. I'd take my parents away for their 53rd wedding anniversary. When we arrive, the staff inform us that the kitchen closed at 5pm!!! What a way to start our special trip!! It may be an idea if they update the portal's they advertise on to reflect their correct opening hours!! We ended up having a fantastic evening at The Ivy in St John's Wood which was much better!!

The bangers and mash was so small, we had to have a second lunch.

Excellent friendly service and food. Typed menu not appealing,but the specials up for it.

We chose the Lord's Tavern because there was nowhere else available. The beer choice was good, but the beer itself was only average, it tasted alright, but I did not think it was in perfect condition and the taste was very slightly wrong as far as I could judge. They would not cook the beef burger that my companion ordered anything else but ‘well done’. It was certainly that and to be honest it tasted very pedestrian it was not really very pleasant and I doubt its quality. At least the chips were good and crispy. The chicken I had again was cooked into submission and not very tasty, just about possible, but certainly not very exciting. I should take a moment to commend the service as the gentleman with blue hair who waited on us was neither attentive, nor would I say particularly welcoming; however, the fact that he wished to share with us the fact that he had a good beer belly and the T-shirt he wore, which had seen better days, coming nowhere near his jeans, cooperated in the endeavor. It was not a particularly aesthetically pleasing sight, but one that established a degree of uniqueness which was only matched by the fairly poor quality and tasted the food. I could neither really recommend this except in emergencies and certainly do not feel that an early return is a likelihood.

Staff were very welcoming and helpful. Great menu choices and prices. Comfortable and the atmosphere was relaxing and a vibe with the cricket playing. Food was great. Overall a great experience after completing the Lords Tour. Will definitely comeback and recommend

Had a great time as always at Lords Tavern. Food was superb and service excellent.

Good service, nice atmosphere. Cream tea was ok. Not bad for what you would expect to pay in that area.

great food, six stars for the atmosphere, special place for cricket lovers

I only had a pint of beer, but that was pretty poor and the staff were massively disorganised and when I asked if the cricket could be put on instead of cricket (it was lords and no one else about) they weren't able to achieve it (though they did try) .

We had an OK time. We paid for our meal as part of our Lords ticket so had a set one course choice. We had the curry which was not bad, not amazingly flavoursome but acceptable. There were plenty of staff to customers but service very casual and not over friendly. Plenty of screens to watch the cricket and am sure when key matches are on there is probably a great atmosphere, but at other times not a particular destination.

Very nice pub, right next to the ground.

Fantastic venue for a meal or pint after visiting Lords. From AUS and we loved the tour then a burger and beer after seeing the wonderful ground. Staff friendly and helpful. Burger was perfect. Easy to get to by bus or Underground. Short walk to Abbey Road too!!!

came on a quiet Monday afternoon for a cream tea which was fine - imagine it's very busy and noisy on a match day so would advise booking in advance for food

Had a great BIRTHDAY Celebration with family here . Always a good place to be at any time of the year.

I’m not one to write a bad review based on one bad experience but this is my exception. We had a wonderful tour of the cricket ground and decided to finish off the experience with a drink and lunch at the tavern. It was not busy at all. We ordered a drink from the bar then order our two mains for lunch. Time was not an issue as we are on holiday and the Lords experience was very positive. We ordered wine to compliment our lunch and that’s when it all went pear shape. My husband’s meal arrived then the waiter went to get his cutlery but when he didn’t bring me any cutlery I thought there might be a problem as why wouldn’t he bring cutlery for both meals, even if one was still to be delivered? This waiter had taken the order for both mains. I urged my husband to start before his meal got cold then eventually my husband went to the female bar attendant to query the lost meal. She left the bar to seek an answer. Our waiter came over eventually and tried to blame computer problems, but the restaurant was not crowded and he took the order for two meals so why wouldn’t he query the absence of one meal? I have to say the female bar attendant was the only one to show any concern. Our waiter was “lost in space” , the two supervisors? useless with one spending more time sitting down. Finally I noticed a person who I thought could be the manager, who was concerned about the lack of water bottles available ( none offered to us or the tables around us). He was removing dirty plates and showing some interesting in the customers by engaging with them. Something neither of the “lanyard “ people did. My husband spoke to him, cancelled my order, and did receive an apology and his meal was free. We were not after a free meal just a lunch to highlight our Lords experience. As previously stated it was not busy so that can’t be an excuse. The “lanyard” people were lazy, never interacted with customers, never queried if everything was alright and frankly “couldn’t be bothered”. Obviously they don’t know how to work the room. So disappointing.

We needed to request for roast specifically despite mentioning the same at the time of booking. Veg roast was not available on the day and there was no differential for booking a your meal to regular ala carte so a tad disappointed

Excellent service from very friendly staff. Highly recommended

All enjoyable until a large group of particularly loud men were shown to the table next to us. They were shouting at each other & made conversation at our table impossible.

Had a couple of great pints and some scummy food in this nice pub.

Was disappointed by the Cream tea. Was expecting it to be more like an English high tea. Not worth the price

We were told the restaurant was closed at the last minute with no prior intimation. A lot of emails regarding feedback for a meal that never happened!!!

A relaxed place right outside the Lord's stadium. Nice and simple. Comfortable outdoor seating. Service was as expected. No food options as they shut by 9pm. Overall a descent place. Better priced than a few others.

Booked a Lords Tour with a meal at the Tavern afterwards as a birthday surprise for a friend. The Tavern was closed and we didn’t find out until we arrived for the tour and found out from the tour guide. No email or text which is poor customer service.

The staff simply couldn't have been more accommodating We were a big group and they were brilliant Good food. Ideal location.

Catered for my child who has 6 major allergies, the menu had nothing available but they booked a fresh meal off menu. Thank you :)))

Great location, great service and food.

Popped in for a beer 🍺 or two. Good service and a reasonable range of Amber ales....and next door to the home of cricket.

Prompt friendly service, Food was great.........

A fine summer day at the cricket has to include a good lunch and this was perfect. A warm welcome, good service, excellent and varied menu. If only this team could have helped the one on the pitch!

Agreed spot and delicious food.

Beautiful open window for breeze but cigarette smoke filtered into the main dining area so that was very annoying as we’re non smokers. Otherwise very enjoyable

Had a lovely lunch with friends before going to the Hundred -food was fantastic- great service- England were playing in women’s World Cup so a very exciting atmosphere - very enjoyable

Cracking little boozer. Great for sports, loads of screens. Lovely Sunday roast too

Efficient and friendly staff, good quality and value for money food.

The food and service was great, no complaints whatsoever. We were, however, expecting something a bit more historic, charming or even cricket themed! In reality the Lord's Tavern is a rather standard looking pub just with some cricket inspired food and grub options and a lot of cricket playing.

Lovely setting and good value food. Great way to end a tour of the MCC

Most professional and helpful stable, enjoying the unique ‘cricket’ atmosphere. Must say that the fish’n’chips dish was excellent.

Our table was very impressed with the food, service & general ambience of the Tavern.

A historic Tavern beside a landmark ground makes it very special. During my tour to the Lords guided tour I also took the onus of reserving a table to have tea just for the experience. As we entered the restaurant and informed our reservation we were directed to our table. We actually moved to coffee and along with bread and butter was served. The breads were freshly baked and was delicious. I would recommend to visit when a match is on motion as it will also allow to get the passion of patrons displayed. A must visit just for the experience. Outside and indoor seating both are available

Good service, nice outdoor seating, and clean bathrooms. I appreciated that they offered my dog a water bowl!

This is an add on to the excellent tour of lords. The tavern was total chaos and it was not full. Our booking had been lost and as a result we were stuffed away in a corner. Staff thought once they realised who you are were friendly and attentive. Food good

Cool pub to head to after the cricket at Lord's. Had good vibes, standard drink suggestion

We booked the restaurant and attended however, it was not available as it was booked fir a corporate event, Not sure how you can take my booking when it’s not available??

Staff friendly and helpful. Good value, tasty food.

Lovely Sunday lunch with friends on the terrace. Very enjoyable meal and visit.

Warm welcome from staff, and we were 30 mins early, but no problem they said! Great food and drinks, excellent customer service in a fab location.

Great food and great service being located next to the ground was a bonus after finishing a tour of the ground

I had a fantastic time with my family on Sunday at Lords Tavern, the food was lovely and the Sunday dinner is fabulous at the Tavern, I regularly have the roast beef and I really enjoy it, the cauliflower cheese is spot on. Fantastic time as always. Will be returning very soon.

Food was ok but it was a busy time and it took forever to get a menu in the end we gave up and ordered based on food we saw arriving at other tables the tills were also down when we wanted to pay they need to improve systems to cope at busy times it was a fight to get served for food

Nice food, nicely presented. Pleasant atmosphere staff good

The experience we had on Father’s Day was nowhere near as good as a previous visit a month earlier. The service was poor and they were out of the 2 drinks we ordered and we’re also out of items on the limited match day menu which was disappointing given that we had the first booking of the afternoon (Noon). We accept it was busy but due to poor organisation of the staff it took nearly half an hour to provide a food order and other food customers suffered in the same way . To be fair, the food was very good and the staff were young and polite.

Good food, poor service. We were not made to feel very welcome. A disappointing experience after a wonderful tour of Lords cricket ground.

Always pleasant. Service was a little bit out of synch this time, but not a problem. We were three and enjoyed all the dishes.

Met friends for lunch as we were booked on the Lords Tour at 2pm. What a good decision. The staff were very friendly and the food was excellent, great value for money given this is central London. Well worth a visit.

I went there to meet a friend who lives around the corner. It was a really hot day. I came with my dog. I went there before and it wasn't a problem. I was on the terrace as I do understand that some people don't want dogs inside. (Although it is very weird as most place including restaurants allows dogs nowadays). I was very shocked when the waiter refuse to give my dog a ball of tap water. The waiter was useless and told me that they did not allow dogs outside even when I could see two other dogs. It was Sunday the 11th June so it was hot. The two waiters were just starring at me despite me asking two for the menu. I had to ask my friend to bring a ball of water. Is that legal....that attitude is not right in my views, especially as we were outside on the terrace. Who is the manager there ? It wasn't an issue before until today. Is it legal not to autorise water for a dog for a pub?

Do NOT eat here,save time and money,

Brilliant great place met Mike Gatting here

This was quite a surprise in every sense, great service, an excellent menu at a very good price for all items. I chose fish and chips along with lemon tart. The portions were considerable and all food was very tasty. The fish melted in your mouth. After eating I checked that I could remain at the table while my family completed the Lord’s tour, this was not a problem as I had reserved the table. Highly recommended

We went following the ground tour and the welcome and service was great. We were made to feel special, and we enjoyed an extra drink as a result.

Good food and drink and a nice selection. Service was very friendly but a little slow - but they were busy!

Very poor service, considering we were booked in for lunch at 1pm we did not receive main course until 2.25pm. We waited 39 minutes before ordering a drink despite asking 2/3 times. We were there to have lunch during the lunch interval at the cricket but clearly did not get back into the ground until 3pm. I will seriously consider whether I eat at The Tavern again.

Good quality events venue, couldn't see the pitch though from the venue which was a shame ( guess it's only grass anyway though with a load of seats around it, probably not even any daisies 😉)