The Old Bell Tavern in City of London, Westminster

Cozy pub with 2 large fireplaces .......really nice

Fantastic pub with wonderful food. The service from Brian was superb and his charm and wit brightened up my day. Will definitely be back because of him.

Lovely friendly pub, really nice staff! In a great place. Shoutout to Brian for making my mums day!

Excellent food, and amazing service from Brian, highly recommend to visit.

Very friendly service. Good help to find suitable meal for wife with food allergies.

Great service, nice beers and food! And a very nice bartender 😉

Food and drinks absolutely great. The bartender must have had a bad day, otherwise the sandwiches are recommended ;)

I can't give a five because I don't want to be loosey goosey with my fives but it's definitely a 4.5. Solid pub to get an Pub Experience in London.

This pub is fine, but there are better ones in the area

Historic pub well over 300 years old. Good selection of beers and ciders plus a food offering too. More than one walking tour came in while I was there so became quite busy but more than one person behind the bar so no long waits. Loos upstairs which were clean but one of the two hand dryers was kaput and some taps did not work, otherwise this pub would have got five stars

Decent food. Typical beer. Meh service.

A really cozy traditional British pub. Table space was a bit scarce and the seats were pretty bad. The food portions were good, although the brisket hamburger was disappointing in that there was only a little bit of brisket on top of the actual hamburger patty.

We had a very nice evening here.

Este lugar es increíble. Si usted está buscando un pequeño pub inglés arquetípico entonces esto sin duda se ajustará a la ley. La comida es increíble, el personal es genial y el ambiente es absolutamente superior. Ya sea que busque un lugar para relajarse por un minuto, un lugar para ponerse al día con amigos o un lugar romántico para pasar tiempo con esa persona especial, este pub es perfecto. Cinco estrellas, volveré mañana con la señora.

Lovely, historic pub conveniently located near St. Paul's. I visited twice in a week to enjoy dinner (fish & chips) and a few pints. Service was friendly and, even though it was busy, a quiet place in the corner always seemed available.

Classic old Fleet Street pub. Not as full of journalists as it once was.

Food was basic, taste wise, good, however rather meagre portion sizes for the prices. Don't forget your coat! No heating on during our visit so eating in our coats

Ben and Lily were so nice 10/10 vibes for this pub

Best pub in London.. Ben and Syed were great

ben and lily were amazing! their service was excellent

Lily served me and she was excellent

Ben syed and Lily are amazing, must come to visit asap

Friendly bar staff. Ordered some food which was great but the waiter literally threw the food at us and when some of the food fell off the plate he said nothing, no apology whatsoever.

A vintage Fleet Street London public house with large dimpled glass frontage & an open lobby to the main door. A broad drinking hall within feels intimate but spacious with a large central square bar sitting across the space. There's a good selection of draught beers & a friendly team. Fairy lights string between bar & perimeter to soften the mood under a decoratively patterned, heavily overpainted ceiling paper. Plenty of comfy, new low seating with some studded leather benches & a signature arm chair. Double doors at the back lead to a secluded alley for outer drinking. Heritage features are retained from the ornarely topped back bar, Georgian wood surround fireplace & original hard wood bar. Elegant local area, vintage artwork dress the walls alongside smart features like the gilt edged mirror. Glass droplet chandeliers & beautiful flower bud glass wall lamps fit the quality, preserved heritage that Nicholson's do very well in charming pubs like this historic home of local London pub style.

Good plates, fair prices, we liked it a lot!

A great old pub with old souvenirs from the Old Bank of England

It's a beautiful place, with great people and a great atmosphere. This is what an authentic pub should look like!

La plus grande déception de notre voyage ! Ni bonjour ni m....en rentrant ,avec une ardoise écrite comme quoi la cusine est fermée, Je vais pour repartir mais le serveur me dit que c'est en fait ouvert . Alors on va s'installer et on attend que quelqun vienne prende notre commande . Aucune indication sur le fait qu il faille commander en se relevant au bar , après 20 minutes d'attente je cherche le serveur du regard et il me dit " il faut venir là" je rêve! Comment savoir? J'étais censée deviner?! J'ai du me relever encore pour aller chercher la guiness de mon mari qui n'était pas prête et j'ai demandé moi même une serviette pour essuyer pour la mousse qui tombait partout sur le verre . Ensuite est venu le temps des assiettes ... alors grand moment ! Le serveur nous a simplement balancé nos plats comme des grosses m...... La nourriture n'était pas exceptionnelle, frites surgelees.. poisson sans goût... , la bière Anglaise que j'ai prise venait dune canette que j'ai moi même ouvert et qui était franchement dégueulasse... et on a du tout payer avant de consommer quoique ce soit , £80 de perdu ! franchement je deconseille à quiconque ce pub !! Fuyez tous et ne vous y arrêtez pas ! En gros : le pub à eviter , serveurs : les gars faut changer de métier nourriture : beaucoup trop cher pour ce que c'était. Je suis mega dégoûté davoir dépenser dans cet endroit ...

Ben and Lily were the best, the other guy gave bad vibes.

Both Lily and Ben - very good service !.

This pub is a little gem. It's very atmospheric and feels like you've gone back to 1600. Only downside is the horrendous smell of stale urine coming from the gents toilets. This needs addressing as it really is horrid.

Ben and Lily really lifted the london spirit! not only making me howl but giving me a confident boost for life! insecurities are no more thanks to them! thankyou old bell

Ben was an absolute joy at the bar! Full of fun and smiley. Best barman in town!

Ben is the business!!! Yay for Ben.

It wasn't open Sunday around 4pm, so not sure if it had closed early or if Google maps is wrong about it opening on a Sunday?

Superb pub Ben and Lilly are amazing

Tuve un tiempo increíble con un grupo si amigos. Ben era fantástico y muy en forma. El servicio fue muy rápido y el personal es muy amable y muy servicial

Solid atmosphere. Ben was a delight. Would recommend.

Lilly and Ben made us feel very welcome in their beautiful little pub xxx

I saw the menu on the wall as I passed by The Old Bell Tavern during an audio tour I was taking of The Old City. I immediately decided that I would come back for their Chunky Chips.. So glad I did. By that time I was chilled to the bone. What a wonderful place to warm up with comfort food and a pint. The Chunky Chips topped with beef brisket and cheddar cheese hit the spot. I'm from Texas and the brisket was as good as any I have ever experienced! Chips were perfectly prepared. Service was great and I wish I could give 7 stars for atmosphere--made me feel like I had been transported back in time.

Nice pub in the middle of the city, very nice Pie, good selection of beers

Good pub, very cozy. Very friendly staff. Nice beer and cider selection, with a good number of cask ales. Good food as well.

It is a busy little place. We had the fish and chips and it was delish. Haddock was lightly battered and generous portions. Couldn't finish it! Definitely recommend

Nos reunimos en la vieja campana con cinco amigos para una copa después de año nuevo. Después de ocupar una mesa durante más de una hora nos dijeron que la mesa era necesaria para una reserva para 7 : 00 pm para una reserva, que estaba bien. Nos dijeron que la mesa era necesaria para un 7 : 00 reserva. Teníamos la intención de salir a las 6 : 55 o antes. A las 6: 45 nos dijeron que nos levantáramos de la mesa inmediatamente, ya que necesitaban 15 minutos para limpiar y “preparar” la mesa. La mesa en ese momento estaba limpia y clara, y teniendo en cuenta que cuando tomamos la mesa era repugnante, sucia y llena de platos que limpiamos y limpiamos nosotros mismos en menos de 15 minutos) nos pareció ofensivo y grosero el miembro del personal. Cualquiera que haya comido en la vieja campana sabría que limpiar mesas para futuros comensales (si es que lo hace! ) definitivamente rara vez es más que limpiar la mesa con un trapo sucio. Por cierto, en dos horas que estuvimos allí no habíamos visto al miembro grosero del personal. El miembro grosero del personal continuó de pie en la mesa exigiendo que desalojáramos inmediatamente, ya que necesitaba 15 minutos para limpiar la mesa. La vieja campana es un pub en el que hemos gastado cientos de libras a lo largo de los años. No regresaremos.

What the hell! Beautiful pub, excellent beers, brilliant atmosphere. Google states open until 11pm, so why were we thrown out before 9pm? Absolutely ridiculous! Not happy and I intend complaining to head office. You can't just close your pub because you feel like it. If you don't want to work NYE then don't work in the license trade!

Very pleasant pub, friendly, smiling and welcoming staff. We were there twice during our stay. I wanted a non-alcoholic drink, I was recommended non-alcoholic Swedish cider with strawberry and lemon, I recommend it, it's fresh and sweet. The sticky chickens are really good. We were able to see dishes passing by and they made us want to order.

Loved here, food and beer were great!

Great fish and chips and massive portion. Bet selection is not bad but could be better

A real nice City pub with good food 👍. It's part of Nicholson's pub chain so the menu is standardised. I had the Nicholson burger and it was a LOT of food: double patty, bacon, fries. Recommended if you are hungry 😋. Standard selection of taps. There's a 4-shot-for-£16 deal. Good amount of indoor seating, with a small section that's outside of the main pub but still indoors, offering extra spaces. Friendly service and good vibes. They also have a TV showing classic British channels.

Only popped in for quick drink as passing.

Okay, when we made the reservation we thought it would be a bit more of a restaurant than a bar... But the place was full of people who were drinking beer/ale and being extremely loud ;) But we found it in the crowd our table, which was unfortunately dirty, but was cleaned immediately after a note to the staff. Food and drinks were placed on an A4 page (front and back)... Most of it was intended for islanders and not for sensitive Germans :)))) So it had to be the burger on the menu... to be on the safe side - double well done before the thing reached the table bloody... Burgers arrived and were small but delicious... on one plate there was only half the fries as on the other... probably the cook was blind in one eye... or the other guests were helping themselves through the people... us don't know. The burgers with fries were around €21.00 each... that was very steep. But at least it tasted... but recommend??? Okay, you have to know for yourself.

Very nice and pleasant typical English pub with good Christmas decoration. Very very nice staff. They gave us a taste of beers to choose which pint we had. Not bad price.

Great pub built by Christopher wren

Ben and Henanh were the best!!🥰

Great atmosphere, food and service, especially from Ben and Hena!

Handsome old pub with great ale, food, service, and a fireplace!!

Amazing!! Perfect and cozy with great drinks

Fantastic atmosphere. Visiting from Malaysia and wanted to see an authentic English pub and wasn’t disappointed. Ben and Hena working on the bar were so friendly and gave such great service.

Ben and Hena are the best!! We love the place and deffo coming back!🫶

Brilliant and friendly atmosphere. Great selection of lager and ales and the staff were amazing, Ben and Hena were just perfect. Will be back!

Really cosy, welcoming pub in the heart of the city. Hena and Ben were delightful hosts and very friendly.

Ben is as absolutely amazing! Best bartender!

Hermoso pub viejo, personal muy amable, especialmente Ben detrás del bate. No comí pero los pasteles se veían deliciosos. Buena gama de cervezas, incluyendo Buxton Brewery ciruela portero

Un lugar increíble. Hena y Ben son muy divertido! La ubicación es perfecta y genial para amigos y familiares. Absolutamente sensacional comida!

No había visitado la campana en años, pero llegamos temprano por la noche. A diferencia de algunos otros pubs cercanos estaba ocupado sin estar demasiado lleno y tenía un buen ambiente acogedor al respecto. La gama de bebidas es una buena mezcla de lo antiguo y lo nuevo (por ejemplo, Camden Pale Ale, etc) y el servicio era amable. Sin duda volvería por una bebida y la comida que se entrega en las mesas se veía bien, aunque no comimos, así que no puedo responder por ello.

Cute little pub.. and amazing bar staff especially Ben 😊

Great staff. Good beer. Ben and Hannah

Fantastic service. Great beer and pleasant staff, especially Ben and Hena.

Oh, what a great place, I'd come back 6 times a week and twice on a sunday

Ben was fabulous. Service was amazing highly recommend

Ben and Hena are fantastic barstaff

Lovely pub, brilliant atmosphere

Nice Pub, good food and good beer.

Nice bartenders, cute and cozy pub. Regular prices

Have you seen Big Ben?? As in Ben from The Old Bell? If you haven’t, you’re missing out. Ben will welcome you to TOB with a warm smile and plenty of recommendations that go beyond just the drinks and food. Don’t miss the ambiance, comfort, and strong drinks from OTB.

Very good based in Fleet Street and not far from City Thameslink Station so easy to walk to . Very nice and friendly people if in the area I would definitely pop in.

Enjoying a night out and discovered the Old Bell. We had the best time thanks to Ben and Lily. We walked into the bar towards the end of the night and they were so nice. Drinks were delicious and service was top notch.

The two bartenders were amazing. Very nice and knowledgeable. Ben and Lily made our final stop of the night incredibly memorable. The atmosphere in the bar, was quite lovely and was a perfect place for our group. 10/10 would recommend to anyone.

Great beer, great beer and very friendly staff

Ben and Lilly weete fantastic and there service was phenomenal andni had fantastic time !!

Ben and Lilly were some of the most welcoming bartenders I’ve ever met. I have been here with my mother and she really enjoyed her time and she normally hates socialising so well done Ben and Lilly.

The best experience I had in London. Service was amazing, ask for Ben and Lily!

Food was good and relatively quick to arrive, service was prompt and friendly, atmosphere was decent (we created the atmosphere :)...) The pie was pretty good although i expected fabulous as it was labelled as award winning.

Great spot to grab drinks!! Ben was super helpful and had great suggestions! The menu has fun pub options and will definitely meet your expectations.

The pub has a great atmosphere but was abismal for ordering with an allergy. The staff didn’t seem to be able to access the digital allergen menu and didn’t have a physical copy. It took ages to order and by the time my food arrived everyone else I ordered with had finished their meal. What added insult to injury is that it’s started that the burgers come with chips but not the vegan one which comes with a salad. It’s not clear as the astrix was so small we didn’t initially spot it. It’s a little thing but after a long day and feeling hungry it just disappointing. And to charge £16 for a tepid burger that could have been store bought is a rip off. It’s just really disappointing when you’re hungry and excited for your meal to have a little disclaimer ruin the experience and it should not take nearly 5 min to get allergen info. Food should be enjoyed but this was such a sad meal. Not worth it at all.

Some terrible, very inexperienced staff. Atmosphere on a Friday was very drab, neither cosy nor exciting

Fine boozer, not bad prices, beer was well kept.

Excellent!! The perfect British Pub we were trying to find. Sausage and mash was delicious!!! A definite stop if you want an authentic pub.

Dimly lit and dark wood panelled interior gave the old bell tavern a cosy historical feel. Clean and fresh but kept to it's original old London tavern decor and feel. I sat by the fireplace in a high back leather armchair, sipping my ale and soaking up the atmosphere. I could spend all day here.

It's a nice, classic, central London pub which served some very nice London Pride - so far so good, and at least a 4 star rating. But, I go to the pub to enjoy the chat with whoever I'm with and not to listen to loud background music which makes you have to shout to be heard - the choice of tracks wasn't that bad but I have a perfectly good sound system at home to listen to music on so I don't need to compete with it as a soundtrack to attempted conversation. The pub was busy (lively) enough to be generating it's own atmosphere so turn the effing music off.

Excellent service by fantastic staff

This is a hidden gem. An old pub with great history behind. It feels authentic. We loved the food; fish and chips and pies. They also have a great selection of drinks. Service was friendly, prompt and professional. The Old Bell Tavern is located near Blackfriars Station. We will definitely be back!

Nice quiet pub in.a busy area, surprisingly well priced considering it's near St Paul's cathedral

Brilliant place, tasty food, very intimate and personal atmosphere!

Old school pub atmosphere really enjoyed it Aurimas made us feel really welcome! We will be back.

What a gem! So full of character in a really great part of London! Can’t wait to come back !

Nice little pub , with good service and very nice English Fish and Chips , worth a stop 👍🏻🍻 old and original decor to which is good to see.

Look anywhere else. Average food, darkest tavern ever seen, and disgusting barmen. To forget as soon as possible. Look anywhere else.

Just been in to the old bell tavern today, the bar staff were extremely bad mannered to an older gentlemen who paid for his drink, unlike some younger men who asked for cheaper drinks, (when they could obviously afford it), the bar man apologised for the smell the elderly man left behind, but did not apologise for the arrogance of the younger men (In my Opinion a far bigger SMELL than any man).

Great little pub, nice atmosphere and great lads behind the bar. We were served by Ben, who was spot on the whole time