The Porchester in City of London, Westminster

Such a cozy pub, the service was amazing especially from Grace, she was such a star helping me and my partner pick out some yummy food and even better cocktails ! Worth the visit, will definitely be back :)

We organised our wedding drinks at the Porchester last night and can't thank Liam and his team enough for their help in making the evening so smooth and enjoyable. Thank you Tom and Grace for your help and clear comms throughout the night. Congrats to the chef as well: there was certainly no Bristish beef sliders nor any tripled cooked fries left!

We wanted to eat fish and chips in London. It's a good thing we ended up here in a pub instead of a bistro. There was a lot going on, so we were allowed to sit at a table with others - and quickly started talking to the Irish about whether the Guinness tasted as good in London as it does in Dublin. It does, as does the fish. We had waited a while for him to swim to our table. But it didn't matter, the nice boss apologized. I like the crispy breading. What appears to be dark spots appears to be the skin. Has nothing to do with the quality and freshness. You can eat with us, but you don't have to. The Porchester is in the bookmarks for the next visit to London.

The food is delicious, Liam was such a gentleman, the place is beautiful and comfy. I just wanted a bigger stomach so I could eat more!

Lovely friendly staff. The food was great and although we didn't win, we loved taking part in the quiz. One thing to note is that one of our group has severe food allergies and although they made limited adjustments for her, it would have been wise to inform them of requests beforehand.

Lovely place. Service was brilliant. Was my wife's birthday and we were looked after really well

Liam was a fantastic host. The Porchester never disappoints with its delicious food, excellent range of wines, beers and spirits and the stunning exterior. Its lovely not to be rushed and to be able to relax there.

Great food, good beer, not noisy. Will come again.

Such great vibes Lovely bartender and service 10/10 would come back. Good drinks as well

Liam was so nice and offered a great service. The food is lovely and on Sundays it is a very lovely spot for a sunday roast. Definitely recommend

Nice pub, good food menu and wine selection. Enjoyable break to my day.

We had a fabulous lunch to celebrate our colleague's birthday. Our time was limited but we were able to preorder so our food was ready in good time without having to rush . Really hearty portions on a newly revised menu went down a treat! Candles and a treat for our bday princess was a lovely touch at the end too! Liam was fabulous! Attentive and professional throughout..... We'll definitely come again!

A nice surprise in the Notting Hill area. I tried the half chicken, and it was phenomenal. Beer is also great and service kind and fast.

Lovely! Authentic and quality dishes, with a changing menu, The scotch egg as a starter was fabulous, I had a burger for a change which was incredible, and indeed, the tart was worth the wait 💯 The dishes are really plentiful, glad I didn't have the fish and chips, it's huge, I could never have eaten it all 🫣 The service is also impeccable, good recommendations! Beautiful wine list, Perfect !

Amazing pub, Liam was super friendly! Beautiful atmosphere and delicious food!

Just happened to come across The Porchester on our way to Kensington Palace. Food very tasty, good portions and value for money. Service excellent!

Loved the food. The atmosphere was amazing and so was the service and I left there feeling very happy. Defo a place I'd go to again.

Delicious pub food, attentive and helpful staff and comfortable seating. Highly recommended!!

Very good food and excellent service. Grace looked after us and was exceptionally helpful and very professional. I would recommend eating here for everyone

Grace our waitress was excellent. Very good dining experience and food was awesome.

We had an enjoyable evening at the Porchester served by Grace who was very friendly and hospitable.The overall experience was lovely and would recommend

Fantastic food and atmosphere, love how this pub looks on the inside. My second time having lunch at The Porchester. Took visiting family there as it was near home and was happy with my previous experience. I ordered the bavette steak which was cooked perfectly. My sister said her fish and chips was also delicious, and the burger and pork dishes which the rest of our group had was also tasty. Our server Grace was very attentive.

Grace was great! Get the pie! It is amazing!

The staff is very polite, helpful & friendly! We enjoy the food & atmosphere a lot .. Thx!

We went for the Porchester burger, the both of us, and it was very tasty. The melted cheese and the onion jam made the burger, I think! We went on a Wednesday, and at that time they had a quiz night, so it was quite loud, and not easy to talk. As most pubs in the area they serve Pale Ale and IPA beers, which is not for me, so it was little else to choose from, unfortunately.

Great place to eat and have a drink. Thank you Tom for the phenomenal service!

Came here today for impromptu lunch. Fish and chips were great fresh ingredients, great staff. Owner came around and checked in all tables. Really nice, well lit sunny cozy pub with excellent food. Highly recommend. Can’t thank the owner enough for fixing a little mishap we had! Made up for it ten fold, and their hospitality was more than we could have asked for!

Misleading Menu We selected the Porchester for a Sunday roast experience with family after doing extensive research into places in the area that could accommodate all diets— including a vegan in our party. The menu on the website included what sounded like a delicious vegan Wellington with vegan trimmings— all clearly labeled (VG). We made the booking and were excited to dine. When we arrived to the pub, we discovered that the menu at the restaurant had been changed (the website was unchanged) which eliminated the only vegan roast option from the menu, only offering vegetarian. Despite being shown the discrepancy, the server was apologetic but didn’t offer anything else they could enjoy except a burger. They blamed head office but didn’t offer any accommodation for being at fault for the disappointment. Our vegan was upset but as there were no other bookings available nearby in the other options we researched, we were resigned to stay and had the other roast options, and the vegan ate the burger. Our biggest disappointment was the apathy the staff showed for a clearly disappointed person who couldn’t enjoy the meal they expected, and no other goodwill was shown to make up for the establishment’s error. We would never have booked the Porchester had their menu not included a plant-based option. Buyer beware.

Nice to stop by for a deink Clean tables and very central location Classic pub I want to try the chicken roast It looked really good

Great Porchester Pie. Friendly staff and nice interior.

Amazing service and great atmosphere! Food cane quick and was a great portion too

Good food and service, like it!

Great pub where you can taste very good English meals and also find a large variety of bier and good gin. Grace and Sam are so kind and they recommended us very good plates. If you're around Bishop's Bridge, you should stop here.

We had a really good dinner here. The atmosphere of the place was amazing. The food was delicious. And our waiter Liam very servicial and nice. We will definitely come back next time in London!

We had the Sunday Roast & it was nice. My husband had the pork & I had the beef. Both meats were lovely & the gravy was the highlight of the meal. The staff were friendly also.

We visited in early July and I wrote a very complementary review - 5 star. Second visit yesterday and what a difference. Food not nearly as good. The ambience is still fine and we met and enjoyed the company of a very interesting punter. We haven't given up.

Formule brunch (vendredi et samedi) est très bonne. Personnel très agréable (merci Liam) et ambiance conviviale. Je recommande

We went to Prochester for brunch two days in a row (Friday and Saturday): very good dishes, efficient and very friendly service (especially Liam), and a typical atmosphere. We highly recommend!

food was amazing , we had the perfect scotch egg, hummus and caesar salad 🥗.. very attentive setaswell , thank you for having us ..

Very friendly waitress who was very kind and brought my friend's dog a bowl of water 3 times. The Fish and chips was great. The batter very light and fish fresh.

Great Pub, friendly staff, good choice of beers and great food.

A big square of a pub. Has a garden in the back.

This was one of the worst dining experiences I've ever had. We decided to go to this pub for lunch today, and we deeply regret it. We ordered three fish and chips, which is a pretty standard dish, but after waiting 30 minutes for it to arrive, none of us could believe what we were served. The fish smelled absolutely rotten and was mostly just a pile of crispy bread crumbs—probably 90% of the dish was just that. On top of that, the staff were extremely unhelpful and rude. Avoid this place at all costs!

This was one of the worst dining experiences I've ever had. We decided to go to this pub for lunch today, and we deeply regret it. We ordered three fish and chips, which is a pretty standard dish, but after waiting 30 minutes for it to arrive, none of us could believe what we were served. The fish smelled absolutely rotten and was mostly just a pile of crispy bread crumbs—probably 90% of the dish was just that. On top of that, the staff were extremely unhelpful and rude. Avoid this place at all costs!

A really lovely pub with super friendly staff and delicious food. Absolutely comfortable atmosphere, would go back anytime!!

Been a couple of times for a Sunday roast, and didn’t disappoint either time. Great roast beef!

Great food and service. Would definitely come back!

Fabulous haddock fish and chips (and I’m picky). Great food and service. Loud inside.

Very good food, very well received, excellent staff and he speaks French

First and foremost, the service was impeccable. The food was very well presented and tasty, and the atmosphere was the best of traditional pub vibes with the added bonus of being very clean and comfortable. Thank you, Cormac, for looking after our group so well. Highly recommend the pub

The Food was okay But for the price it was not good. The meat was good but without spices. The quiz was really boring and we didn‘t had much fun.

Great spot in central west London, best service I have had in a long while, we had the black pudding and pork sausage roll, meat was juicy and black pudding full of flavour (shared) we then went for the Haddock and chips and wow just wow I can’t explain when this came out I was extremely happy, the portion was excellent and perfectly cooked, crisp batter surrounding succulent white flesh that was still juicy, some of the best chips o have had and all the accompanying bits and bobs, tar-tar sauce, mushy peas, charred lemon all the good stuff, my friend had the Bavette steak, chips, blue cheese sauce and cress it looked lovely, the service was fantastic from all the staff, the bar was busy and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal and had a few drinks to go with all very very recommended, shout out to this place as it has come a great way with the new management a place to certainly enjoy don’t pass it up

Lovely spot to have dinner with family and friends, super recommended the scotch egg and their Signature Pie! A special thanks to Grace, she looked after us the whole meal and have been so understanding with our kids.

Really nice Sunday roast and lovely service from Eleonora 😊

Great service and great for families with young children

What a fantastic, classic British pub, the service was excellent and the food delicious, Cormac and the team have made this a special place to be, the chicken and leek pie is one of if not the best in London and this fish and chips also wow just wow

Spacious and clean with a modernised London pub atmosphere. It has good food for its standard level. Staff are great, always hardworking, upbeat as possible and obliging in doing their utmost to help with table bookings, particularly at busy times with televised sports events.

"We have tried several different pubs in the area, but we always ended up coming back here. A few years ago, the staff was very friendly, and this year, when we went with friends, we were also satisfied with the service.

Great food, great service and great space!

The stars say everything. The Porchester is everything you could want a pub to be

Great atmosphere and friendly staff made the visit a highlight of our visit to London. Food was reasonably priced, huge portions and delicious. Thanks for making our visit so memorable

Amazing Pub, the staff is incredible and will make sure you have a great evening! They offer great comfort food and fantastic Sunday roast. The Garden area is lovely and they are dog friendly. I always visit this pub when I’m in London.

I walked into PortChester and straightaway told the bartender I was a tourist from Massachusetts and I wanted an authentic English Ale. He could have rolled his eyes at me. Instead he was very engaging and gave me some tastes of some great English pale ales and cask ales. Even the locals at the bar weren’t too annoyed with me when I said I didn’t want to have Guinness! Great service and great beer. I didn’t have any food, but I should have. If I’m back in the UK, I’ll be back at The Portchestervv

The food was excellent! Our server was so kind and took care of our needs. The drinks were delicious as well. Definitely try this place out.

Cormac advised to have the Pork Sausages, they are amazing - we will be back for the Pie

Our first full day in London and our number one priority was having Sunday roast. We were staying in Bayswater so looked at a few restaurants near the hotel. We couldn’t resist the name of this place. We arrived to a classic English pub with the most charming and helpful waiter. I’m terribly sorry I forgot his name. because we had just been flying, we weren’t particularly hungry. We asked to share a Sunday roast portion and he said let me bring you two children’s plates instead. Perfect! And we got our own Yorkshire pudding, which is the whole point of Sunday roast. The food was delicious. The drinks were great. and the overall vibe was super chill and lovely

Delicious fish and chips. Cool vibe and ambience. Friendly and fast service. Great stop on our visit to Notting Hill area of London.

Beautiful restaurant with a lovely atmosphere! Our server Liam was very kind and helpful. The menu had a great selection and the food was amazing! Thanks for a great experience.

Beautiful restaurant with a lovely atmosphere! Our server Liam was very kind and helpful. The menu had a great selection and the food was amazing! Thanks for a great experience.

Theodora was a lovely person, definitely coming back with more friends! The service was quick and very good :))))))) Definitely coming back sooon !

Wonderful Pub and great food. Liam was our waiter and he was lovely! Would definitely recommend.

Not good at this price I do not recommend …

The pie, specialty of the house, was delicious. So tempting that I didn't even take the time to snap a picture... A great meal, in a very nice pub.

The food was delicious and the attendants very kind! One of them was Shub and there was another one so kind too. It was late in The alternoon and we’ve just arrived from the airport starving. The boys provided us a table even without booking before. It was all very good!

Great place. Great food. Great service - Liam!!!

Simple nice visit, had some fish and chips, food was great, staff were friendly, nice vibe there, would definitely come again for more.

Lovely atmosphere, friendly host. Great food and service

Exceptional service! Staff was very helpful and made sure we weren’t left wanting with any aspect of our meal! Amazing experience

Amazing kind service and would gladly come back to eat again <3

Delicious menu, excellent cook and very professional waiter. Very friendly staff.

Avni was absolutely quality, very friendly guy and credit to your company.

Delicious food, friendly atmosphere

The waiter was adorable, very pleasant for lunch, the fish and chips are very, very well stocked!

Decent pub just off Queensway, catering for all, there's a small garden but the sign is hidden so I did not discover it until I went to the loo. Good Guinness.

Very nice home ! Excellent cuisine! Come here and taste the fish and chips!

Great pub with friendly owner, great service and excellent food!

Very pleasant surprise. Looking for a quaint place near our hotel, we randomly came across this Pub. The staff were very kind and helpful in explaining the various dishes and beers. The food was really good and cared for and prices were in the English average

Really nice experience there ! Lovely staff especially Grace !

The pub located near Royal Oak station was the perfect stop off place for dinner before my friend had to head back home via Paddington (roughly 10 min walk) The staff were extremely attentive and friendly and the food (I had the burger and chips) was delicious, helped down with a brilliantly poured Guinness, I will be back for sure.

Nous sommes tombés par hasard sur ce pub typique en nous rendant vers Nothing Hill. Nous avons pris tous les deux un fish and chips,qui était vraiment très bon. Pour ce qui est du service, l’amabilité et le sourire de Cormac sont à complimenter !

Friendly neighborhood pub. Serves an excellent oven baked Yorkshire Chicken & Leek Pie.

Fantastic, had some dinner here with friends and had the best time, staff where friendly and attentive, food was delicious and cocktails reasonably priced.

Everything was great, really recommended 👍

We were thoroughly enjoying our experience here until a toddler started to use the space around the dining tables as a playground. The family were also nursing a babe in arms. When were babies and toddlers allowed in your pub please? The low ambience rating is because of this …it was delightful once the little people had left.

5/5 service at the Porchester, on a girls trip to London we landed at the Porchester during our visit around Bayswater/Paddington, service was warm and welcoming and the food was delicious, we started off with a few cocktails as you do, we got a few small plates and sharing bits for the table to nibble on, the Camembert was beautiful and the Charcuterie plate had coppa (never had this before) but was super delicious with grilled peaches yummy and a scampi bites to just have a bit of everything, the Margs were probably some of the best we have ever had, we also tried the Strawberry cosmos recommended by of of the wait satff, over all will definitely be recommending to all of my friends thanks guys for a great treat. Maria x

Good lunchtime food with excellent service, however, spoilt when a toddler used the area around diners as a playground and the babe in arms was a little fractious..I wasn’t allowed in a pub as a well behaved child let alone as a baby or toddler, am I missing a new law regarding babies in pubs? Is this pub allowing babies inside during the evening as well?

Crazy fish & chips Really friendly staff Ideal for a very London lunch

Second visit after a disappointing first one, and safe to say they really redeemed themselves this time around. We should have had the pork roast from the beginning; it was tender and melts in your mouth when you eat it, the crackling was super tasty, veggies were lovely and so were the pigs in blankets, and the yorkshire pudding soaked up the gravy nicely. The sticky toffee pudding was the perfect end to the meal. Some very very minor suggestions such as the Cauliflower Cheese could be better seasoned and the potatoes were slightly tough/overdone but overall the staff handled quite a busy Sunday really well. Service was great overall. It is very clear now why people keep recommending the roast at The Porchester and why people keep coming back.

Been here many times, since Cormack took over it’s the best it’s been!!! We were here yesterday for my birthday lunch with family, a warm welcome, a complimentary glass of champagne and the best Sunday Roast (I have the Vegetarian option) with all the trimmings.Excellent service, the staff are polite, friendly and nothing is too much trouble. My mother is in a wheelchair and they are very accommodating. Sorry I can’t provide Photo’s as i didn’t take any,I did take a video, but can’t share it.

Vriendelijke bediening, fijne atmosfeer en goed eten en drinken. Waar voor je geld. Mooie Art Deco accenten. Beetje luidruchtig, zijn dat de Engelsen?