The Harp in City of London, Westminster

Excellent traditional pub close to Charing X and Covent Garden. Good selection of traditional draught ales, as well as the usual lagers and stouts. Efficient, friendly bar staff - even when really busy they can cope well. Small pavement strips out front and round back in the alley to drink outside if its a bit too claustrophobic for you; but don't stray too far with your drink otherwise you might be reprimanded! Reasonably priced for central London with a pint typically costing £5.50 to £6.

2 double gin & tonic come with 1 tiny bottle of tonic. One extra bottle is charged £3.2. £36 total for 2 simple cocktails, Une fois mais pas deux

Proper pub with good range of well kept beers.

Large pub with a good selection of beers... wheat beer is also available here. Direct location next to Borough Market. Lunch and dinner are served on the first floor.

Great little pub to take in a couple of very well kept drinks after an exploration of the local area. Ales were very well kept and a great range was available.

Best pub in the West End of London. Cask Ale champion, beer only - no food, no music, no children, no TV - just excellent conversation and beer.

Super recommended place to have a few pints. Seasonal and normal beer. The waiters were very nice and the place was super cool. Good atmosphere!

When the weather agrees, I love hanging out with a pint and the chill crowd.

Great selection of beers. It was rammed when I was there on a Friday evening. But more space upstairs and I had a decent Pad Thai

Great place for a pint on a sunny day

One of our favourite pubs in London with an amazing range of real ales.

Nice bar good service Pity they close at 11

Great traditional pub in the heart of theatre land. Very good real ales, lively atmosphere.

Classic "filthy" pub. Not actually filthy, it rockss!

Very nice atmosphere and service.

Always an amazing selection of beers (both cask and keg) and efficient service.

Love this place. Well kept ales. Friendly staff, samples no problem.

Looking for a real pint of beer in central London? This is THE place to go! A fantastic, huge selection of beers to suit every taste and served by knowledgeable staff. Can't recommend it enough. A real pub - not a tourist trap. Edit... May 2023.... Still the best pub for REAL ALE in London Edit... March 2025... Still the best pub in London.

Atrocious absolutely atrocious some little girl ate my chiken and when i ordered a drink i drank it

Good pub. Good atmosphere of local people

Proper Ale pub with lots of different, constantly changing beers on tap. I real gem if you're into beer.

Great pub for a pint of cask ale with friendly service

Great old pub, years since I've been here and will recommend to friends that visit from California.

The atmosphere in this pub is unique, full of local people drinking and laughing together. Wide choice of London beers and Cask beers, tables and seats of a typical English pub. Highly recommended for a worry-free beer.

A popular pub that offers a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages at reasonable prices. Bar staff were very friendly and helpful. I'm not aware that food was available to purchase; however you could purchase snacks and crisps.

If you’re after an old school after work pub with well poured pints, give it a go. Prompt service and a good atmosphere. It’s bigger than you think with upstairs too.

Cracking pub, a must if you're in town.

Excellent real ale pub. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because it was rammed

One of the great London pubs. Has Harvey's Best Bitter. Great visit.

The perfect spot to hide from the cold and rain. Welcoming staff, fast service, where everyone seems to be having a relaxing break. My cider was tasty, and I got lucky finding a seat near the beautiful windows that dress-up the pub with some old splendor. I will need to find more time for a second visit before I leave London.

Great selection of beers all well looked after, and a CAMRA pub of the year winner.

Always my favourite pub in London! Best pint of Darkstar APA going!

Such a shame. The beer selection is as good and as well kept as always but the pricing on cask is crazy. £6.50 for a guest 3.5% pale? I don't think so. Plenty of other places nearby selling interesting, well kept ale at sub £6 prices. Vote with your feet!

£7 FOR A PINT OF CASK!!!…£7!!!…CASK! (Second star for atmosphere)..:£7!!!

Great range of beer, efficient friendly bar. Bit crowded, but in a good way.

Great little pub with good range of ales at good prices.

Lovely little place. Staff friendly. Great atmosphere.

Nous avons déjeuné à l'étage à 3 personnes. De la place entre les tables, un menu sympa, un grand choix de bières et le tout avec des prix corrects, et ... c'était bon ! Ambiance musicale avec des vinyles choisis par les serveuses, et en partant nous avons vu qu'il y avait 2 musiciens au RDC. Bef, très sympa. Le coin à améliorer : l'entretien des toilettes ...

Old school pub with lots of craft cider. Reminds me of a Dutch bruin cafe. Not flashy or a real party spot. No instagram influencers here. I go out of my way to visit every time I’m in London. Mind your manners. It’s full of locals. Could be my favorite London pub.

Lovely old pubs and excellent beer and nice staff keep it up Danny 😁🍺👍

Good range of great ales, but it has become extremely expensive. I will not call again.

One of my all time favorites in the City. Great beers and even greater atmosphere. Mandatory stop every time I’m in London

The Harp is a true London institution and has been known for its well kept ales for decades . Thankfully after its purchase by Fullers in 2014 the pub pretty much remained as it was. Portraits adorn the walls and the area above the bar is plastered with pump clips . The bar is narrow and it can get exceptionally busy at times. No queuing here, the bar staff are attentive and efficient. Its popularity can also be put down to its location being so close to covent garden and Charing cross station The ebb and flow of the theatre goers is noticeable if you find yourself there in the evening . Cask ale aficionados will be aware that the pub offers a 50p discount to card carrying CAMRA members . Up in there in my top 10 must visit pubs in London

Great beer mat selection at the bar.

Although it was very busy,great service from bar staff.

Busy pub good beer convention located.

Maravillosa experiencia. Reunión de negocios, gran ambiente y sofisticado. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente y espero volver de nuevo en el nuevo año.

Great little pub, good beers and atmosphere.

Loved it, good proper cider, great atmosphere on a Saturday night, great bar staff. Thank you for making my night.

Possibly my favourite pub in London. Amazing selection of real beer, and cider. And don't miss the "back-door" entrance, so you can miss the crowds at the front !

Very disappointing. Used to be a great pub - not anymore. The staff, all young were not well trained and totally unprofessional. 1 female member of staff was wearing running/exercise clothes, the others looked scruffy. No engagement with the public, as more interested in talking to their friends or checking their phones. When we asked for beer recommendations we were just offered random tastes - not a clue about their products. The staff began cleaning up way before closing time so the pub had a smell of disinfectant - not pleasant! When asking people to finish up drinks the staff were incredibly rude, especially the one in the exercise clothes. This they were happy to continue serving their friends who were at the bar. This used to be a great bar, well run and professional and a pleasure to visit, no more. Will not return and wouldn't recommend.

Este pequeño pub encantador está decorado muy bien por dentro. Una pared muestra las etiquetas de todos los tipos de cerveza que han vertido. Este pub ha ganado pub del año en numerosas ocasiones. Un gran lugar.

One of my favourite London pubs. The service is always great. A lovely spot for a pint of Guinness in the autumn/winter.

It has a very nice atmosphere and you can enjoy delicious drinks. The less sweet cider is excellent.

Great pub serving very good cask ale, friendly staff.

There is an atmosphere of times gone by. The beers I tasted were good.

Friendly staff and great cask ale. Super atmosphere.

The last authentic pub left in the West End, should be grade 1 listed.

Call me sentimental, but it used to have a different vibe a few years back. Now… was there some ownership/management change? Sadly, but won’t bother go there on the next London visits.

Great traditional pub full of character

Added service charge at the bar. When questioned the barman shrugged his shoulders and said 'well, you could have cancelled it'. The only reason I knew it had been added was that I saw the till behind him. Not a great look ripping off the customer. However the GM dealt with it promptly so hopefully other guests won't have the same thing happen to them.

Este solía ser uno de los mejores pubs de Londres. Visitado ayer y se ha ido a los perros. Cómo un pub puede quedarse sin Guinness un miércoles, sinceramente no lo sé. Personal poco interesado y feliz de enviarte al lado del marqués. No volveré a visitarte.

El barman agregó un cargo por servicio mientras yo ordenaba en el bar. Al ser interrogado el barman se encogió de hombros y dijo 'bueno, podrías haberlo cancelado'. La única razón por la que sabía que se había añadido era porque vi la caja detrás de él. Absolutamente asqueroso.

Si viene de la dirección de Trafalgar Square, el arpa se encuentra justo detrás de la entrada del pabellón a la cripta de la calle. Martin - en - los - Campos. (Google Maps presenta una ruta mucho más tortuosa. ) Se describe a sí misma como un “lugar benditamente tradicional”, lo que motiva esta breve revisión. Quizás fue el contraste de solo haber asistido a un concierto a la luz de las velas en la calle. Martin, pero no hay más lugar caótico para beber en Londres. Todo es maravillosamente agradable, aunque ligeramente alcohólico, y el scrum en el bar es impresionante, los clientes se derraman en la calle y cruzan al otro lado. Dadas las ruinas, la pinta de Guinness parecía bastante ordinaria.

Real old school English pub! Some good craft beers. Nice atmosphere

Good beer pub. Not a meal place, but great to catch up with friends for a drink

Very fun place, very good service and there are Brazilians working

Popped in for a drink as it's listed in the liquid history of London. Typical old London pub with a good selection of beers, a little bit of calm close to Covent Garden Market.

Could be a great venue but disinterested staff and horrifically inebriated customers at 3pm spoilt the experience

This is a great old bar, in the heart of London, nice selection of beers and such a great atmosphere. Enjoyed the visit, nice!

Dark and dirty environment, beer sticking to the floor and cigarette smoke inside the bar.

The freshest pint of cask I had whilst in London. Great independent pub which are not easy to find in London. The Hophead was superb and when I went next door to the Marquis (another good independent pub) the same pint was nowhere near as well kept. Always worth a visit this pub when in London, unless you drink Madri/Carling etc. Extra seating upstairs or can stand outside front and back.

A must visit when going to the nearby national gallery/ portrait gallery. Nice staff and good Guinness

Great boozer with a great range of ales. Often very busy

Only had drinks, lovely real pub

Nice well priced bar, good selection of ales.

Cool cafe with lots of choice for beers.

Was my top choice pub to go to if I found myself in this area. In relation to its situation it used to be good value. It's surpassed that threshold now. The beers still good , it's a lovely pub, sadly now not good value.

This is somewhere between a 4 and a 5-star pub. The bottom floor is charming and close and it's nice to be outside there. More character than most spots nearby. However, the upstairs room isn't so nice, a little warm, a little standard and characterless.

Just an excellent pub that looks after its cask ales, with two great staples (Hophead and Harveys) and wonderful and extensive guest beers. And the best thing? Seeing their bar staff washing their hands extremely throughly after going to the loo.

Don’t want to hear excuses about central London prices. I live in London. This is the most expensive pub for ale I’ve come across. £7 for an Ale. Awful. Disgusting even. I go to pubs in the area but not this one in a while. Was shocked. Nice pint but that’s not the point!!! You can still get an ale under 6 and even under a fiver. Shop around. Also this place is so small everyone ends up battered at the bar or in the street standing

Smashing pub with a great selection. Popped in before heading to the theatre

Best bar staff in London! Always get served in turn, and I’m a stickler.

Great beer choice, lovely place, reasonable price for the location

Best pub in London if you ask me. If you are a Harry Potter fan, it is this pub and the alleyway at the back, that gave JK Rowling the idea for the Leaky Cauldron. Apparently she used to drink in here before she was famous It's kind of obvious when you look at it all

Good, traditional pub. Pours a nice pint.

This is a very popular pub with real ale drinkers, evidenced by the 10 cask beers and the hundreds of beer mats above the bar. It is a narrow pub with additional seating upstairs. Being near to both Covent Garden and Soho it is ideally located. I was here at 4pm on a Monday afternoon and it was quite busy. There is a designated standing area out back but many drinkers preferred to drink in the street out front. The toilets are upstairs and accessed by a steep, narrow staircase that could prove problematic for the less mobile.

Superb bar, typical, the people working there and those, like us, who come to drink a cold beer are sunny. ++ The choice of beers, to discover what is done in England ++ The neighborhood is dynamic and even more so in the evening after the end of the day

Small but charming place with a wide variety of beers.

Excellent beer selection. Cozy pub with an upstairs. An easy addition to any beer crawl 😎

Friendly stuff. Nice range of beer on tap

This is a fairly famous English pub in London. Well known but still a little of the beaten path. Nice classic feel with an old age style but new beers. A lot of casks for ales. A small area in the main bar with more space on the second story. Nice place to have a pint of ale.

This is a fairly famous English pub in London. Well known but still a little off the beaten path. Nice classic feel with an old age style but new beers. A lot of casks for ales. A small area in the main bar with more space on the second story. Nice place to have a pint of ale.

Still one of the best real ale pubs in town

Great pub in the heart of london, fantastic real ale selection from across a number of small breweries.

Lovely place. VERY small and hot though.

A wonderful social pub that is always friendly and welcoming. I come her each time I am in London. The staff are amazing and nothing is too much

We entered "The Harp" pub but were not even greeted. The venue was so small that we couldn't find a place to sit. Furthermore, there was a strong smell of urine mixed with that of beer, which made the environment uninviting. Due to these conditions, we had to leave without even being able to enjoy a drink.

Great pub a little away from the main tourist crowds

Small, quaint, cozy pub. We went in for two quick beers and the service was nice and quick.