Fun little pub located not too far from St James’s Park and Buckingham Palace. Surprisingly not too overrun with tourists if you go in the evening. Decent beer selection, including some rotating handles that go beyond the usual London tap selections. And it offers some decent«munchie» food options at a reasonable price. We had the Buttermilk Chicken Strips with Bloody Mary Ketchup… not sure what was in the Bloody Mary Ketchup, but it was tasty! Also, because the pub is located across from the barracks, you tend to get quite a few of the Queen’s Guard popping in for a pint or two in the evening… the place deserves an extra star just for the adorable eye candy!
Phil C.
Place rating: 4 New York, NY
I had a few beers here and some fish and chips, the bar tenders were friendly and offered me a few tries to the various beers as I was not too familiar with the taps being a visitor. There were lots of people in the bar, mainly office professionals and civil servants. Still it was comfortable and down to earth. Id return if in the area.
Eric P.
Place rating: 3 Burnsville, MN
I like the pub feel and good selection of beer. The fish and chips was soggy all around. The bartenders while friendly enough had zero personality and were cold as ice. Best description I can provide is nothing special.
Rob B.
Place rating: 4 Annapolis, MD
Awesome pub with very good pub food. The Meat Pie was off the hook awesome, Fish and Chips not bad too but the Mushy Peas needed salt. They have Chunky Chips and Thin Fries but you have to specify what you want when you place your order at the bar. PS Get really busy. Great bar tends allowed me to try my draft before selection.
Mike P.
Place rating: 5 Brighton, United Kingdom
Solid london pub tucked away behind some pretty busy streets. A local for employees of the MoJ, it can get pretty busy most nights after work — but still great service. Lunchtime is very good, and rarely too busy to get a table. Standard pub food, but the rotating pie selection(currently chicken and leek) is usually pretty good, and the chips are tasty. Sausage and mash is recommended too. They serve London Stout too, which I highly recommend.
C1221 C.
Place rating: 4 Chicago, IL
Had a great time at the Buckingham Arms with friends to watch a world cup game. Had yummy beers and ciders available and a great crowd. I would highly recommend to those looking for a fun place to socialize and drink near buckingham palace.
Bradford C.
Place rating: 5 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Great atmosphere. Just like I like my pubs. Fine selection of beers great steak pie and chips… Chicken was good to… Fun place
Michelle L.
Place rating: 4 Los Alamitos, CA
Great pub food! Excellent service. We had the steak and ale pie, fish &chips, ham with eggs and chips, and a burger with, of course, a pint if bitters and cider. My only criticism is there were small bones in the fish. It did mention this risk on thereby but it was a bit unexpected with fish and chips. Still, I highly recommend it.
Linzi M.
Place rating: 4 London, United Kingdom
This is a pretty solid English boozer. I really wanted to write this review because they have yummy sausage rolls. I love sausage rolls. Unilocal is saying this review is too short. So, I’ll say sausage rolls a few more times. Just kidding, Unilocal.They have a good bar food menu with some tasty looking burgers, scotch eggs and bags of pork scratchings behind the bar. I want the scratchings but the person I was with saw ‘ewww’, yeah, ‘eww, of course’ :-( They do weirdly only have two toilets.
Pete D.
Place rating: 4 Birmingham, United Kingdom
Great pint of Young’s London Gold brightened a rainy lunchtime. The rest of the clientele seemed to be having a good time and the food seemed popular.
Dabbel
Place rating: 3 Berlin, Germany
We came in when the rain poured down. In that situation you love always every pub. But I read a bit about this place and maybe expected too much. On the first glacé, quite a nice almost cosy place. As it was pretty full, we soon learned that a private party was on. So it was in a friendly way suggested we should go to the side room separated from everything and everybody. Luckily that extra room has an extra exit to the street. Possibly we should come back on a normal night.
Lalaine V.
Place rating: 5 Honolulu, HI
It’s a stone’s throw away from our rental apartment near Palmer Street. Barmen were helpful and friendly. They let us sample local beers before we each ordered a pint. Great pub to have a drink and quite busy with men and women in suits. The kitchen closes at 8 pm so we were limited to nuts and mini sausages.
David_
Place rating: 4 Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
In the knowledge that this place had been in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide since its inception I made a pilgrimage and was well rewarded. It’s a beautiful characterful place opposite Wellington Barracks and just down the road from the Ministry of Justice. We settled in the leather armchairs in the front window and admired the mirrors behind the bar and a very well-kept pint of Young’s Bitter. This demands further investigation and we’ll be back when we have more time.
Nunhea
Place rating: 3 London, United Kingdom
Located opposite the army hq this charming pub attracts a mixture of civil servants from the nearby ministry of justice building, army types and the odd tourist. Very well kept selection of Youngs ale with the odd guest(Hooky Ale from the Hook Norton Brewery on tap today) are served by pleasant and attentive staff. Food is not a strong point but you will find the bog standard pub menu on offer if you need to fill up. Quiz night on a Monday. 7⁄10. Worth trying a pint in you are in the area
PaulRo
Place rating: 3 London, United Kingdom
They have ripped this place apart in a re-furb. Whilst it now looks pleasant and airy it has lost all of its original charm. The bst thing about it: the beer: very well kept pint of Duchars.
Bill
Place rating: 4 Brighton, United Kingdom
A friendly and down-to-earth venue, popular with the Civil Servants who work in the area and tourists from nearby Buckingham Palace(but don’t let that put you off). It’s right opposite Wellington Barracks, but the soldiers seem not to drink here.(Maybe they are not allowed to?) It does the usual range of Young’s and Well’s beers, including Wells Bombardier, Young’s Bitter & Special, and seasonal brews. They also do traditional pub grub, which is especially popular at lunchtimes. Dating from 1840, the interior features a large comfy lounge, and a rare surviving ‘drinking corridor’ used by the working classes in the 19th century. It’s a Grade II listed building.
David J.
Place rating: 4 London, United Kingdom
This is a friendly and straightforward pub, which became our local when my partner and I lived in the area. We still drink there from time to time. The décor’s nothing to excited over, but the real ale is good(Young’s usual selection) and well kept, and they do good-value, traditional pub grub(lots of chips). It gets busy as a lunchtime and after-work venue for the Civil Servants in the surrounding offices, but it’s usually an oasis on the week-ends. A nice place for a simple lunch after visiting Buckingham Palace. Visitors to London may like the street name: ‘Petty France’ being the Anglicised version of ‘Petit France’, apparently because of the large number of French merchants who lived there until the 17th century.