The Salisbury

Food was alright… after waiting an hour+ for us to remind them we were there. The waitress departed without telling us or informing the wait staff our orders were in process. I would not return any time soon and have difficulty recommending the place when there are so many more options in the area, likely with better service.

I will definitely not go back.
We ordered a starter to share and two meals. We waited 40 minutes for our meals to arrive. It was so cold inside we asked to sit to anther table, in the back room.
Starters arrived after our meals. I specifically asked for medium rare steak. It arrived overcooked. I had to send my plate back to the kitchen. My friend had finished her meal when mine came back.
Honestly, it is not worth it.

Was looking forward to this spot after reading about it in our guidebook. Was very disappointed.
The beer was flat and boring — reminded me of the crap I used to drink back at college frat parties. I actually sent one back, it was so bad … still had to pay for it of course. The food was meh but the service is what gives this such a low rating. Terrible, slow service and the waitress got half our orders wrong.
Their location is what serves them. Not much else redeeming about this place.

Not a bad pub with an outside space that isn’t on a Main Street in between Covent Garden and Leicester Square. Good selection of beers however very slow service!

Beer was okay. Service was okay. Fish and chips were not so good. The fish was overdone and unflavourful. Mushy peas weren’t mushy enough and the tartar sauce was a little sour. Steak & ale pie was decent.

Wonderful customer service! I suffer from many food intolerances and as I asked the waiter about it, he handed me the «allergy information» booklet! Truly amazing!
Tasty British food.
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Un service au top! Une attention sans pareil pour les gens allergiques. Des plats britanniques typiques et savoureux.

As others have noted, The Salisbury’s décor is top-​notch. It has a wealth of mirrors, dark wood, and interesting fixtures. The staff was prompt and friendly. The selection of beer was pretty good.
On the down side though, having stopped here a couple of nights, it’s clear a certain clientele comes here to get rowdy. That’s fine, everyone’s allowed their freedoms (within certain limits), but as I’m well beyond my 20s, I prefer more low-​key places.
Maybe it’d be more chill in the afternoon, but then again, being post-​20, I don’t often find myself in a pub pre-​evening.

Traditional pub near theaters, relaxing place to enjoy a pint and chat with locals and tourists alike. Clean, nice architecture and décor. Beer selection didn’t disappoint nor does the service. Branched out and had the roast beer sirloin.
Beef and pork tends to be served well done so be sure to ask for medium. Dinner was really enjoyable– quite tasty. Beef was medium rare and tasted excellent in the gravy. Something I haven’t had in 30 years since my mom made it. She tended not to get medium rare so I really did enjoy this. Potatoes came mashed and pan fried, assortment of fresh veggies which were delightful. Being conscious to avoid too much salt I enjoyed that the chef shares my views and doesn’t overdue it. Enjoyed with a Bombardier. Getting noisy by 10PM on a week night.

Stumble upon this place while doing some daytime drinking in London after a day of Westminster abbey and the changing of the guard. First off the place is a really good size, clean, and all the people are really nice. When it comes to beer here, they had a really good selection, a nice amount, and they will let you take a taste.
When it comes to food here, I had two items. First was there BBQ wings, which were good (the sauce kind of taste like sweet baby rays back home). As for my meal I went with bangers and mash. Now normally I hate mash potatoes, but when I tell you that this was the best dish I had in London, the best mash potatoes I have ever had, really good sausage, the best gravy, that would just be an understatement. Overall a must try in London just because of the establishment and the bangers and mash.

Für Fans von Britischen Ale ist der Auswahl ein bisschen ⁰⁸⁄₁₅ hier. Großen ist es ein sehr schönes Pub mit gutem Essen. Sehr empfehlenswert für eine Pause in der Nähe von Covent Garden. Wie alle Kneipen in diese Umgebung ist es sehr voll um Feierabend — sehr gut für Stimmung aber für ein bisschen Entspannung sollte man eine andere Zeit aussuchen.

This very historical pub is a good place for lunch before a matinée show at any of the nearby theatres. The food and beverage selections are what you’d expect, and there is a charming period décor. Service is friendly, and accommodating of foreign visitors, so the you can usually order at your table rather than the bar, as is more traditional.

Direction un authentique pub anglais, placé dans Coven Garden, le temps de s’abreuver entre amis.
Rococo à souhait, la décoration est garni de miroirs gravés et de banquettes de velours. Tandis qu’une partie du groupe est installé sur l’une de ces dernières, nous commençons par nous faire servir quelques bières faites maison et servi pression.
Rapidement la faim s’amèné et nous profitons que la carte propose également de quoi manger, pour déguster de généreux burgers accompagné d’assiettes de frites.
Les prix sont satisfaisants, pour 6 personnes, c’est l’équivalent de 16 € chacun de payé, comprenant plat chaud et boisson. L’ambiance est convivial, on capte de suite qui sont les habitués et le quartier est relativement tranquille.

One of my favorite pubs we visited on our old historical english pub crawl adventure. Built in 1892, the victorian pub is traditionally impressive and ornate furnished with polished wood, beautiful mirrors, etched/​stain glass. After hitting and quitting with previous pubs for english beer, I opted for their warm apple cider on special which was quite tasty. Notes of vanilla, orange, and spices made it delicious and warmed my soul.
Large individual bathrooms downstairs. Friendly staff and locals/​patrons make this place a great pub.

My families truly like the pubs design, and the
décorThe personnel were wonderful and brought me
watercress, pea’s salad. It doesn’t sound much, but it is amazing!!! The rest
of the menu was also great and I really enjoyed the different wines with it.
Very well chosen to go with the different food! Loved it!

Bei unserer Pup-​Tour sind wir auch hier eingekehrt. Hach, was soll ich sagen? Ein Pup wie er im Buche steht. Hab mir sehr wohl gefühlt. Einen Cider getrunken. Gemütlich gequatscht (obwohl wir keinen Tisch hatten, aber die kleinen Bänke zum Getränk absetzen habens auch getan) und die wunderschönen Jugendstil-​Fenster bestaunt. Herrlich!

Beautiful Victorian interior with rose lamps, brass and etched mirrors and miles of polished wood. Perfect place for a pint or three and the pub food was. The fish and chips were fine, the service fast and friendly and being out of the rain made for a lovely afternoon!

Ate dinner next door last night, stopped in here for a beer. Had no idea it was going to be all epic-​beautiful and ornate and shit inside. But then it definitely was.
The stairs & outer restroom area are wallpapered in old flyers/​ads/​kinda creepy shit, which doesn’t really vibe with the polished wood & mirrors up top. Also, you’ll probably give someone who’s trying to come out of the bathroom a black eye with the door — no two ways around it.
Whatever, it’s a nice place to go have a drink, stop reading reviews and just go.

Bangers and mash!
Nice pub, very airy so it doesn’t feel like at all packed and stuffy. And it’s kid friendly. They advertised that they had the best bangers and mash in the world so I had to give it a shot.
This was my first bangers and mash so I had nothing to reference it to, but for just under £9, you get 3 different sausages, mashed potatoes and the gravy. Now thats a pretty good deal.
And the gravy was new to me in that it felt like molasses and that it was sweet too. Thick and sweet for a gravy, who would have thought?
Very friendly staff especially for single guy who’s from out of town. Yah, you can tell I was a turd in a punch bowl as soon as I walked in, and these guys were pretty hospitable during my time there.
I originally was going to eat somewhere else, but I couldn’t find the restaurant, but I’m glad I came here and enjoyed a nice frosty British cider with my bangers and mash. It’s kid friendly, family friendly and they have an ATM inside.

came for a drink on the way back home and thought it was just meh. it was fairly crowded for a pub on a weeknight, so we couldn’t find seats and had to stand at the bar. the bartenders were pretty slow getting around to serving us, but once they did they were nice enough, nothing above the usual though. the prices were average and we didn’t try the food… crowd is sort of old man-​y
the décor was the only standout here. big glass mirrors and flowers — it was really pretty. it was an okay stop for a drink, but i wouldn’t go out of my way to come back

MAN that place was balls!
ok, so again i’m there with some friends (no, not mates, we don’t say that in Montréal), and I’m at a table. bus boy shows up, no good afternoon and completely oblivious to the ‘hello’ that i had just said, twice after saying please clean the table. no, he just goes on to say hi to a friend of mine whom he recognized. ok, sure yo recognize someone but guess what, politeness is ALWAYS a good thing.
anyway, here i was, sitting at my table, waiting 10min for someone to come take my order, making eye contact with a couple of waiters and waitresses and all i got was, well, nothing. so being bored out of my mind i decide to get up and go the bar to order.
again, the waiting for bartenders to be done talking amongst themselves, them not having a clue what a local brew/​ale meant. i wasn’t until i met Maria, one of the bartenders. now SHE was nice and hence the 3 stars instead of 1. i asked if i could try out some local brews, she suggested a couple and even made me try them. that was cool of her. only upside of that pub really.
food! yeah no impressed. i ordered the city sampler to get an idea of what to expect… well don’t even bother. the garlic bread is more like stale bread with some butter on it, the sausages were not bad, wings could have been less overcooked, yeah, they overcooked the overcooking part, and the wedges were not that noteworthy. only upside i’d say would be the nachos, but they really need to oven bake that instead of microwaving it. unless you’re starving AND in a hurry, you might end up with a very cold platter with solidified mozarella.
recommended for: just the waitress really. if she’s not there don’e even bother.

Awesome pub, good vibe, friendly people and nice beers.

One of the most beautiful & popular pubs in London. In the heart of theatreland it is frequented by actors, dancers & choreographers & of
course hundreds of tourists. If you go for only one drink, do go to see the
exquisite etched glass & mirrors from the turn of the century. It was
originally a gin palace in the 1800’s being so close to some of the poorest
parts of London at that time.

super pub — immer gut gefüllt aber erstklassiger service. gute stimmung.

Had a good afternoon in the salisbury pub. good beer and ales. to many people there, it was very loud.

I stumbled upon this place hungry and looking for pub food. Sure pubs are not hard to find around London, but I got a good vibe about this place, walked in and it looked like a fantastic place. It’s an old pub and it certainly feels like it but not in a bad way at all. The staff behind the bar were really friendly and the prices of food were comparative to others bars I looked in to, and maybe a little cheaper. I ordered a pint and their beef «Roast of the Day» for under £12.
I walked in on a late Monday afternoon and it was not filled up but had a good crowd in. My food arrived within 8 minutes or ordering so that’s always a bonus when hungry. It was good food and just what I was in the mood for. I was expecting it to blow me away though, but that was just my high expectations. It did seem like something I could have gotten at most pubs though. But still very welcoming.
Looking around once seated I did notice that the place did have very interesting design and it did look like it had some history behind it (later at home I googled it and my suspicions were confirmed).
I would be interested in a return visit whenever I’m back in London, definitely worth a visit especially if you like going to places with a bit of a history behind it!

Das SALISBURY ist mit Sicherheit eines der grossartigsten spät-​vikorianischen Pubs in London.
Dunkles Holz, Spiegel und geschliffenes Glas, Sitzecken und Tische mit Kupferauflage.
Die Atmosphäre ändert sich je nach Tageszeit und Füllungsgrad. Am besten ist wohl der Nachmittag (nach 3), da ist es leer genug, um die Einrichtung bewundern zu können und es sind Einheimische und Touristen in ausgewogener Zahl vorhanden.
Die Bier– bzw. Getränkeauswahl ist gut, mit auch einigen guten Ales von der Handpumpe.
Die Bedienung ist eher gelangweilt, besonders nach dem Mittagsansturm.

Traditionnel, mais vaut le coup d’oeil
Si vous recherchez un pub avec un vrai décor traditionnel, c’est bien celui qu’il vous faut. De plus, on y trouve souvent une place assise, contrairement à d’autres pub du centre. Si vous avez une grosse faim et que vous êtes plusieurs, prenez un «platter» (le combo vaut vraiment le coup). Par contre, ils ont changé le menu et en ont profité pour augmenter les tarifs d’une façon déraisonnable. Mais bon, c’est Londres…