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Summary
This “great local Maida Vale gastropub” opened to considerable fanfare after an overhaul five years ago, and has now settled down with “a city-wide reputation for its Sunday lunches – you’ll need to book well ahead”. There’s “a good selection of wine, beers and spirits”, and it’s “dog-friendly”, too.
Summary
This “great local pub (doggy-friendly too)” in Maida Vale has found some equilibrium after an up-and-down performance since an acclaimed opening under Harcourt Inns in 2018. Highly rated chef-director Harry Harris left the group last summer, so the menu has become less exciting – but our latest survey indicates that it is winning over its (now smaller) following in our survey.
Summary
This gentrified Maida Vale boozer, which was one of the Harcourt Inns’s original properties, opened to great acclaim in 2018 thanks to its “great Henry Harris menu”. But reports after its first year of operation were mixed. For its supporters, “churning out dishes like sweetbreads, rabbit and brain shows it isn’t your average pub”, and its “famous Sunday lunch is hard to beat”. But a number of former fans scent “a steady descent to mediocrity”: they feel staff can appear “unconcerned” or “ditsy”, and think the food is “priced as something very special but sub-par”. In late October 2020 Henry Harris announced he was moving on from the group.
Summary
Is it the strain of fast expansion at Harcourt Inns? This gentrified Maida Vale boozer, which was one of the group’s original properties, opened to great acclaim last year thanks to its “great Henry Harris menu”. But reports after a year of operation are mixed. For its supporters, “churning out dishes like sweetbreads, rabbit and brain shows it isn’t your average pub”, and its “famous Sunday lunch is hard to beat”. But a number of former fans scent “a steady descent to mediocrity”: they feel staff can appear “unconcerned” or “ditsy”, and think the food is “priced as something very special but sub-par”.
For 32 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).
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Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £25.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
55 Shirland Rd, London, W9 2JD
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑9 pm |
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