Gastro Kitchen and Bar

The pub is quite small but has seating outside which expands the size of the place on a nice day. We arrived just after 1pm and there was 2 other people there sitting at separate tables. The bartender wasn't overly friendly a welcoming smile would have probably improved the atmosphere and we had to ask for food menus when we ordered drinks. Music was on quite a low volume and I commented on this to my husband it felt like we were in a library and I think the bartender may of heard me because he turned the volume up! The menu is quite small and two of the 'snack' items weren't available. That was fine, we ordered the chicken wings, spring rolls and chips. Food arrived in good time and the bartender asked if we wanted napkins and plates. Yes, most definitely! The snacks were quite good. : Then the 'chef' came out of the kitchen on his scooter and scooted out the door. Within half and hour, the place got busy and the bartender had to tell anyone who wanted to order food that the 'chef' was away and that they could order upon his return. The pub appeared to be clean, as long as you were looking down or at eye level, but as soon as you looked up, everything you can see is covered in a thick layer of dust. The food was good, the drink selection was good, what could really improve is the atmosphere. A little warmth and friendliness can go a long way, especially in smaller establishments.

Nice food, lovely service, loved the cider on tap

This pub is a little peaceful gem amidst the otherwise bustling Central London area! The owner is lovely and the food was not only reasonably priced but arrived quickly and tasted scrumptious. The place itself has been tastefully decorated and facilities were nice and clean. Will stop by again :

We booked a room here for 1 night when we visited London for personal reasons. At first the room looked okay but on closer inspection the pillows did not have protectors on and the actual pillows were YELLOW with stains.I checked both pillows and even the 2 spare ones on the shelving unit, and they were all the same. When we complained about this, we were told that all pillows in the hotel are the same and that the covers always get changed and are clean - so what was the problem? I explained that they should have protectors on for a start but also just because the covers are clean, it still leaves the pillow dirty! The man also said they don’t change pillows all the time, just like they don’t change mattresses all the time. The man didn’t quite get it and kept referring to the fact that the covers were clean on and we should have been satisfied with that. He offered us to have a few more pillow cases on per pillow but I just couldn’t settle. A quick inspection of the mattress showed that it had a protector on but the actual mattress was grubby and had stains on too. The carpet was also extremely dusty around the edges, paintwork messy, stained toilet, and generally dusty on lampshades. The phone also didn’t work. We had to leave that tonight and find somewhere else as the manager was called and ‘couldn’t offer us a refund’. No apologies were made either. Just avoid!!

The drinks selection here is really good along with the snack selection. However the atmosphere is seriously lacking: the music is quiet, the bar staff are cold, the atmosphere is stale and the place feels more of a halfway house than a comfortable pub.

A nice very local type pub. Sorry the chef couldn’t make it tonight I was looking forward to a local chew. I’ll come back and check it out another time.

Came today at 20:50 and wanted to order dinner, the worker today be the kitchen is closed that it closes between 20:30-21:00. Being a tourist from out of town I didn’t expect that a place closing at 23:00 would stop serving food so early. Very disappointed especially since I wasted my time travelling here and back for nothing.

Great spot. We came for a few pints and stayed for dinner. Shasha was a fantastic bar host. She really made us feel like locals.

What has happened to this place? New owners, new management? Used to be a friendly and well managed neighbourhood pub. Now looks and feels messy and unorganised, as if nobody cares much. A barman with headphones and a body language that makes a customer feel like a nuisance is not a winning combination. Let alone the fact that the pub had run out of half of their beer choices. Sad, really.

Huge pub busy conveniently by all modes of transport tube /bus etc