The Union Tavern in City of London, Westminster

Lovely blonde lady served me and my partner yesterday, amazing mulled wine, gorgeous smily atmosphere, can’t wait to go back. Thank you xx

This pub is what a pub should be: welcoming staff, good food, nice beers, with the odd sour beer that I'm particularly fond of, good and clean facilities and the side canal makes it so nice in summer. It's a place I look forward to go with friends and where I'd bring family. I've now been coming multiple times each month since the last year, to spend the afternoon with friends. Unfortunately, there is one thing which means I can't put five stars, and in the long run will make me rethink if the trend doesn't change: food is good (Caesar salad made my summer) but portions have been gradually becoming smaller, and prices have been going up.. It won't stop me coming, but will definitely make me rethink wether I buy food or not, which is a shame. Hope that trend subsides, because prices are already quite in the uppper range now for a pub. I appreciate there is a balance here, but it's now becoming lesser value between portion and price.

We were a big group and we had sunday roast. It was great, no complains

Had a fabulous evening…and the service we received was above and beyond. Thank you 😊

Very long service and meal not plentiful at all.

Great place. It’s nice to be greeted with smiles the second you walk in. Great food, nice beer choices, super staff!!

We really enjoyed the food, nice vibe, really clean. However, the staff by mistake gave us an order of fries that we hadn't ordered, we tried to return them, and they said it was fine for us to have them. But then, at the end, they made us pay for it, even though we explained everything. Fries were good tho.

Adorable place , actually one of my regular ones, good and friendly staff, pet friendly

We just had a drink, very light pub.

The place very nice , but the workers very bad 😅. They don’t put attention to the customer. Here are 3 lady’s and they just talking upstairs Instead of put the cutlery’s 😉

Nice staff, beer garden looks great. Much more like a cafe than a pub however, cold bright lights, no music, very strange

Lovely pub down by the canal with split level seating areas, some outdoor sections overlooking the canal, perfect for a nice warm evening or daytime snack. The beers were good, the staff very friendly and it was quite empty when we were there just after 12. The food looked nice, although we only had a light snack. Sunday roast is available too.

It was great meeting and seeing new interesting people and other kindred spirits, in a really historically rich and cultured town, outside of London. The drive there was well worth it! Thanks for the excellent food, the great service and the fun and secure atmosphere everyone can see, feel, hear and enjoy.

What a lovely pub. Great sandwiches - really good! Sadly didn't get the name of the young lad who was serving us but he was such a gem. We were meeting up with friends after a horrible bereavement so it was awful circumstances but he was so lovely it really cheered us up. The kindness of strangers means a lot in those times so top marks for service, and everything else. Thank you.

We were able to sit outside by the canal in wonderful weather, wonderful to just enjoy. Service was top.

I was here for a wake, so not great circumstances, but the pub had a good vibe about it, well situated with a cool area below next to the canal. Would like to return on a more sociable visit.

Nice atmosphere between the clients. Nice spot. The personnel is ok. They should serve something small along with pints, like nuts or chips.

Staff not very friendly except one young guy serving on Thursday 19th he ok but some of the staff walking in and out not friendly not like it was busy should be more friendly for £6 per pt wouldn't bother to often no atmosphere

Lovely garden by the canal and excellent food

Friendly, neighbourhood pub. Great location by the canal. Excellent pub quiz on a Wednesday evening.

Best local pub ever ! Amazing views !

Nice atmosphere and location, especially the terrace on the canal. The food was good, we ordered two burgers with chips which were tasty but quite small. Overall nice experience

What a find. Nice pub with deck facing the Grand Union Canal. Interesting menu. Prices not too bad.

I loved the place, the location 😍 very good service, we will return 🤗

Good local option with nice views over the canal.

Used to go here all the time but staff has become rude. Don’t know if there has been a change in management but it’s not as friendly as before

Don’t know if it’s new management or just poor hiring but from entering premises the staff has become rude and unwelcoming. Shame for such a good potential.

Nice pub! You get an amazing view outside , facing the river! We just tried the orange cider, nothing else but we loved the place and environment, so we will come back.

I paid over £8 for a pint of totally regular IPA - nothing special! Always has dirty loos and the only area with atmosphere is their canal side beer garden - usually full to the brim of smokers. Wish it was a good local, bc its in a great position. Just always disappointing.

Thanks for taking care of us Rachel! Great vibes on the terrace by the canal.

Good (Fullers currently) pub with canalside outside space to view boating escapades or the comings and goings at the bus garage opposite. Friendly staff, pub food and good range of beers.

Very good pub with a beautiful terrace by the water. The food was very good and the atmosphere friendly.

The hallmark of the Union Tavern has to be its location on the Grand Union canal. Should be a good spot in Summer. They also have ‘visiting’ beers. I managed to get a tasty wheat beer. Otherwise good pub grub.

The vegan burger went through a very ropey phase a few years ago (ludicrously tiny, bland and overpriced) but I am thrilled that this changed under new management and the plant based burger is great! Editing this review because last time I went (early spring 2024) just after reopening from some redecoration/renovations, the menu has completely changed with the result that there isn't a single plant based meal. There used to be some great options before the menu changed. Now, the only thing on the entire menu was a sharing nachos platter for two which had a vegan cheese option. Not what most people want for their dinner - I ordered because I was dining with someone else and didn't want to make a fuss and go elsewhere. But unfortunately unless this is remedied I won't be returning. It's not a big ask to at least have a plant based burger on your menu along with your other burger options surely....this must be the only pub in the area not to offer one.

Nachos are trash. £12 for some dry chips and fake guac

Lovely pub with an amazing beer garden alongside the canal. They also had 3 gluten free beers on draught which is rare!

Decent fish dish. Better then average beet selection.

Nice pub but the Guinness was a borderline hate crime

Managed to get just about everything wrong.... Shockingly bad

The best around Westbourne Park

The place is very pretty with a great terrace. The welcome is very friendly and pleasant, the waitress is smiling and helps you choose your beer. A very nice discovery, I will come back! Very good IPa beer

Fantastic bar staff made us feel very welcome indeed!

Very nice Pub along the canal, with a good service.

If you want a nice pint by the canal this is the spot. Unless they train their staff how to operate a till however, no point in stopping by. Took over 45 minutes to get a pint here on Sunday, I've never wanted to dash on a place so much as the incompetence found here

First time there. The first of many to come. Great place!

Atmosphere, Service , ambience- Perfect place to chill. Don't mind pricey food that is worth the price. But for 1 slice of small ciabatta with avocado and bacon for £12.00 on this is away too high

Very pleasant seating by the canal. Great when the sun is out! Had a good mezze and a couple of drinks.

Very friendly pub next to Paddington park - lots of outdoor tables in and out of sunshine, great beer selection, great atmosphere & dog friendly - food looked good and staff were very welcoming 😊

Amazing terrace directly at the canal 👍 The cauliflower was very nice.

cute little canalside pub, ideal for those bevvys in the sun.

Good pub. Nice beer. Pleasant staff.

Recently re-done and the place looks great! Was a vibe on a sunny day. Could definitely use another bar or more people working on a sunny day as there was quite line. Once you got to the front the staff were all really lovely!

Had a lovely plate of fish & chips, a burger, nachos, and a foofy drink and few pints of Guinness on a Friday evening and were very pleased overall

Good welcome and good choice of pressures, with a great setting whether you are indoors or outdoors.

Canal-side table on a fresh sunny Sunday, and great plates of Sunday roast.

Used to be my favourite pub. But after refurbished, price went up and got very crowded.

Good selection on tap, wonderful servers, food is just okay weekdays, but recommend Sunday roasts - very much like home cooking. Cool outdoor seating on canal.

Cool place to go with friends and also they have a nice terrace ( canal side) 😀

Came in real hungover after a night out. Partner felt sick on the way home, and after being sick said the roast tasted better on the way up. I'm not as dramatic but I'm convinced their heritage carrots are just dyed purple.

Great pub with lovely staff. Good selection of beers and amazing outdoor terrace on the canal for the summer. Could do with AC inside.

Goodness gracious me what a view from the beer garden

Great job on sprucing up the outside patio and downstairs areas.

A modern pub located on the banks of the canal. The nighttime atmosphere on the water's edge and with beautiful lighting makes the hours go by quickly.

Nice beer selection, and very nice location with a great terrace looking onto the canal. Food is tasty, but overpriced for what you get.

Lovely outdoor space by the canal, good food, and great service.

The pub quiz is a lot of fun and the staff are fantastic. Great spot

We stopped here for dinner on our way home from a busy day and enjoyed our time. The food and drinks were good. No complaints.

After some time without visiting I came today for a Sunday roast and was bit disappointed. I entered an empty pub with very high prices.. A Sunday roast is now over £20 and a pint of lager is over £7. The quality of food was ok, but the Sunday roast shrank to a single piece of beef and few vegetables. I understand everything is going up, but today it seemed excessive and similar pubs in the area have more reasonable prices.

We came on a Friday night to get a dinner. Pleasant and cosy atmosphere with friendly service. The venue wasn’t that loud and one could easily have a conversation. Food was good, but I wouldn’t say exceptional. We’ll come again!

Amazing service and food was great. Well done, it’s so simple to get things right and these guys just do in spades. Great position on side of canal oh and the beer was great

Good range of craft beer, although the string stuff is pretty pricey. Nice vibe inside and out, in a paved area by the canal.

Fantastic table great service and best chips in London

Great craft beer selection, friendly staff, and a lovely view of the canal! Went back recently (same great service and atmosphere) and a member of our party was very impressed to see gluten free beer on tap!

Food was fairly average but did the job and to be fair, I’d eat there again, but it wouldnt be my first choice if you know what I mean. Great little spot next to the canal for a cheeky lunch beer or after work bev though. They also have Guinness extra cold which is always a winner

We arrived and waited in vain at the table for 20 minutes. Nobody came. We went to the counter and ordered. We specified that we didn't like garlic and onion. They made us pay upfront and before giving us anything. It has never happened to me to go to a pub and pay in advance... After waiting in vain at the table without anyone coming to ask... Finally, after half an hour of having paid in advance, the completely wrong food arrives. I'm wrong, it doesn't matter... You've already paid anyway, so I'll steal from you easily. Don't go there because you will be robbed and you won't get what you expect. Plus you will feel treated as if you were worthless people... Terrible place, terrible people awful ‘service’

I used to love this place but had a horrible experience with moody staff so won't be going there anymore. I prefer places with friendly staff who you can chat to and understand customer service.

Service was friendly but they dodint know how to server a bear .

We went to this pub Saturday , on a weekend night only girls . Nice atmosphere nice place and good food.

Nous nous sommes arrêtés dans ce lieu juste pour boire une bière et ce moment a été agréable. Un avantage, ce pub est à côté d’un métro mais le quartier, bien que le canal soit proche, vieillit mal. Toutefois, aux beaux jours, la terrasse le long du canal doit être sympathique.

Great spot for the young, can be loud in the weekends

Location is great. Staff seemed frustrated and overworked- could be the reason for rude behaviour.

Great location on the water and really nice for a drink outside. We sadly had the worse service from one of the bar staff. A young man with what i could see had "war paint" under his eyes in makeup. would be visibly angry when asked for a round of drinks and when I asked if I could order food would just star at me until his friend serving also thankfully could see he wasn't being helpful. The young man brought our food to our table that was very nice but we noticed there was only half the portion that we ordered. before I could say anything he dropped it off and walked away, not giving us knives or forks or asking if we needed table sauce or salt and pepper, just dropped off and left. I walked to find him but he must have "ran" to the back room. This bar was really nice and I would love to come back again as the location is great. But if this man with wrestling makeup is behind the bar again I would not bother

I was really impressed. The pub was busy but they found me a table and the food was beautiful. My order came fast and I love that you can see the chef cooking it. Bustling for a rainy mid week night so would advise booking

A lovely spot to sit outside by the canal on a warm day. We visited on a Tuesday and made the most of the taco deal, and they were very tasty. Good selection of drinks.

Brilliant place to visit for a pint or food. Would highly recommend. Excellent staff too

Beautiful pub by the canal, optimal for a Saturday book read.

The pub is right by the cannal and can get quite busy on a nice day! It has a lovely atmosphere and the outdoor seating area by the water is always busy. We were here for drinks and they serve a range of pub food but we didn't order any at the time.

Great location but service was out of order. Come here a couple times and today Witnessed a young woman get refused service and asked to leave over a situation she was in no way apart of that happened previously. When asked why she was to blame the two bartenders laughed in her face and told her their manager will call the police if she does not leave. Interestingly spoke to the young lady (black) later on who explained that the people who were to blame (white) had been back to the pub since the incident with no repercussions, but she was asked to leave and was made to feel unwelcome and laughed at. Seems to be a racially motivated stand from the staff of a pub in Notting Hill!

Awesome place ... day or night time

Disappointing experience. Food was made from frozen, run out of most beers and closed one hour early for no reason

We were looked after so well here. Such a lovely atmosphere. Chris, Tia and Patrick were all absolute stars. Thank you!!

Lovely spot for a beer by the canal, and the staff are friendly. Beer is a bit on the expensive side but you’re paying for the location I suppose. Food is children’s birthday party standard for gourmet prices. Overall I would go back but definitely eating beforehand.

Nice pub selling craft beers. Interesting food menu and fantastic canalside outside space. Can get busy in the sunshine

Thursday , 6pm and the pub run out of Craft Beer…Are you serious? What kind of Management is running this pub and couldn’t order more beer? Pub had to close earlier, shortage of staff and beer … Food below average… Wouldn’t go back. If I could give 0 starts I would…. Very disappointing experience

The pub with no beer! A chavvy "manager" had to close The Tavern earlier. The food was below average, overpriced. The burgers were not appetizing, the presentation unpleasant and unsavory - a take away burger would look and probably taste better. I will not recommend this place and will not be coming back. Likely we went to Angies (nearest pub) and spend our money there.

The staff was friendly and welcoming. My husband and i tried one of their ales. I had the Pan seared gnocchi with sundried tomatoes, wild rocket and a feta cheese crumble, my husband had Spatchcock chicken, parmentier potatoes, chicken croquette, creamy cauliflower & mushroom sauce, the kiddo had the Union beef burger (which was huge), hand cut chips, tomato & salad. Our meals were fabulous. We dined on fresh bread and wine while waiting. We also had our first Sticky Toffee pudding! It's not an inexpensive dinner but they do have a 2-course special for $16.95 (pounds) that I recommend and it's worth every penny. If you want a 5 star meal in a comfy, clean, relaxed atmosphere, the Union Tavern is for you.

lovely pub with a beautiful outdoors area by the canal

Fantastic location on the canal with a great vibe

The staff are wonderful, the venue is an absolute god send and the booze selection is always on point. Honestly nothing beats this place for sitting near the canal on a nice sunny day, sipping a beer, chatting with friends and polishing off a burger. Only thing i would change, if I could, would be a better bar to serve people from. The queue is generally really long, on a busy day it goes out the front door. That is simply because the staff have a TINY bar with 2 x POS that aren't always working. If they could somehow put the downstairs space to better use, I'm sure it would draw in more people. A common issue people have with this place is the time it takes to get served, and just to clarify the staff are fantastic, but the tools they are given (the bar) to complete their job is sub standard.

Awesome stop along the canal with great music awesome beer and good bar food. Fruendly staff amazing views.