The Swan

Lovely bar nice people lots of choices for hand pull beers good food too. Really enjoyed the steak and ale pie nice and juicy with plenty of extra gravy.

Robert and Bart at the Swan were fantastic! The ambiance and food are amazing as well as the service. Highly recommend!

Cozy pub with pretty bar and with great service. Felt like mostly locals. Nice steak pie. Picnic benches outside for smokers or if the weather is nice.

I came here with my wife because we had just gotten to our hotel which was nearby. We were looking for a place to get drinks and food.

The staff was friendly and attentive and the drinks ended up being the tastiest ones we had on our trip. Their drinks were also very affordable. We didn't enjoy the food all that much but it's a great place to go to get drinks.

We will definitely be back for the drinks!

Wonderful stop after the museum
We ordered fish pie and Mac cheese
The bartender is helpful and place oh historical
Try a pint

Great place to grab a beer with great outdoor seating. They have multiple picnic tables and heat lamps outside which make it a nice place to gather and stay warm.

Cool atmosphere, friendly service, and a great place to grab a drink and enjoy some fish & chips.

We showed up early (17:45pm) and grabbed one of the last non-reserved tables. I'd recommend making a reservation in advance as this place filled up quickly and walk in seating is first come, first served!

This was my go-to restaurant and bar during a week-long trip to London. It's apparently part of a large chain (Greene King), but so are pretty much all the pubs in this neighborhood, and everything about it is extremely solid. This isn't a "local" with a publican and owners who know then by name, but it is a solid pub in terms of food, drink, and general atmosphere.

Some highlights:

* I never specifically sought out better, but the British style pies were the best I've. I highly recommend the chicken and mushroom pie-- I didn't expect it to be better than steak, but it was.

* Cask conditioned ales are a must-try in England, and this place has a decent selection. Look for the hand taps with the long handles. My one complaint is that they seemed to be served at closer to fridge temperature rather than the traditional cellar temp, but that probably goes over better with most of their customers.

* The gin and tonic selection is large and good. I think a lot of the difference between here and other pubs is just that they list the options on the menu rather than expecting you to know them, but for a tourist that can be important.

We arrived late (which is totally on us - we messed up on the time zone) but the server was rude, repeatedly telling us off for being late.
We were very excited for this experience (big Midsummer Nights Dream fans) but after being scolded repeatedly and looked down on by the server, there is no way we could recommend this establishment. He joined our conversation as we were discussing whether or not to stay for dinner instead, once again telling us "if you would've been here on time we wouldn't be having this conversation".
We left after being humiliated by him, to the starbucks in front. Which has much better service.

This is a nice English style pub in an adorable alley off a main road.

The restaurant is handicapped accessible, as they do have a ramp, and you just have to ask. Or, when we arrived, they saw and immediately put it out, without us asking, which was nice.

You order your food and drinks at the bar directly. I opted for the chicken and mushroom pie and a Guinness, which tastes better across the pond closer to Dublin. The pie was delicious and came with mashed potatoes, veggies, and a vat of gravy to spill on the pie. This was my first experience with a chicken and mushroom pie and it was better than a chicken pot pie. I wish more American restaurants would make their pot pies like the British pies.

The ambiance was chic and perfect. The television were there, but blended in with the rest of the feel of the place, so that you didn't really notice they were there.