The best restaurants serving British food in London

My work colleagues and I were passing by when we spotted this nice little quaint pub on a bridge, eager to unwind over a few beers after a long day we parked up and entered this pub. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by quite the spectacle: a heavyset gentleman in a turban, slumped over the bar and snoring loudly. Four pristine, untouched pints sat beside him, clearly his, as there was no one else around. The barmaid shot us a look that spoke volumes. We immediately understood her silent plea and nodded sympathetically before turning our attention back to the snoring mound at the bar. A few minutes into our visit, the man woke up and groggily scanned the room. He muttered something under his breath while glancing our way. We did our best to ignore him, avoiding eye contact with this dishevelled character, and tried to keep our conversation going. But then he started slurring at the barmaid, and we began to feel uneasy. Our discomfort grew as he muttered obscenities behind us, including a garbled threat about smashing a pint glass over our heads. One of my colleagues, visibly irritated, was ready to confront him, but given the man’s drunken state, we decided against it. What should have been a relaxing afternoon over a few drinks turned into a comical farce, thanks to this unfortunate encounter. The funniest part? As we got up to leave, he tried to strike up a conversation but promptly slumped back onto the counter and fell asleep again. Charming.

We first reserved this location since the hall and parking were ideal for our son's wedding party in April 2024. We looked over every arrangement, including the hues, snacks, and beverages. We even made a deposit with Paul on the same day we saw it, and he was really accommodating and helpful. The fact that the chef would be on vacation and unable to prepare the food we had requested was never brought up. When we called to discuss the reservation and inquire about the possibility of a meal sample, the woman who answered the phone was incredibly unpleasant and unhelpful, unprofessional, rude and unsympathetic telling us she has had to come back from maternity leave due to unforeseeable circumstance and that they are not able to cook the food we had requested therefore our reservation had to be cancelled at short notice. The scary thought is if we had not contacted them they would not have contacted us and we would have turned up on the day assuming everything would be ready.

Son personas encantadoras, pero el sitio web dice que recicla muchas cosas que no. Traté de decirle al personal de la tienda que había llegado con mucho que reciclar, pero tuve que ir a casa con ellos. No hay forma de cambiar el sitio web aparentemente

Una sonrisa no cuesta nada. ¡No hay retrete! También el tocino estaba un poco graso. No veo la necesidad de la tapa de plástico: desperdicio de recursos. No fue barato. No califico este lugar.

Really awful. Totally unfriendly service, total lack of interest. We ended up having one bottled pineapple juice and one San Pellegrino Limonata for £11.25. And for that not even a smile or a thank you. What a rip off.

Ordered hot chocolate and a tea. No gluten free sandwiches, apparently ran out. Ask to have teabag separate because I don’t like stewed tea. Was informed by a young lad that I must pay for extra cup for the teabag. I was surprised, I was happy to hold my teabag and did not require it in a separate cup. I told him so and he said those are the rules. We decided to forgo our order

Got a takeaway on the way home, pretty sub-standard, overcooked (burnt) fish, chips (some, a small number admittedly) completely dry and stale, mixed in with fresh chips. Fresh chips were fine. Went back and complained to "The Manager" who said that there was nothing wrong, "the fish is perfectly cooked on the inside" was his response. Obviously, it did not matter to him that the fish was burnt on the outside. No offer of any compensation or apology. Bad products, bad service. A fish and chips shop that can't cook fish, give it a miss.

This takeaway used to be the Spicy King which was famed for it's hygiene rating, the subtlety of its spicing, unctuous sauces, generous portion sizes, the 'clean palette' feeling after eating there and was a fine local take away run by Mohammed and a friendly team.

The LAPADA art and antiques fair in Berekely square in London is an amazing day out, not only is the art fabulous but they have the best restaurant of any trade show I have been to. EventOracle do an amazing job, with light hearted dishes and great staff. Thank you!!