The Canton Arms in Lambeth

Absolutely shocking. Place is so dark we couldn't read the menu. Ripped my trousers on a nail sticking up from the chair. Tried ordering lamb for 5 - there was 4 of us but as we were all feeling hungry we didn't mind paying for the set 5 meal. Told by waitress that the chef said NO, he wouldn't allow us to have a meal for 5 when we were a group of 4!! How ridiculous is that??? Anyway, long story short and after much ado about nothing, we were finally allowed to order what we wanted. Absolute disgrace and certainly will never return there. Very expensive meal and drinks and totally ruined what should have been my birthday celebration!! Avoid at all costs there are many other nicer places to eat in London!!

Great pub. Great food. Great atmosphere. Definitely one of the better pubs in the area

Just had Sunday roast with my friends overall nothing special small portions and to salty not recommending

If I could give 6 stars I would. This is our favourite local pub. Fabulous staff, excellent selection of drinks, lovely antmosphere and out of this world food. Selfishly, a little disappointed it’s become less of a hidden gem of late but I am so pleased that canton is getting the recognition it deserves!

A place with atmosphere. Great selection of drinks, tasty food and lovely service. A place with a garden is an additional advantage on a sunny day like Sunday. There are a lot of people on the weekend, which means that it is a very good place. I give it 5 stars overall. A bit weak American coffee for me, but it doesn't really matter for the overall assessment of the place. I recommend it ❤️

Three of us are here recently. It was ok, meal was ok, service was not particularly attentive and felt like a chore to them. The meal was more expensive than, and nowhere near as good an experience as the meal the previous night at The Jolly Gardeners on Black Prince Road. We won't be rushing back here.

I guess the place has become so popular that they don’t have to try anymore. I’ve been coming here since 2010 (live three homes away), before it got super busy. But now with all the crowd - seems they don’t have to try anymore. People are coming anyways. The wine list on the board hasn’t been updated in months and it’s a chalk board. What’s so difficult about wiping and changing it? Of course the two cheapest options are not available. And the wine they do have for 5.75 a glass is just not drinkable. If you are over 40 and like your things in a certain way and come continuity to service (as I do as a client of 15 years) - skip it, really. Feels like a busy soho place. Younger crowd that only cares about drinking their beer. Never see them in the restaurant. But they are in always anyways, so service is down. Younger people don’t mind. I probably wouldn’t 15 years ago. But now I just miss the old canton arms and will be going to Jatra for my meals. At least their kitchen always open, good service, and great food if you into SE Asian. There, maybe because it’s a new place, they treat a customer with respect. Or try Fentiman, at least their kitchen is open so long as they are, more or less, no surprises.

DID NOT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE. I’ve been trying to get a table here for years—this place is harder to get into than the royal box at Wimbledon. The roast is legendary, they say. The scarcity only fueled my expectations. So, after finally nabbing a booking three weeks in advance for a friend’s birthday, I was ready for a meal that would change my life. Instead, I got… one roast option. Just the one. Like it’s some sort of Soviet rationing scheme. The beef? Fine. But the trimmings? A crime against Sunday lunch. Green beans, watercress, and what I can only assume were reincarnated potatoes from last weekend’s service. No Yorkshire pudding, no carrots, no cabbage, and as for parsnips—dream on. I expected a banquet; I got a disappointing plate of meat with a side of existential crisis. Not to mention the remortgage required to pay for such an average roast. I’d have given three stars, but they don’t take Amex. You can’t charge £30 for a few slices of beef and not accept all standard forms of payment…

Great menu that changes regularly. An eclectic mix of primary French and Middle Eastern flavours in a class pub setting. Every dish we had was tasty and prices were fair.

Staff weren't very helpful and felt like an atmosphere was totally lacking

Best Sunday food you can get in London, nothing even comes close

Everything tasted fresh and well cooked, but every dish was a bit too salty. I wish they use less salt.

We had a lovely evening and the food was very delicious. And I must commend the staff, they were continuously looking out for us to make sure we had everything we needed, and we were comfortable and having a good time. Great service. Definitely coming again!

"all fur coat and no knickers " gastro pub. Lots of fancy descriptions on their menu for different types of potatoes and cabbage and cheese, and the food was fine but massively overpriced for what it was. The home made drinks were much more interesting than the food. The team were friendly and gave great service and the food came out at a nice pace. It's just massively overpriced when compared to other establishments of a similar ilk.

Came for the roast, optioned were great and everything tasted amazing. Loved the way it was served family style. Pricing was also really reasonable and portions were good. Guinness here is also 10/10!

An absolutely incredible pub with the holy grail of brilliant food and amazingly professional service, demonstrating how underpaid our service sector is. Our experience was sadly let down by an American couple who decided that their coats needed a chair more than an actual human but thankfully they will shortly get killed off by a 19th century disease when they return to their fascist homeland

Held a birthday dinner here with a group of 15 people and it was amazing. Their set menu is divine - the pie and lamb were so delicious - all the food came out perfectly and the waitresses were so attentive and diligent. It was also easy to pay and split the bill which I know can be an issue sometimes. If you’re looking to book a large table - definitely look here. Nadia helped us arrange the night and she was very attentive. Thank you!!

It would be hard to find anything as good as this for a lazy Sunday lunch. Impeccable service from Maddie. Exquisite food from the kitchen. Just a brilliant experience all round. Never had a piece of beef so perfectly rare nor a place of cheese so agreeably matured and of course a great array of drinks. Perfect in every way

Tercera vez y y todavía piensan que este lugar ofrece un lugar notable para un almuerzo dominical perezoso con la familia El personal es increíble - personal de bar chirriante feliz y personal excepcionalmente amable con Maddie y Trudy tratando a toda la familia con un gran servicio. No hay mucho que pedir Compartimos tres platos magníficos. El cordero para 5. El bourguignon de ternera para 2 y el pastel de ganso y jamón para 2. Con una gran selección de entrantes. Y trabajaba a 40 libras por cabeza. Creo que ofrece una muy buena relación calidad-precio ya que tienes una gran experiencia y en un entorno maravilloso 😎

Fantastic pub that punches far above it’s weight for food. Came here for a Sunday roast and shared the lamb with friends. 10/10

Había oído mucho sobre la comida aquí, y sabía que estaba en la guía Michelin - me fui un poco decepcionado, TBH. Buenas huevas de bacalao con tostadas de melba, un jamón sólido y demasiado - terrina pesada, una espinilla de ternera bien derretida y abundante. Este último (£ 58 para dos) se sirvió con un plato ligeramente medio de puré y pagamos £ 5 por verduras extra. Era perfectamente buena comida, pero nada que no se podía hacer en casa tan bien. Creo que se han emborrachado seriamente con el "hey - estamos sobre cocina honesta" Kool - Ayuda. La estética gastronómica es muy básica del pub - ligeramente mugriento tablero de madera en el que no quería apoyar mis brazos camisa limpia, servilletas de papel de mierda, vajilla simple, le Creuset masivo golpeado en la mesa, etc. Carta de vinos y comida definitivamente en el lado caro, especialmente dados todos estos accesorios de bajo grado (y por lo tanto de bajo costo). Le daría otra oportunidad, pero no volveré pronto.

First visit this week and certainly look forward to return. Lovely atmosphere, real ales and very good food. Going back tonight.

First time visiting and will definitely be back! Top quality food and drink in a great pub. Highly recommended.

Nadia & the team never disappoint. The pub is a brilliant atmosphere, service is spot on and the food is delicious. The festive menu was a treat

Tuvimos un 6 pm - 8 . 15 pm reserva para cinco personas. Tan pronto como nos sentamos, el camarero desagradable anunció que teníamos la mesa hasta las 8 pm. Sin bienvenida, sin calor. Continuó sin sonreír (pero eficiente) durante toda la noche. El resto del personal era encantador. Disfrutamos de nuestra comida, excepto el "rendang de ternera", que era tan auténtico como las gachas italianas. Solo un solo filete de hoja de plumas, no cortado en dados y una salsa fina desprovista de leche de coco y profundidad seria. Debe ser quitado del menú lo antes posible. Nos fuimos con sentimientos encontrados sobre nuestra experiencia. Una pena porque este lugar puede ser excelente en todos los departamentos.

Después de investigar un poco, reservé los brazos del cantón para un almuerzo anual de amigos de Navidad. En primer lugar, tenía una pinta de Timothy Taylor que estaba bien guardado y a un precio razonable. Había solicitado sentarme en el comedor que está en la parte trasera del pub y es un poco más tranquilo. El personal era excelente - atento pero no intrusivo y todo era fácil. Probamos la ginebra negra de Damson, que estaba deliciosa, así como el Merlot a un precio razonable que conseguimos a través de un par de botellas de. Empezamos con focaccia casera y aceitunas. El pan estaba delicioso! Luego tuve merluza, que era un filete masivo con el hueso dentro y estaba perfectamente cocinado. Era, sin embargo, bastante caro, especialmente cuando el único lado que venía con eran las patatas. En serio, ¿por qué estos lugares no solo ponen algunos greens allí también? Me molesta pagar 5 libras extra en un plato de 28 libras solo por unas verduras. Luego compartí la tabla de queso que era un montón para 2 personas y podría haber estado encendido durante 3 En general, un excelente pub, comida de muy buena calidad - pero su factura será bastante fuerte

Excellent upmarket gastropub food

Great roast in traditional boozer setting.

Excellent Guinness, meticulously clean pipes and glasses. Certainly one of the best I’ve had in London. Apart from that fabulous staff, delicious food and pleasant atmosphere. I had a wonderful lunch.

Great food, great staff, great pub altogether!

We had an amazing Sunday Roast here! Very delicious and the service was exceptional! Highly recommended

The best restaurant in London, a warm pub feel with refined food. The range of dishes and the quality that comes with it is second to none. Service sublime and extremely friendly…no better way to spend an evening. 10/10.

The waitress was rude and dismissive. I came with my dad for lunch, it was not packed. She said you have to wait for 20 m at the bar, maybe heve a drink while a table frees up. After 30 m she came back and said there would only be a space to eat at the bar, and she pretended she had mentioned it before. Which she absolutely did not. I did not appreciate the gaslighting at all. Avoid.

Amazing food and everything else!

Had Sunday lunch on a late afternoon although it was still busy inside. Atmosphere was good and so was the service. Sharing beef shin was very tender with a good flavour. Slightly annoying to have to buy extra greens which I think sums up the experience (and seems like a few others too) that it’s more expensive than it really should be. We had the sharing beef, two desserts and a drink each and it was £120 with service.

It's a beautiful pub with great food and service and the locals that attend are so friendly, a bit pricey but overall a solid pub for a evening drink

Expensive for no real reason in my opinion. Friends had said The Canton was overpriced and overrated, and unfortunately I have to agree. Surly waiting staff (all round), atmosphere hectic, food very average and bill, insane.

One of South London's best gastropubs. Worth travelling to.

Food selection for a Sunday seemed abit pretentious.... Or prehaps I'm just too basic for this very cool space. Lovely service from all bar staff and waiters. I'll just sink a pint next time.

Good food. Nice environment. Good range of drinks. Small outside terrace which is always busy - so book early! Never had a bad visit. Surprisingly busy mid week. Always worth booking

No hay duda. Tiene que ser uno de los verdaderos grandes en el almuerzo perezoso del domingo. Excelente servicio de un miembro del personal llamado Maddie. Discreto pero siempre sobre cuando necesitábamos algo. Carne asada Dexter rara y tan tierna. Tarta de conejo y jamón ahumado para morir. Y una selección de los quesos más deliciosos para terminar no puede faltar a este pub gastronómico. Era nuestra segunda vez y sin duda habrá más.

Took the French in-laws, who are comically critical of anything British, to this local favourite and — as always — it did not disappoint !

Made us reorder 3 times because they didn’t have the food on their menu. Expensive for what it is and the service wasn’t friendly, and failed to acknowledge the errors they made.

Una noche totalmente sombría - el bar era estrecho, ruidoso, con corriente y frío (la puerta a la zona de estar exterior se dejó abierta). El asiento (en el bar) incómodo y mal planificado. Las bebidas y los aperitivos en el bar eran caros. El lugar está amueblado con muebles scrounged / rescatados y tuvimos la desgracia de tener una mesa en el medio del piso, así que estábamos rodeados de gente incapaz de conseguir un asiento, así que fue imposible tener una conversación. Las mesas más cómodas estaban reservadas y no estaban disponibles para uso casual. La comida estaba bien, pero muy caro. Lo odiamos y tuvimos una noche pésima. Un lugar a evitar a pesar del bombo y la cantidad de gente que atrae. Hay lugares mucho mejores (por no decir menos caros, más cómodos y más amables) para comer cerca - pruebe Caminetto 5 minutos por la carretera hacia el parque Vauxhall.

Unfortunately had a very poor experience at the Canton arms this evening. I came in with my partner and our 2 children. It was busy, which was lovely to see and they were able to get us a table accomodating for our pram. This was sadly the only good bit of customer service we received. We saw our server (Phoebe) 4 times throughout our dinning experience. First was to take our drinks order, the second time was to place our food order, the 3rd time was to deliver our food, and the 4th time was to pay our bill. When asking for food recommendations there was very little guidance given on the dishes. We ended up ordering 2 portions of the beef cheek rendang (£28), the cuttlefish (£19.80), the whipped feta (£10) and an additional portion of chips (£5) along with our drinks. I would recommend the whipped feta, however the cuttlefish (Phoebe's recommendation) was very much an acquired taste, but happy we gave it a try. The beef cheeks however we found extremely salty to the point that we couldn't eat either portions, leaving me and my eldest daughter to pick away at the extra portion of chips and whipped feta. Sadly our food was never checked back on and our server only found out there was an issue (despite both beef cheek dishes having 70% of the meal left on the plate) when we asked for the bill and we said that we found the beef cheeks to be too salty. The answer we got back was "we don't use salt. We just use spices" Our bill total came to £145.16 with drinks and service. Our server did apply a discount for the disappointing meal, which she informed us was the best she could do bringing our total to £129.05, which is just the bill removing the service charge. I guess we caught the Canton arms on a bad evening as as they seem to be a busy venue, however I can not recommend or want to give them another chance as it felt like I just paid £129.05 for a few starters, and some wine. It would have been nice to have a manager check in with us once the complaint about the food had been made, but I guess they were busy.

A beautiful pub, INCREDIBLE food, wonderful service and a fantastic atmosphere. We’d heard good things for a while, my wife and I stopped by on a Saturday night. It was busy, with many big groups having dinner. We ate at the bar and loved the whole experience, the quality and the staff were amazing. Would highly recommend.

Interior was really a nice vibe for dinner. It was super busy so I do recommend booking. Everything on the menu sounded delicious, we had the pork belly and lamb as mains and they were both really good. Amazing portion sizes. They have a great outdoor seating area too. Would go back and recommend.

An absolutely fantastic roast beef

Very overpriced food which tastes just average. Extremely limited vegetarian options on Sunday's (1 main vegeterian option) which wasnt filling and unacceptable for the price. Not very attentive service, On top of that, the environment is very noisy.

Delicious food, great windles and service.

Absolutely mental. Crazy food, service and energy.

Food and service amazing - highly recommend the roast beef

THE best Sunday roast lunch with rare Dexters beef perfectly cooked. Good roast potatoes, green beans and watercress. Excellent service by a friendly waitress. Inconsiderate bum in my face by diner on neighbouring table when he stood up holding a baby was not pleasant though! Just wish for a better, less ubiquitous cask ale selection here - Harvey’s & Timothy Taylor Landlord available everywhere! Would love to see them stock World Award-Winning cask Best Bitter from Long Man Brewery in Sussex (near Harvey’s Brewery!) which surprisingly I could not see (from the numerous cask ale pump clips on the walls) that they have ever had here! A more interesting selection of cask ales could entice our more frequent visits but we will nevertheless return for the rarely seen Dexters beef and Tamworth pork - and a table not near the inconsiderate neighbouring diner!

Had Sunday roast with my family here while visiting London. Honestly it was my favorite dining experience during our trip!

Best Sunday roast I have ever had. The roast beef delicious, potatoes exquisite, gravy, beans all out of this world. Only thing to improve, and am picking holes, is the horseradish needs more punch. Afterwards we enjoyed a very good couple of pints of Guiness at the front after.

Staff is rude and unprofessional. During non-peak hours, I was asked if I was going to order anything else, even though I'm a regular customer and I often go there to work.

Service was effective and beers decent, but it's just unreasonably expensive here. Wines are marked up way too high and I just don't think it's right to serve a dinky plate of frankly bland chicken (poussin) and chips for 24.80.

I find it unprofessional that the manager insists customers make a purchase every hour. Is there a law requiring a customer to buy something every hour? Having worked in the restaurant industry in France myself, I believe there is an art and a way to encourage a customer to consume! She argues that it's her Wi-Fi, even though her bar is empty at 1 PM. Having customers around attracts other customers. That's how it works!

Good hearty portions with a regularly changing menu. Some of the dishes are interesting, others are quite lazy and over priced. Restaurant is a bit chaotic at the weekend and very busy but that’s all part of the vibe. Fun place to go with friends

Amazing good and drinks, with friends, family or a date, this pub has everything for everyone!!

Worth the trip here, an absolute gem. Lovely for a drink outside on a sunny day. Restaurant also serves some spectacular and different food. The sharing lamb is also exceptional. Have been a few times and the food and service are consistently great.

Amazing spot for dinner - the menu changes regularly but you won’t be disappointed with anything you order! One of the best dinners in London in a casual environment.

On of the best gastropubs in south London.

Nicely kept and served real ale.

First visit and not disappointed. Food amazing and the staff were great. Vine leaves and sea bass starters followed by rump steak sharer with chips. Gallette and strawberry ripple to end.

Nice and down to earth restaurant and bar. People was enjoying the food and drink.. we did too.

Food was delicious and people are lovely

Such cheap drinks!!!! Hard to get a table outside but catches the evening sun so worth a visit. Will be back!

Thank you for amazing service as usual and great food.

Apparently as 3 people you are not allowed to order the lamb shoulder for 5 people, even though it’s on the menu. How do they know how hungry I am? It’s not a different price, it’s on the menu. Nonetheless food was decent enough. Left hungry though…

Faultless dining experience. The waiter was great fun. The food was incredible - slow cooked lamb shoulder. Great atmosphere. Big thanks.

It was a real shame that the acoustics were so bad you could barely talk to the person next to you let alone across the table. It didn't make for a good dining experience or meet up when we'd all made considerable effort to get there. We all felt the food was good, but not worth the elevated price mark, particularly the skate which was essentially fish and chips. If you don't want to share a main, or no one wants the same main as you, there isn't much choice because the majority of mains are for 2 to 4 people. The waiter who served us throughout was friendly, helpful and patient but a different woman came with the bill and was extremely rude which soured the experience. Overall, we felt the food was good but over priced and the terrible acoustics and noise level weren't conducive to a relaxed dinner and meet up with friends.

I had dinner and drinks here with a group of friends because it's been well reviewed and was in a list of the top 20 gastropubs in the UK. It was a real shame that the acoustics were so bad you could barely talk to the person next to you let alone across the table. It didn't make for a good dining experience or meet up when we'd all made considerable effort to get there. We all felt the food was good, but not worth the elevated price mark, particularly the skate which was essentially fish and chips. If you don't want to share a main, or no one wants the same main as you, there isn't much choice because the majority of mains are for 2 to 4 people. The waiter who served us throughout was friendly, helpful and patient but a different woman came with the bill and was extremely rude which soured the experience. Overall, we felt the food was good but over priced and the terrible acoustics and noise level weren't conducive to a relaxed dinner and meet up with friends.

We walked from our apartment and we're excited to have our second Sunday Roast of the holiday. It was a busy pub, great atmosphere and we felt lucky to get a table. We both had the roast beef which was served with roasted potatoes and green beans. The beef was cooked perfectly to a medium rare and the potatoes were crispy on the outside and well cooked on the inside. There was no Yorkshire puddings which was disappointing, and while the beef was perfectly cooked, it was sliced very thin and there wasn't much of it. Price was 24.50 each for the roast beef dinner alone.

A fabulous pub with amazing food and an excellent atmosphere. I love it

New chef and staff all ace. Best food imho south of the river. Sharing mains for two serve four, for four serve six. Excellent kitchen. Excellent value. Great wine and Harveys bitter for the ale lovers.

I went to my local pubs this week end Friday am a living locally ordered a drink, as I was about to order food white lady long hair was bloody rood telling me that's the bar side. If I was a customer trying to order food I would never talk to any one like that.

Service and staff very friendly. Unfortunately the food I had did not match. Had the Dexters beef. The beef was done as described but I found it had too much marbling through it. The garnish was over the top lots of pea shoot. The roast potatoes were probably the worst I have had in a while. Seemed like deep fried frozen, they were hard to eat. Had cheese and was present with 3 crackers, with no jam or chutney. The rest of my party had the shin of beef which was nice so might have just been my choice of dish. I had heard positive things but can only base my review on my experience. As I said the staff were nice and it was a good atmosphere.

A very pleasant restaurant with good cuisine...inspired a little by France

I went in for lunch and to shelter from the rain. A short menu with several of my favourites was presented. My mackerel and bread was just perfect once I had opened it up. Lunch times are quieter than the evenings.

Great Sunday lunch - the roast beef was amazing and a nice vibe as well

Excellent beef beautifully cooked. Fabulous shared apple crumble Thank you

A proper gastro-pub. Sneaky good negroni made with their own gin. Fresh, delicious, and well made meals.

Excellent menu, great wine list and real classic pub atmosphere. The duck confit and ham hock terrine are definitely worth a try, as are the sardines and tapenade. Would highly recommend.

Best pub in London! Next level food and an amazing wine list!

Decent roast dinner, but had to wait a long time for it to arrive and the beef wasn't very hot. It's very loud inside the pub and as a result hard to hear - but good to see it busy I suppose!

So rude in here! Have stopped coming because I can't be bothered with it and prefer a peaceful drink elsewhere

It was nice to go for a Sunday. Great atmosphere!

Went here for the first time for my best friends birthday and it was SUPERB! It was very busy for a Saturday lunch but had a great atmosphere! For a table of 5, we shared 2 steak and ale pies which were awesome! Only thing I’d say is I could have used abit more gravy so recommended asking for some extra. And then for the birthday dessert they made a giant stick toffee pudding for everyone which was incredible! Very impressed with everything and will certainly be back!

Always exceptional. A proper pub with an amazing restaurant, book but don’t book late as the changing menu goes fast. If in doubt have a pie, they are always amazing. Also lovely for a pint/ glass of wine and a toastie!

First the good stuff. The pub has a lovely setting and is full of character. Prices are steep to put it mildly. A sharing '7 hour lamb' was quoting £130. My friend and I ordered the steak pie and mash which was £54 - was tasty but nothing special and the mash was bland. Had to order a side of Savoy cabbage to make it a meal. £4 for 4 slices of sourdough is daylight robbery. Cleary this pub is aimed at the well to do with deep pockets.

Soooo good, make sure to book a table to avoid disapointment !

Arrived for a large group booking for 10 and had two small dogs with us. Our friend had called ahead and asked if dogs were allowed and they’d said yes but had not clarified the details. Subsequently informed dogs weren’t allowed in the back section of the pub. We were polite and asked if we could sit at the front of the pub (where dogs are allowed) and were blankly told ‘no’. The manager shrugged and was incredibly rude. We did our best to compromise and find a solution, confusingly they then sat us at a table in the front section and then moved us for another booking. Because of this we would have to sit in the back and take the dogs elsewhere, which proved an issue. We were told she was ‘trying to be nice to us’ but that we were making it difficult. The service throughout the meal was also very rude. No one told us about the specials or if any dishes had run out. When we were given plates for the sharing lamb main, the waitress quite literally dumped them on my lap and the table, she seemed pissed off and to be taking it out on the service. We were paying a lot of money and the service overall was pretty unacceptable. We were polite, respectful and wanted to help find a solution to the problem but the staff here just do not care. It’s a shame as the food is good but you’re not treated as you should be, it ruined our experience. Hard avoid because of the service, it’s that bad.

They accept pets🤍 We arrived at around 18:30 on Saturday, it was very crowded, we wanted to eat at the restaurant first, since there was no availibility, we sat at the pub and luckily got a table. It was interesting that the person who said I would not eat at the restaurant because there was no availibility, she served food to the table next to me in the other part of the pub, apparently you have to book a table or manager needs to approve. Later on I saw couple of people are having toasties by the bar and then I realized the bar snack toasts option, as a manager she could have mentioned that to me. They have outside seating areas and heaters 👍🏽 The pub is lively✨

We had such a special Sunday Lunch here. A testament to the menu being so fresh and constantly changing, lots of things were running out by the time we got there for the last sitting. The waiters were so accommodating and ensured we got plenty of delicious food. The beef shin was to die for, and puds were phenomenal. Amazing value for money based on the outstanding quality. Thank you!

A classic London pub. One of my top five in the city.

We are long-standing fans of the Canton and always tell anyone who cares to listen that it’s the best pub in London. It still is, but sadly no longer for the food. We have just had a very unsatisfactory dinner there: the staff, as usual, were delightful, so were the drinks, and so was the wine. Regrettably, we can’t say the same about the food: uninspiring skate that was overseasoned, chips that had clearly been frozen and put in the oven, none of the usual extras like salt in a little bowl, no tartar sauce, just mayonnaise served in a plastic Helmans’ bottle. When we asked if the chef was new, we weren’t surprised when the answer was yes. So hopefully this is only temporary, chefs come and go, but at £25 a pop, it really was not good value.

Food was OK. The staff are lovely though!

£16.89… and the chips were awful

If you’re a meat lover, then you will be well served. However, vegetarian and vegan options weren’t great. Three of our party ate the gnocchi which was oven baked. Bone dry and horrid. Service was reasonable, especially considering it was pre Christmas. Atmosphere was nice and buzzy. We probably won’t revisit as the food was very inconsistent.