Based on 1.528 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 1.528 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 4345 in 7028 in City of London, Westminster
Nº 576 of 925 British in City of London, Westminster
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I went in and there was an angelic presence also know as Morgan behind the bar. She was great and had a well rounded knowledge of the pub and products. Will be coming back
Charlie Robinson . 2024-11-12
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Fabulous, as a Londoner it's always nice to find a genuine old London pub, no music, no pool table,no slot machines, no kids. Beer is good service excellent, food great. Open fire, warm and comfortable and we could hear each other talk without any loud groups or music. Shall definitely be going back.
Stephen Davis . 2024-11-07
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Wow! SJ and Tilda were the most amazing team to have serve me today. The drinks were brilliant, and they were the friendliest bar presence. 10/10 would come back!
Will Geraint Drake . 2024-10-31
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SJ and Tilda - amazing bar staff. Thanks for looking after us all evening. Super friendly.
Thomas Hansell . 2024-10-31
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Tilda and SJ the best people I have ever met give a kidney to them
Tilly Dawes . 2024-10-31
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Tilda & SJ are legends. Prisca is amazing!!!
Antonio Oliveira . 2024-10-31
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Excellence all round. I've been here for drink before but never food. On a Sunday I tried a beetroot wellington, fabulous. Homecooked. Highly recommended, magnificent historic pub and far away from the busier pubs closer to Victoria. Generally very chilled out, shame the experience was slightly marred by 4 young Americans shouting, yelping for the entire time.
Jethro672 . 2024-10-20
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Excellence all round. I've been here for drink before but never food. On a Sunday I tried a beetroot wellington, fabulous. Homecooked. Highly recommended, magnificent historic pub and far away from the busier pubs closer to Victoria. Very chilled out.
chris james . 2024-10-20
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I came up from Surrey to organise a support group meeting for people who share the same background as me. We didn't know each other before but we all found that the environment was conducive to intimate and relaxed chat. The food was great. I liked the beer. The new bar manager, Greg, was very welcoming and introduced himself when I said I come to the pub regularly. So thanks Greg and your team and good luck
Michael C . 2024-10-13
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A very nice little pub that serves a full menu of food. It doesn't, however, have much by the way of beer as it is a Samuel Smith's pub. So, there is Old Brewery Bitter and that's about it. Never mind, OBB is not bad. The layout is original Victorian/Edwardian and is very similar to the Princess Louise in Holborn. Food was good, atmosphere was good.
kenc . 2024-10-09
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Dropped in for a pint on westminster walkabout. Sam Smiths pub so beer is limited to theirs, ok but not Fullers. Grwat building, food menu looked for than ok.
marcus dickens . 2024-09-07
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Good place overall. Delicious food, tasty snd well cooked. Good beer variaty, no IPAs but other options. We were there Saturday noon, almost empty. Good option not far from Buckingham Palace.
Arsenio Fernandez . 2024-09-07
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Note, this pub only sells their own brewery's products...no other lagers, beers or ciders...so you better like Sam Smiths beers (I didn't particularly) Having taken the trouble to book a table for four for food and drink, we were given the only table ( a large wobbly one!) in the middle of the entrance to a large hall with seating all round the edges, so it felt like we were sat on the concourse at Kings Cross Station with everyone jostling past us....it was that bad and echoey that we drank up and left as quickly as possible without ordering any food! Probably the worst pub set up I've been too...the staff were nice but whoever thought of just plonking us in the middle of a large hall right in the path of everyone, has no concept of hospitality.
S K . 2024-09-04
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Prisca was amazing! She made it such a lovely experience to drink here. Will be back for sure!
Jack Hawkins . 2024-08-30
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It’s a cosy pub hidden in a nice and quiet neighbourhood. Food (sausages with mash and gravy + korean fried chicken burger) was great and service was good. The only minor thing is that I developed this feeling that service was a little cool. Maybe it was because of our (obvious) tourist appearance or maybe it was because of stress due to the party in the back. In any case, it wasn’t that big of a deal.
Mr Tsjolder . 2024-08-25
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After wandering around Westminster Cathedral (not to be confused with its more famous counterpart of Westminster Abbey) we stopped in at the Windsor Castle for some refreshment. It's an atmospheric place and the staff behind the bar was very knowledgeable about the history of the place. The beer was good too. The day we visited, it was not at all busy.
Joe Sidonio . 2024-08-23
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Excellent service 👏 The place is historic and great for meeting with friends and family
Joanna . 2024-07-12
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A nice friendly pub, good decor.
Martin Smith . 2024-07-11
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Went there after a very long day out with family from abroad. We were thirsty and hungry, looked it up on trip advisor which gave a good food rating, but on getting to the pub it was dark and pokey, noisy and the Kitchen was closed. Not good..🤷👎☹️🙄👹
mark tutak . 2024-06-29
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No TVs during a game makes this a chill vibe. Sam Smith beer good too
Geoffrey Fouad . 2024-06-28
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Quite at lunch time limited staff. No booking need it for the lunch period. But for the evening meal recommended to book before as it get busy towards the evening.
Moe Aldani . 2024-06-27
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Prisca was very hospitable and vet informative
Zanekin Vitiello . 2024-06-25
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Great one for the boys, very polite and accommodating service, upper room can be rented out and used easily. Have to fill minimum character limit, vey kind.
Quest34612876872 . 2024-06-24
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Fantastic old original type of pub
PCWorkshops Coding Courses . 2024-06-19
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Really nice pub, good selection of beers and ales! Staff were really nice and friendly
Sultan Ali . 2024-06-15
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Went on Sunday for a birthday celebration. No atmosphere as it was totally empty of any person. Although the young bar lady was very nice, we were told that there was no roast chicken available! And would have to wait till 5.0 in order to have more of a varied menu. When eventually, after long wait, the ordered food arrived- all different plates of food for six of us was absolutely awful- worst ever meal agreed by all of us. Mine was cold with soggy chips and more batter than any visible fish! and the beef roast looked and tasted like the leather sole of an old boot! Hamburger- dreadful! All in all would NOT recommend, except the interior and exterior was good original Victorian decor.
Debra Thompson . 2024-05-27
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I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Windsor Castle pub and was fortunate enough to be served by Prisca. Her warmth and professionalism made the entire experience memorable. Prisca's friendly demeanor, attentive service, and genuine care for her costumers truly set her apart although, she thinks we are lightweights. She went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed, offering excellent recommendations and maintaining a delightful atmosphere throughout our visit. The Windsor Castle is lucky to have such a dedicated and charming individual on their team. Highly recommended!
Kevin Sedgwick . 2024-05-16
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We just wanted to thank Prisca for such a friendly welcome. She's a real asset to this pub. We'll be back!
Paul Sharville . 2024-05-09
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Nice quiet pub with friendly staff and great service
Laura-Jane Connolly . 2024-05-06
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Went here for dinner with my daughter, and it was awful. It wasn't cheap, and the food was awful, no flavour what so ever, no wonder tourists take the mickey out of us for our terrible food!
Donna Stevens . 2024-05-05
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It's usually a great place to visit, but we went in on Friday after work and were confronted with a single member of staff who was clearly overwhelmed and sticky tables. We wanted to be served for over 20 mins then went somewhere else.
Richard Drozda . 2024-05-05
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Knew it under it's previous name but never been before. It's a bit like a rabbit warren inside which is rather quirky!
Catriona Ritchie . 2024-04-30
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Very good friendly bartender Presca! She recommended some good drinks, I highly recommend the organic brew. We had the chicken burger and the fish & chips was really good
Yash Vasani . 2024-04-28
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Prista was a fabulous host. She looked after us wonderfully and was jovial all the time. Highly recommend to anyone popping past to have a pit stop and have a pint!!
Mat F . 2024-04-27
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Just a quick pint on the way to Twickenham, cracking welcome, lovely stout! Thank you presca!
Aaron Jones . 2024-04-27
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Stopped of at this pub for a cheeky little drink and absolutely loved the warm welcome by Prista. It was great fun
Sebastiano Giudice . 2024-04-27
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Prisca was amazing bartender friendly and informative
Dave Frost . 2024-04-25
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I went for brunch I had a chicken roast it was delicious! Staff are lovely special mention to Laura and Prisca omg I am definitely coming back for the the both of them
mara b . 2024-04-17
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Small, olde English period cuisine. Food tasty but serving small. One guy doing a great job table waiting, serving drinks, collecting glasses, etc. Everything. Going like clockwork, though. I assume there was someone else cooking. Well patronised.
Mark Pearce . 2024-04-16
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Amazing service from Prisca, Jake and Tilda! Will be coming back soon
Joe Newton . 2024-04-11
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Priska and Lora the manager thank you so much for today we had such a great time in windsor castle
Tarik Be . 2024-04-10
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Prices and Laura were amazing so helpful and kind!
Mai Barry . 2024-04-10
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Absolutely delicious food, authentic ambience, everything you want on vacation to England.
Rebekah Colon . 2024-04-09
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Omg we love Prisca she is so amazing,Jake and the manager she is so amazingly great everything n everyone was so great!!!
SP 88 . 2024-04-04
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Prisca was superb, excellent service, bar advice and vibes. Fire was well stocked and excellent communication skills, problem solving and curls
Alastair McKenzie Smith . 2024-03-30
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Our first time in this pub, we met a lady called Prisca she was amazing and we'll definitely come back for the service she's such an amazing person best service ever :3
Jaiyden (Jay) . 2024-03-29
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Prisca made this night the best I've had in Londinum. Once the the best bartenders I've met by a long shot! Get your self here and enjoy the drinks and fantastic staff!
E M . 2024-03-29
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Booked the "Captain Kidd dining room". Showed up and were curtly told the kitchen is closed and we have no reservation, we can have drinks. I got 2 emails after asking for a review so here it is: no food, no service, no good.
Patrick Fowler . 2024-03-24
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Beautiful building, nice n peaceful, away from the noise of Victoria
mark belford . 2024-03-20
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All the glasses were dirty with dregs coffee and when I pointed out to the barista she confirmed: ' parts of the coffee machine has been washed in the same dishwasher'.
L S . 2024-03-16
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Nice pub, didn't eat but the organic beer is decent, staff friendly, atmosphere good. Nice mix of small snugs and a large room and an I between section... and a fire. Lovely.
Tim Hollis . 2024-03-05
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Very crowded at first and very noisy even when people had left. Not sure whether it was the acoustics or just clientele who like shouting. Beer is expensive
Richard Hayler . 2024-03-05
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Lovely traditional pub, lots of space, roaring fireplaces
Matt Jessop . 2024-02-24
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The atmosphere is very loud, with few customers in sight, and unfortunately, their service leans more towards a self-service approach.
Peiwen LEE (Pei) . 2024-02-24
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A cracking pub, with fantastic staff and beautiful decor. One of the best in the area
tarron . 2024-02-22
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I very much liked the ambience, decor and food at this pub. It is well located and the staff are friendly and efficient too. If you can grab one of the sofas do for the most comfortable experience as you could end up spending a long time at this haunt. The only flaw I would say is that the menu was limited when it came to healthy options
MHJ17 . 2024-02-16
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Nice setting, not bad beers, but you shouldn't eat there
Damien Cacheux . 2024-02-13
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Beautiful pub. A little gem. Very nice guy behind the bar.
Vanessa Gallinaro . 2024-02-11
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Sam Smith beer in an authentic setting, can't ask for more.
Nojus Pakenas . 2024-02-10
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Pints were priced well, good variety on tap or bottled, but the Sunday roast was possibly the saddest meal I had during my time in London. Not joking when I said that the meat was flavourless. Yorkie the main redeeming factor. Would come here again, just not for the food.
Ron's Creamy Surprise . 2024-01-28
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Very enjoyable evening here. Lovely old school pub. Great atmosphere and surroundings.
Allan Dembry . 2023-12-27
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Another great Sam Smith's pub. Quaint, original with a lovely fire in the hearth. Fantastic to warm up with. Staff helpful and cheerful. I'd recommend Sam Smith's pubs for those who use hearing aids and can't stand being in noisy places because the hearing aids overdo it. (My Dad has this issue). If you're a bit of a Harry Potter fan the some of these pubs are the closest you'd ever get to the Leaky Cauldron IRL. Just don't expect a butter beer! A Tech free detox as well. This pub is tucked away but only about 10-15min walk from Victoria. I'd recommend their Sunday roast. Fantastic Yorkshire pud and beef and not that expensive for London at all! The acces is pretty level, but the toilets are downstairs. I didn't see if they had a disabled loo at ground level unfortunately.
Martin Longbottom . 2023-12-24
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Fantastic old fashioned pub in Victoria! I must admit I never really went to Victoria much but since visiting this for the first time in September, I must admit I have become a regular! Great team and decent beer! Definitely worth a visit!
Tom Talbot . 2023-12-20
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We booked the upstairs function room for a family dinner. The lovely young manager, Laura, led us all to the room and attended to us along with other friendly, cheerful and helpful staff all evening. The food served was very good, and we all enjoyed a variety of the Samuel Smith brewed alcoholic beverages. (I, myself, really liked the Pure Brewed Organic Lager and the Raspberry Fruit Beer). The interior decor of the pub was really nice and traditional, and the downstairs area had some partly-partitioned-off sections, which, (we were reliably informed), were originally designed so that 'important' people could have confidential meetings without being overheard or secret trysts without being spied upon! Nowadays they're probably just nice and cosy seating areas for groups of friends. We'll definitely be back again.
Dean A . 2023-12-17
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Decent place for a beer. Traditional pub with good beer
scot bradley . 2023-12-17
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Amazing and beautiful Victorian pub hidden behind a cathedral. Great and friendly staff. Beer selection good and food also very good for a reasonable price.
Marcus Cronan . 2023-12-16
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The beer was OK, its a Sam Smith pub so that's what you get. Prices are OK, decor is brilliant. Food on the other hand was awful, slow, poor quality and not tasty and made you feel sick afterwards. Definitely a place for a drink not for food.
Patrick Thomas . 2023-12-13
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Emilio Fontan . 2023-12-10
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A pub that is a pub. Is it my type of pub, not really, but it did it say what is says on the tin, yes
Ian DC . 2023-12-06
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It's a decent pub. The venue is quite pretty. Service-wise, I found it average. Price-wise, the drinks were definitely on the expensive side. Also, it lacked sufficient seating around the bar. The spacing on either side of the bar is quite odd, so there aren't a lot of tables and seats.
Aris . 2023-12-04
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Lovely vintage pub, with some beautiful features. We didn't eat but had a drink. All were served nicely and the beef seemed clear and refreshing.
Izzy Harris . 2023-11-30
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Hermosa vista, muchos lugares para visitar, el castillo precioso,diversas opciones para comer y hacer compras
Yess Martínez . 2023-11-18
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Very nice, cold beer, friendly service, superb atmosphere. We only had chicken BLT, which was good. There was just a bit waiting, but cannot tell if it is a one time thing or not. Recommended!
Alp Sever . 2023-11-14
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Great selection of beer, Staff friendly and helpful. Nice atmosphere, lots space all over the place.
Andrea Magliano . 2023-11-14
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Nice place if you want a quiet drink in Victoria
RPL . 2023-11-02
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This was near our hotel. Nice neighborhood pub. Quiet on a Monday night. I had classic Mac and Cheese. Order at bar. Locals here with a pint.
Ellis_NC_IL . 2023-10-15
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El mejor pub clásico que he visitado!!
Javi M . 2023-10-10
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Lemonade was £5. Beautiful venue tho.
Jason Brown . 2023-10-06
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The staff are extremely unhappy and not a very friendly place to hangout.
Shanker Rayamajhi . 2023-10-05
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When I worked in London nearly 25 years ago this was my local and was called The Cardinal then. Service was excellent and still the best pint of Old Brewery around. It was great to return and have some wonderful memories and I must add the old place still retains that unique atmosphere. I look forward to returning again in the near future 🙂
Keith Luxford . 2023-09-24
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Fantastic atmosphere in a traditional pub, cosy and friendly. Great decoration and interior art work. Attentive staff with a large range of beers, wines and spirits. Called in on our way home from a theater visit, close to Victoria station, we will definitely be back
bokwa . 2023-09-17
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This used to be one of our favourite pubs, the decor is great and the price of a pint for London was unbeatable however recently £14 for a taddy lager and a bottle of beer will leave us thinking about whether we will come back!
Jake Edwards . 2023-09-03
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This used to be my local and still a fantastic neighbourhood pub. Relaxed and lovely staff
Angela Challands . 2023-08-22
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It's a Sam Smith boozer. Not the haven of northern prices in London that Sam Smiths houses used to be, but still a change from the standard London pub.
Darren Capes . 2023-08-17
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Went for a Sunday lunch yesterday. Very quiet only a few people popped in and out quickly. Pub food was ok just what you expect for a Sunday roast. Bought a couple of bottles of Prosecco which were quite poor for the price of £35. The barman couldn't even be bothered to open it and just plonked it in the bucket for us to do. He was quite miserable to be honest and not very friendly, I think everything was an effort for him. Would I go back maybe for a quick drink as it's local but not for a Sunday lunch or Prosecco.
Alison J . 2023-08-07
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Have been to this pub many times over the years and chose it for a post pandemic reunion of old friends, two with mobility difficulties. Extremely disappointed therefore, that the key to the accessible toilet had gone missing so my friends had to negotiate two flughts of stairs. To be fair staff opened a second and nearer toilet for us, but a RADAR key should just be available at all times.
Fi OBrien . 2023-08-06
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Great back street boozer. Can't beat Sam Smiths brewery.
Margaret O'Doherty . 2023-08-02
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Wow, they know how to charge, 5 minutes walk and it's £2 a pint cheaper, ridiculous prices. No wonder tourists stop coming to London when we let companies rip us all off all the time. ..........
simon white-miller . 2023-07-19
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Once again went for lunch to be told lunch not available. Difficult to understand how a pub can be so unreliable. Pub that used to be great. Now in my opinion very poorly managed. A waste of a lovely pub.
JulianChristel . 2023-07-14
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Is like going into a time machine
Jake Beauvois . 2023-07-05
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Spent an hour or so here one Sunday afternoon. Thoroughly enjoyed it, .... admiring the serenity, the food, the services, the beer, and most of it all, the beautifully restored period interior with fantastic glass and wood partitions. Enjoying a pint or two in this pub is like going back in time in Victorian London. Much credit is due to the "no jukebox", "no sports TV", "no slot machine" policy. Food is good 👍!
Ilie NAKSZYNSKI . 2023-06-29
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We have been meeting there for debate club meetings since April, and greatly enjoy the beautiful interior, the friendly and helpful staff, the food and the reasonably priced drinks. Great place to come for a drink or meal in charming surroundings.
Club President London Debaters . 2023-06-28
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Beautiful pub, but the Aussie girls working there gave me the creeps. Also where is everybody on the weekend? We were the only ones in!
Behind The Counter . 2023-06-16
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old English pub, but they don't accept Amex. No hieneken beer.
Alex N . 2023-06-16
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Seems like some lovely beers are available and there’s a great decor, but they could do with stating bluntly and openly that there’s a no phones policy, which I find great personally, rather than being passive aggressive there is a puzzling and unfriendly atmosphere that made me want to leave immediately. The barman made a passive aggressive remark towards me about being a fruitcake and the regulars were very stary and strange. Seems snobby and unwelcome, which is a shame
geg gegg . 2023-06-14
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Pub old Victorian, staff, only one very helpful. Pub doesn't have midday meals.
Audrey Stafford . 2023-06-13
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Did not have any food but It looked good
Liam Groundwater . 2023-06-08
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Great independent pub, great atmosphere ambience was amazing
GOONER Singh . 2023-06-03
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The only pub where you cannot get drunk. Service is so slow and disorganised either the alcohol has evaporated or you have given up the attempt
David Evans . 2023-06-01
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This pub is in a great location, just behind a beautiful cathedral. The decoration is beautiful, bit traditional and at the same time fancy. The food was excellent!
Gawayne . 2023-05-21
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The food was good but the service left a lot to be desired. Took a long time to come and take our orders. Stood at the till for ages. I have a blue light card and showed the man at the till he said I needed to have my ID badge with me which I did not know about and my friend who’s had her blue card for ages has never been asked for her ID before. I explained was new and I could show my bank card which has same name as on blue light card but they said no had to be my badge. Would have been nice to know this before as it’s not stated anywhere. Food was ready I could see it but only one person serving food and some other members of staff walking round. It was very busy but still they could have had more people helping with serving so that food got out quicker and not left sat on the serving shelf for ages. Didn’t get served together so I had to eat my food in front of my friends and their children on my own while they waited for their food. This was even though we ordered at the same time. My friends made me eat it or would have gone cold as I wanted to wait. Very busy and noisy. I’m use to hearing the usual nandos Spanish music but couldn’t even hear it as people where so loud.
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Just wanted to show our huge gratitude to tonight’s manager Jose who saved our evening following the discovery that I had not fully completed the booking process of my voucher from Buyagift!! Jose kindly sorted this out using the voucher code and pin which I’d thankfully brought with me and we were then swiftly seated to enjoy our sumptuous 3 course meal with a seasonal cocktail. Throughout our meal, Jose checked in on us, infact we watched him providing attentive service throughout the restaurant. Gratitude also to our waitress Amanda who was very friendly and cheerful despite us beginning our dining experience at nearly 10pm!! So lovely to dine in such a welcoming restaurant, thank you very much and we hope to visit again soon!!