Three Stags in Lambeth

Very friendly pub, pleasant staff, excellent atmosphere. Very good food. Go there, it's a good address. Looking forward to returning there on a future trip to London. Thierry

Excellent environment Differentiated Tasty food

Great pub. Very good cuisine. Delicious typical English dishes. Quiet environment. Highly recommended

We stopped in here on a Sunday after our original restaurant plan had stopped serving food earlier than expected. They fit us in at 7:40 even though the kitchen closes at 8pm. The lamb shank Sunday roast was so delicious! They also offer large (250ml) pours of wine. Friendly staff and delicious food. Definitely a must see if staying close to the Waterloo area.

We went here for my other halves birthday. The food was delicious and great value. The staff were friendly and really helpful.

Don't drink Alcohol asked for Sunday lunch, and it was lamb bone on the bone. A few veg were all asked for dessert, they said just lamb half pint soda water lamb dinner 22 pond's soda water 2 pond's there were lots tourists take on born here rude staff pub avoid what alcohol must cost 10 pond's pint

Staff are attentive but relaxed. Atmosphere is the best part. It's a lovely building with good lighting and music in a nice location. Chips were a bit overdone but a nice place nonetheless.

Great pub! Great food and service. One of those moment where you truly can feel the management cares about the venue. Rare these days... Have to say: every time we ate here - the food was phenomenal. Hot pot is a must!

After seen 2 mice running around the premises, never again.

This was a lovely find whilst waiting for a lecture at the IWM nearby. Great selection of beers, very friendly atmosphere with engaging and attentive staff. It was really nice having bar staff with a fantastic sense of humour. I didn't have food but what I could see on people's plates looked appetising. I will try to get back for another visit and next time stay longer.

Hermoso lugar, se nota que está recientemente renovado,. La comida es exquisita y servida en minutos, nosotros probamos el especial de cordero del día y el pie de pollo. La atención del personal es impecable. Excelente experiencia de un pub inglés.

Superb pub. Great food - nduja croquettes, Toulouse sausage, burger all terrific. Lovely ale and very smooth Malbec. Awesome service! Highly recommended.

Good pub, great food,good atmosphere, great service couldn't fault it .

Lovely Sunday lunch, highly recommended. The pub has new owners since the start of the 2024 year, and it was interesting to speak to locals who said they have returned to visting here now that the previous owner has gone, who was apparently a lunatic. The staff now are all lovely and the food was great.

Stopped here on the way to the imperial War museum. Good choice. We live near a greene King pub so were expecting standard microwave food. They have a great menu here. We opted for sharing sausage platter which was great. Lovely pub and staff seemed friendly. Very nice.

Perfect last dinner in London. Great food and beer. The service was great. The atmosphere was perfect.

I enjoyed a fabulous lunch here. The staff were friendly, the meat pie delicious, and the regional ales, of course, magnificent!

Came here for a family lunch on a Saturday after war museum visit. Great selection of beers and craft ales which my husband loved. Really nice menu - we had selection of starters and fish & chips, burger and pie for mains which were delicious. Staff friendly and attentive even though it was very busy, and short wait for food. Would definitely come back!

Everyone starts drinking at noon. There are many choices of beer. Come and try it.

Fantastic evening meal here with some friends. Kind, friendly staff and a great selection of wines. Food was superb, can’t wait to come back and try some more dishes soon. Highly recommend!!

Popped in on spec before visiting the War Museum. Had a fantastic Sunday lunch and a locally brewed beer. Seriously good roast beef. The staff were busy but very friendly too. Highly recommended.

Probably the worst Sunday lunch I've ever had in my life and I'm not normally picky 😭

Very nice and central place, excellent quality food and normal prices, a lot of choice of beers and above all we ate at 9pm which here in London for many pubs is already late for the cuisine. I recommend it

Incredibly nice bar/restaurant with a lovely atmosphere and quiz nights at regular intervals. Highly recommended!

Dopo la visita all'Imperial War Museum (straconsigliata) abbiamo pranzato in questo pub bellissimo per i miei gusti (un po' caldo ma sopportabile,a differenza degli latri posti con 10 gradi ). Il personale è stato molto cortese e gentile. L'arredamento interno è stupendo le grandi vetrate danno sulla strada piena di alberi e rendono l'ambiente molto rilassante . Abbiamo provato il fish and chips con insalata verde di contorno, sapore delicato e croccantezza della panatura eccellente. Accompagnate da piselli e salsa maionese. Abbiamo, concluso il pranzo con una fetta di torta alla. Cannella con crema al burro che nonostante i 30 gradi è stata una delizia. Posto consigliatissimo, prezzi nella media.

First time here, lovely service, food was very tasty. Staff are friendly. Would recommend highly. Will be back here.

Lunch was a pint and a big plate of tuna salad. Just the thing on a sunny day off work.

L’accueil et le personnel est très sympa. Nous étions venus pour découvrir un repas typiquement anglais le fish and chips et nous n’avons pas été déçus, c’était vraiment top !! En plus j’en ai eu pour moins de 80£ pour 4 personnes boissons comprises !!! Super resto, cadre bistro assez sympa et vraiment cool (a l’intérieur)

Such a great pub! Staff is awesome. Welcoming and supportive especially Shendy and Alfie. Well done lads. Keep going…

Good pub quiz on a Wednesday, good food. A little pricey

Lovely relaxed atmosphere in this bar; situated in a nice area. Staff were very attentive. Try the burger, it's great. 🍔

They charged my phone for me when it was dead. 5 out of 5. Heroes. Beer was nice as well.

I popped into The Three Stags on a very rainy day whilst was exploring London. it was a nice big pub/restaurant which was nicely laid out. There was a nice choice of food available on the menu. The only point I was surprised about was that the menu did not include prices... As my good old dad use to say, "If you have to ask the price you cannot afford it" so I settled for a packet of crisp - haha. I enjoyed a nice pint of Guinness and my crisps in a small both called the Chapin's Corner... All in all a nice boozer to rest my sore feet and shelter from the rain. Would I return? that would be a YES. Some of my reviews may seem unforgiving but I come from a time when everything was not “Awesome” and “near enough was not good enough”. So, if I say something is “Excellent” that is because it is somewhere better than most others… and well worth considering visiting. I hope this review was of help, please consider following my travels & reviews in the autumn of my life.

First time at the establishment from the moment we entered we felt welcome. All the bar staff were welcoming . The food menu was excellent. But the standard of the actual food even better . If you are in the area , in the IWM please go in a great pub who also don’t stop cleaning . Brilliant.

A fantastic traditional pub with great artwork, friendly staff and a menu full of great options. However I settled for the Lancashire hot pot and it did not disappoint.

Beautiful pub, amazing food. Have recommended to all of my friends. Look forward to coming back with a larger group. Thank you for a fantastic evening!

Came for dinner with some friends post refurbishment and it did not disappoint. The pub looks stunning, fantastic atmosphere and the food was fabulous! All of the food looked beautiful, I had the heritage tomato carpaccio followed by the scallops. Some of the group opted for desserts which I was jealous of when they arrived. I wish I could give more than 5*, we (and our taste buds!) cannot wait to come back

Love the refurb. Upstairs is amazing!

This pub is a short walk from the Imperial War Museum and a great choice for lunch for anyone visiting the museum. My group of four had a great meal, served by a friendly and attentive staff. The fish and chips were some of the best we had in London. The steak and onion pie was delicious. The prices were more than reasonable.

We (two couples) went for dinner since this pub was located close to our hotel. We each ordered a different meal and all the meals were very good. It was early evening and the pub was very busy, but the service was good and the food arrived well prepared. Our server recommended the rhubarb and apple crumble for dessert - delicious! Our friends shared sticky toffee pudding - also yummy! A good experience - definitely recommend.

Went there for Sunday roast. Staff wasn’t that intentive. We ordered the wine and food and asked for tap water and soda water. It never arrived so I had to to the bar to remind them of it. Had to ask for the condiments, I wanted English mustard on my Beef roast they only had Dijon. Service charge was already added to the bill. Not a great experience there for the money to be honest.

Had sunday lunch, asked 3 times for gravy. Finished the meal and still no sign of the gravy. Very rude service staff who just shrugged his shoulders. Was cold when it came to the table and horrendous service. Rude, especially when spending nearly 100 quid on 3 roast dinners and a drink.

The vegetarian Sunday roast is excellent, the staff are really friendly and in general this place has a great atmosphere with interesting art all around. I don't love having the heads of three beautiful animals on the wall but i understand it, given the name of the place. They have a rotation of ales, which are high quality and they also have a good selection of non-alcoholic beer too. The prices are reasonable and all in all, this is a fantastic pub, highly recommended.

Pleasant atmosphere, friendly service, various types of beer to choose from and delicious ice cream. Unfortunately pizzas are no longer made, so the food cannot be rated 😄.

Food and services were ok and standard. The environment is standard UK pub 😁😁😁

The staff insisted on making us leave at 22:47. We weren’t overly loud, as everyone has had less than one drink so far (we arrived around 10). When I asked if they closed at 11 PM, he said “We close at 10. It’s not my fault if you can’t tell the time”. It was rude. We didn’t even get to finish our drinks. The prices are aggressive as well, I paid £6.9 for a pint of Beavertown.

very good fish and chips but slightly high prices, however being verbally attacked by a crackhead left me with a bad memory of this place

Good option for Sunday roast in the area.

The pub is under new management - very disappointing generic pub menu - where are the pizzas? They were great and one of the reasons we came here so often for beer and food. The Steam Engine is now our local choice.

Food, service and the atmosphere were all amazing. Warmingly recommending this place!

We were a few friends who came here for lunch after visiting the nearby Imperial War Museum. we were warmly welcomed and the service we received throughout was exceptional. The food was standard pub dishes plus one or two more exsotic dishes, like Moules Frites. The food was good, the prices reasonable and the atmosphere great. What is not to like. If I am even in the area again, I'll come back here.

We were a few friends who came here for lunch after visiting the nearby Imperial War Museum. we were warmly welcomed and the service we received throughout was exceptional. The food was standard pub dishes plus one or two more exsotic dishes, like Moules Frites. The food was good, the prices reasonable and the atmosphere great. What is not to like. If I am even in the area again, I'll come back here.

The wife and I visited from Texas. Delicious Irish roast and fish and chips. We definitely enjoyed the fish and chips here better than the ones at Fishkitchen in Burrough Market. Beer on tap was very delicious as well. Will visit again forsure!

Excellent pub with good food and beers. Fantastic ambience and well laid out. Fantastic fault and service was fantastic

The pub is nice and the staff is good I tried ice-cream here and it was very tasty. Mattia was very kind to me and deserves a raise.

Had a nice time after a long day, great casual interior space, friendly service & good food. We found a charming window table order a bottle of wine and enjoyed apps & late lunch.

Popped into The Three Stags last night and was blown away! I’d heard that it’s been taken over by the owners of The Mayflower and The Prince of Wales, great news ! I tried the mussels which were so good and my partner had fish and chips, equally good! Staff were great and the owners have created a very cosy and welcoming atmosphere. Already booked a table for Friday night to try something else on the menu!

Good, strong, reasonably-priced coffee.

Sadly they no longer serves pizza.

Would definitely visit here again! :-)

Typical pub playing sports. The beer selection is varied, and they were well served. The place offers outdoor seating, which can be quite pleasant in a warm day. The food was also very good. A convenient place for a pit stop after seeing the War Museum.

Lovely cosy pub with good selection of unusual guest beers. I always enjoy it!

The visit to this pub was a disappointing experience. Despite the obvious atmosphere of a pub, the staff seemed to have little understanding of the basic concept that guests come here to enjoy beer in good company. After casually sitting with my friends and savoring our drinks, we were inexplicably kicked out of the establishment. Apparently, engaging in what pubs are typically known for is unwelcome here. A perplexing decision that left us puzzled. This place is definitely more suited for flower enthusiasts than beer lovers.

Musty drinking place, drank beer in the afternoon and played a drinking game, it was too loud and it was a real spoilsport!

Lunch pizza is fantastic. At a reasonable cost Also, the service was excellent.

This was a great little find of a pub, booked a table to meet with old school chums and they had a carol concert sing a long going on. Great pub lovely staff if you are thinking of going do, I can't imagine you will be disappointed

We were a little hungry after visiting the IWM, so dropped in for a bite. The Calzone was quite tasty, as was the Apple Crumble with cream. Staff was friendly and service was fast. Plus they had hot chocolate with Bailey's on a chilly day in London, made the evening.

Lovely historic pub just opposite the Imperial War Museum, and around the corner from a house once occupied by William Bligh of Mutiny of the Bounty fame. Check out Chaplins Corner in the Three Stags. Good beer and excellent food. Obviously London prices.

Un bon repas! Service sympathique

Super cuisine ! Très typique. Le brownies... mmm un délice. 👌

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Just disorganised and aggressively average. Run out of beef pie and beef burger at 7:30pm - “was a busy day”. Served regular coke when asked for diet. Didn’t bring ketchup when asked. One person was ok to take a drink order at our table, another refused and said we had to order at the bar. Had to walk out to get £2 cash for the quiz. Some friendly bar staff though and the quiz was fun, but sadly won’t be back. Maybe independence is overrated…..

Been a regular here for 3 years, however in the last 6 months things seem to have gone downhill with new management. General staff are great but the manager clearly struggles particularly around service/warmness at the bar. Wouldn’t want to leave however our group are now debating whether to head to pastures new.

ROAST Dinner - Not as good as it use to be which is reflected in these reviews.

Popped in for a drink and it’s a lovely pub with good choice of beer. The toilets were clean . The man behind the bar seemed grumpy though

I had a pizza , it wasn't good value for money. My partner had a 21 £ chicken roast. We complained due to the size of the chicken. It was hidden under the Yorkshire pudding, the smallest leg of chicken ever seen. So we complained and they brought a chicken breast to be added to the dish. This is not a great experience to have and the waiters weren't very helpful either. They looked unhappy to work there. Will spend my money somewhere else.

Food very average, beer expensive and not very good. Give it a miss

Wood fired pizza was excellent as well as the fish and chips. The mushy peas could have been better and the prices were a little high. Very convenient to the Imperial War Museum. We are outside on the picnic tables, nicely shaded.

Stopped off when in the area on 9th/October. Had the tuna pizza. Sounded weird but thought I'd give it a try since the blonde foreign bird suggested it as a daily special. 11 quid. Topped it off with a couple pints of the cider on tap. Overall beautiful food and nice cider. Will be back.

Good pub. But the pizza was amazeballs. Did not see that coming.

Pizza was overdone , daughters food was warm not hot. Hot chocolate and coffee was luke warm. Not worth the money.

Update: Went again and it was just as good. We all had pizzas as they were all that they were serving but wow, such a good neopolitan style and so tasty. We felt a bit guilty after leaving as didn't realise that there was no service charge until we checked the bill later on - next time we will know and leave one, as we couldn't fault anything. The staff were lovely and the food was excellent. It came quickly, the pizza was massive and the chips were lovely. Very reasonably priced for the area, size and quality. Will go again!

Great place that seems to have changed hands recently. Great staff and food and atmosphere, but the selection of spirits such as gin and vodka is really poor when other places are really excelling at this. Please Staggs get better spirits.

Llegamos de casualidad, pues está alejando de los circuitos turísticos habituales, y respirar autenticidad por todas partes, hasta el punto que por un momento me recordó un bar español. El edificio destaca por su estilo y el interior es amplio, con ventiladores de techo y se puede comer tarde incluso para los horarios ingleses. Muy recomendable y agradable, incluido el servicio, atentido en nuestro caso por varias chicas muy jóvenes que pusieron mucho empeño en resultar agradables.

Excellent authentic pub/restaurant in the heart of Lambeth. Good choice of drinks on tap and bottles, menu was carried and very inclusive. It also had a discount if you showed a blue light card on the day I went.

This is a really nice place to eat if you're in the neighborhood. We had delicious calamari, and the pizzas are also really good. The apple crumble dessert was very yummy. We ended up going back the next day for a quick lunch.

I'm gonna be honest, I'm a bit of a recluse and don't usually venture out socially.. But let me tell you this place is faaar from generic. It was absolutely wonderful to grab a pint & v🎶be somewhere with an actual identity in 2023 (which is a big deal for me) this bar/restaurant is very unique, picturesque and locally sourced - as I entered, (I later discovered it was the owner himself) was helping a young man to be through the dessert menu lol 🍧🍰🍮🍨 shortly after I got his full attention and although staff was behind the bar serving other customers he jumped behind the bar and served me a pint after a short and friendly discussion on what was to my taste, I got the London Black (listen.. watch out Guinness!) - the owner "Richard" (he reminded me of Marco Pierre White lol) & "Ally" (the gorgeous Australian food & beverage assistant) were rocking & rolling - Bouncing off each other.. clearly, because I know their names already. Very welcoming: It was literally like going home to a warm reception.. but with beer 🍻😇 Listen, no more words - I can't recommend this place enough, from the artwork to the lovely staff - I was looked after, I'm definitely gonna bring my daughter here one weekend for her first roast dinner given this reception. Sincerely cheers guys & thank you for going the extra mile, for having your own identity and for providing more than just the standard customer service. 5🌟

We stopped in before going to the Imperial War Museum and it was a great choice. Very good fish and chips and pizza. Love that they are independent beer wise. The staff was friendly and the atmosphere was chill. It was a nice change of pace from touristy Central London.

Some of the staff is a bit course. Sticky Toffee was very much sub-par.

Walked in without a reservation with my scouts and leaders after a busy day sightseeing after the imperial war museum, the staff couldn't have been more friendly or accommodating. Sorted us a table, got some hot kids cool drinks quickly and took our food order, even taking the time to explain items on the menu to some picky kids (and adults). The food was great, good portions, great quality all served by friendly staff... For a random walk in to a pub by tourists, couldn't have been happier. Oh yeah and the beer was excellent. 😁

Great food and great service. Delicious fish and chips :)

The food is very good and the staff are so friendly. I've got fish and chips mashed peas and my partner had calamari and fries and

Perhaps I went at the wrong time of day, 14:00, but the place was empty. The menu was limited and boring if it trying to be a gastro pub. Best part about the place was the beer selection which was excellent. I would go there again for the beer but not the food.

Can't actually say anything about the food since the waitress was very unwelcoming and rude and made us leave before we ordered. Told us she can't have us because the tables are booked for 8 pm, we were there at 6 pm. She told us we could only stay if we needed less than an hour (after we asked), we agreed to it. We sat down, she gave us the menu and took one of it from us a minute later. Additional to that the place smelled unpleasant stale, possibly moldy.

One queue for the whole bar. Rude staff. Won’t be going back. Edit: You had two large bookings, plus other drop ins, over two floors and decided you’d only have one staff member taking both food and drinks orders. That queue was a result of your choice. You then argued with me about the price of the wrong beer since your staff member didn’t listen properly the first time and only tried to confirm my choice after you’d got involved. Since I was hungry as well and could see that I’d have to come back to this ridiculous queuing system to order food, on a Monday night, I opted to leave.

Great place to eat after visiting the nearby Imperial war museum. Lovely food, great music and very reasonably priced!

Love the lager beer here, just next door to our rented house in London!

Overpriced. As in over £5 for just a Coke.

This Victorian pub is on the corner of Kennington Road and Lambeth Road, is one of the closest to the Imperial War Museum and also pretty near Southwark Cathedral. It does not open until 12 pm though there are a couple of tables with benches outside so, in good weather at least, you can sit comfortably if you arrive early. It’s disabled friendly with a spotlessly clean disabled-accessible loo, advertised on The Three Stags website And recommended by The Good Dog Guide as dog friendly - mine was offered water on arrival - and just a very nice, simply decorated place to meet friends, have a drink and eat good food. Inside is a pub-restaurant rather than just a simple drinking place though the large wooden bar certainly provides plenty of space if you just want a pint, but the tables are all bookable for either lunch or dinner service. My friend and I were made very welcome and accommodation was made in regard to our disabilities immediately the need was perceived. Our server throughout the meal was a charming, friendly and efficient Aussie. The menu wasn’t the usual massively extensive list (which you Know means that most of it’s going to have been bought in and microwaved ‘fresh’ for you!) but a considered, fresh, limited, very tasty collection of well cooked plates. Vegetarians and vegans are catered for, more interestingly so in the main courses than the starters, as are children. I chose two dishes from the to share/starters, calamari and sticky chicken wings. Both were very generous portions, the batter on the calamari crisp and the garlic mayo creamy. A nice addition was the generous piece of lime instead of the ubiquitous lemon! The chicken wings were quite spicily dressed and deliciously sticky with finely sliced spring onion both prettying it up and adding a little fresh kick here and there. Along with the chilled tap water requested, I had a glass of what was to me a new white wine, a Cataratto from Sicily which was the perfect foil to the fried food having the most delicious fruit, slight acidity and wonderful flavour. There are several wines served by the glass in red, white and rosé in 175 cl. or 250 cl. measures as well as a few more just by the bottle. Wine is not cheap but neither did I feel that I was being taken too much advantage of, especially as the wines are a more than usually interesting selection. My vegetarian friend decided upon the spicy lentil burger with sriracha mayo and skin-on chips which she said was delicious and just what she’d fancied. Her craft beer, too, was very special; an IPA-type beer (not a lager!), it was well chilled, had a fruity scent and wasn’t too hoppy - she described it as perfect but, unfortunately, I cannot remember its name … The Three Stags is now a Free House. It’s a great pub for its local community, drop-ins and tourists alike. It offers better food than usually available, a good selection of craft and regular tap beers and good wine as well as the expected, wide selection of cocktails, spirits and soft drinks. It has good transport links and is on a less traveled path for tourists despite being not much more than half a mile from the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, etc. It’s just started offering Jazz and Pizza on Sundays and my friend and I are looking forward to going to The Three Stags again for that!

I called in here to meet a friend and we had a glass of sauvignon blanc each, although it was a nice wine £14:60 for 2 glasses I felt was a little bit expensive. On the plus side though they accepted cash which I think is great as most of the other pubs in the Area are card only!