Thomas Cubitt, Belgraviaback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
I like this pub. The menu is good (although dining room upstairs is better). Great decor and unique. I have found the staff to be quite unpleasant when going in for a couple of pints with friends, although very polite when parting with lots of money on wine and food.
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I love this place. You can go in for a few pints, a bottle of wine or a cocktail, either way the charm of the place makes it very hard to leave. The Real Ale here is not for purists but the Guinness is first class, one of the finest pints served in the SW postcode. Food is great and the wine list is, indeed, excellent. Rude staff? No way. Shame it was refurbished? No way. Great Whiskies? Oh yes.
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Had Sunday lunch here today. It's not really a pub at all - every table has cutlery on it, and you'd only really come here if you wanted a meal. And the food was very good - my friend's chicken caesar was declared excellent and my veggie burger came with thick chips and a little pot of mayonnaise. And a divine cheesecake to follow. The staff were almost too friendly (our waitress kept apologising for keeping us waiting, even though we thought she'd been pretty quick). They seemed to have plenty of high chairs for small children, but I didn't see a children's menu.
It's true about the excellent wine list. I didn't make a note of the beers when I went in, but the waitress offered me Adnams and IPA.
The interior is lovely, but try to get a seat outside in good weather, or near the front windows, as the back part is just a touch on the dark side. (On a lovely sunny day like today was, this pretty much means arriving at opening time.)
Incidentally, there is a much-praised dining room on the upper floor, which has to be booked (tables in the bar are first come, first served) - this isn't open for Sunday lunch.
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Not a traditional boozer on the surface but I did see a few old boys propping up the bar amongst the more obvious red cords and cashmere. The food is really outstanding: too good for this place to be dismissed as another gastopub. The beer's ok (I'd go elsewhere to indulge my real ale habit though). However, what set the place apart for me was the superb wine list, not just the usual rubbishy plonk but propper enjoyable fine wine, properly kept and served. And I spotted some really great whiskies behind the bar.
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Fantastic pub. Yes, it has been gentrified so it does not have a was-built-in-the-18th-century-and-has-never-been-touched-feel, and yes it does have Belgravia prices (what do you expect it being in Belgravia). All that said though, it does serve some quality beers (the underrated Bitburger, great for summer) and the staff are attentive and efficient. Further, the food is good and it has been rated highly as a restaurant and not just a boozer.
Can be difficult to get a seat and the smoke can be choking, but overall it is a great place. Highly recommended for hangover brunches on Sundays.
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This pub has just been taken over and refurbished and what a shame. Don't get me wrong it looks nice but the staff especially the little italian guy are so rude it is unbelievable. Avoid at all costs!
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