Wood Street Bar & Restaurant in City of London, Westminster

Dropped in for a bite to eat and a pint, 5* service, food arrived super quick and was out standing, lovely chilled atmosphere very cool will sit and stay a while 😁

This bar and restaurant could have been excellent, but it let us down in several ways. The staff were friendly and the restaurant welcoming. The first problem was that we ordered some olives whilst we waited. They never came. We ordered 3 fish and chips for a table of 3, but only 2 arrived. They somehow forgot the third one and one of us had to sit and watch the others eat while waiting another 15 minutes for theirs to be cooked. They took the price of a small bottle of mineral water off the bill as compensation ( big deal !). The other bugbear was that the food was served on cold plates which meant that the food went cold very quickly. I would give it another chance to see if they could do better.

Ideal for important business meetings or dinner and drinks with friends after work. The Menu is ever evolving with seasonal changes and monthly updates, and favourites like Beer Battered Fish and Chips and traditional British classics.

Si está esperando una conversación tranquila con un colega, cliente, cliente potencial o tal vez un amante, este es el lugar perfecto. Discreto y relajado, esto está lejos del ajetreo aunque a solo 200 yardas de Schroders.

Been going to this bar for many years now and never had a bad pint. Service is always quick and the barstaff friendly. Food is also worth checking out as is very nice.

Just one of many, many visits here over countless years. Always efficient and friendly service. Beer is always good, the bar is usually fairly busy, the atmosphere relaxed and comfortable. I've never eaten there but the fat City types doing so always look happy! Highly recommended.

Great place for after work drinks. Fantastic nibbles platter, really a cut above the rest. Staff were friendly and efficient.

When we arrived we made it known we wanted to eat & were ushered into a loud corner with almost zero lighting and right under the speaker. Meat platter was pretty bad; chopped up sausage plus sausage roll and crappy chicken wings. Really average. Chips and chilli were fine. Barmaid sat down whilst she cleaned the window which was odd. This place seems best suited to low budget.

Our office Christmas dinner was at the Wood Street Bar and Restaurant. Excellent food, friendly service, extensive selection of beers and wines, cannot recommend it highly enough. Thanks to Aidan and the team.

Coming here on and off for over a year, great little place. Nice staff, decentish music but always take recommendations and some banging food served with a slice of attitude. Would recommend for after work business drinks and a light meal before bigger things. Long live the wood street wine bat!

We visited the restaurant before a show at the Barbican. Two people in the group have allergies but the item on the menu that could have been eaten by them safety was out of stock. The waitress spoke to the manager and he went out of his way to go out and pick up two steaks for these two diners. This was fantastic service and as one of the diners with allergies, this made my evening. The food was great all round, service quick and friendly and the bar had a nice atmosphere. Thanks to the owner for going above and beyond, it was very much appreciated and we will be visiting here again.

I've been coming to the Wood Street Bar since before it was the Wood Street Bar. In 20 years I've always thought the beer was good, the food was well portioned and tasty and the bar was in all other respects above average. There's a few really quiet places to have an intimate chat but there's also larger areas and booths for bigger groups. I came here for the first time in a while last week and it's still a good place to eat and drink and socialise. Why is it then that it's never full? I've started to think that maybe it's cursed? Every other bar in the city is at capacity every lunch time and evening but the Wood Street Bar never manages more than a few groups? I guess that there are some things I'll never understand. The Wood Street Bar is quiet, comfortable, well provisioned and the staff are polite and helpful if rather unengaged due to lack of customers.

Vinimos aquí para un almuerzo de trabajo como un grupo de 6 personas. Después de pedir nuestros platos principales tuvimos que esperar más de 45 minutos para que nuestra comida fuera entregada. Cuando se le preguntó cuánto tiempo más tendríamos que esperar, la camarera dijo que estaba literalmente en camino pero aún no se entregó por otros 5 a 10 minutos. La mitad de los artículos en el menú tampoco estaban disponibles. Los precios estaban en el extremo superior y la comida era normal.

This is the closest pub to Barbican and so very convenient if you don't want to drink in the complex itself. Also very close to St Giles church for concerts there. It's a fairly standard pub. Not huge amounts of room inside and little outside (presumably because of the area). Beers are fine and service was prompt.

We booked Christmas dinner for our company . The bar area is nice and welcoming and the staff were pleasant enough. The whole experience was let down by the food. I had French onion soup to start nothing wrong there, then it came to the main course, mine was Venison Wellington, problem here was the venison was over cooked and so tough as old boots. Time for dessert, oh dear , Spotted Dick, this was served to everyone who ordered it uncooked, but a few of us didn't realise and took a mouth full, I am still trying to forget the taste, at least the obvious Birds custard was well Birds custard.

A group of us went for after work drinks, great atmosphere and nice ales, meat board was epic, especially the Scotch eggs. Quick service.

Went to Wood Street Bar to help celebrate a retirement. Drinks good, food disappointing. Plates cold, chips not cooked through and coleslaw fiery with chilli. Expecting better for £13. Brother's fish portion tiny compared with others with same meal.

Buen pub en una buena ubicación, como muchos otros críticos, el servicio puede ser lento con el personal del bar demasiado pocos para satisfacer la demanda. La selección de bebidas es buena y la cerveza bien cuidado. Por desgracia, mi última visita será la última, que era entretenido socios de negocios con mi tarjeta detrás de la barra. Todos habían ido bastante bien hasta que me quería salir y fuimos a instalarse. A mi sorpresa y sorpresa el personal del bar ha añadido un 12,5% de servicio a mi cuenta simplemente para repartir las bebidas en el bar hasta donde estábamos. Al final de esta suma se redujo a 5 libras en la cima de una £95, pero me pareció que era exorbitante a cargo por servicio de bebidas en un pub, que no estaban tomando como ellos a la mesa, simplemente entregarlas!

El bar es bonito y guay con zona de restaurante muy cerca de Barbican. El interior es un poco soso, pero aún tiene algo de ella. Un montón de madera desnuda, pero estar es confortable. Trasera tiene un poco de vistas de la zona del interior de Barbican y agua. Algunas buenas cervezas de así no sólo un lugar para el vino, lo que es bueno. Buen lugar para ir a conseguir lejos de los típicos bares de la ciudad y para visitar la maravillosa arquitectura brutal de la Barbacana cerca.

La belleza de este lugar es agradable y tranquilo, un poco alejado del camino, pero todavía queda un agradable ambiente personal y decente. Sin embargo, la comida necesita mejorar en un 15%. Parece siempre hay algo que no es muy justo, una fría de elemento, o un elemento no cocinados directamente. La atención al detalle es lo que le trae a actualizar estándar. Pero es Guinness siempre sabe bien.

Working locally I've been going to the Wood Street for about 10 years now. it's always good, the food is consistent and it's a great spot for a pint or a glass of wine after work. Friday nights can get a little busy, but usually there is a table available at lunch or dinner most days.

ive ordered twice before from this place and their food has always been pretty damn good, but this time they went above and beyond and gave me a free pizza. Awesome food, great prices and lovely friendly people ^-^ you've made my friday great Parma wood, thank you

Lovely pizza, pleasant stuff and quick delivery. Simple

Delicious pizza. Beautiful thin crust. Only complaint was 2 large pizza deal makes you select a side first which seems to be an error

Ordered and charged for extra mushrooms on meat feast pizza but when delivered no mushrooms on it so not impressed about paying an extra 90p for nothing. Garlic bread was more like a popadom but was enjoyable and tasty.

The pizza was really nice, the delivery man was fast and kind...i wanna order again for sure! The only thinghs i didn t like was the extra buffalo mozzarella(wasn t really extra) thank you for this fabouloud pizza ;)

The pizza was goid and big (13") and the delivery very quick which exceed my expectation. The only issue was I ordered the ortolana with added topping but arrived a normal margerita with the topping instead and missed all vegs. Wasn't worth to call back.

I love this gem. It's proper nice crust on the pizzas and the wood oven make quite a difference.

Food was cold and the cheesy chips was literally just a ball of half melted cheese over a portion of soggy chips. The delivery driver was very pleasant and well mannered and it was a shame the food wasn't up to the delivery time and driver standards. If food was hot then may have got another star at least

Pizza was ok, but the ribs were inedible. One huge piece of fat, couldn't even eat them with a knife and fork as they was so rubbery.

Great pizza and garlic bread. However the toppings are minimalistic! They used about 3 olives / peppers etc finely chopped on my pizza!

The quality of pizza was very poor, one of the worst i tasted Sorry

This isnt pizza. Its dry bread.

Great pizza and really fast delivery,super

We order PEPPERONI DELUXE, 15" and it came with only 10 slices of pepperoni, the amount of cheese was also very little, with lots of big spaces with out any cheese at all. It hardly had any tomato sauce!! It is our first time ordering from this place but it is absolutely terrible.Would never recommend it to anyone.

Sorry I asked for a portion of garlic bread what I had was not that it was like garlic pizza but it tasted like Doritos crisps was absolutely dry pizza & the wings was about the best thing from the menu

Good food. But not again. Poor service. Do it at your own risk. Rude as well

ordered bolognese, pizza and banoffee pie, pizza was lovely and delish, spaghetti didn't have much meat or sauce in at all but very cheesy (it wasnt disgusting but defo a let down, cheese saved it but i do love cheese) banoffee pie was heavenly. fast service and would defo try again. thnx

Just returned from this establishment having purchased a drink and awaiting my work colleagues. Friendly bar staff though bar only had one individual serving tonight and white small in size. Also quite crowded with many standing (few seats). Rude male member of staff (white shirt) told me there was no drinking outside and walked off. Would not have minded but no phone signal inside and I was by the door.Left, taking work colleagues elsewhere.

This lovely restuarant/bar was nicely decorated withbfairy lights and traditional oakbdecor throughout. Despite having a staffing issue the service was excellent and we didnt wait as long as they warned which was good. My family and i had their Sunday roast dinners which were of great quality and absolutely huge! Very happy with our visit and would definately recommend if in the area.

Quite honestly the worst pizza I have ever eaten. All greasy and horrible

Very good service and food quality! Beautiful pizza!!

Extremely disappointed in our meal... the pizza toppings were sparse and of poor quality and flavour. Do not recommend :(

I have been searching for 5 years to find a good pizza this is the one thanks god you need to try super super food..!!!!

Decent and local! Great pizza, great sides!

cheaply made sub-par pizza. base no good.

Very pleased with food tasty pizza, friendly service quality Italian pizza.

Good deals and good service, the handmade base is a plus but the cheese is greasy and the tomato really few. Besides oregano has nothing to do with pizza. (tomato, basil and mozzarella...nothing else is needed)

It didn't come with chicken wings or garlic bread or Coke very poor!

Tasty pizza, fast delivery maybe to fast as I request delivery for 9:30 and I received it at 8:25...but the food was good

These were really delicious pizzas - more like those served at Pizza Express than Domino's. Thin base, tasty, a little different from the run-of-the-mill Pizza delivery. If you want a simple hearty feast you may wish to look elsewhere but for a special delight, I recommend these wood-oven pizzas.

The ham taste really bad i had to take all out

Pizza was thin crust, and the whole outer edge was hard and crispy did not like

Everything was quite good however i was very disappointed that the freddo pizza i ordered didn't have the correct toppings.

Food took more than one hour to arrive and the place is not far at all from where I live. I didn't like the pizza especially the tomato sauce on that. I don't think I'll get food here ever again.

Was a bit cold but scrum diddly umptious after a couple mins in the oven!

Really yummy pizza, cheesey chips were a bit burnt..

Tasty, Crispy but can be better, I would order again

Pizza ok but wrong ingredients. Capricciosa was meant to have artichoke but came with anchovies instead. Phone number does not work to contact them!

Great tasting food, that's cheap.. With extremely fast delivery, can't complain.

I ordered Napolitana Pizza from this take away and I've got to say that it was amazing. Super delicious, you can actually feel that you're eating Italian pizza. All those big chain pizzerias doesn't even come close to what the guys do in Parma Wood Oven. I'm very happy with the food quality and taste. Definitely recommend it to others. P.S. Delivery was on time too.

This bar is just down from our office and we hired their private room for an early evening get together and charity event. We were really well looked after, the staff were excellent and everyone had a great time - and our evening raised a decent amount of money!

It may be wood fired but this is far from your authentic Italian pizza. Should have known by the fact they had Hawaiian on the menu!

I was happy with entire service and couldn't find any faults whatsoever.

The lasagne was luke warm. Garlic bread with cheese was very greasy. Cream cheese jalapeños were very greasy. The calzone was quite nice. Fast delivery but overall disappointing

My son booked a table for our family following my Daughter in Law's graduation ceremony at the nearby Barbican. We had a nice view looking back in to the Barbican complex with its water features. Limited selection on offer but the food was delicious. By the end of our meal the place was packed and busy.

Went here for a business lunch and the service was good but I thought the menu was completely overpriced. £25 for a small hot pot that arrived very quickly, so was probably just shoved in the microwave and most of my meat was inedible - gristly and chewy. For £25 for a small dish I would expect good quality meat. Menu had a limited choice I thought. Wine was nice but £26 for a Shiraz. Not sure why the mains are so expensive when it is only a pub really with nice views of the Barbican gardens.

Can't thank the Wood Street staff enough, especially our lovely waitress Libby, for a great Christmas meal.Didn't expect the private dining room which made the whole thing really special.

I chose this restaurant to my host a post-graduation ceremony dinner with my family, as it was so close to the Barbican and with a good looking menu with non-pretentious food for a good price.We found it difficult to find, simply due to poor signage in the area (not the restaurant's fault) and when we arrived the place was near empty, but we used the table reserved for us, as requested by the window looking onto the lake.Unfortunately, due to the hot weather on the day the lake smelt a bit bad, but we simply closed the window to avoid that.The staff were brief but friendly enough, and our chosen meals arrived promptly and tasted very good (there was a good selection too!)They also had a games room downstairs which had a pool table and a couple of electronic machines, plus a bar which was shut when we visited.

Booked this for a meal before a performance at the Barbican. Easy to find, cosy inside and nice friendly welcome. Lovely pint of proper beer. Decent choice of meals and food was tasty and good portions. Knew what gluten-free meant. This wasn't a gourmet eating experience and that was not what we wanted. Nice view of lake. 2 minutes across the high level walk and we were in our seats. (Handel's Alcina - absolutely gorgeous).

We ordered the fish and chips and the portions were a bit small. The bar atmosphere is nice so could go there just to drink maybe. The view on the Barbican lakeside is gorgeous.

We used the Wood Street Bar and Restaurant as the venue for our Christmas Party and were extremely happy with everything they did for us. Aidan and his team made us very welcome, service was quick and friendly and the food was superb. Have been back several times since, always a pleasant experience. Highly recommended.

My fiend and I came here after a lovely evening in next door Barbican to use our Taste Card. The pub part was busy with city workers but the restaurant was empty. The waitress asked if we had booked in advance our answer was no. The waitress told us we had to book in advance. I asked 'sorry our mistake, as it's empty does that really matter or could you make an exception?' She went back to ask a cowardly manager who wouldn't come and speak to us and said 'sorry manager says no' we then asked 'but what if we go outside and call and book a table' she nodded clearly seeing where we were goin with this-went and asked the manager and he again said no' No explanation at all. I find it amazing in an era of social media that customer service environments still treat people in this way-avoid.

Decided to visit this location on a recent trip to London. I checked the menu on-line and it looked good and a driver for me to visit but on arrival it was a different menu that was really disappointing with poor choices. The food was average and nothing better than you can get elsewhere at a lower cost nearby. The music playing was too loud and had to raise our voices to have a conversation over lunch. I was looking forward to the experience but in alI honesty I would not rush back.

Living locally but with some friends who were coming for a performance at the Barbican, I took them for a pre-show dinner at the Wood Street Bar & Restaurant. Great food, good service and reasonably priced. I would recommend it.

Nice view, good food and attentive staff. I had the fish chips and mushy peas which had a very light batter.

The Brutalist architecture and freezing winds of the Barbican is an effective bar to the drift of City folk westward. Which produces an interesting side effect. For just under these Stalinist columns a rather nice pub and not bad restaurant nests, without the gaffawing investment bankers or the noisy attention seeking of the traders who frequent every pub to the south and east from 5 til 8. As the ultimate accolade for any pub I mark low the Bar Scene (by which i presume they mean loud music killing your conversation, heaving sweating torsos and vomit on the pavement - which sadly are all absent here)

I was introduced to the Wood Street Bar & Restaurant by a friend at work who had lunched there a number of times and I was really pleasantly surprised. I then went back for dinner and have now lost count of the number of times I've eaten here! I've brought a lot of friends to Wood Street and I always enjoy the food and the only time I haven't was when something wasn't to my taste, not because there was anything wrong with it at all.I'm vegetarian so the willingness of the staff to alter dishes and offer to make me an off-menu salad when there wasn't a starter I liked has been brilliant. I find it a relaxing venue, the wine is great, and I know friends I've taken there have then returned with other friends.I had a terrible meal somewhere else last night and it made me want to come on and give credit where credit's due to a lovely restaurant with great food!

I've been with clients quite a few times and was impressed yet again. It's a lovely room - pub like - with a great view of the Barbican Lake that almost no-one has heard of. Bear in mind you need to ask for a water view if you want one. My mackerel pate was excellent - not too fishy and great smooth texture. The sea bass was even better - nicely crunchy and soft and creamily cooked. The clients saffron and cauliflower soups were apparently great too. The menu changes oftern, there are always specials and the wine lost doesn't cost an arm and a leg. One of very few city restaurants worth taking non-clients too

Was recommended to come here by a friend and I definitely wasn't let down. I was given a table overlooking the Barbican lake which was beautiful even at night. The staff were friendly and helpful and the food was great, the chef is clearly very experienced, not only that the food came in great time never leaving too long between our courses.Will definitely go back!

The cosy atmosphere will keeps you here long after the meal and wine are finished. Nice to sit by the Barbican lakes and wish you didn't have to go back to work! Food is always great and very reasonable for the city. Overall a very good find

Tucked behind the Barbican on a residential road, not the most obvious place for a City restaurant. Small and quite dark inside with very friendly helpful staff. The menu is small but seasonal and well thought out. Also, all intolerances are clearly labelled on all dishes which was very refreshing. The food was served quickly and was superb.

Situated at the Barbican end of Wood Street, one is unlikely to just walk past, but it has a super location with lovely views over the Barbican lakes. The owners really care about the quality of food and I found the combination of flavours very pleasing, about £20- for two courses is very god value. There is a sound wine list, but in addition there are two well kept real ales,which for me is a big bonus. There are also some tables outside which do not suffer from the fumes of passing traffic. I think ths place is excellent.

We had an evening meal here after a visit to the Bond exibition in the Barbican, which is nearby.Food was freshly prepared, very good quality and the menu included a good variety of dishes.It wasn't too expensive, wine available by glass, carafe or bottle!Staff were helpful and friendly- what more could you ask for.

We chose a visit to this restaurant for lunch before a visit to the Barbican where it is located. The food was of an exceptionally high standard: don't let the fact that it is a bar as well put you off.Thoughtfully compiled menus, expertly prepared and promptly served.It's not a cheap option, but if you want food that aspires to Michelin stardom, it's a bargain. Make sure you get a table upstairs with that great view over the lake.

A bit off the beaten track but that's a good thing I think. Food was well cooked and presented although the menu was a bit lacking. Service was friendly and efficient and it was good value for money - 3 people, 2 courses each, 3 soft drinks and a bottle of Gavi all for under £100. Atmosphere was a bit lacking and certainly for a Friday lunch time. It's not quite a 'very good' overall rating to be fair but it was far better than just 'average'. Worth a visit but first check out the menu online as you might struggle a bit - we did.

The food was restaurantlike, as was the atmosphere of the tablesetting. Which was funny because of the restaurant was devided over 2 parts of the bar,on both ends of the back of the pub overlooking the water. If you would look to the other side you would see the folks in the pub drinking.The food was good and the dessert (I had Eton mess) nice.

10 of us had lunch with our table overlooking the lake.No way did we think that in the area of the Barbican you could have good food,good wine,friendly service and a fabulous view.

The service lets them down. Friendly and well meaning staff but sadly illinformed and not trained to recommend the food or the wine. I suspect because the manager thinks it would be a waste of money for them to try it! If they could crack the service it would be a gold mine with a large captive audience.

I am a fan of this place. A serious kitchen. There is a strange lack of gastronomic excellence in this part of the City. Get a table upstairs with a view onto the Barbican's lack. Its slightly out-of-the-way location is part of its appeal.