The best restaurants serving British food in Maida Vale City of London, Westminster London

I have often been to Noaman's , sometimes for a quick lunch, more often for coffee. The general "feel" is North AFrican. Best coffee I know in London! Not to mention the tasty baclava-style Mediterranean cakes. Sami and Nacer are cheerful and welcoming, food good and very cheap. Good for breakfast and lunch. They close before the evening, so they don't serve suppers.

The Carlton Tavern is located on the edge of the Paddington Recreation Ground, which is a park in Maida Vale, City of Westminster. In the 70’s & 80’s I used to visit the Park to race on my bike as there was a Velodrome there. I visited The Carlton Tavern for a reunion of us old racing cyclists who used to race on the Paddington velodrome. There was a seating area outside of the pub where we all enjoyed the company and sunshine. The staff were very patient with us all as we all drank too much and were showing our age reminiscing about things before most of them were born. There were quite a lot of us, and the staff served us in a timely manner, and I have no complaints. I was initially disappointed when I arrived that they did not serve Guinness (My tipple of choice) but the staff offered me an alternative “London Black, Porter” which I must admit was a great alternative, so I was a happy chap. I would happily return if I was in the area.

Absolutely fantastic pub lunch with some stand out courses, especially the charred lettuce salad and the merguez sausages. Great space, lovely staff and (we were in for the Euro final the previous night) great atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Tipico pub inglese un po’ buio e fatiscente, ma frequentato da locali. Il menu è abbastanza vario. Il servizio è gentile. Il Cibo non è stato esaltante. L’hamburger era fatto con il pane da supermercato e il chicken burger era una fettina e il petto di pollo un po’ secca. Il Chicken grilled invece erano due fettine speziate ma sempre un po’ secche. Nella media il fish and chips che era anche una buona porzione.

Although slow in getting out my order out it was immediately recognised by manager who offered me a complimentary coffee…it’s so nice to feel really valued as a customer, something many businesses don’t seem to value. This was the complete opposite in Pret the day before when I had to leave most of my egg sandwich which was made with dry, stale bread. When asked why it was left I gave an honest answer and he just said sorry and took it away. Thank you Gail’s for treating me like a valued customer