Windmill in City of London, Westminster

Traditional venue with limited selection

Best pies in London! Great midweek treat, tucked away in Mayfair. We had to make a hard choice as all the pies sounded delicious, we ended up with the steak and mushroom. Amazing quality and fantastic service from Danny - very attentive and accommodating. Thank you, we will be back!

Fabulous and fast service from Veronika-all smiles. Great pies, cheeseboards and wine.

Great place for good pies, and excellent service. Izzy was attentive, welcoming and friendly making for a very enjoyable evening. Thanks.

First time I have been to this place I was stunned. I had the best pie I have ever had here. This time though it didn't live up to the expectations. I brought my girlfriend, eulogising this place since I had been which was roughly one year ago. The steak and kidney was not what I remembered at all. It had whole mushrooms in it which were more than the meat itself, and not listed as ingredients on the menu. Now, I am not British but I know that steak and kidney doesn't come with mushrooms traditionally, and you add them for some reason, you have the list it as one of the ingredients, since it was the main ingredient in terms of quantity basically . They even have a steak and mushroom pie on the menu so where is the logic in that? I had ordered another pie myself and told my girlfriend to get that one cause it was supposedly amazing. It wasn't and I even like mushrooms. The problem is the she doesn't and we had to swap pies in the end. When I asked the staff about it they lied about it and weren't really apologetic. Not even trying to make up for the awful situation.

Danny was ace!! Food was amazing, loved my steak and kidney pie and service was great by all. We’ll be back!

Had lunch here today. Pie was exquisite. Really something special.

Annia is the greatest server really enjoyed. My time there food was excellent

An authentic pub where you can taste classic British dishes such as the fish and chips and the shepherd's pie. It also proposes multiple pastry pies that are rich and tasty, ranging from the classic steak & ale pie to more unique recipes. Some of them have been awarded as Gold Award from the Great British Pie Awards and trying them you really understand why! Additionally, the pub offers tasty homemade puddings including vegan and gluten free options. Special thanks to Magdalena for her sympathy and great service!

The best lamb shepherd’s pie I’ve ever had! The Windmill serves a perfectly seasoned, rich, and comforting dish with tender lamb and a golden, buttery mash. Absolutely delicious—highly recommend!

Disappointing experience and lack of accountability. Pay attention to the recent reviews that say the food quality has declined. I visited The Windmill on 17th January with my partner to try their much-hyped pies. I had the chicken pie, which was fine, while he had the seafood pie. Within a few hours, he became violently ill, vomiting over 25 times throughout the night. We struggled to get home as he was unable to move without getting sick. I tried calling the pub multiple times that evening to warn them, but no one answered. The next day, I finally got through and was referred to Food Alert, a third-party food safety consultancy hired by Young’s Brewery. After two weeks of "investigation," they responded that they could not determine the cause of his illness, citing a "lack of evidence" (no stool sample, which was impossible given his condition) and wrongly assuming the cause was something he ate abroad—despite the fact that he had been in the UK for nearly three weeks, and we had shared every meal together at home except this one. We also contacted NHS 111 three times, speaking to a nurse on each call. They strongly advised going to A&E, but my partner was too unwell to move. This is all documented. Their investigation focused entirely on their records rather than acknowledging that food safety procedures do not guarantee mistakes never happen. Given the severity of his illness, the most likely cause was improper reheating or mishandling of the seafood pie. We were offered nothing, not even a refund for the meal. We were not looking for anything unreasonable: just a fair acknowledgement of what happened and compensation for the ruined evening, multiple taxi fares, and the cost of the meal. The lack of responsibility, the delayed response, and the unwillingness to offer even a goodwill gesture were extremely disappointing. The Windmill may have once been known for its pies, but given other reviewers mentioning the food quality as of late, I strongly advise caution before dining here.

It’s a pub with the best pie! If you love pie and mash this place is for you. If I’m in London I go here for pie and mash it’s a simple dish but tastes good and is cooked well. Steak pie is what I usually go for but I’ve also tried the chicken and both just as good as each other. I would recommend this food. Pie is £25 which seems expensive for what it is but you are in Mayfair. Always very busy so you may struggle to get a table. Would I go back? Yes!

Chose Windmill based on rating as one of the best places for pies in this part of London. Disappointed, the pub is tired and has lost its atmosphere and the pies where average - not up to what I’ve had at past visits to London.

A decent pint of Young’s in an average London pub.

Decent pie and mash. No grumbles. Shout out to Danny!

We had a wonderful time. Pies were fabulous, as were the ale and the service. Nice mix pf licals and a few tourists.

Great spot for a midweek meal. It was very lively and the drinks were great. The meal came out quickly and was extremely good. Danny was quite the competent purveyor of our drinks and meals.

Danny was the f-ing best. Food was great, as were the drinks. He had an amazing necklace that he forged in his bedroom. Quite competent in nearly all ways

Danny was the best waiter!!! 10/10

Danny is the best. Made our experience so much better - 10/10 recommendations. Thanks !!

Danny and Max had amazing recommendations and service. We loved our pie and fish!!

superb food and drinks. Staff could not have been more pleasant or do anything more for us. Great buzzy atmosphere. Proper Pub

The curly brun waitress was amaizing, she solved our mistake (half an hour late) with the Best of her smile, changing our table, and giving a really good service. The sunday roast and pie were delitious. This pub made my Day. Congrats.

Superb food and amazing staff who cant do enough for you. A proper pub atmosphere

Danny is amazing!! Food is amazing!!! Get the steak and mushroom pie so yummy and crust is so fresh. Super cozy vibes as well.

Very cozy place with fantastic pies - can recommend steak and stilton. Very noisy, but partly due to England and France playing a match in the Six Nations. Can be recommended!

Enjoyed the potato, red ion, and feta pie with a Yorkshire pudding and gravy for Sunday lunch. Absolutely phenomenal !! Service from Danny was amazing. He was kind, honest, and welcoming.

In this part of town it is hard to find reasonably priced food, combined with good service and ambiance. The Windmill offers exactly this.

Incredible pies, very much enjoyed the six Nations specials. Our waiter, Nana, was so helpful- what he doesn't know about pies isn't worth knowing

Pies were very nice, but maybe a little overpriced for the portion. They were tasty though and we all enjoyed our mains. For desert, I would not recommend the bread and putter pudding - it was tasteless and the custard was lumpy. We sent it back. The apple and pear crumble was good. The service was excellent - the staff were friendly and attentive.

Great pies and atmosphere and service high recommend central location close to all the retail areas. Good for business couples or families

Amazing sticky toffee pudding and our server Danny was super helpful and attentive.

Pies were delish and a nice pub, Danny our server was very helpful and had great recommendations

Great food - would recommend any of the pies! Danny was a great waiter with a very good sense of humour and an honest appraisal of the menu. Will definitely be back!

The sticky toffee pudding was to die for! Thank you Danny for the good service!

i liked my food but expect central london prices, our waiter danny was very kind and explained everything to us in detail :)

Danny was a lovely server. Great food perfect for a Sunday roast and great pies!!

Great place with amazing pies and very friendly staff. Rej helped us with food recommendations and was very attentive. I definitely recommend it!

Had dinner here last night, and it was absolutely amazing! The food was delicious, the atmosphere was warm and inviting, and the service was exceptional. Highly recommend!

Great place for food and drinks !

The best pies in London. The service was top notch! Definitely coming back!

Great service! Friendly staff and delicious food!!

Perfcet Sunday Mayfair lunch drop-in. Pies are delicious, roasties are done in goose fat, gave me extra gravy, service was fast and polite, Guiness and the house red were yum, great value for money.

I visited in June 2023 when I went on a trip to enjoy shepherd's pie. I was impressed with my first authentic shepherd's pie. The steak and kidney pie was also delicious. I also liked that it was a casual pub. I'm going to London in June this year, so I'm planning to meet up with some friends here. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー In June 2024, six people from Japan gathered here at Windmill the day before the narrowboat departure. Of course the beer and food were satisfying. We will definitely be drinking here at Windmill in 2025!

The food is not bad, but it did disappoint us a little. The meat inside the pies came in very large tacos and they were not very well cooked since they had a lot of nerve and were tough. The potatoes and gravy on the other hand, were very well prepared.

The best pie ever! The crust was simply divine, so crunchy and also moist! Like the best thing ever! I had the steak and mushroom, so good. Chicken and leek also delicious. Definitely recommend and will come back to try all the pies out :) Swarthin was our waiter, super sweet and attentive. Excellent service, also recommended the pie I got.

The Windmill in Mayfair could benefit from some attention to detail. The pub is in desperate need of redecoration, and a thorough clean wouldn’t go amiss—there were visible fingerprints all over the television screen, which looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in quite some time. As for the food, it was okay but far from exceptional. My chicken dinner was disappointingly dry. What really let the experience down was the addition of a service charge. The menu states it applies to groups of four or more, but there were only three of us. While I paid it without question, it did leave a sour note—I would have tipped more generously otherwise, so it actually saved me a few pounds! Overall, I expected more from a Young’s pub in central London. Unfortunately, the experience felt a little underwhelming.

Ask for Danny…he gave us the perfect guidance for food and drinks from starters to dessert!

NaNa was the best server! So nice and friendly! Service and atmosphere were superb.

My first Pie! Best place to do so. Food was delicious and Ana was an amazing server!

Such a lovely experience for dinner! Nana was so helpful and we really liked the scotch egg and steak pie recommendations! Would’ve loved to have seen jubel on draft but other options we sampled from Nana were great! Thanks so much.

Danny and Maria were brilliant servers. Everyone was very helpful and attentive. Food was delicious, especially the pies.

Fabulous service by Magdalae and the food is wonderful .. the pies are home made and delicious.. would recommend

Staff were friendly and attentive. Lovely cosy pub and the food was outstanding! Would highly recommend

Luke was awesome and made great recommendations. Highly recommend their venison pie.

Windmill food is amazing the staff are fantastic would definitely recommend

The best pies in London! Also the service was really good. Definitely going back.

Relaxing decoration. Good for a catch up.

We were a party of 9 on a family visit before going to the Palladium Panto, cosy pub, great food, we all had the pies, steak & kidney, steak & stilton, chicken & ham and fish pie and we all really enjoyed them, puddings were excellent too especially the marmalade and ginger upside down pudding….delicious! Thank you to the guys serving too who were attentive and friendly, we had a great evening. Bill came to £35 a head including tip which we thought was excellent value for central London.

Food: - delicious black pudding scotch egg -Ok shepherd’s pie. not tasty enough but hearty with lots of ingredients. small portion. vegetables were overcooked, like those from a vegetable stock. very unpleasant and tasteless. - roast beef tough like rubber sole. almost inedible. we finished it anyways as we didn’t wanna waste food. Atmosphere: we were seated right next to the entrance where the door kept being opened and not closed properly. It’s very cold almost like sitting outdoor. would be nice if there’s a heat lamp of something. the place was half empty, should consider not seating guests there. Service: One of the staffs that served us could be considered rude. Teaching us like we were kids that in here we should order drinks first. did not offer choice of how cooked the roast beef we would like. so i would have guessed there’s only 1 delicious option. After I finished my pint, i wasn’t offered a second pint. For half an hour i’d been trying to get the attention of the staffs, but most of them just avoid eye contacts. I finally had to wave and grab one’s attention but that staffs just told me in a bad tone that she’s busy with something else, later on she came back and i decided not to spend anymore at this place ever.

UPDATE - we returned to this pub, this time on a Sunday. The pies again were outstanding but on Sundays they serve it with essentially the same sides as a Sunday roast but all was average, not very hot and didn’t go. We asked for mash instead of roast potatoes (as a table of 8 we all wanted this) and they said no. We were there for over 3 hours because the service was so slow. We had to ask for the dinner menus after waiting ages for them to attend the table (prior to this nobody even came to ask for our drinks order). We had to ask for more drinks again because nobody attended our table throughout. And then when we asked for the dessert menu because again we waited so long we experienced deja vu as they said the kitchen was closing in 20 mins so we had to order on the spot. This is frustrating considering they didn’t clear our table, nor bring desserts menu knowing we would be out of time. If we hadn’t had asked for the menu again we would have missed the opportunity or order dessert. Poor and slow service with staff having no awareness at any stage of our dining of actually serving the table. And then adding 12.5% tip to the bill when nobody once proactively came to our table . . . ! It’s just not worth it The pies are so damn tasty. We had 1) chicken, bacon & leak, 2) pigs cheek, rabbit & prune pie 3) crab, king prawn & haddock pie. All were delicious, their suet pie more similar to a traditional pastry pie. I would however suggest not bothering with the dauphine potatoes which was swimming in oil & butter, literally a pool of it. The only disappointment was weren’t offered the dessert menu and when we asked if they had dessert they did but the kitchen had closed. They did kindly offer to make us something still which was kind but we decided not to knowing the kitchen was closed

Excellent food. Really tasty and hot. Service really so good. Would definitely recommend. Wanted to try a pudding but too full from main course.

Disappointed. Read lots of glowing reviews BUT our experience fell far short of expectations. We only had 'award winning' pies (not sure what awards they achieved). Venison, steak and chicken pies were OK but underwhelming. And as for the fish pie should be re- named mashed potato pie - there was no fish! Yes happily exchanged for the trout but ruined our 'eating together' birthday meal. And the cost was exhorbitant for such basic fare. The tip at nearly £15.00 was the final straw and removed at my request. My recommendation, eat in a restaurant not a pub, (Boulevard Brasserie, Covent Garden is a gem)

This is a wonderful pub restaurant where you can enjoy delicious food and friendly and attentive staff. The deliciousness of Dorset Lamb Shepherd’s pie is impressive. I will definitely give it a try next time I'm in London.

The pies were great and Danny was fantastic!

Delicious pies and great service from Danny who was friendly and gave lots of recommendations.

Food and atmosphere were fantastic. Danny was very hospitable and was on top of everything. Amazing!!

Bosh. Exactly what we wanted. Good pies, decent beer and friendly service. Danny looked after us amazingly well for a busy pre Christmas shift.

We ate for lunch on Saturday, I suggest booking because as it is very good you risk not sitting down immediately given the waiting list. Their PIEs are excellent, delicious, they have a wide choice of beers and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. A real treat for those who want to try the real English pie. Great!

Great food + service. Ate upstairs in the dining room which was lovely. Brilliant Mayfair pub/restaurant

Wanted a place for a bite to eat and a beer after an afternoon in the West London shops. Great atmosphere. I drink ales and bitters and on both counts the beer is well served. Service staff very helpful and seemingly unflustered by the volume of customers. Recommend it.

Absolutely brilliant, on a packed friday before Christmas, service, food, atmosphere could not have been better, the staff made it, massive congratulations

Great food and excellent service. Steak and Stilton pie was on point.

Friday before Christmas, place was packed, people milling around waiting, drop ins etc. The team were incredible, friendly, cheerful, fun, the food immaculate, service amazing and the atmosphere brilliant. Highlight pre Christmas event for me.

Well organised Made very welcome on arrival Really good setting Great food and wine Most importantly fantastic service from Ana and Rey

We attended the windmill for our Christmas party and what an amazing pub and the service was fantastic. l would like to specially thanks Julianne for hosting us. I would come back. Highly recommended.

We came for our company Christmas dinner and party and hired out the upstairs room. Date was Wednesday December 11th. Julieanne and the team serving us were amazing. Fast, efficient, fun and dealt exceptionally well with a large group of people who had all had their fair share of drink!

The perfect place to meet with friends for a few drinks and I highly recommend the pies which were delicious. All the staff were welcoming and Danny our Waiter was excellent. If you haven’t been I recommend a visit to The Windmill.

Amazing service. Pies were delicious and would 100% come here again. Great service was really nice! Danny was fantastic.

Fantastic pies and sides - not one to miss!

Danny is a superstar! Thank you for a brilliant evening

Danny was a really brilliant waiter. Couldn't recommend enough!

Our table was booked for 1315 - by which time there was no steak and stilton pie, no duck leg confit, no lemon tart. I had game terrine with kohlrabi remoulade and soda bread - there was no butter for the bread, the game terrine was dry and flavourless, the kohlrabi remoulade was crunchy but very little dressing. I chose the potted pie: fisherman's pie of smoked salmon, king prawn and Atlantic haddock. The pie was very watery as if it had been cooked from frozen, there was no colour on the mash which was rapidly dissolving into the accompanying liquid, one piece of salmon (not smoked as far as I could detect) one piece of haddock and the single prawn was certainly not king. The accompanying spinach was neither creamed nor wilted and looked and tasted like it had been waiting a long time on a hot plate. dessert: cheese and crispbread. No optional butter, the crispbread was tasty and crunchy, the Stilton was very good as was the Bath soft. However, the Pitchfork cheddar was conspicuous by its absence and we were informed they had run out of that as well. The pub was busy and only one person serving on the first floor.

We ate a vegetarian pie and one with chicken, very tasty

Very friendly, helpful staff & a warm atmosphere. But the shepherd’s pie was disappointing for the £20 price

Danny was a great hard worker, and served us what we needed, nice home style cooked food. Cheers Danny

A perfect Sunday lunch and atmosphere during Christmas! Danny’s service was fantastic

Farcical Christmas lunch. More akin to a scam. Fortunately our server was fantastic and sorted us a round of drinks. But fundamentally poor. O-na-na I would not eat here again

Food was amazing but our experience was made with Danny! Great recommendations for food and super friendly

DO NOT ORDER THE CHRISTMAS LUNCH! The beef came our raw, then asked for it to be cooked a little bit, it came back looking like a clarks school shoe. The veg was clearly out of a packet, and we had to ask for pigs in blankets even though it was on the set menu. Stay away at all costs.

Julianne really looked after us, we were a rowdy crowd and she handled us exceptionally.

Lively atmosphere, good beer, okay food

Very delicious food. It was a busy day during the Christmas time I was a bit disappointed as we came at 7pm and they did not have half of the pies anymore and we really wanted to try their steak and mushroom which was not available anymore. I get that it’s busy but 7pm is not that late and we had a reservation which is needed. The service was a bit slow but fitting to the amount of people. I would visit again but earlier or not on a Saturday as they might lack at calculating and planning

Great pub great food - the pies!!, the beer!! And so central.

Lovely staff but unfortunately the kitchen is serving awful food now. Used to be a top pub for food in London but today we (about 10 of us) sent back most of the turkey or beef roast lunch we ordered. Really sad demise and startlingly poor food.

A fantastic dinner! Staff is very warm and genuinely happy to be there, they were chatting to us like we were best friends and they were rushed off their feet. Pies recommended were divine, pastry was the best I ever tried in UK!!! We had the chicken and steak pies. Definitely worth a visit, the place is packed and we were lucky to get a table without reservation in the upstairs room. Our waitresses Veronica ( Victoria?) and Juleanne truly made our experience. We will come back in 2025 for sure!

Spectacular food and atmosphere. Recommended if you come to London. Authentic London atmosphere Now, be careful with service charges. Make it clear when you receive the bill that you do not want to pay the fee, which is nothing more and nothing less than 12.5% This is already a recommendation for almost all restaurants in London. I lowered it to 3 stars because after asking about the rate, even knowing what it was, they tried to convince me that it was something inevitable in the city. Food, attention and atmosphere of 10, a shame that because of these things you have an inferior experience.

There's no denying how sublime the pies are. However, on the two occasions I have been to the Windmill, I've ordered (and paid the extra £3 for) the venison pie, and instead been given the steak and mushroom. Hard to complain when they taste so good, but no refund was offered - and the second time it even happened after I told our waitress about the first time and she promised it wouldn't happen again. I'm beginning to wonder if they actually have any venison pies, or if they just serve everyone the steak and mushroom and hope nobody notices...

I ate the best pie in my life here! Steak & stilton pie, it was sublime!

Arrived for our dinner reservation and were seated. Waited 5 mins before going to the bar and asking for a menu. Waited another 10 mins and approached a waitress and asked if we could order and were told to sit and someone would be with us. Waited 10 mins again with no service, went to the same waitress again and asked if we could order. I was told “Yeah, I said I’d be right with you”. As I walked back to the table my partner told me that the waitress made a face at me behind my back. So we decided to leave. Atrocious customer service.