Punch Tavern

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1. Rube T ★★★★★

   We arrived quite late to Punch Tavern and unfortunately missed out on the Sunday Roast. However, the manager Alex was extremely kind in letting us have a choice of the other main courses and a cocktail on the house! The steak and the garlic shrimp were very flavourful indeed. Punch Tavern was recommended to me by a local tour guide as the best place for an authentic Sunday roast in London and, while I cannot comment on the Sunday roast at this time (definitely will be back!), I can say that the pub definitely deserves its esteemed reputation.

   almost 4 months ago
2. Emily K ★★★☆☆

   Beautiful pub with great atmosphere, but we ordered their triple cooked chips and were given a bowl of about a dozen fries (see picture - hardly any fries in the bowl)

   almost 4 months ago
3. Rip Williams ★★★★☆

   My first day in London, I walked 13 miles around the inner city popping in here and there for drinks and nibbles. A late craving for actual dinner had me hunting for a spot, and I could not have been more delighted to have discovered this little gem! Ewa (Bartender) was immediately welcoming, kind and attentive, as was the other staff member on duty whose name I failed to catch. The kitchen was open later than most in the area, and the quality of the food was excellent. Cold local beer, a wide selection of cocktails, great food, totally reasonable pricing, lovely atmosphere, welcoming people... what more could one possibly ask for?

   almost 5 months ago

1. Mark Barras ★★★★☆

   Old traditional gin palace on Fleet street. Lots of gins to choose and a good selection of beers. Great architecture and interesting features throughout the pub. Plenty of seating when I was there. Didn't have food but what I saw looked good.

   almost 5 months ago
2. Hansi Slanec ★★★★☆

   Very nice find. It is the place to go when it comes to gin. A historical place for a pub, dates back very long (forgot how long) Food was good and served very quickly. Try the fudge as a desert too.

   almost 3 years ago
3. Janis Raibarts ★★★★★

   Excellent pub with tasty food for a decent price (with London standards in mind) and an amazing service. I really enjoyed the fish and chips here. It also is a very good spot, if you are doing a bit of London tourism and want to avoid overcrowded and expensive places. Highly recommend! :)

   almost 3 years ago

1. David Simkins ★★★★★

   The entrance corridor of this Grade II listed pub, with its glorious Victorian tiles and mosaics, really entices you in. Once inside you find a relatively small but light and airy gin palace, complete with glass roof. The pub’s history is quite confusing! The original pub on this site was called the Crown and Sugar Loaf, but was renamed the Punch Tavern in the 1840s after the satirical magazine “Punch”, whose editorial team used to drink here. It was rebuilt in the 1890s in two phases; the main part of the pub on Fleet Street in 1894–95, and then its Bride Lane frontage in 1896-97. The magazine closed down in the 1990s and, in the same decade, the Punch Tavern underwent its own radical change; an internal row resulted in the pub splitting in two, with the back half setting up its own business under the original name, the Crown and Sugarloaf. I said that it was confusing! This pub is a gem and the staff today were really friendly and welcoming. Definitely worth a visit.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Julian White ★★★★★

   Friendly welcome, clean venue and nice atmosphere. Real ale choice was limited to one beer, but these are difficult times for London pubs and the Hophead they had from Dark Star was fine. Everything felt professionally managed.

   almost 4 years ago

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