The Bedford in Wandsworth - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Totally awesome amazing pub wow wow wow wow luv it fantastic place and close to everything you need I'll visit again

Nice place to have a beer with friends 🧡

Popped in for a quick lunch here today, the young Scottish chap behind the bar was excellent, good quick service and a smile and a laugh. Had the burger and a beer. The burger was good, the chips were delicious like triple cooked chips. Not to badly priced and superb service.

Lovely spot for a lager or an ale should you wish. Garden exists, both on road and behind the pub, a nice touch. Grubby floors, need cleaning. Black haired man behind bar had aura, he handled two young champagne socialists from North London supremely well. Little curly haired nerd sat outside was killing the vibe though. He was reciting slam poetry and hugging his gay friend with a fringe.

Extremely rude barman saw him shout at numerous people to come to him at an empty bar. Black hair and earpiece.

Unbelievable rude bar service. Thursday 15th August 9pm, utterly rude barman with dark slick backed hair just finished serving another customer, looked at me like I was an idiot, gestured his finger at me and asked ‘yes?’ like I was completely inconveniencing him. Friends had a similar separate experience which frankly ruined my opinion of the pub.

This hotel is in a good location. It has a very good bar area and has outside seating. At present they have a half pice menu from Monday to Wednesday and the food is good. The staff were all friendly and helpful. However, the 2 rooms we stayed in (7 and14) were cramped. You had to climb over the bed to get in the far side and you had to do the same to operate the blind. The lift only operates during pub opening times and doesn’t go to the top floor so you have to carry your bags to the top level. We were informed that all “double” rooms were configured the same way so you had to climb over the 3/4 size bed to get in the far side. We were given a bottle of wine to compensate us for the inconvenience but this didn’t really help! This is a music venue so be prepared for noise from down below and the trains that run nearby, I suppose the earplugs provided do help somewhat.

Nice pub with a few outdoor benches. Good selection of beers

Work meeting was nicely facilitated there

Really good place to pop in with friends, there is always something going on. Close to the station and Tooting park

We stayed at the Bedford Balham for 7 days. The hotel is very well located, close to a metro station (Northern Line), with access to central London in 15 minutes. There are supermarkets nearby and very good restaurants (Pizzeria and Indian room Balham). The room is spacious with very comfortable bedding. The bed is made every day, the room is cleaned and products (tea/coffee) are provided daily. We ate once at the hotel and the meal was very good. The only negative points in my opinion are that the hotel does not offer breakfast and the noise which can be disturbing for some sensitive people even if it was not for me.

A Balham institution that I only visited recently for the first time. Spacious interior and tables outside.

Stayed 2 nights Very noisy with the night club No parking No breakfast options

I visited today and was blown away by the interior design. The decor is to die for. Such a unique blend of old and new, traditional and eccentric. The team is incredibly helpful and friendly. I didn't eat but I did see a massive selection of drinks. They have beautiful function rooms and my overall experience was amazing. I will be returning, definitely!

Venue is great. Sunday roast is TERRIBLE

Nice event, great audio sound quality, enjoyed

Superb. Especially the calamari

Food was awesome! But that’s about where it finished… We wanted to split the bill which they said was fine. But what then followed was the waitress using her iPhone calculator and asking us to read how much each item was off the menu. Took about 20 minutes for us to pay. After we finally walked out we were chased down the road by the waitress asking that we pay the service charge. When we had asked for it to be removed. She said we needed to talk to the manager if we didn’t want to pay it. We walked back into the restaurant to explain that we wanted it removed but to no avail - we had to pay. Ironic because the service was horrible! If you do not want to pay the service charge here make sure you state so before you order the food! Apparently that was why we had to pay it at the end.

We have been to the Bedford several times. Tonight’s experience was different. The food was good and our Irish server was great. When we went to pay we asked if we can split the bill and they said that’s fine. This process then took around 20-30 minutes as she calculated on her iPhone while asking us each our items were( we didn’t know this without looking at a menu) after a lot of confusion and nearly double charging some of us we finally got it sorted and left. We were crossing the road and then was approached by the waiter saying we didn’t pay the service charge after we all though the bill was sorted. We asked this to be removed but didn’t realise this needed to be done as soon as you arrived. We ended up having to pay the service charge and were very disappointed customers. Unfortunately we won’t be returning.

Attended The Bedford a few times to meet friends. Really cool place, we had the upstairs room for a group get together and screening. I love the uniqueness of this venue and the history. Staff seem really friendly and offer good service.

Place to unwind and mert friends. It also has rooms for parties.

Have been coming to the Bedford weekly as it’s our local and never had an issue. A couple of weeks ago we came here for food (group of 3) and all ended up with symptoms that can only be described as food poisoning. We didn’t want to leave a bad review so we emailed the pub privately and never really heard back. This type of situation can’t be taken lightly if you’re making people unwell with your food. I’m sorry to say none of us will be returning until there’s further resolution on that matter. It’s a shame since we used to come here regularly but the negligence really put us off.

Good drinks, good food. Lot of history

Stopped in for a midweek lunchtime snack and a drink with my wife. Nice friendly pub, good food and pleasant atmosphere. I highly recommend.

Great size pub and lots of drinks and things going on like improv comedy, dance classes etc

A great place to go for food and it is dog friendly.

Great place with multiple bars, rooms and parties

I went to The Bedford for a meeting and was warmly welcomed by the staff and shown where to go for that meeting. The pizza and salad were fabulous!

Solid pub and so much better since it was refurbished.

Went to see live bands last night and it was a brilliant evening. A BIG shout out to GARY who was incredibly helpful and made our evening. Pizza, rosemary fries, sweet potato fries, fish and chips were absolutely amazing. Some Pizza restaurants do not do pizza this good!

Really nice place, great staff. Good quality dishes (scotch eggs and schnitzel) and even better on Tuesday lunchtimes as they have a special discount offer. Overall a really nice lunch.

Great venue, great location, good choice of drinks & lots of entertainment options throughout the week. An icon of a public house. A brilliant local venue at the heart of the community. Close to the tube / train & the food is not bad either since the refurbishment 5/ 6 years ago (but get a deal when you can to make it even better value for money). The poor score is sadly because of the shocking ‘customer service’ that you might have seen in other reviews. Staff don’t want to seem to take your order at the bar & then have an attitude if you have any query or question. They seem as if they are doing you a favour throughout this poor experience. Today I highlighted an experience that my family had (told 4 times in 10 mins that we had to vacate the table in 15 mins despite only just arriving and being clear that we would leave in good time). The feedback was met with an argument & confrontational behaviour in front of my family. Apparently, it was our problem! Feedback to the three cheers owners…. Great venues BUT train & retrain your staff PLEASE. This a common theme that your inadequate managers have not addressed over several years now. Sort this out & the venue is genuinely brilliant.

Having lived in Balham all my life and thought this was my local it doesn’t feel like it anymore. SHOCKING I am also shocked at what happened this afternoon, RUDE STAFF IS BEYOND A JOKE!! Sort it out @thebedfordbalham!

We really had the most wonderful wedding at The Bedford. We decided to have our ceremony at Wandsworth Town Hall and then we arrived at 4pm for welcome drinks in the cocktail bar which is such a lovely setting. We then moved onto a 110 person sit down meal in the Ballroom and the food was great. The Ballroom then turned into the dance floor where we partied until 2am! The venue was just perfect for what we wanted, it was spacious enough to accommodate all of our guests and we were able to have the wedding we wanted for a very reasonable price. It truly felt like the perfect chic London wedding. All our guests commented on how much they loved the venue and it really felt like it represented me and my husband. We also reserved all the hotel rooms which made it super convenient. Ann was so helpful the whole way through the process and worked so hard the night of the wedding to ensure it all ran so smoothly. I would highly recommend the venue for anyone looking for a laid back, but intimate London wedding venue where you can party until the early hours of the morning! Thanks so much for making it such a special day. Rosanagh and David.

I've got one less Problem now I've found the Bedford. God is a Woman in Nora: she left me with No Tears Left to Cry after The Way she served us. The pub gives me the chance to Break Free from the mediocrity; to the other Balham lot, thank u next. X

Old style traditional pub with plenty of character. Attended.for a wedding and stayed over. Rooms are very good and very big for London, especially the bathrooms. All refurbished well with lift to first and second floors. Surprisingly larger areas for functions. Service was great 👍 and food was substantial.

I love the Bedford because it's quirky and fun and the food is great and the music is wonderful.

Lovely place for a wedding with fabulous staff but could do with a face life the decor looks tired.

Lovely place. Great for a good meal and awesome beers.

This is the best boutique hotel I have stayed in. Love the room and the dekor. The service was top. Love that the room had a bathtub. Didn't hear a sound from the pub or the traffic

Best emerging talent live venue in London

Beautiful period pub. Nice people work to keep it really clean and well run. Good warm caring atmosphere I went to dance. Very old well worn but superb dance floor upstairs... with another bar. It's a gorgeous place with an awful lot going for it. IF the staff cleanliness atmosphere and care out into entertainment scheduled is anything to go by and it usually is .. The Bedford food is likely to live up to expectations They work and play hard at The Bedford and it's worth going out if your way to get there.... I found absolutely nothing to dislike and I used to work in events and I do look at the details. It's lively it has both heart and soul... if your in the area yes drop by.... Spending: just drinks proves normal.

Great place to enjoy high quality pub food classics and head off to the concert area where some local singers/band perform live for free (from Mondays to Thursdays).

Great old style hotel, very comfy beds and lovely quality bedding, showers are great, if your looking for a lively place to stay on a weekend then this is the perfect place, Sundays lovely and quiet to relax and I'm sure week days be the same. The food looks lovely and the pizzas were really nice, there is plenty of cafe coffee shops in Balham and Milk coffee shop sell gorgeous cakes and pastries, also plenty of little restaurants dotted about, one thing to bare in mind is that no where seems to be open for food after 11pm except McDonald's, there is a Sainsbury's and aldi close by and Balham tube station is only a 5 minute walk. All in all a very enjoyable stay and would stay again 😊

Lovely pub 👌 always welcome 🙏 🤗 bite eat or just chat or watch the band as London boy my self

Good place to have a few beers. Some days there are great music concerts. Very British+

Fun spot. Went for a friend’s birthday and the DJ was playing great throwback tunes from early 2000s to present. Drinks turnaround at the bar was fast too.

Amazing venue, lovely selection of drinks and amazing staff

Didn't eat there but went dancing in the lovely venue.

Love the food here. Been a few times for dinner. Beautiful dinning room with sleek retro feel. Mum had beef pie other night and didn't stop raving about it! Portions are great, I always miss out on dessert 😂

The bouncers are horrendous. Look into a better company.

Visit for the comedy night with group of friends. Venue for the show is at the back and quite cost but not cramped. Some of our friends had food prior and said it was very good. The show was excellent with west end quality comedians. After the show the room becomes a dance floor. Overall a really great night , the only downside is the main pub / bar area which gets quite crowded and loud but this is to be expected given it was a Saturday night.

Wonderful pub, great food, friendly staff and an inspiring and warm host

As locals, we eat regularly at the Bedford and always enjoy the friendly atmosphere. The recent menu change is a winner and the food is delicious - especially the sirloin steak. However, we always find the servers are slow to provide the bill and even longer to take payment. We often wait 30-45 mins after finishing eating. Without this, our experience would be top notch.

Really good pub, it does it all! Decent food, great night out. I’ve never had a bad vibe there - comparatively priced for the area.

Wonderful pub with great staff. Always a hit.

I held my 40th bday at The Bedford and everything was absolutely amazing. The food was delicious and our bartender Jimmy was just incredible. Thank you for the wonderful night.

Was there for a wedding, everything was spot on

Great place for the Monday pub quiz!

Stayed at the hotel. Nice rooms but poor cleaning

A great local pub. They have a really good atmosphere and put on some excellent events. The service can be a bit slow at times but it is at least always friendly.

The hotel rooms are really cute and pretty but our bathroom was not properly cleaned upon our arrival. The toilet was not cleaned and a towel from the prior guest was still hanging on the bathroom door. Other than that the staff was friendly and the comedy show was 10/10. Keep in mind this is a bar with late opening times so if thats not your thing you might wanna stay somewhere else.

Nice pub, good selection of beer. Food was excellent for a pub and service great. Would definitely eat here again.

Great pub, lots of different events and very polite staff. Great mix with a pint!

Really enjoyed the Bedford, felt a trendy modern pub with great food and service! Wednesday nights have a 2 Steaks + Wine for £40 which is great value and food! The wine was good too! The french toast panettone wasn't a great dessert, but we also had the creme brûlée which was great so great for that!

Terrible Christmas Dinner, will never go back. Don't waste your money. What was advertised/on the menu was not what we got! No vegetables roasted, boiled only. Cold food, my mum sent hers back and asked for it to be warmed. They came back 1 minute later with the same plate! Hard, cold Christmas pudding with squirty cream draped in cranberry sauce??? Awful!! So disappointing. Also no Christmas feel, table was chipped and we were squashed in like sardines. Won't go back for sure!

Leuk hotel voor de jongere generatie. Het is leuk gerenoveerd en de kamers zien er gezellig uit. Je slaapt in een soort bedstede en moet over elkaar heen als je er uit wil. Ook is het een grote uitgaansgelegenheid en gaat het tot laat in de nacht behoorlijk door, hetgeen in zo’n oud pand best gehorig is.

Food was way overpriced for what it was, went to see a comedy show there which was good.

Sadly the service wasn't good at all. Waitress to busy chatting to other staff members.

An excellent night out in a lively neighbourhood pub with lots of choices for live entertainment and function rooms for your events.

The venue is nice. As in a typical English pub, you order at the counter. I had lamb, the meat was nicely cooked and tasted good. The giant tabuleh couscous on the side was neither tabuleh nor couscous and it was overcooked. The sweet potatoes chips were not good, not crispy. The sirloin was good. The place wasn't so busy and the waiters were nice but we had to ask for fork and knife that they forgot and salt and olive oil.

OK - cooked breakfast not fantastic - cold toast, warm bacon, raw tomato, tiny portion of baked beans.

Hotel zelf ligt op een goede locatie en heeft een gezellige sfeervolle pub eronder. Kamer zelf is ook leuk aangekleed. In de kamer zelf is nog wel wat onderhoud te doen, zit wat schimmel in de badkamer en het is wat verouderd. Op de website mag wel echt een notitie staan voor geluidsoverlast. Vrijdag en zaterdag was er een feest in de pub (zaterdag tot 2 uur) en dat hoorde je heel erg hard in de kamer, zelfs de ruiten bonste. Het is dat we echt moe waren en er doorheen sliepen maar het was net alsof de kamer naast je de geluidsinstallatie op vol vermogen had staan. De treinen die (elke 6 minuten voorbijkomen) zijn ook goed hoorbaar. Voor ons niet storend maar dat kan het wel zijn.

Organised a Christmas lunch for 22. Couldn’t have been easier and the staff more helpful. Our waitress on the day was lovely. Food was all super yummy too. Had the table for 3.5 hours. All really good and organised.

Great pub with a super function room upstairs.

Decent pub for a night out, but without going out out

Extremely rude bouncer, would not go back to this venue purely because of him. Myself and a group of 15 friends could have spent the whole night in here but left because of his rudeness. Has glasses, terrible will be telling everyone I know

Went for early evening Sunday Family meal. The traditional Sunday roast items were disappointing despite being normal expensive London prices. The roast beef was very thickly carved, not slices but chunks, and was very chewy and therefore inedible. The roast pork was served in a round chunk with the crackling around the outside, which was only partly crispy and mostly rubbery and the pork was very fatty. The good news was that the non traditional Sunday fish course was good! Also the Family room is very comfortable and quiet away from the football crowd!

Love this pub go fairly regularly (3/4 times a year) have had sit down dinner which was lovely and last time I went a couple of weeks ago was for the banana cabaret (comedy) - food was great got served in there which is so handy, acts were brilliant and pub was nice and warm!

Your security guards handling women the way they did tonight is completely unacceptable …… 3/4 men on one women is disgusting.. especially when she’s already out and on the street (mind you she’s compliant and not fighting back at all) WE WEREN’T EVEN CUSTOMERS, we were just passing by!!!!

Great pub, go on a Saturday and it becomes a club with a great dance floor, place was packed full!

Can’t believe I still haven’t given this a review given that it’s the local! Absolutely love the Bedford and come here at least once a week for a pint but this is only the 2nd time I have come for dinner (half price Tuesdays!) and wow the service and quality of food has really improved. We got a couple of appetisers and then mains and everything was super tasty! Favourite dish of the evening was the beef and Guinness pie - so so good! PS: Only complaint with the pub is that the bartenders and servers are always changing so as a local can’t get to know them 😬😬

Rude waiting staff come along and stick a reserved sign on the table you're sitting at, 2 minutes later they're back telling you to move because they have to set it up. Shame as bar staff are always friendly and atmosphere is good.

Avoid this bar/pub at all cost. My experience last night was of extremely rude and aggressive security on the door. Unpleasant customers inside who pushed us around and barged us out of the way at the bar. The atmosphere was stressful and frenetic.

Lovely pub Chill Fab atmosphere

Lovely drinks selection and staff are very friendly.

Staff/bouncers were not pleasant

Had a Sunday roast here which was delicious - really impressed as we were such a big group but the food came out in good time and was really good quality. There was a bit of an unfortunate mix up with tables but that was more just circumstantial. Would recommend

Unpleasant door people, wouldn't recommend

Bizarrely thuggish bouncers in addition to extremely slow service.

The Bedford hosted our Alex Halley charity ball last month in the ballroom and we couldn’t have asked for a better evening. Becky and Anne were brilliant at keeping us informed and helping make the night a success. Thank you to all the staff who worked the event, from the food to the service - it was simply amazing and all the guests had a wonderful time! We couldn’t recommend The Bedford enough!

Great pub and fantastic venue. Went to watch the very talented Paddy James here who was great

I had a lovely alcohol free gin there,well I had three, we

Really nice pub, staff were lovely in the bar downstairs, very very lively buzzy Place, Drinks are quite expensive, but I guess this is the price of things nowadays!

The Bedford is something of a Balham institution. Set over four floors it comprises bar and restaurant in the ground floor, theatre and comedy club as well as hotel guest rooms above. For a late Saturday lunch we were slightly hemmed in at a table next to three or more prams minus babies in arms with their mothers as part of a large group at the not so adjoining table. Squid starter was suitably crispy, chicken pie with mash and vegetables a generous portion. No complaints about either my daughter’s fish and chips or my steak and chips. Slightly garish photos of faded pop idols of yore rather gazed at us as we ate.

Bar staff seem dead against the idea of serving drinks and the bouncers are on the weirdest little power trip I think I’ve ever seen. I assume if no one causes any trouble then they just have to cause some themselves. The bloke couldn’t hide his smug glee at telling a group of people who had wandered out for a cigarette that we had all chosen to leave and so were not allowed back in. This was early in the night too, not kicking out time or anything. I asked if I could say goodbye to my friends and was told no. I see this is far from the first review to highlight the rude, aggressive and thick behaviour of their bouncers. I’m sure it will be ignored like those other reviews were.

Great pub, great food, excellent dance floor !! Get down here !!

A large group of us came to watch the rugby game last Saturday and we really enjoyed the atmosphere and the bar staff were very nice and attentive. It was a shame the night was ruined by the power hungry bouncers who were unfriendly and looking for a fight. They did not let us stand outside waiting for a friend inside and then proceed to push girls unprovoked. This meant the guys we were with stood in and they took that as an invitation to push the guys to the ground and tell them they are going to arrest them... it was very disappointing end to the night.

Went for a quick lunch on market shopping tour and surprise, enjoyed a 50% off promotion on the meals due every Tuesday., cutting down the Cheeseburger to £7 (!!) . The Burger (Cheese & Fried Chicken) were still perfectly fine and in generous portions. A clear "go" for the Bedford.

Purse and money stolen from a bag which was in the cloakroom.