Address: Victoria Park Village, 111 Lauriston Rd, London E9 7DA, United Kingdom
Phone: +442089853321
Rating: 4.1
based on 158 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Service was great food ok but restaurant dated was not the grand establishment or experience we expected was very disappointed not as advertised grandson said his burger was over cooked verging on burnt."
"We love to bring our pups (English bulldog & mastiff pup) after a nice day in the park. There are always lovely people and lots of dogs, friendly staff too!"
"Service was very prompt, asked more than once if we were being taken care of."
"Staff welcomed at the entrance and service was speedy and friendly."
"All the staff were amazing, charming and helpful."
"Great staff, passionate about the work, knowledgeable, hard working, smiling, happy."
"Staff were friendly and helpful."
Cons:
"Least friendly pub in the area."
"Some staff are great. Others are visibly pained when you order a drink."
"For some reason it always seems to take a long time to get served when it gets even a little bit busy."
"Also the service is quite poor - not attentive - not clearing tables - generally unprofessional."
"Doorman doesn’t want to seat anyone on empty tables and literally could not care less about communicating the reasoning, and servers don’t seem to communicate between themselves or to customers."
"Male restaurant manager on service on Saturday- awful customer service."
"Waitress looked as if she didn't want to be there and was so difficult to flag down."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Generous portions, perfectly cooked, nice range of vegetables too."
"Food was excellent, starter enough for two, each main came out perfectly arranged and put together with care."
"Had aubergine schnitzel and a roast - both delicious!"
"The roast dinners were generous portions and the vegetarian wellington was excellent."
"The roast dinners are amazing here."
"Probably the best meal we've had in a very long time. Chicken ceaser salad and royal burger. We couldn't get over how amazing it was."
"Food was really tasty, well cooked and staff were so friendly and accommodating."
Cons:
"The food here is unfortunately a huge let down for such a beautiful area and interior."
"Food is overpriced - food is not very good compared to other gastro pubs in this area."
"A big group of us came for christmas lunch/Saturday lunch and the food was so disappointing."
"Had the veggie roast. Very poor. The Yorkshire pudding was tough and cold as were the roast potatoes."
"Had dinner there last night, the food was overpriced and poorly cooked."
"The worst roast dinner I’ve ever had :(. Definitely not worth £20."
"I think i had my worse roast in my life, not worth a penny, very oily worse plate as well."
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"Also, they have a nice international beer, like Pacifico or Modelo from Mexico, or Alahambra from Spain."
"Good set of lagers and beers."
"Great location the food was good and the beers were good."
"This is my go to place whenever I visit Vicky Park."
"Great pub right next to the park. The perfect place to enjoy a Sunday lunch before exploring Victoria pub."
"Lovely pub next to the park to enjoy your Sunday Roast dinner."
"A must visit when one is in the vicinity of Victoria Park. The Royal Inn is a spacious and welcoming stop on the very edge of the park."
Cons:
"This pub is always full of dogs, many off leads, and it has an unpleasant 'dog' smell."
"The conservatory area has loud school canteen feel - doesn't feel like a cosy pub."
"Up there with the rudest staff I have experienced in London, especially their security team and some lady with an attitude acting like the manager (she never told us who she is)."
"This place has really bad acoustics. It was so noisy in the area we were seated that we couldn't hold a conversation."
"The menu is over priced and the toilets (gents) are in a terrible state!"
"The one & only negative is the huge slide pub & back garden doors are fitted obviously on a rail... it is a big health & safety hazard."
"There are a lot of table outside, is it a pity you can’t eat outside (and please next time let the person know before)."
Value & Pricing
Pros:
"Lovely pub with a great selection of food (starters, Spanish tapas, burgers, steaks, soups) good size portions, choices for vegetarians and vegans, all on excellent price value."
"It may be a bit expensive: average prices for the main dishes are between 12 and 15."
"Worth the ££."
"Nice spot on the corner of Victoria park. Drinks and food are nice and in good portion."
"With beautiful roast dinners, a good selection of craft and unusual beers, friendly bar staff I rate this place highly."
Cons:
"Two Pimm's plus Ginger Beer cost nearly £20. Wine on its own was £5 and not large glasses either!"
"£12.32 for 2 pints of Litovel Premium straight into the pdq machine, (no booking app here)."
"£175 wasted for 6 people and no alcohol consumed is a ridiculous price to pay for such bad quality food."
"Veggie roast was a Wellington - literally 4 mouth fulls?! So small, especially when it’s £14.50, others at nearby pubs are 2/3 times the size."
"The food was good but ridiculously over priced especially when considering the ambience or the place which had the feeling of a boarding school dining hall."