Rudds in City of London, Westminster

My wife and I were looking for some Thai food and saw this on Google and were a bit apprehensive seeing that it was also a pub. Walking in we were immediately greeted by the guys behind the bar, even when they had a number of customers they were serving, and asked what drinks they can get for us. We were clearly confused on where the Thai restaurant was and the guy was very friendly and showed us the way to the stairs and we took our drinks upstairs. The restaurant had just the chef to cook and wait tables and he was very friendly and the food tasted great. A bit weird when you're not expecting that setup with the pub but once we were there we loved it. Again, super friendly bar and chef upstairs and we felt very welcomed and comfortable the entire time.

Me and my wife stubbled across this little gem on the way to our hotel. Family run pub with Fantastic service that make you feel very welcome. The bar staff Richard and Monty were so welcoming and friendly that we went back day. Richard and Monty you are top guys.

Really Delicious Thai food. Loved d G&T as well. Drinks must be picked up at counter.

Excellent attention from the guy who helped us!

Stop in and say hello to Monty, one of the owners. Monty will provide you with great drinks, friendly and exceptional service and delicious Thai food.

Arrived for a networking experience that was as good as the venue. The gentlemen bar keepers are consistently good natured, attentive and highly professional. The Thai food is exceptional.

Great pub with quite outdated decor but great atmosphere and really nice bartender. We had dinner at Mr Jane's and it was excellent. A good address

Great pub with quite outdated decor but great atmosphere and really nice bartender. We had dinner at Mr Jane's and it was excellent. A good address

We had a wonderful meal at Rudds. A fabulous combination of an excellent bar, run by two wonderful guys and a superb Thai chef serving up the most delicious food. We enjoyed a sharing platter for 2, followed by a Chicken Green Curry and a Beef Curry. My partner enjoyed an Aspall cider and I enjoyed a tasty Blue Moon Belgian White Beer. All in a superbly decorated bar/restaurant that was very pleasant. I would thoroughly recommend this venue.

The only plus of this place is the quiz - 60 sec game on Mondays)

Went in on a small pub crawl from our apartment, not busy, good selection of drinks, friendly bar staff. Boys had a few games of pool, while the girls relaxed upstairs which was empty.

Very versatile space and friendly atmosphere. The thai food had good veggie options as well as meat and fish. Nice drinks selection. Excellent service, too!

Great networking event held here

Un pub muy agradable con gran variedad de cervezas y mucho espacio. También cuanta con mesa de billar muy buena.

So, Rudds management reply to my 5* review and tell me adamantly they "don't serve halal food" yet the ignorant owners stick a deliveroo sign up with the words "HALAL" in Arabic. 🤣 (See photo). I attended this premises and pointed out that a bar serving Halal food is bit of a faux pas & the friendly bar staff and I laughed about it. I placed my order in confidence the chicken was halal. It most likely was. Not that the management will know! So for providing false information, it was poor food, poor service and poor atmosphere. 1 star (if that).

Amplio local con gran variedad de cervezas, cómodo y bonito.

An unusual pub. It's a bit cheesy and a bit smart at the same time. Not great layout inside and could really do with a bit of a refresh. The staff are friendly and the Thai food is really nice, mainly come here for the food. Also nice that they have blue moon on tap which is a nice change.

One of the best pub in the black friars area. Good cosy place with great ambience around. The location is really great. The food taste is great too. The ambience of the restaurant is superb as well. What i liked about the restaurant is their service. I will definitely recommend it to everyone. worth a try! The restaurant offers great options for non veg. The veg options are there too.

Not the same as it used to be unfortunately. Staff smoking indoors/drinking/snorting behind the bar and oblivious to customers bar ordering etiquette. Such a shame as this used to be our post work local.

The food here is outstanding and great value for money

Lovely pub with a Thai menu (adapted for Western palate), billiards and an event space upstairs. Me and my friends come here on occasion to play a quiz game in the event space. We really enjoy the selection of craft beers as well as soft drinks offered on the bar.

Great bar with friendly staff. We'll located close to Blackfriars Train Station. The food and drink was all reasonably priced, well presented and to a high standard. Would definitely recommend for groups both small and large.

Nice bar - good beer, and friendly team

Great place for a pint with great staff.

Very less people on a Thursday when next door is buzzing. May be the pricing is playing a factor? Host smoking indoors with e cigarette is not a good sign either.

Richard and Annie literally made this the best night of my life, I will never go anywhere other than Rudds from this day onwards.

Good was good, drinks watered down not good value for money. Staff really nice!

It is a nice bar, the only reason for the 3 stars is that it feels out of place. In a commercial area, it's very grand and it feels like it should be in a suburban town centre. The bar itself is totally fine, and having a pool table in central London is a novelty factor which will help them

Food and service were OK and decently priced

Rudds is a stop on your journey in London, very friendly staff and good drinks. Yet, add to that the THAI Food on offer prepared by Mr. Jane and you have a WINNER. Fab food, cleanly prepared, beautifully presented, with flavours to rival or outdo the "Royal Thai" restaurants in Bangkok. Highly recommmended! *felt bad about not having shot any pics of the dishes. My bad.

Fab Thai food in down to earth pub. Nice staff too!

Fantastic place but wish it had other food than just pizza

Met my cousin for lunch at Rudds Pub near Blackfriars Station. Excellent location for lunch, suprising Thai Menu by Mr. Jane. We enjoyed the luch specials, rice, noodle and curry entrees were spiced just right. A plesant surprise.

Friendly staff, good beer and good ac

Been visiting this venue for a while now and I have to say it’s one of my fave in the area! The bar staff is absolutely amazing, such cuties, the food is banging and I just love the vibe!

Great Thai food with good service

Friendly and professional staff, we had a wonderful experience.

Friendly service with a pool table and live sports on various screens

Nice enough modern lounge serving drinks and food. Sports on screens. Music. Pool table on first floor. Bright. In normal times; busy during the week with office staff - not sure its open at weekends.

Amazing staff and a hidden gem for food. The duck was wonderful

Organised a work Christmas Party hiring the upper level and mezzanine with pool table for 60 people. Chloe was excellent at communicating prior to the event and recommending us food and drink suggestions. The venue was perfect, nicely decorated with its own private bar, and the mix of thai and christmas canapes were delicious! Staff were super friendly and helpful - would highly recommend!

Fantastic and friendly atmosphere, ideal for evenings watching the football, social events or casual drinks after work. The staff are incredibly accommodating and Chloe's commitment to running the bar really sets a high standard. Would highly recommend!

A local for us a group of mates/colleagues! Chloe has always gone out of her way to make our experience top tier. Highly recommend for a quick pint or a big social.

Nice place, even nicer staff, just properly nice.

Rudds is a bar on two floors with flexible dining area. Great atmosphere, excellent food, big range of beers. Super service. Really good for parties or groups who want to eat and drink.

Wonderful atmosphere and and people working here.

Friendly staff, great beer selection and delicious Thai food.

This is a bar you can walk into alone and shy or with a group and loud, and you'll feel welcome and walk out with a smile. Whatever you are looking for, it's here. And if you play pool, bonus - one of the best pool tables you'll find in a bar.

-Nice atmosphere -Good service -Variety of spirits and liqueurs that are suitable for Vegans (Absolut Vodka and Antica) -Comfy seating

Fun bar with pool table and good beer selection. Customers are usually more locals than young professionals

Friendly staff, good atmosphere.

Came in with my 27 year old son for a couple and a badly needed et late lunch only to be told that because we were only two we could not take even a small table on the ground floor because groups drinking after work might well need space for more colleagues and friends. We were told to try the mezzanine floor upstairs only for the same barman to follow us up to say he didn’t want us there or on the bigger floor a little further up. Why did we bother? We left. Fortunately there was a lively friendly hospitable Fullers Pub just up the road next door.

Decent little pub, with pool table and great service

Loved this pub worked there 32yrs ago and still the Cafe is next door...was called the Baynard Castle...had a great time and made some lovely friends there too...

Love this bar! Great cocktails, great staff. So glad Rudd's has reopened again after lockdown, and can't wait to try out the new Thai menu 😌

Great pub, excellent service and nice food

If the staff don’t like you they’ll make you very aware. Not sure about some of these reviews as it’s nothing special in slightest

A very friendly & welcoming London bar that's reasonably priced. If you need a beer while in the area I highly recommend it

It’s a family run bar in the city! It’s cheaper than nearly every bar in the area. The decor is lovely, the staff are great. Amazing selection of lager and gin! Has free hire for the event space. Had a pool table. Has big screens and plays all the sports with sound. And does Thai food and cocktails!

Wonderful friendly staff and a great place to have a private party

Second time I've had to check my receipt to find I've been charged for a double when asked for a single. Unfortunately this time I only realised upon leaving so 'there was nothing they could do'

Proper pub, and reasonable prices (for London).

Stayed a few hours here while we had a conference across the road. This is a lovely modern pub but with that 'Victorian' feel due to the use of tasteful shades of grey in the decor and furnishings. It's small on the outside but big inside and comfortable, across two floors with free Wi-Fi and 'gentlemen's facilities' that would rival a 5* hotel!. It's typically 'London Prices' for a wide selection of specialist beers and lagers but £4 for a pint of Fosters isn't bad when you consider you could pay more than that in some Manchester establishments where I live. The bar team are really friendly and lively. I look forward to going here again. Please fix the main door to the mens bathrooms so it closes properly, the reflection in the mirror over the faucet means anyone passing can see you having a pee!

Stayed a few hours here while we had a conference across the road. This is a lovely modern pub but with that 'Victorian' feel due to the use of tasteful shades of grey in the decor and furnishings. It's small on the outside but big inside and comfortable, across two floors with free Wi-Fi and 'gentlemen's facilities' that would rival a 5* hotel!. It's typically 'London Prices' for a wide selection of specialist beers and lagers but £4 for a pint of Fosters isn't bad when you consider you could pay more than that in some Manchester establishments where I live. The bar team are really friendly and lively. I look forward to going here again. Please fix the main door to the men's bathrooms so it closes properly, the reflection in the mirror over the faucet means anyone passing can see you having a pee!

Fantastic bar with great food and atmosphere! Great venue for a events and birthdays but also a perfect sanctuary to escape the busy city and pop in for a solo quiet pint of a Punk IPA. Beers are looked after well and very friendly Staff. Most importantly has a collections of high quality tequilas.

Great choice for a business lunch, quick and efficient service

Great atmosphere. Bar food good

Good beer, thai (and other) food, plus a pool table. I like this place.

Attended a private party here and it was the perfect venue. Spacious, clean and I was really impressed with all the little touches. The staff were brilliant and really made the night, totally unexpected from a London venue. I would definitely go again and would consider holding my next big birthday here too!

I had my 30th here and I could not recommend it enough. The manager made sure all my needs were attended to and the place looked brilliant. They even set up a beer pong table and N64 for me!! The atmosphere was brilliant, I will definitely be going back for future events!

I have been to Rudds on many occations. The bar staff and management are absolutely wonderful. We used them for my partners birthday party and the manager went above and beyond to make the night perfect. The cocktail menu is delicious and so is the food. I would 100% recommend this as a venue, as a place to chill with a friend or even for a quick drink on the way home.

Fantastic venue caters to many needs. Had organised a private event which was handled with the upmost care. We had our own bar and a set menu which was adapted to our budget. Great management and great team! 10/10 would recommend!

They do really yummy cocktails, definitely recommend the palma violet cocktail. The decors lovely, a city bar without the high prices. A nice warm atmosphere, the staff are really welcoming.

Went here for after work drinks. Had a pool table and good Thai food/ bar snacks. Also was told they have a large area upstairs for events so will be booking for work.

Awful place, awful owner. Avoided at all cost. Trust me a Uni bar would be better.

This venue needs a lesson in good customer service. It is unacceptable to talk to your customers in a degrading, and patronising manner. It is also unacceptable to shout at your customers, and refer to them as 'you people'. Considering it was a group of black people, I can only imagine what the owner of the bar who used this term, meant by that. It's an absolutely awful way to conduct business, and you should be ashamed. I suggest staying clear of this bar as you're likely to be welcomed with similar rude treatment, particularly if you're a person of colour

This establishment is absolutely terrible, the customer service is extremely poor. I felt very degraded by the owner of this bar with how she spoke to my friends and I, considering we’re paying customers. Not only did she make derogatory statements, she didn’t even apologise. I would never visit this place again or recommend anyone host anything here. They care more about making a quick coin than the comfort and experience of their customers. Unless you want to be shouted at and treated as less, I strongly advise you visit another bar!

Not bad for a gentrified city pub. Staff,quick and efficient.

Nice thai food and service quick

Quiet bar, Thai food, good place for quiet catch up with friends at lunchtime

Best place in the city mile for drinks and food. Amazing bar staff. Always a good night

it ok s bit pricey. they dont sell stella

Your usually pub, nice atmosphere, friendly staff and good beer!

Regular spot for leaving drinks and usually busy from midweek and helpful staff

Situated opposite the Mermaid conference centre behind Blackfriars station, Rudds bar has a fabulous upstairs area which can be reserved for private bookings. My firm needed a place to watch the football and have a drink to celebrate an annual conference. Bathrooms are nearby, there's a smaller bar which was staffed just for our party, comfy sofas, tables, televisions and even a pool table. Service was great, there's a fun atmosphere downstairs too, they put on some good food and on Wednesdays all 'Irish' drinks are cheap (Hop House 13, Guinness, Jamesons...). Strongly recommend this over the other bars in the area, as this isn't as much of a tourist trap and the staff are fantastic.

Lovely place to be able yo talk as well as good food and drinks

I wanted a quick drink, and randomnly chose this place. Was I blessed! Amaing character! Great wine selection. A little dog keeping us company! But the best bit? The owner and her daighter! Such lovely hosts! Will be back!

Best pub venue for hire in the city

I know nothing about the food but the staff is amazing and a guarantee for good times. Mike <3

Nice convenient regular pub/wine bar. Not expensive. Lovely area upstairs with a nice feel to it. Has a pool table on a mezzanine floor to play without getting in anyone's way which is a bonus. Can be noisy if the football is on understandably which is great for footie fans !

Nice place for drinks in Blackfriars area. Not as busy as other places around so is a good place to find a table.

The Thai menu is short and sorry, and the food hardly matches the descriptions. We couldn't tell the difference between the veg and meat spring rolls. The prawn crackers were too greasy for anyone in the table to finish. Red curry seems to be yellow curry with a sprinkling of dried chilli, and the peanut chicken had no peanuts. Everything has broccoli though, so at least you're getting one of your five a day. The Thai food was served with a knife and fork rather than the traditional fork and spoon. Our poor waiter had no idea which dishes she was bringing to the table half the time, and the timing was off enough to have part of the table starting at their finished plates while others were still waiting for theirs. All in all, this place seems to be fit for beer and beer only. Avoid eating.

Excellent Pub, great friendly atmosphere and very attentive bar staff.

Great place For food and drinks. Lively when i was there

A quaint Londpn pub with cgarm and charactet and a lovely lassie beyond the bar What more could a man ask for after 3hours on your feet in London A haven of calm Wine excellent Staff warm and friendly Highly recommend

Convenient for an after work drink. Very pleasant atmosphere

Un agradable pub para después del trabajo, pero no volvería a ir después de Halloween, ya que escuché a la dama de la tierra ser muy grosera también y sobre su personal y las decoraciones eran horriblesNecesita actualizarse ya que parece estar atascado en los 80 's que tiene luces rosa neón

Friendly staff and great cocktails! Always quick service and the girls behind the bar are always more than happy to help with anything. Would definitely go again!

Decent boozer with pleasant staff and tasty beer. Irish night a great idea, with everything Irish for 3.50. Cheapest Guinness I've had for years!

Went for a fashion meetup good service