The Lady Ottoline in Camden

Such an amazing evening, hosting my 25th birthday here was the best, most enjoyable & stress-free experience. Food portions were excellent & everything so delicious. Room was lovely, great layout. Huge thank you to Oneda, Louis, and the Chef for making this such a beautiful birthday!!

Sunday lunch with John the manager was amazing. Roast pork to die for.

Great wine recommendations from Levi ! Thank you 🤩

Katie, jon, marc, harry was brilliant as ever, best service in London, must see attraction, especially the food is the best in the west. Thank you lady O

Harry (behind the bar) served me and he was very polite and his service was phenomenal! Will come again!

Levi hosted us- what a lovely gent. Great wine knowledge. Thank you

A nicely decorated dining room above the main bar of the pub. Service was excellent and attentive. We had vegetarian friend Arancini, Fish and Chips, Burgers, and vegan brownie with vegan ice cream and Tarte Tatin for dessert. Had a nice bitter with the meal. The food was very tasty, decent portion size, and was served quickly. A very pleasant place for dinner in a relatively quiet part of Central London.

I had an unfortunate experience with a waitress today, which might have been accidental, but still felt a bit rude. I came for lunch and noticed they had 3 or 4 free tables. I asked for a seat near a power socket as I needed to charge my MacBook due to some urgent work issues. They had such a table available, but it was reserved for "two or more people." Although I understood the reasoning, it wasn’t the most pleasant interaction. When I politely inquired about their Wi-Fi, the waitress told me they didn’t have any, even though my phone detected their network. Later, I checked online, and people mentioned they offer free Wi-Fi.

We held a Saturday family lunch upstairs in the private dining room to celebrate the 80th birthdays of my mother and her twin sister. There were 25 of us and we had the best time! Norman and Pax were a great team and made us feel so welcome and well looked after. The food was fresh, scrumptious and attractive. There’s a great wine list and yummy cocktails. The events team made it easy to order for a large party via a link emailed ahead of time. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the staff were responsive, professional and so lovely—they thought of what we needed before we did and ensured that the party was a great success. Thank you for a wonderful afternoon!

Great staff, decent food, enjoyed discovering who Lady Ottoline was.

Aim to get a bottle of Prosecco but big group came in before so choose again next time

On a recent visit to the Lady Otterline as a table of 3 we were greeted by Katie who welcomed us and showed us to our table Our drinks were served by Harry with a cheeky grin and a smile As publicans ourselves we have to say our meal was delicious served hot and well presented and I would recommend the chicken We would definitely go back if only for the forever smiling Katie

Super pub with good home cooked food. Friendly staff

Service from all personnel here is helpful, informative and so friendly!!

The food was amazing, Terrible service, the manager is more interested in being on the laptop than serving customers. Waited for ages for food and drinks. Avoid! It's really gone down hill recently which is a shame because I used to love it there a few months ago.

service has gone downhill recently, used to be such a lovely pub. Been told jess no longer works here, it is such a shame.

The food was lovely but the staff were dishonest. I ordered chips and scotch egg on a quiet Monday at 3:10. The chips didn’t come but I got waited a while with drink, which was as no issue. After 25 minutes it hadn’t come and my drink was finished. I turned back around to the bar to ask politely for a refund. They seemed fully aware and no explanation was needed. I believe they intended me to leave paying for the chips despite me going with in arm distance to tell me there was not going to be any chips. Very dishonest staff and establishment. Be wary!

My wife and I had lunch here recently and it was really great. The food is very reasonably priced, very generous in portion sizes and was all cooked to perfection. We had black pudding scotch egg and portobello mushrooms with mozzarella and balsamic glaze and then we both had huge fish and chips with mushy peas and tartar sauce. It was all really delicious, we shared an ice cream for dessert because we were both stuffed and that was huge too and well worth just £6. We had a really good bottle of vino verde to drink which was well worth £29.50 in London. The staff who looked after us were friendly and kind and we had a lovely afternoon at the Lady Ottoline and will go back next time we are in London.

We visited the Lady Ottoline for Sunday Roast with some friends who had been there before. The pub is nice inside and has a lot of character. The service was a bit off. Our waiter seemed like he was just helping out and didn’t actually work there. He had to go back and forth a lot to confirm what the bar had in stock or what we had ordered. The food was a little disappointing though. The vegetarian Sunday roast option (Wellington) was prepared well and looked beautiful but didn’t have much flavor. The truffle cauliflower side dish with cheese was good but inconsistent. We had 2 orders for the table and one had a ton of truffle flavor and the other had almost none. I would visit again but probably just for a normal pub visit, not for Sunday roast.

Great little boozer this was. Lovely selection of beers, I really liked the decor, food looked great, and smelt great, but didn't eat anything. Menu looked a little pricey, but if it tastes good, I guess it's worth paying for.

Last night my partner and I visited the Lady Ottoline. We were instantly greeted by the lovely Tea, who made us feel very welcome and looked after us the entire night. She helped guide us through the wine menu where we picked a white wine and a rosé to start. The pub is beautifully decorated and the atmosphere was lovely, quiet upstairs where my partner and I could chat, but cheerful and chatty downstairs with classic 80s songs playing all night. For dinner we had the delicious pie of the day - steak, mushroom and leek. The pies here are all made fresh so they do take a little bit of time, but they are so worth the wait! In between waiting, Tea would stop by and have a chat with us. She made us laugh and brightened my very rough day. With two more glasses of wine to wash down our pies and our bellies very full, we left feeling cheery at knowing we stumbled across an absolute gem of a pub! Thank you Tea for making our night. We will be back to the Lady O very soon!

Just such a lovely spot, the food is great (amazing crisp selection, as strange as that might sound, and so great to see somewhere that does a proper pie!), the drinks are lovely, atmosphere is fab and the staff are so warm and friendly

Great pub with brilliant food but the staff are absolutely amazing! Even though they were busy they were so accommodating for me and my children and exceptionally friendly. And now my daughter has picked the nicest nail polish thanks to some very wise words! I couldn’t put into words what a lovely experience it was to eat there, it should be on Londons must see list!

Myself and my husband were staying locally as we were on business and we stumbled across this place purely by chance. What a find!! Staff were brilliant, food was amazingly fresh and tasty and the place itself was comfortable and very friendly. Will definitely be making a return when we are next in the area. Well done

Pax was phenomenal is terms of both serving and friendly conversations. All you could ask for in terms of a warm and welcoming pub in London.

Pax looked after us all afternoon, perfect service, polite and friendly conversation and made us feel very welcome! Couldnt ask for more

Nice pub with more than one floor

Always a pleasant experience to pop into The Lady Ottoline for a pint. The welcome you get is a genuine one and the service top drawer.

Best pub lunch I’ve had in a while. Beautiful pub, well looked after and proper food with a dining room upstairs. Good veggie/vegan options and great staff, hopefully will be back soon.

There’s something special about this place - it’s super cute, the service is so friendly and they always recognise you when you come back. There’s been a great new manager for the last 10 months or so and lots of new, lovely staff. The food is excellent too and there’s a good selection of wine. It’s a regular haunt for me and for loads of others in the area, and really gay friendly. They’ve just started doing frozen margaritas too!

Beautiful place to spend time with friends, nice and super charming staff, big thank you to the GM Jess that made us feel at home, also very dog friendly.

very long to get our plates at lunch 1hr before being served and the plates have no taste at all for a not so cheap price find an other place to eat ,no chef

Love this pub. The Sunday roast is absolutely delicious, friendly accommodating staff and well made drinks. LGBTQ friendly as well. 10/10 recommend.

Great atmosphere, attitude and service. Really enjoyed our drinks and evening meal.

Absolutely lovely pub with friendly staff - highly recommended for dates! LGBTQ+ friendly.

Such a gorgeous cosy pub with a warm and friendly staff that make you feel right at home. A great place for LGBTQ+ people to go to as the staff are super welcoming. I really enjoyed my evening here and will definitely be visiting again soon!

Nice pub! Lovely building, great staff.

This was my first visit to this pub in a long while. Very impressed with the atmosphere, service and the food. Good selection of beers. Will definitely return.

lots of natural light, potted herbs. food was delicious

I love this pub, had dome special occasions here over the years, and have a lovely place just to call in for a drink, friendly team, and lovely selection of drinks

Great place! We went for a roast on Easter Sunday and enjoyed our time. Awesome, friendly staff and great food!

We stumbled upon this bar by accident. Lovely pub, friendly staff. good selection of wine. Food was delicious. will go back

Great little boozer, and upstairs restaurant is also decent.

Great pub. Fantastic staff. Delicious food. Great beer/wine selection. 10/10.

Extra ordinsry bloody Mary. Pricey but worth it.

Amazing staff as always, Katie was incredibly helpful, Chace was high standard professionalism and Mark managing perfect atmosphere to come back any time You need to try for sure!!!!!!

Chicken breast was not dry and I love the mushroom sauce paired with it! Nice ambience, good service Could be a little bit noisy but it’s a pub so can’t complain much🤣 Sauvignon blanc was also up to standard

A great neighbourhood pub. Warm and friendly, a good selection of beers/ales and wines. Reassuringly expensive (as per for the area) but retains great character and atmosphere.

Very sweet pub! Met a few friends here as we were off out in the area. Sat at a table and got asked to move after people turned up for their booking 30 mins late which felt like a bit much but we moved anyway to help the bartenders out. Will be back regardless.

Lovely food, highly recommend the chicken pie or the sausages and mash.

Great ambience and service! Chase was lovely.

Great little pup with authentic food, friendly staff and good atmosphere

My wife and I held our wedding reception here and I can’t stress enough how brilliantly run this pub is. They went above and beyond for us, the staff were increadible and everything we asked for was executed to perfection. The food and atmosphere is brilliant and I shall be recommending The Lady Ottoline to absolutely everyone.

Beautiful pub, great atmosphere - such friendly staff and lovely food/drinks

Dave and Jess were amazing, lovely pub, great vibe and great staff, highly recommend

Arranged a Saturday lunch gathering with about 30 old friends from university days. Everything about the pub was just great; we were together in the larger of the two private rooms upstairs. Very mellow atmosphere, lovely food, relaxed, friendly staff. Sensibly priced. Unpretentious, highly recommended.

Big shoutout to Pax and Chase, service, food and drinks were impeccable

Fantastic pub with a lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff. We didn’t eat but the food being served looked fantastic

We popped in just on a whim as we were passing and so glad we did. The staff were so friendly and welcoming and led to a great atmosphere. We'll all definitely be stopping by again next time we're in London.

The pub's unapologetically Victorian aesthetic is attractive and inviting. I encourage visitors to engage with patrons and barstaff to learn of the pub's history, and become familiar with Lady Ottoline's influence in Bloomsbury. Food and drink is generously priced, and served to a meticulously high standard. The service from barstaff was exceptional, and I was especially impressed with Norman's nature and professionalism.

Decided last minute to go for a roast with some friends and was not disappointed, food was amazing alongside our waiter Ronnie who really looked after us and was really friendly.

Great place for a party - this one was quite big (26 people) Great and very friendly and engaging colleagues. Well done to chef who kept the food coming, a great selection so people were able to choose to their tastes. Mark, manager, very much on top of everything and very welcoming. Scout, our super waitress, was brilliant with food getting to table swiftly and picking up on people's names so quickly - the talent of young people.

Lovely service and the food is good. I had the fish and chips but apparently the pie is a good one.

Very quant and lively pub. Great service.

Great place for a Christmas party or private function

Lively pub full of character, pictures &history. We had a Christmas lunch there and food well cooked and full of flavour. Would recommend to visit if you are near by.

This pub used to be excellent. Went for a friends Christmas lunch, the food was fine - not amazing or as good as it used to be - but it was fine. But our waiter, which I think was the manager, was just so rude. Telling us what we should and shouldn’t do, impatient, getting our orders wrong and just a general poor attitude. We had a good time, and I understand that pubs are busy, but it really was incredibly rude service. I wouldn’t recommend.

Gorgeous Christmas lunch and superb service by Mark - thank you.

Jess is the most amazing host - also served by James and Dave what a perfect night. Best guiness on tap I’ve ever had

Jess the owner was lovely. Bonded over a bit of Deya!

The service staff were amazing and couldn't do enough for us. The Sunday lunch was the best I have had and I would highly rate the roast potatoes. Thank you

Great food lovely pub. Sadly we went on a night they were full of Xmas Office parties… couldn’t have a table in the upstairs dining room (private party & we had been warned), so table in downstairs pub full of drunken revellers in Xmas jumpers. Music was a bit loud, but service charming & food really excellent (warning, poached pear listed as GF but came with a crumb… they should take food intolerances more seriously), wasn’t charged for wrong order (another pud), and would definitely return, on a quieter night!

Nice pub close to the restaurant we had booked for our evening out. On arrival around 6pm most of the tables in the bar area had been pre booked, but we managed to find one that was free until 6:45pm, so would guess you need to book if you intend to eat. Good choice of beers, lagers, spirits etc.

We held a small wedding reception in the Morrell room upstairs, had an absolutely brilliant time. Great communication in the run-up, staff were super friendly, went above and beyond, also let us basically take over the main speakers with our playlist to make the night that much more enjoyable. Food was yummy and filling, really can't fault anything -- fabulous time with really special memories. Thank you ever so much!

Visited on a moderately busy Friday evening. Service was courteous and very fast. The food was on the pricier side but worth every penny (can recommend the fish and chips, with some of the best chips I have ever had). The ground floor seating is relatively comfy.

a really great sunday lunch and such great service from all the staff

Best service from Jess & Gordon! Lovely food. Great Christmas do! The meals were really tasty and reasonably priced.

Drink and food menu is various and delicious. Serving is super fast and friendly. Highly recommend for a pop in evening, or reserve for the weekend evenings as it gets crowded. We will return, for sure:)

Dave brilliantly smiling and doing an excellent service will be back

Excellent service, worth hiring a private room just for that. And the food was fantastic too.

Lovely pub for an after work drinks

Perfect score for me. Delicious food; I highly recommend the burger. Really great beers on tap and cans. And super friendly service. Lovely bunch.

Fantastic pub located away from the hustle and bustle of Greys Inn Road. My partner and I stumbled across this gem after dinner, and met some of the wonderful team down there including Katie who’s one of the warmest kindest people I’ve met a long time. Can’t wait to go back and try their food, which looks lovely Thanks again for a special evening in this special pub.

Very disappointing from start to finish! Waitress was polite and did the best she could with what she had to work with. Firstly drinks - mojito which mainly consisted of ice and very little drink. Did ask for a replacement, not much better! Starters were mediocre, mains were terrible - 2 burgers and they were so over cooked and tasteless. Should have complained but by this point we just wanted to get out. Not a place for food, probably a great destination after a couple of drinks for a sing along but definitely not a place to eat……

Stumbled across this place, such a find! Great vibe and lovely staff

We had the excellent idea of doing our beautiful wedding reception at the Lady Ottoline a few weeks ago. I have to say, many things were beautiful that day, and they were mostly possible because of this amazing team and great place. The Lady Ottoline is located in Clerkenwell, for which you already have a great setting for a London wedding. The team, led by two excellent managers who were on site during the entire process and day, was faboulous. We are so thankful to all of them for the level of commitment to get this day exactly as we imagined it. The food was excellent, I received many great reviews highlighting our menu, also done in house. They opened earlier for us on the day, to get all our suppliers in on time. And they also allowed our musician to give us her best songs during the evening. One of the best decisions we made for our wedding and we wish to come back as regular clients very soon. Julia and Alec

Beautiful pub but atmosphere spoiled by thumping disco music - on a Saturday lunchtime! Had to ask for it to be turned down because couldn’t hear each other, and it was, but still too loud. Staff seemed to be enjoying it though. Apart from very nice young person behind the bar, very frosty service. Food OK.

We booked out a room upstairs for a three-course celebration dinner and had the best time. The pub downstairs was lively and everyone looked like they were in good spirits. The food was 10/10 - especially the salmon scotch egg! We pre-ordered our food and drinks in advance which made service really straightforward and allowed us to relax and enjoy. Our host was attentive, helped set up the projector so we could share some pictures and kept the drinks flowing all evening for our group of 14. Great night overall - would highly recommend.

Amazing place, great food, wonderful service. Shout out to Gordon!

Food was absolutely delicious- I had the vegetarian roast and it was one of the best I’ve ever had. The service was impeccable- very attentive and friendly. The atmosphere is really friendly and feels like a neighbourhood pub. I’ll definitely be going back.

Incredible food, great (and friendly) service, and obviously very popular. I got the last seat for food (and was lucky to do so). Highly recommended! Some of the best fish and chips I’ve had anywhere in the world.

LOVED the Sunday lunch in here! Every single thing on the plate was cooked to perfection and all-together was a fantastic lunch! The service was kind and very attentive. Would definitely come again! Pro tip: ask for more gravy as they have a pitcher of gravy on standby :)

Gordon was fantastic in the dining room upstairs! So lovely and kind. Pax downstairs at the bar was a true sweetheart with great customer service. Thanks for the Prosecco, babes!! Lovely place!

Just perfection. Everything one might want from a pub, and on a stunning street too. The staff are a delight, and the dining room upstairs is a gem.

Super friendly team! Lovely atmosphere with good décor. Met for after work drinks and team happily accommodated our growing group :)

Amazing food and friendly service: we stumbled on this place on our way to the Dickens museum. What a great find! We ordered chicken which was moist and delicious along with a vegetable Wellington. Both dishes came with perfectly cooked vegetables (I got so used to overcooked veggies in England that getting vegetables made just right was a pleasant surprise- thank you for that!), fried potatoes, and an AMAZING YORKSHIRE PUDDING (this was so good).

Cracking night here with friends. great food and drinks. Excellent service from Chace, friendly and helpful. Sorted any issues we had. Highly recommended!

Chace was very attentive and friendly!

Found this little hidden gem whilst on a work trip, atmosphere was great think cosy night in and the service was great, served by Chase, who was really personable and a great credit to the pub

Great night- a quiet Monday, and the staff were friendly and helpful. Chace looked after us 😁