The Marquis — Restaurant in London

Picture this - it’s 5pm on a Thursday. All the pubs everywhere are jammed pack full of people. Your original pub of choice is too full of people for you to muster the bravery to walk in. So you search the next nearest pub- The Marquis. Shoutout to your doorman for seeing my friend’s scrunched up face and asking whether we were here for food! Otherwise, we would have never discovered this gem of a place. The cozy pub upstairs was a stark contrast to the boisterous bar down below, and a welcome relief from the hoardes of people standing outside. My friend was extremely happy by the music choice - The Beatles, her being an extreme “beatlemaniac”, as she refers to herself.

While service and atmosphere was excellent, I am sorry to find the food medicore. We ordered the beef pie to share, and it was reminiscent of wet cat food, not that I’ve had any. I enjoyed the hummus dip and appreciated the pita being broken into easily snackable portions. On the otherhand, the halloumi cheese and cod proved infallible.

Overall was a good experience in the...

What a fun pub this! Dating back to Dickens’ era, its history has carried on to this day through many incarnations, now of music—rock, punk, jazz, Motown, and downright funk. No canned music, they have a turntable where the crew play actual platters, LPs to 45s from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. You can request songs, and amazingly, they can find ‘em in their vast collection. The bar is staffed by folks who manage to have a blast and are continually cutting up and joking with each other whilst pulling pints and mixing drinks. The atmosphere is youthful and the clientele as eclectic as the décor. If you’re looking for something offbeat, both nostalgic and contemporary, this place is a fine time waiting to be had! The restaurant is upstairs, and they occasionally have live music on the weekends. Closes early on Sunday but...

We always use this great little pub when in town. We were 5 guys and a lady. It was Saturday 1/6. The pub was packed with German and Spanish football fans, the atmosphere fabulous. We stayed for about an hour, then went to eat. Coming back to the pub for another 2 hours. Our average age maybe 65. The whole time, while spending good money, there was not an issue at any point, with any member of staff. None. In the early evening a security man, spoke to our group, we didn’t understand what he was saying, but at all times we were courteous. We had 3 military vets with us, we were having a great time. Completely out of the blue, he informed the staff not to serve us. We were so offended, that we left quietly. Our behaviour the entire day, was on point, we still cannot understand, what we...