Popped in for a quickie before a dinner in nearby Brook Street. Pleasant enough pub with normal people obviously in after work (no oiks!). My pint of Bombardier was in excellent nick and I wouldn't hesitate to return.I like the Barley Mow - despite the close proximity to vile Oxford St it attracts a reasonable crowd and you can drink outside without being choked by carbon monoxide.

Can't comment on the food as didn't eat

nice place for a drink after work, full of suits usually. Wouldn't want to spend all night settled in here though. Often smells of vinegar strangely.

Nice little place this and good for taking a break from the retail horrors of Bond, Regent and particularly Oxford St.

I've only really been in here in the daytime and it can get uncomfortable crowded during the lunch period but its great a little later in the afternoon when the drones go back to their desks.Great pub, stopped off in here with the mrs for a meal and a drink, fantastic food, nice manager, lovely pub.Nice pint of landlord and good, reasonably priced (for central London) pub food. Service was good, atmosphere friendly.

Has seemed alarmingly quiet recently, which is a bit worrying with all the pubs that are closing. Would recommend this place, well kept Shep Neame beers and a good old school pub. 8/10Finally found this pub after years of trying to look for it in this site. I enjoyed this boozer when I was back a few years ago. I am sorry I didn't make it one of my locals when I used to go to the Footman, Punchbowl, The Grapes, etc.. many moons ago. It's been a while (2004), but I found the place clean and the staff very pleasant. I will hit when I get back.

Joseph65Great pub. Good Shepherd Neame beers. One of the best in the area

Still worth a look, but whereas I'd once have ranked this the best pub in Mayfair, if not Central London, the quality of the beer has been average last couple of times I've been here. Perfectly drinkable, perfectly OK, but in comparison to the quality in the past, when everything was very well kept, not quite the same.I'm a great fan of Mayfair pubs and this is closest to the best.

Sneaky location means that the tourist trade are largely absent and in the evening the snug bar makes it seem like somewhere outside London rather than right in the heart of it.

Quite a few Scotsmen in their skirts and furry purses last time I was in so can only assume there was a ball or similar at one of the big hotels on Park Lane

If you are looking for somewhere nice for an evening in Mayfair this is well worth the effort

A great find this. A regular at the Curzon Mayfair cinema, the usual post-film drinks venue has tended to be the good, but overcrowded Ye Grapes pub in Shepherd Market. This alternative, tucked away at the end of an alleyway, is a lovely option.

The facade is promising and the interior does not disappoint, with well kept ales and a decent range of wines. The food looks hearty and warming. A super place to wile away a winter evening.

Nice tiny old fashioned boozer in a swanky part of town. It's definitely open as I meet up with friends there every month or so on a Friday evening. Like most central London pubs it is absolutely packed between 6pm and 8pm then afterwards empties out to more tolerable levels.

Whilst I really do like this place, I would say that historically there has been a woeful lack of choice when it comes to real ales, with only one on offer. I've been several times when that has run out or if available tastes warm and acidic. I should add that I haven't been for a few weeks, though, so maybe this is something the new management are on to.Just to let you know that this pub is open again. I'm the new manager for Grosvenor Arms, my name is Andy. Come in introduce yourselves and have a pint.

Andy PirieI've decided to revise my rating for this pub. Seems to be lacking atmosphere and has closed early on a couple of occasions due to lack of patrons. Perhaps it needs to do more advertising so people know it's open again!

Had a nice visit here in late 2007 and popped in early on a Saturday afternoon hoping for a repeat. As it turned out it was to be their last Saturday as a pub. Said to be closing on June 27, 2008 so that Sainsburys can expand. Met a barber who lamented he'd been visiting the place for 40 years...

Most of the lines were empty as the pub wheezed its last breaths.Cented, my dear fellow why didn't you challenge this oxegen thief to a duel?. If i owned this pub I would personally overhaul all the staff in their and start over again, with a slick and professional bar staff. Who the hell does he think he is talking to you and your wife like that, in future you should just walk away from these places and then the owners would soon see the errors of their ways. Remember it is us good burghurs of London town that pay their wages. I cant believe the amount of reports on BITE that have encountered the same treatment for rude, surly and aggressive bar staff. People wake up and dont stand for it. demand quality. I encoutered the rudest barman I have ever come across yesterday. At first he virtually shouted at us for standing in front of the wrong part of the bar, rudely telling us we'd never get served if we stood there. Then when I asked for a hot drink for my wife he basically suggested that he couldn't be bothered to make it as he wanted to serve other customers. Finally, we went to order food to which he told us that they only wanted to make burgers, despite several friends managing to order non-burgers off the menu from a different barman.

I won't be returning any time soon.

It was with great trepidation that I entered this pub, after reading previous reviews. I'm happy to say that the staff were not "surly" and made sure I knew that I was to be served everytime I visited the bar. I had a good pint of Fuller's Chiswick and would go back again if in the area.dark, dismal and dirty dosen't desearve to be located in Mayfair.Beautiful exterior, interior ok and beer (Sharp's Doom Bar)good also. Pricey, but we didn't expect anything else in this part oftown.

Nice bar, Fruli on tap. only downside no table and chairs outside, so can be uncomfortable if you are a smoker, apparently the council objected to having tables and chairs outside. European cafe culture, *I dont think so.i quite liked this place - good quality beer and the girl serving us in the upstairs bar last week was brilliant - witty, informed, happy..

really very small and pokey toilets tho.... Much better from it's previous incarnation as the faux Irish establishment O'Neill's. Mayfair was crying out for a bar like this the decor is retro 1970's but feels and looks right. A good selection of continental lagers, some real ales(not my scene) good wine list and extensive range of spirits. As for the bar staff no complaints there very friendley and professional. clean and tidy establishment, couldnt imagine the hopheads liking this place too upmarket for them. A good place to have a drink before watching a film at the Curzon. I have to conclude that this is the best establishment in the area,apart from Windows the bar on the top floor of the Hilton.

Met a friend for lunch on a Thurs as it was close to work.
Staff were friendly, wine reasonable and both pie and burger delicious (and not too bad at £9ea). Not too busy although it did start to pick up as we were finishing. Not smokey or smelly either which was a plus! Would go back for sure! We had a Pie Club event here this Tuesday - the Pies were Fantastic! The service was friendly but a little slow - but what nearly blew it was the booking process. Booked a week in advance for 16 people and had them call the day before to say they had double booked and could we change. I said no, and they squeezed us in.

Would we go again - yes, but we'd make damn sure they got the booking right!Only been here once, and only because
1. it was raining hard
2. I was kinda lost, on my way to The Guinea for a pint of Young's bitter. (Well, hadn't been there for nine years).

But I was sure up for a surprise. Didn't expect much, but found that the bitter was terrific. Which, after all, is what's most important. The staff was friendly, too.

Great atmosphere and food downstairs in the bar, but don't bother with the dining room upstairs. The staff are so unhelpful and have no concept of what 'customer care' means. We booked a table for a family celebration but found the dining room menu really limited - 2 members out of our party of 7 couldn't find anything that they wanted to eat (eg. no vegetarian options at all but was told the chef could 'rustle something up'!)and so we asked for a couple of dishes from the bar menu downstairs. The waiter said no, despite the fact that the dining room was empty - we were the only people there. In the end we left and went to The Automat which is very nearby and we had a great meal there in a fantastic atmosphere.Never really seen anyone eating in here, effectively half the space is wasted with the "dining area" which if you sit down when not eating (bear in mind it's a small pub and gets crowded) staff get v.stroppy about. Agree it's a pub with an identity crisis, so many good eating options in the area, it should just focus on being a pub.Appalling, (and expensive) beer. Awful service. Undercooked (but still expensive) food. A khazi.

I agree, you would barely know the pub had been refurbished, it's so similar. Just tidied up a bit around the edges. Recommended still.It opened again last Friday. I am delighted to say the refurbishment was very sympathetic. In fact so good that you wouldn't even have guessed anything had been done. Great little pub made even better. Good atmosphere and also great chips to soak up the alcohol!I just read that Madge and his wife are going to do a make over of the P'Bowl ? What a disgrace. Another classic pub going to be ruined.

Joseph65