Noughts And Croquettes in Lambeth

Que mas pedir, clásico "fish and chips" de Inglaterra! Estaba rico. Si queres podes comerlo en el lugar, tienen un par de mesas donde te puedes sentar y disfrutar de tu comida, viendo los retratos de Benny en la pared.

Stayed here for 5 nights with my boyfriend in September of 2024. We had an averagely good experience, but didn’t expect much as we definitely booked based on location (5 min walk from the tube) and rates at the time we looked for a place to stay (about 3 months in advance of travel). It was honestly “just fine”. They have Hot showers that go on forever, daily cleaning from a lovely attendant, food and drinks are available 24/7, and they have some pretty cool staff! Grace especially stood out with her consistent professionalism, genuine smile, and warm energy. . . Even when I was bit clueless and accidentally made her job harder, she was a standup guy. Truly Ace! There was also a blonde woman with glasses who was a joy to interact with, though I regret I didn’t get her name as I didn’t see her after she checked us in our first day. However, here are some details that may actually be important to you: we saw many guests of all ages, including young adults with their parents, etc, so it’s an age-inclusive hostel, which I think is great! However, I’m only 28 and the bunk beds in room one threw my back out after the first night. . . Which isn’t something I struggle with. The mattresses bore the pronounced impressions of many MANY *heavy* bodies sleeping on them. . . Or they were just old af. 🤣 in addition to that, the bathroom floor is literally always wet because of the showers, and you have to make sure there is soap and paper *before* you go (made that mistake too many times 😮‍💨) because they only get tended 1x/day. The pub is the only common space to *chill*, beside your bunk, but they have board games, music, and food available always (plus drinks!) I’m sure it would be the perfect spot for some, for us, it was a warm bed with a safe place to keep our things as we caught as many rush tickets in the West End that we could. All in all, I’d stay there again (but on a different bunk/mattress), but as an introverted person who doesn’t consume alcohol anymore, I’d prefer a place with a communal kitchen, lounge, or some such quieter place to interact with other guests. (Unrelated to the hostel, buuuuuut advice for theater goers: Screw TodayTix, just go to the box office of the show you want to see 1hr before the performance time and ask what tix they have left. If you’re willing to sit by yourself, you can get even better deals than the last minute tix they want to sell.)

BEST CHIPS EVER. BEST STAFF EVER. LOVE IT HERE

Me and my mate Nick LOVED it!!!

Decent cafe, nice food at fairly reasonable prices. Conveniently located inside Waterloo station.