The Rising Sun Pub in City of London, Westminster

Probably the best city of London pub 🍻

Decent pub with staff who know how to pour a pint. It’s usually busy with the after-work crowd, tucked away in the backstreets between Blackfriars and St. Paul’s. A nice break from the more touristy spots nearby whilst still having a good ambiance. There’s a wide range of beers on tap and some cool artwork and history on the walls. Definitely worth popping in for a pint or two if you’re in the area. Guinness at time of review was £6.75.

Rude staff. I was served food at 5:20pm and then told I had to leave at 5:40 because I was with my 16 year old son. Avoid.

Nice pub in a great location. Was only there briefly to meet a friend and had a pint . He said that the Guiness from the tap here is extra special . Will definitely try some day

Nice restaurant, but unmotivated staff.

This a well hidden gem. My bartender (from Georgia didn't get her name) was great. The drink selection was very vast. They remembered me from just one visit. I ended up visiting 3 times and each time it was a fun place to grab a beer...or three. Just a short walk from the cathedral. I would highly recommend this place for a drink. I will go again next time in town.

A beautiful pub in a beautiful area of London. Excellent service. Great choice of drinks and food(especially there award winning Guinness)..a must visit if your in the area!!

Stopped off here this afternoon about 1pm and was met by a lovely friendly bar maid who was so accommodating and knowledgeable with her recommendations for choice of beer we decided to stop off again on our way back home. Staff a 6pm, there were two of them, they were totally different! Not the friendly welcome we’d had earlier, indifferent, belligerent and lacked knowledge of their products. 10/10 earlier 5/10 this evening!

Good little boozer tucked between St Paul's and Blackfriars.

Thought this was a great place for us to end our night in the St Paul’s area: we stood outside in the nice warmth on a summer night, stood at the barrels. Beers were good, prices were fine. Would visit again.

Less than 5 minutes from St Pauls is an area of small alleys with several restaurants and pubs. This is a traditional pub that is quite smallish but does have additional seating upstairs and an exterior standing area. Given the small bar area choice is somewhat limited, less than 10 whiskies and no cask ale. I opted for a Stella at £6.40, the service was excellent. Of particular note are the brightly painted windows and the wall painting of London outside the toilets. Food is available. I would recommend a visit to this pub if you are in the area.

Amazing people and the atmosphere is so so so good!!

Perfect for a refreshing drink break during a walk in the city.

Watched the football there. Friendly atmosphere. Traditional pub.

Fantastic bar staff! What a tradition city pub should be always like!

Amazing selection of beers on draught. Including from Camden, Brewdog, Brooklyn, Guinness...

Terrible BLT. Let us order fries even though it comes with it. Good beers and cocktails.

Atmospheric pub down a little lane near St Paul’s. Busy bar empties out onto street. Upstairs restaurant is a hidden gem. Ate there last night. Beautiful salmon en croute.

Beautiful old school pub right around the corner from St Pauls. Lovely atmosphere and good food too! Love popping in when I'm in the area.

Decent pub with some funky designs. Just your classic pub, no faults.

Loved this place. Finger foods were great as was the Guinness. Bat staff were friendly and helpful. Toilets clean. Great party and atmosphere.

If you are looking for a proper old school pub, with great atmosphere, service and beer. This is definitely a place to go. Love coming here for an afterwork pint. They do a really good Guinness.

Good old london pub, good food, great Guinness and nice selection of real ales. Hasn't really changed much in years and that certainly adds to the character, been back recently and starting too charge a bit too much for the Guinness now, we'll back after a while due too the trains cancelled and I take it back for the price generally about the same as most places. It's such a great pub,staff very friendly punters total mix and just a great pub. If your visiting London give it a go especially late afternoon the place is thriving and it is how the good old london pub should and used to be lots of history a pub you shouldn't miss if in town, still one of the best in town 4.5.23 Update as of 22/9/23 OK same as above the Guinness is just spot on the price is £6.40 a pint so about right nowadays unfortunately but hey. Its a lovely little hidden gem Trust me.14/12/23 still great Guinness and still 1 of my top 5 in town. Enjoy. Update 22/3/24 still a gem, definitely top 5 Guinness in town (my opinion) still gets busy give it a go.

Very nice burger, Tasted flame grilled. French fries could have been better but not to the point of complaining.

Best family pub around, friendly staff, great beers

Great little pub in the heart of the city. Good beer and a great atmosphere.

Stopped here today after a long walk up St Paul's. It was EXACTLY what we needed. The Guinness was amazing, and the food was absolutely delicious. Charlie and Zoey were wonderful to talk to and my girlfriend and I had a fantastic time just catching up and relaxing and meeting new people. The Sriracha sauce is also great ;) I highly HIGHLY recommend you popping by here :)

A great place for a pint after work

Have never had the food, but generally attentive bar service. Very much a standing up after work city pub, decent options on tap.

A great place for after works drinks

Only had a quick drink but it was pleasant.

What a fantastic pub, staff fantastic very friendly, great range beers and wine. food is top notch, our new must visit when we're in London

Wow very popular Good beer selection, all cask.

Lovely pub all round. Great interior, nice staff and one of the best Guinness I’ve had in London

Great atmosphere! Saturday & Sunday closed.

Good selection of beers in here. (10/23)

Never had any food. Very good beer served with a smile. Lovely old pub.

One of the better places just off St Paul's Cathedral.

Lovely old school boozer in the City of London. Beer always well kept and great staff. Lovely pint of Guinness ☝🏻

Beer was good, but unfortunately kitchen was not working anymore at 8pm on friday

One of the few places to be open on a Friday evening past 10pm.

Leuke Engelse bar. Beetje verscholen om de hoek bij St. Paul cathedral. Diverse Engelse en speciaal bieren op de tap beschikbaar

Excellent atmosphere in a ye olde London style pub. Enjoyed the food and the company.

Lovely little traditional London Pub, good selection of drinks, friendly efficient bar staff, only steps from our apartment.

The Great Rising Sun. So many memories. Thanks

Stopped in for a pint on a really hot day after a visit to St. Paul's, really friendly welcome, proper British pub with great atmosphere and amazing cold beers. Lovely staff and will be returning. A great find.

Excellent service Excellent quality great beer 🍺 👍 Lovely atmosphere, great area Definitely go again when possible

This is a great pub... great choice of beer.. most importantly it serves Stella. there is a bloke with a very red face in there and a very loud laugh... every time i go in there he seems to be there. not sure if he is the owner or just lives close by. You will know who i am talking about if you ever go to this pub.

Gorgeous home cooked food, staff couldn’t do enough for us, nice spacious atmosphere. Great pub food menu but not greasy cheap kind of food

Visited this amazing independent pub today and had a fantastic welcome, great choice of beers and beautiful food This pub is definitely worth a visit and tucked away is worth searching for! The artwork is stunning too

Great place with fantastic service, Harry was outstanding with his customers and really looked after us! Thank you Harry and Julie the manager who made us feel really welcome, the place has a really lovely atmosphere, will definitely come again and again and again

Giddy London. Fab old pub in great area. Good beer

Young's beer is excellent here. Busy on a Thursday evening but lots of room outside.

This is predominately a drinking pub and it is excellent for it. Perfect spot after work to sink a few and relax. The staff are always accomodating and efficient. Great selection of booze served with friendly and fast service. They play the big sports matches on the TV's - World Cup/Six Nations etc.. It does get busy during the week after about 5pm but its a great atmosphere. Theres seating in and outdoors (with heaters and blankets available, just ask nicely at the bar) and when it's busy the street is filled with customers as it's a popular ''after work'' spot for many. Have had food here a few times as well and it's always served in good time and it's lovely. If you're local and looking for a regular spot for a pint or 3, I can't recommend The Rising Sun enough. Tony and his staff are top teir

A nice and quiet little pub on a not so much frequented street. Very friendly personnel and some good chips.

They were extremely kind and nice to us, we were a party of 10 and managed to move people and tables around to be able to sit us. Food was really good as well. If you're in the area I would definitely recommend

My first time in London and I tried the Bangers & mash. It was delicious and I really enjoyed it. If I had more room in my belly I would have ordered another one. I had a chance to eat some authentic food here and I am very excited. I will be coming again.

Went for a pint after a long day's work working away from home only to be told that we could order drinks but would have to drink them outside as we had hi viz ppe on. This pub is not some flashy wine bar in Covent garden, it's just a corner pub in London. Absolutely disgusting that they should ask for working class men to drink outside just because they have work wear ppe on. They Happily took the £6 to £7 for a pint though!!

Went last Sunday. Roast was 19.50 each. We were the only two people in there..chap behind the bar wasn't overly friendly. The beef was very fatty and we couldn't eat most of it. Had to ask for condiments etc. At no point did he come over and ask if it was ok or offer drinks or dessert. Bit disappointing really..

Excellent old pub feel, friendly staff, good food.

A nice comfortable boozer just down from St Paul's Cathedral, bar staff very nice and friendly, had a nice pint of Doombar, if in the area worth a visit

Good Place for a drink after work and to watch sport, even at the weekend.

Best Roast Dinner ive had, fabulous

Was very fortunate to have a Christmas lunch at the Rising Sun Pub yesterday. The service was first class and the food outstanding. I chose a 3 course Christmas lunch and the standard of everything on the plate for each course was truly delicious. It was one of the best Christmas lunches I have enjoyed in years. Please pay this wonderful pub a visit, you wont be disappointed!

Third choice pub for lunch last week. Good ale but mediocre food.

Very traditional pub good beer without the frills. Look forward to my next visit!

Nice pub and lovely mulled wine!

Excellent meal and lovely man serving it. Place was nearly empty early Sunday afternoon. Recommend to everyone.

Excellent pint of guiness and a Rarely achieved local pub type atmosphere in the middle of the city

Lovely little side alley bar with a good range of beers and barrel tables for outdoor seating. A little way off the main road so you can enjoy a quiet pint. Reasonably priced as well. The food looked amazing but we did not try any of it. Service was quick.

Non è il top ma il mio panino era ottimo e anche la birra peccato che il fish and chips non fosse un granché

Decent pub. Friendly service. Reasonably priced

A great find. Stones throw away from St Paul's. Staff were very friendly and service was amazing as was the food and drink. Definitely be calling in again on next trip to London

Very limited seating and mainly locals as opposed to young professionals but a good selection of drinks.

Lovely pub, friendly staff, great food

No draught on when we visited, but otherwise a pleasant spot for a pint

A friendly pub, very clean, I would definitely recommend anybody to drink here.

One of my favourite pubs in London

Like others, we found this pub by chance, while wandering along the quirky backstreets from Blackfriars to our hotel near St Paul’s. It was busy at lunchtime,so I checked with the friendly landlady if we needed to book 4 dinner that night but no prob. Being an unusually balmy ( not barmy!) night we sat outside for evening drinks, met our son then moved indoors for eats. Great atmosphere, brilliant service and good food n drinks. I had the yummy slouvaki and brilliant Malbec wine. Such an enjoyable evening and so glad we found you, guys.

Friendly pub with good beer pretty close to St Pauls

Came here for Sunday lunch, what a treat! Fantastic food, lovely hosts, couldn’t fault anything. I’m vegetarian and gluten free, all catered for.

Love the location, tucked away around the St. Paul's area. Really helpful, friendly, competent owner/manager and staff (they handled a customer "incident" very well indeed). Personally, I find the psychedelic windows a bit troubling (saw all this the first time around, ha, ha!!) and I think the interior is in need of an awful lot of tlc to bring it up to a standard where, I am sure, they would attract a LOT more customers. There are not enough "normal" seats/tables - mostly bar stools - and those in place at the moment are rather reminiscent of an old people's home. The flooring is also rather grim and a little hazardous in area - definitely one or two trip risks. I feel a bit sad about this pub, because I really think that, if it had some money thrown at it, it would repay it many times over. Thanks to the lovely staff for looking after us the other day!

We were attracted by the quirky colourful window paintings, and by the outward appearance of the pub. Inside is a visual feast, lots to look at. The bar staff were friendly, and the mezze lunch superb. I was delighted to see Viognier available by the glass.

Great city pub with friendly service. Outdoor seats

Nice boozer and with excellent food. Recommend the chicken burger.

We had Sunday lunch here and enjoyed the food and drink very much. Sunday during a Bank Holiday weekend was perhaps not the best time to visit as the pub was quiet. Nevertheless it still looks like a really good place for drinks when busier....

Lovely family run pub. Great food. Very friendly staff. Great Guinness. I would highly recommend it

Lovely pub, great Guinness and evenbetter service

A great backstreet pub, just off Ludgate hill, a stones throw from St Paul's Cathederal. A roomy pub with a horseshoe bar and plenty of tables outside. An absence of traffic gives an air of tranquility in the centre og London. Beer lovely and cold served by efficient welcoming staff. There is an upstairs dining room serving excellent food, including a very tasty generous Sunday lunch. A most excellent place to visit.

Lovely surroundings and nice beee

Visited on a Sunday on a baking hot day. Strangely attracted by ‘Sunday Roast’. Restaurant was above the pub. At first we were the only ones there. I began to think that the food would be out the freezer and was regretting going in -...

Lovely pub , great bar food , we had the calamari ( it was so good) very friendly staff , great vibe , we will be going back to sample the main menu very soon , we’ll done team

I visited the rising sun for the first time on Friday 2nd July for a quick after work drink by myself as I have just moved to the area and wanted to find a nice pub locally I was made to feel welcome as soon...

Great pub.. super cool staff.. food amazing..can’t wait to go back! In the heart of the City… a stones throw from St. paul’s .

Great hidden gem. Good food, lovely atmosphere. Good choice of beers and ales. Can definitely recommend.

Nice setting, average beers but dreadful host. The barman/owner was incredibly rude and had a go at basically everyone that came in the pub for some misdemeanour. Won’t be returning

Had a great vegan Sunday roast. Super quick and friendly service and a great price at £14 each for both mine (vegan) my dad's (chicken) main meal.

Had lunch here today and it was so lovely. Sausages and mash, with maribone gravy; delicious 😋 Pink gin and lemonade was just the ticket to cool me down on this hot, sunny day. Friendly, attentive staff - will definitely be popping in for lunch and a glass or two of Pink Gin!!

It was lovely and staff fab. Only criticism would be the the hallumi starter was overpriced for two slices of hallumi ,some fig chutney and 4 salad leaves @ 7 quid . Calamari was really nice though and a generous portion .

Superb pub! Impeccably run, great beer and pub food.