The Golden Lion in City of London, Westminster

45 minutes for a hamburger and a fish seems absurd to me, having paid before we felt hostage of this place, don't go there unless you have time and patience to waste...

Ordered a shandy and she accidentally poured soda instead of lemonade but even after drinking half the drink and thinking 'this doesn't taste right' I confirmed with my table and they agreed it was soda! We took it to the bar and they replaced it with a full shandy and just had abit of a laugh about the mistake. Was lovely service and lovely that they replaced it no questions. Very lovely pub with a nice atmosphere and location

Excellent pub with outstandingly good ale! Great service , highly recommended

Food times are minimum 30 minutes and go undisclosed until customer complains. Been waiting on simple dishes for 40 minutes and they’re still not here.

A great little pub, with a great atmosphere. Service is very good until it comes to the food. It's not until the order arrives do they tell you the main you ordered is not available, so you are presented with just chips and a salad. Then, when you ask for a steak sandwich as an alternative cooked medium rare they give you one that's been cremated. Disappointing.

This place was wonderful! Bar staff where so friendly and helpful. This was my first pub I went to in London and if I'm ever back in town, I will be coming back! Had the fish and chips and it was amazing.

Did ot have food but great atmosphere and service.

Love real British pubs this one has a lovely atmosphere. Really enjoyed Golden Lion ale. Met up with friends enjoyed lunch here steak was really good my friends enjoyed the Chicken caesar salad staff are very friendly and efficient i highly recommend you stop by if around Pall Mall.

Great service very good British pub food espe ially enjoyed the ale!

I was greeted by a very empathetic and friendly red haired waiter, he helped me choose the menu. The atmosphere, although casual, was a bit noisy.

While the waiter was very nice, sadly the service from the kitchen was incredibly slow. It took an hour to have fries and a roast sirloin lunch delivered. Worst yet, the roast dinner, the Yorkshire pudding, meat and cauliflower were ‘fridge’ cold, literally had just come out of the fridge with zero attempt to heat the items. Really not sure what happened here, if a chef was away. Thankfully they refunded this meal, I’m not one to ever complain as so many of my friends and family own restaurants, but food coming straight from the fridge just isn’t acceptable :( and the wait time for food is also just way too long.

Un fish & chips spettacolare!!! Filetto di pesce morbido ma fuori croccante , con patatine ottime!! Un po’ defilato dal casino di piccadilly.. vicino a St James..comodissimo e consigliato. Ci sono tanti altri piatti interessanti che proveremo la prossima volta

Good pub. We didn't try any food so can't rate that

Had a table booked for food we arrived the bar staff completely uninterested in serving us or communicating. We found our table no one came to ask us if we wanted drinks or food. When we went downstairs to order we were told bluntly that there would be a 30 min delay on any food we ordered. The pub was not busy and looked like no one else was eating. We decided to leave and go elsewhere. Felt like they didn’t care or want to do the job.

Had a table booked for food we arrived the bar staff completely uninterested in serving us or communicating. We found our table no one came to ask us if we wanted drinks or food. When we went downstairs to order we were told bluntly that there would be a 30 min delay on any food we ordered. The pub was not busy and looked like no one else was eating. We decided to leave and go elsewhere. Felt like they didn’t care or want to do the job.

A great little boozer away from

A great little boozer away from

Decent pint of small selection of cask ale.

Great old school pub... Delicious burgers and amazing beer from all over Europe!

Busy pub with lots of people. Food very average.

Lovely old pub.Worth to visit and have a drink when you are in the area

They do not have much of what is on the menu in stock. This pub is also authentic and atmospheric. Lots of nice beers on tap. For food you're better off going somewhere else.

Came during a scavenger hunt. As it's quite small it was very loud despite not many people being here. Plus a little pricey.

I think the food is quite average for the price, the staff is friendly and the atmosphere was not to my liking.

Great Pub with nice Ambiente and lovely staff. Food was also great, 5/5 stars! Def. Worth a visit, we enjoyed it a lot.

I actually love this pub. The beer is well kept and the food is solid. It’s tiny, rather beautiful and has the potential to be a something of a jewel. But it’s badly let down by repeatedly sullen and miserable bar staff. I go here fairly often and the manager is generally pleasant but other than that, it’s really not good enough. Usually there’s a totally wordless transaction: I make an order, it’s served in dead silence, then I pay. I feel truly blessed if I’m deemed worthy of a word of pleasantry or even a vague smile. If you interact, you might occasionally receive some monosyllabic reply, again with no smile or flicker of charm. Ultimately, this is a pub: and it’s in desperate need of people who understand what a pub should be instead of assuming you can treat customers as if they’re short of money for a pack of loo rolls in Lidl. In addition, there is hot competition nearby in the form of two Red Lions not a hundred yards away - the very welcoming and charming one on Crown Passage and the picture book one on Duke of York Street. Again, this could be a real gem of a pub and I really hope it’s able to pull its socks up and fulfil its potential soon.

As a regular I always feel welcome and Jordan knows what we want as we walk in. Always friendly and pours a lovely pint.

This place is awesome! Cute British pub

Great pub for sport in the west end. Good atmosphere and decent pub grub. Quality.

Lovely building and friendly place, but a Green King pub and I'm not fond of their beer. If you are less fussy than me it'll be good though.

Here you need to be rich and wear a suit to be a desired customer. We left before we ordered the food.

Lovely, welcoming ambiance. Good beer selection. Best bartender we’ve ever had. She was the soul of generosity and so kind!

Just popped in for a beer. Great old London boozer and a fine pint. Service was a bit on the slow and surly side though.

Cool pub around the corner from green park - great place to head after having a picnic/ playing footie after work!

Great old pub off the beaten track. Good character, food looks good but didnt eat here. London prices for drink, so not cheap, but worth a visit

Fabulous food, burger and chips excellent and cooked just right. Reasonably priced. Lovely staff and so atmospheric. Will definitely go again.

A delightful pub in the heart of St James.

Possibly the worst customer service I have ever experienced in a pub in London. Sullen, uncommunicative and blatantly rude staff. Will never go back - avoid at all cost.

Put a rush on food when asked. Great service

Very rude lady at the bar today manners cost nothing I was greeted with a yes when stood at the bar no hello

We had an utterly disappointing experience at this pub. We were overcharged at the counter and arrived late at the theatre due to the incompetency of the staff. At the bar, the staff member repeated our order, yet they managed to bring us the wrong food items. When questioning, the waiter responded "this was on the order". Eventually, she brought us the correct item and advised, the manager would refund the difference. When we departed and asked if the difference was refunded to the card, the waiter said "no" but she would ask the manager. The manager was nowhere to be found. We waited nearly 10 minutes for the staff member trying to find our order and figure out how to reverse the transaction. She never managed. At the end, we left and were 7 minutes late from the theatre, thus we had to watch the first act from the back of the stalls standing.

Great local pub just outside my work place in Pall Mall.

Excellent place for lunch and a beer during our trip to London.

Amidst the insanely posh quarter of Mayfair this is an excellent pub. Friendly staff, decent (ish) prices, great vibe and plenty of seating and big screens if you like your sports (sound down btw). Well worth stopping for a few drinks.

Pre booked a table for 8. Food was good for us all.

You know, this was a gorgeous standing outside with a pint pub on a sunny Friday.

A beer in a cozy place and good atmosphere

Great pub, scotch egg is 10/10. But I believe there is a mistake in the menu. Should definitely be Napoleon III, not II! Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Paris and, like other members of his family, was exiled from France after the Battle of Waterloo (1815). He spent the years that followed in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, America and London, where he resided briefly at 1 Carlton Gardens – also in St James’s.

I was doing a self-guided walking tour of London and it mentioned this pub as a stopping point for a restorative libation. Having walked along a street where the parked cars were a Bentley, Rolls Royce, Porsche and a Maserati, I was expecting more than "London Prices". So, I was pleasantly surprised to find Steak & Ale Pie for £14.75! In fact, the entire menu was remarkably well-priced. When the food arrived, I was blown away by the portion size. It tasted great so I can wholeheartedly recommend this pub. It's a bonus that it was also the hang out of Oscar Wilde and Lilly Langtry. Oh, yeah, it also has "Neck Oil" o tap (if you know what that is).

Whoever was working the shift just night was the most sullen, miserable bar person I've encountered in quite a while, which was obvious from the first 5 seconds. Also overheard a woman expressing surprise she came out of the ladies toilet, she found herself in the dark upstairs. Come on, this stuff isn't hard: smile, say 'hello, what can I get you?' and don't make customers feel like an irritating inconvenience. Decent customer service makes a huge difference; the opposite puts people off coming again, especially in an area not short of excellent pubs.

I came her for a few drinks after work with colleagues/friends and it was great! Bar staff was friendly, drinks were a reasonable price and it was lively. Overall we had a great time, would go again

Looking for a traditional pub and I think we found it. Looks cool, nice ppl, great fish chip!

Great little pub with a great vibe! Had the fish and chips and a pint of Neck oil. The service was quick and friendly! Would definitely recommend

lovely pub and really friendly staff

One word: disaster. I booked for business lunch for 14 people a week in advance. Got an email saying someone will contact me within 24hours. No one did. I tried calling them and only was told to send an email, which I did. Again, no reply. We tried calling again, left messages saying we were coming, but nothing. However, the link from the very first email was "live", saying "we are looking forward to seeing you". So, we turned up and guess what? They didn't have our reservation, but we showed them the email. The pub was half empty and instead of swiftly pulling a few tables together, they were trying to figure out what happened to the reservation. After 15 mins of this we were fed up and left, had to do a business take away instead as impossible to find place for 14 people right at the spot. VERY DISAPPOINTING! PS: I got a link to review my visit... and the link in the email is not working! Can they do anything right?!

Second stop on a mini pub crawl in the Piccadilly area, the sun was shining so we opted to sit outside as there were a couple of tables free. The pub is on a nice quiet street considering its proximity to Piccadilly. Service was quick and there were typical Greene King prices, decent beers on tap, including Aspall which my partner loves.

A delightful and unusual little pub in the hallowed surroundings of St. James’s. Used to be the watering hole for the next door St. James’s Theatre where Oscar Wilde premiered a couple of his most famous plays. Shamelessly demolished by a property developer in 1957, the spirit of the the theatre remains in the top bar of the pub which is known as the Theatre Bar. Tiny and very Edwardian, the pub continues to thrive: now a Greene King house which sterilises things a bit but it’s still delightful with good beers, solid food and a nice atmosphere is sometimes a tad cold in terms of heating. Nice traditional fixtures and fittings and very popular post work. The staff can be a mix - some are pleasant and one smartly dressed chap in waistcoat and tie is always efficient and friendly. Others can be a bit off hand, bordering on the rude - I’m not sure they mean to be but it’s just an attitude that doesn’t work in the hospitality trade. Overall though, really worth a visit and especially as part of a pub crawl in this area that boasts a number of lovely pubs including three “Lions” within a 200 yard walking distance (two Reds and a Golden!)

Nice pub unfortunately can never get a seat in or outside

Locale tipico Nel look. Cibo turistico senza infamia e senza lode. Servizio pessimo…. Nulla di più….eviterei una seconda visita

Great pub for the beer assuming you can get served and are okay paying a Kings ransom for a half pint. Filled with loud hooray Henrys. Interesting food menu...

Theatre history and photos. Good beverages. Lovely staff. Steak and ale pie good

Food was lovely but had a bit of an odd atmosphere. The first barman seemed to be having a really rubbish day and wasn't at all friendly. It could have been just that, a bad day. Everything else was fine and the food wasn't bad. The Korean bbq sauce is really nice. 👌

Quiet on a Saturday afternoon. Lovely interior and tons of history but felt soulless and server seemed bored and uninterested. Had a bottle of cider and had to ask for a glass - one of my pet hates.

Lovely little very old historic pub!

Dreadful service, she left me standing there while she filled the dishwasher but had all the time in the world for a group of young guys that came in; food was ok, I’ve had the same meal in another Green King which was far better. She then disappeared for 10-+minutes so I couldn’t order another drink with my meal and a bunch of people ended up waiting at the bar for someone to appear to serve! Just goes to show majority of people are honest as nobody helped themselves! Table next to me was a family who ordered nothing the whole 40 mins I was there, just used the free WiFi and toilets completely seemingly unnoticed by the woman behind the bar 🤷‍♀️ I’m not a tourist but clearly this is just for tourists???

Probably the dirtiest pub I have ever been to. No friendly greeting. Miserable staff and the most disgusting toilets I have ever been in. Two cubicles with one totally out of action due to the excrement all over the seat and toilet bowl. It was the most fowl smelling toilet I have ever been into. I gagged and came straight out. Dread to think what the kitchen was like. Shame on you Green King.

I visited on Friday, it was pretty busy but I managed to get my food very quickly. A nice lady called tiana made me feel very welcome she was very friendly and had a beautiful smile. I am currently in London to visit and will definitely come again soon! the fish and chips were also very tasty.

Regular stopping spot on the way to the RAC club on Pall Mall

Cozy atmosphere but well prepared good food and beer. Friendly staff.

Authentic English pub. Amazing toastie. Baked brie...fantastic.

This is an authentic very small old world pub. the upstairs portion (called the theatre bar) is just an awful after thought without character. The fish and chips 6/10 and vegetarian dish 2/10 took an hour to reach us at lunch! Food was nothing special. I am a beer drinker and would never order Greene IPA again. It was flat and tasteless. The only stout is Guinness. JORDAN the barman works very hard seemingly alone. He cleans the tables, takes the orders, delivers the food and suffers any customer complaints. Hopefully he is paid a lot for his devotion.

Slow lunch kitchen food service. An hour wait for fish and chips! Greens IPA was tasteless/flat. Upstairs bar is tacky. Jordan the Barman works alone . Works hard and is probably under paid.

Loved the Banana Old Fashioned!

Nice Pub, the bar is downstairs and tables upstairs for eating. You order at the bar, have your table number ready, and food will be delivered to you. Staff were very friendly.

The calamari and the mac and cheese photos I’ve attached should speak for themselves. The girl working in the bar today was a bit rude too

A little gem in central London! Friendly staff and excellent food, I was just gutted they didn't have their signature cheeseboard. We had 2 different burgers which were both really good and my wife had the Mac and Cheese, which she said was one of the best! The beer wasn't bad either... Highly recommended if you are in the area.

The first pub we visited to eat on our trip to London! The atmosphere was fantastic. And the fish & chips were simply amazing. First time I have ever finished an entire order myself. Lovely staff and the Manager.

Lovely tiny PuB in Mayfair. Nice atmosphere, good service.

We popped into The Golden Lion for a quick drink the other day. The pub looked fantastic, with polished brass and gleaming glass. The two guys on the bar - Jordan and Mitesh - were great company, knowledgeable and fun to converse with. We hadn’t been in the pub for years, but we’re really glad we did. We had a lovely visit, and can recommend The GL as a great place to visit.

Went for few drinks with friends last night! Lovely place, great service also - everyone so smiley! Will be back soon surely..

Beautiful pub! Amazing food! Excellent customer service from the team. Really enjoyed my visit! Highly Recommended 🥂🍺🍔🥂

Had a couple of pints here it's a nice pub.

Lovely little pub in the heart of St. James's

Klassischer Pub in top Lage. Das Essen war toll und der Service freundlich!

Très bonne expérience dans ce restaurant ! Personnel accueillant, plats très bons, et très jolie décoration de Noël !

Been there before, many, many years ago. Went in on Saturday 9 December about 20.30. Only wanted one pint. I was gob-smacked that last orders were at 21.00. It's a good central London pub though.

Nice pub, few steps from the crowd.

A nice pub for a bit of rest bite, off of the heaving Strand road, brimming over with Christmas shoppers outside Fortnum & Mason. They sell rocking Rudolph's, which is enough to gain my respect.

The only great about our experience was the interior of the pub. We ordered Traditional Turkey Dinner, which sounded very tempting. But to our disappointment our plates happened to have undercooked carrots, overcooked sprouts , dry potatoes and a little cremated sausage. Shame, no photos were taken. Wine wasn't good either. Some of staff members were unfriendly and patronising.

Great old pub. Smashing selection of drinks.

Good beer and food, take a deep breath if you are not aware of London prices.

All around this was a great restaurant, we came to England on vacation and we’re on a tour and I thought I was going to die and was frankly in a kind of bad mood but I came here for food. There’s an upstairs but it order downstairs first. Their reception was really nice and our server (Jordan) was quite nice as well as the other one and offered to make me a special thing and they were all around great people. They were also not too full great comfy seats.

I visited yesterday afternoon. It’s a lovely pub. Lots of history I reckon (should have asked around), but the assistant manager Reese was a lovely person. He actually made sure the pub was welcoming and friendly. Please keep it up.

The first pub we visited to eat on our trip to London! The atmosphere was fantastic. And the fish & chips were simply amazing. First time I have ever finished an entire order myself and it was not small!

This is a nice little pub quite near where I stay over in London. Had had a drink here but never dined here before but saw an update on Google maps and the website that said kitchen was now open until 10pm on weekdays. When I arrived at 8.45 I was told the kitchen had taken last ordered. As soon as I showed the evidence the young man behind the bar profusely apologised and phoned the chef to explain and ask him to stay on, which he did especially for me. As of writing this review the later kitchen opening times are still live but staff hadn't known anything about it on Monday earlier this week. I ordered one of the specials on the board, the chicken pie. It was enormous, well cooked and very tasty. An extremely generous portion for a London pub and the chips were tasty too. The carrots in the accompanying sauce could have been softer but it was a late night pub meal to no complaints. Unfortunately didn't get the name of the young man behind the bar but he was definately a asset to the place, very friendly, ineffably polite. Downstairs is very compact, as you'd expect for such a place tucked in the middle of St James but the theatre bar upstairs is a lovely place to grab a pub meal, plenty of space, comfortable seating and on a very hot day very comfortable due to the AC running. Will certainly come back again once I've doubled checked the kitchen opening times because the food was tasty, great value for central London and generous portions.

Great seevice and atmosphere. A hidden gem👍🙂

Visited on 27/08 around 3pm. Cute traditional pub, spoilt by rude and grumpy staff who were clearly not in the mood to offer any form of customer service.

I had fish&chips and cider, it was great! good place for brunch

Beautiful pub. One of the best in London.

Nice pub, good location, but all the cask beer was off! C'mon guys.....no beers out of 3 hand pumps?