The Chequers Tavern in City of London, Westminster

The chequers is a favourite to meet family and friends for a day out in London. It's a small pub that's retained is quirky old features. Despite the size it didn't feel crowded and there was seating available. There's a good selection of drinks both on tap and behind the bar. The food was good, we only went for a toasty but they have a varied menu. Friendly staff working behind the bar who actively engage with customers, always a plus for a pub.

It's a nice old pub in an exclusive part of London. More a drinkers pub with food. Which is lovely. It's not a gastro pub, Thankfully the prices are not either. This is how pubs used to be. Which is so nice to see. Would recommend for a 'real' London pub. Not a chain pub or one owned by some celebrity chef filled with Tinder dates and Instagramers. Proper pub 🙏

Amazing pints! Is like an oasis in the middle of the centre

Great place I hangout. It’s got a good amount of space on the back.

Went for some very overpriced drinks which nearly doubled in price as the night went on,manager asked us to leave as we were having a good time and maybe a little noisy but not causing any harm in fact the locals were getting involved which was great,food looked dated like the manager,smelt of damp and really run down,I’m glad we left as the pub round the corner was much better and had a great atmosphere!!

Not many of these authentic pubs left

Genuinely the worst food I’ve ever had in my life wouldn’t feed it to a starving child

Stay away. Called for a birthday reservation this Friday and was replied with “we don’t do anything for birthday” “it’s first come first served” in a really aggressive odd tone. Which is…acceptable but not an issue. Then I asked if they could just put a drinks stand outside so we can stand drinks on etc as I was going to bring 25/30 people to their establishment. I was then met with a have you ever been to a pub before? And a genuine rude guy and made a few more comments I won’t repeat. Not sure where this attitude of superiority has come from, from a guy working in a pub but really not good. Will be going elsewhere. Also the Guiness is awful.

Cramped, smelly and rude. Avoid the toilets.

Lovely pub. A rare find in that area

Dreadful no customer service no please no thank you. The bar staff were scruffy and only interested in talking to their friends. I have used this pub frequently but not anymore.

Excellent value for the neighbourhood. Typical pub grub so you'll be happy if you manage your expectations. Friendly, easy going.

Lovely little city spot, tucked away for people watching, cute little spot out the front.

Nice traditional pub near St James's Square. Good place for a pint though. I didn't try the food, but it looked very good value.

Just beyond Fortnum & Mason, quaint little pub.

Vino a tomar una cerveza y almorzó, lasaña y salchicha y puré. Precioso pub, asientos interiores y exteriores. Personal amable. Oldie worldly.

Oasis of normal ppl in a posh touristy area.

Used to love this pub but on Saturday afternoon I was having a quiet drink when 3 people with a dog came in. One staff member seemed fine but as they were about to order another young man behind the bar said they had to leave as the pub had a no dog policy. As they left so did I & I won’t be back. I’ve taken loads of people to what is a great pub but with such a foolish policy that was my last time. Discriminatory policies & stupid staff is exactly what the hospitality sector doesn’t need.

Cute little pub. We came here for a quick drink on a day out. The service was nice, but could be better. However, they have a large selection of drinks. The food smelled lovely although we didn't eat here.

Nice old school pub, too bad the food disappointing.....

Solo un pequeño y pintoresco pub... no se muestra mucho en Lennon... pero no puedes superar la historia.

Came here for some drinks and some ate. The food was medicore at best and not really worth it. Staff didnt seem to customer service oriented. Would not really recommend.

Went at Christmas time, was great. The Guinness was excellent, the atmosphere was great. It gets very busy and it’s quite small but it gives a great buzz! Pop in if your passing by for a quick one

Vine aquí por unas copas y comí. La comida era medicore en el mejor de los casos y realmente no vale la pena. El personal no parecía orientado al servicio al cliente. Realmente no recomendaría.

Gran pub, justo enfrente del Old Scotch Club, donde en los años 60 era un club privado de miembros de bandas del día y donde Hendrix tocó un set con la banda de la casa al llegar a Londres!. Se encontró con él en la gira de The Beatles con Richard Porter, así que después de que la gira terminó, decidimos volver a tomar un par de pintas. Simplemente fabuloso, gran ambiente, amable, un pub londinense viejo.

Great little traditional pub tucked off the main road, Great outside area.

Would love to see some interesting vegan options added to the menu. Please! More & more customers choose compassion over cruelty and I hope that Chequers Tavern will soon do too. Small cosy pub with a good selection of beers & ales. The toilets are downstairs & might not be suitable for those with accessibility needs.

A couple weren’t very pleased with their burger and chips, they left after being refunded. Several customers have looked at it in disgust too. And we have now sat next to the food for over half an hour and the male bar attendant has looked at it several times and not bothered to remove it. Lazy git!! The lady, however, has been really busy and even cleaned the table, which I offered to do.

Rather nice in a cosy kind of way, but it is a bit cramped and the best red wine they served wasn't particularly good.

A small pub just down the street from Fortnum & Mason that is full of character! Came in for a quick drink with my partner and got a seat at the end of the bar. The prices were pretty good too, a round for two people coming in just over £12. Service was quick too, the size of the pub probably helping as there aren't too many people to serve. Lots of interesting decor to look at and a telly with sports playing too.

Too good . One had to feel the atmosphere. Great atmosphere.

We didn't actually end up eating there. We took our seats in the totally empty pub.Not a single customer on a busy day at lunchtime. I guess the alarm bells should have rung in my mind. We ordered drinks and I headed to the toilet. I was stopped by the waitress in a very rude fashion and told that I couldn't use it until I had ordered and paid for our food. She was incredibly rude and aggressive, shouting at us.The place was also dark and dingy and didn't look to clean.

Delicious nice and good price !

Very nice little pub with a local pub feel and doesn't cost the earth. Would recommend if you are in the area.

Small pub with a lot of charm. At midday they serve meals that are reasonably priced for London.

This pub is fantastic. Full of character and with an amazing John Lennon/Yoko Ono heritage, the atmosphere, welcome and drinks menu are all top class. The staff and owner were lovely. Highly recommended and I’ll definitely go again.

Good small no frill pub in st James with large outdoor area at the back (really convenient given cars can t access). Prices for drinks are cheap for the area (c. GBP 12 for 2 pints of lager). Place is however busy which can impact speed of service and accessibility is not the best.

Darragh is the most glorious bartender of all time. 10/10 will come again.

Great for a beer and sandwich can't go wrong

Decent boozer with plenty of outside space out the back (but not much space inside)

Best pub in London. Unpretentious, genuine, friendly with an old school pub atmosphere that encourages the lost art of conversation!

A real London pub. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. It's not a huge pub so expect it to be cosy when busy. A great escape from the madness of Oxford St!

Super cosy pub. Really good beers, great vibe, gets very busy at rush hour mind and once it’s busy it’s cramped. That said, still a terrific little boozer.

£6 for half a pint of London Pride??? Bloody joke…

The worst service ever, staff were cold and unwelcoming, unprofessional one bartender was very rude. A beautiful pub like this deserves decent staff.

Didn't eat there but had a quick drink after doing the Xmas lights. Will pop in again when nearby. Serve guiness zero on tap.

Very nice local place to spend time durin the lunch break. We had multiple diffefent perfecr draft beers and of course Fish and Chips which was delicious meal. I would love to re-visit this tavern in the future. At the time of our arrival, it was silent place, but around the lunch time it was absolutelly full.

Avoid at all cost ! Disappointed in all fronts! £13.60 for double vodka & soda from a pupm .ffs

Nice little find for a few beers and reasonably priced quality food…

Gutes, sehr gutes Essen, freundliche Bedienung....wir kommen wieder

Regular London pub. Good prices for a sw1 postcode. Good variety of drinks, a few chairs outside and loads inside.

Rude staff to my daughter, minimum card payment £10 with no previous information for me to know, refused to serve one portion of chips just because of a party happening, very unhappy

Cosy place. All the meals are tasty. And they also serve Heineken and Kronenbourg which are my favorite beers.

Absolutely fantastic food and company at this establishment. We were visiting from the states and were givin a warm welcome and givin alot of local history...

Amazing tavern in London Very well recommended!!!

Nice local pub in the middle of a commercialized area. You can get local pub fare everyday. Very friendly staff. In the heart of commercialized ventures. This is a nice local stop.

Historic pub with beamed ceiling and real ale.

Fab little pub. great atmosphere and friendly staff

Great old fashioned pub Great service Toilets decent even though you have to abseil down to them One bar maid has a body to die for !!!

Food not fresh. Stuffy, so we sat close to the door.

Stopped in for a glass of wine after an exhibit at the Royal Academy. Friendly service but gloomy interior and (bizarrely?) only middie aged male clientele when we were there. There was 'outside seating' in the back but it was just a few bar stools (no tables) facing a parking lot. If there had been even one cute pub dog, it would have made it a lot better...

A terrific pub! Excellent service and a great atmosphere. I have used it for 50 years long may it continue.

Very friendly pub. Great food. Only got 4 stars due to lack of red sauce 🤣

It's a very unfriendly place. Dogs are not allowed. What's the point of being a pub if it has such a hostile atmosphere. Ridiculous place

It's not dog friendly place. It's beyond me. What's the point? It's a small pub they doesn't even serve food. Avoid at any costs

Great pub in Mayfair would recommend

Great pub. Great service and help from the servers. Steak and ale pie 👍🏻 fish and chips: just what you expect. A few good cold taps and 3 room temp taps because ? Food 👍🏻 Service 👍🏻 Drinks 👍🏻 Busy 👍🏻

Lovely pub tucked away from Piccadilly and behind Fortnum and Masons

Traditional, historic pub with great beer selection. Equally historic space out back.

Lovely, very small city pub that properly represents what is best about the English Pub - (i) you are allowed, even encouraged to sit at the bar (ii) the layout means it is very easy to have conversations with anyone and be made feel very welcome, (iii) they have a working rope-drive dumb-waiter (Butler Lift) for food delivery, (iv) they have some interesting cask ales - only three pumps BUT at least not the same offerings that are found in nearly 80% of the competition. The decor is old fashioned in a good way, not a fruit machine in site. Thoroughly recommended! But obviously can fill up VERY quickly!

Warm and welcoming pub squirrelled away on a side street in St James’s. Brilliant atmosphere and the food’s reasonably priced and tasty.

Friendly helpful staff good range of beers 👍

Do yourself a favour: NEVER, ever in your life, order their burger. It’s the worst thing you can have. A dog wouldn’t deserve that.

Good pub, tucked away in St James. Unpretentious and reasonable value. Certainly cosy! Friendly staff.

Great place to hide from the crowd for a drink after work

One of the local pubs to our office. Great little old school London boozer. Nice selections of beers and good customer service. Love it

Loved it. Old pub without the pretentious atmosphere of others in the locality. Friendly staff, good drinks.

Great courtyard, grumpy-to-fair service and a tiny old fashioned indoor seating space. A good after work spot.

Great pub with good pub food including Steak pie, scampi, pork pie. Good range of beers and drinks great bar men. Good buzz hidden just off Jermyn Street. Great oasis.

Lovely pub down the side street… great beer and friendly staff… very good prices too.

Cosy, good selection of beers and snacks/food. Great back street boozer.

Mycket trevlig och genuin Londonpub, rekomenderas stark.

Small old fashioned pub near to Piccadilly. Nice staff with a real old boozer feel. Can be a bit cramped when busy but has nice atmosphere. The Christmas decorations were amazing adding to the character of the place. Reasonable prices for Mayfair Piccadilly. Food is also very good. One TV usually showing the racing. Also has outside seating for when weather is nice.

Old style single-roomed pub, with friendly bar staff providing good service. Good choice of the usual lagers, ciders and ales and not a bad price given its central location, just off Piccadilly and toward St James's Street. As with many other, similar, PH's in this area, basement WCs are down some steep, narrow stairs.

Cute pub, nice people! We enjoyed our drinks on New Year’s Eve, thanks! ☺️

Lovely London pub of the old tradition.

A lovely old fashion pub hasn't changed with good old fashion service and good quality beers

Great friendly pub and bar staff felt cosy and great atmosphere

Good pub, oldest yard in Westminster behind it

Had a great lunch and a nice couple couple of drinks, very friendly and a hidden gem in the middle of the West End only a stones throw from Fortnum & Mason. Will return agin in 2023. Paul

Vero pub londinese esperienza unica

Great little pub, prices won't give you a heart attack for piccadilly ,try it.

Good place to stop in for a drink and some chips!!

Typischer Pup, gutes Essen und man kommt gut ins Gespräch… der Wirt ist ein echtes Original..

Great pub. Tiny. Old. Traditional.

Dishonest staff. Lost my necklace and asked the bartender had seen it or if anyone had report a lost-&-found item (gave a detailed description) He went to ask his colleagues that said they didn’t know about anything. Luckily, a client saw someone hand my necklace to the bartender and intervened. If this client hadn’t said something, the bartender would’ve kept my necklace despite me insisting I lost it there.

Very old with a good tourist atmosphere

Went there Saturday, poor service and sub standard food (what food arrived that was). It’s a small pub which could never be described as busy but service was still poor. We ordered two baguettes which tasted stale and nothing better than we could have been paid at home. The other two meals never arrived and after waiting another 20 mins, got a refund and left. Lady serving us was rude during ordering and again on issuing the refund, like we were in the wrong.

The go to place for work drinks as it's local. Very intimate, small setting inside but better to be outside in warmer conditions. Very pleasant staff and the venue gets extremely busy after 5pm.

Great service but the place is to small