The Wellington — Restaurant in London

A Nicholson's pub, The Wellington on the corner of Strand and Wellinginton St is ideally situated between Trafalgar Square and Fleet St. This established food and beverage haven has been a stalwart for many thousands of locals as well as international custom. Once you walk in to this pub, you're greeted by the Neo gothic architecture and an atmosphere only a Nicholson's venue can ever create: a warming, atmospheric, with mouth-watering food and beverages. The staff always provide you with a, "Hello!" and ask you how your day has been, and if there is anything else, never to heaitate to ask. Despite us being strangers, we certainly felt like we were part of something greater, and the positivity the staff exude can only rub off on to you!

At the bar, we ordered the Nicholson's Steak & Ale Pie and their Fish & Chips and a Nicholson's Ale and a Nicholson's Gin Mule. We tried what they're known for, as their branding suggests, and they certainly did not disappoint! We were asked about food allergies (which we had none,) but it's reassuring that such a busy and vibrant establishment does take the time required to ask about the tiny little things. Their suggestions on beer, ales and wines including spirits was diverse and had yardage. We sampled different ales as well as some of their Bar Snacks, which were on offer for 3 or 5 for a set price. The portions of food are fantastic, yet we made the space available to eat everything.

Jack, Mac, Beth, and Aoife (I had to check the spelling here (forgive us if we're wrong) went the extra mile not only for us, but the entire pub. The Wellington was busy early evening with after work customers and diners alike, yet they had everything handled seamlessly.

Our several hours and our 1 for the road stoppages were the best thing we'd experienced that day in London.

Thank you for making us all feel welcome, and thank you to the great chef and their team for providing us such delicious and delectable food.

We'll be back here on our next visit for sure. Oh! Don't miss out on their Friday night musician - we couldn't stay in town for this, but from what we were told, this night brings another string to the bow of...

Pros It’s a nice pub, nice interior outside seating and location. Not really many similar options nearby tk the courtauld for example.

Cons/areas of improvement/ service, both at the venue and also when attempting to book before. I tried to book prior to the day due to being disabled (and google says disabled friendly) however a phone call on the day of my booking, did make this seem that actually this isn’t suitable. I do query that it should say disabled friendly online when it doesn’t seem this way. For example, the toliets are only located down stairs and the seating arrangements I couldn’t see a disabled or a lift, and neither was I made aware of one when I asked. When speaking to someone on the day, I asked for a seat that was high, and was made aware they are all high. On the phone I was told there is a dining room however, the person I spoke to didn’t seem to want to offer this. I did directly ask “what do you suggest as I have never been” after I did my best to explain my disabilities, they kind of chuckled and I generally didn’t feel like they were being as helpful as prehaps they could be. I did feel a bit like i was just being awkward and they weren’t thag willing to try and understand. I had I had just said to cancel the booking and there didn’t seem To be a solution to accommodate for me.

On the day we popped in there was seats to see if suitable, we tried the inside seats with the idea of going outside if I couldn’t manage. Therefore we ended up going even without the booking. Another issue was the food. I had a burger. The chips were stale and the plate was swimming in water. So much so that the burger bun was soaking. I don’t think it was burger juice as it was quite clear. I was with friends and honestly; didn’t want to complain. We weren’t asked how our food was or checked on...

We popped in here for some food on Monday about 5.00. The barman downstairs said they had room upstairs in the restaurant so we went upstairs. The restaurant was fairly empty but the person upstairs was less than welcoming and made us feel like an inconvenience he had to deal with whilst he waited for the evening rush. The female member of staff was however very nice.

The food, when it arrived, was such a mix of good and bad! The pie was divine, hot, perfect, scrumptious. The vegetables and chips were cold. How can it be so hard to serve food at the same temperature? My partner had chicken and chorizo which was so laden with garlic it was unpleasant. What an odd dinner!

Normally, I would have been quite happy to point out that my food was tepid, but the person upstairs who seated us was so obviously unpleasant we decided to just eat our food and leave. I couldn't be bothered with having a discussion with someone who was so disinterested in us as customers. A smile would have gone a long way! And incidentally, it was just as empty when we left as when we arrived.

So, I have to conclude, with so many places to visit in London, I'm sorry we decided to spend our money here and I would certainly...