There are lots of nostalgic games, perfect for spending time away. The staff was friendly and the service was quick. The seasonal beer had a refreshing wild berry flavor. read more

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Dirty, poor management, bad food, overpriced drinks. If you want a good time, avoid this place. Hope this helps!

Ick. This bar is literally in the worst part of town. I walked in the front door, the floor was sticky and there was a rank odor. On top of that, they don't serve food, but have a poster up saying you can call the pizza place next door?? Talk about not caring. Everything about this place screams hell nah. read more

On a personal note, I think the bar seen in Vancouver is mad weird. Like most bars in Vancouver, people get a drink, keep to themselves or their group of friends. The bar scene in Vancouver is anti-mingle. However, I think London Pub is the secret go to spot in Vancouver where things are different. Everytime I go here, people are so friendly, you can strike a convo with anyone. It's a fun place that tries to bring UK bar vibes to a much needed anti social Vancouver. Last year, I was in this place every Friday night, and some of my best memories from Vancouver are at this place. I went to one world cup viewing party , and two words: hella fun. I could only imagine UFC nights or other sports viewing parties. Another thing I like is the bar crowd here is 20s/30s and not your typical 19yo getting plastered with mommy and daddys money on Granville. Lastly, this is a pub that serves beer and great drinks. They don't serve food, they don't have a kitchen, but you can bring outside food from nearby restaurants in Chinatown. That being said they only make money off of serving drinks, so make sure you be an honest human and tip kindly. read more

Nice spacious pub... nothing fancy but kinda makes you feel like your home bar! Pros: -Food was tasty and the pub was so spacious! Cons: -The food took a while to come out... and not sure on the chef because we asked what kind of vegetables were in their "Seasonal Salad" and he had no clue. read more

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I read an old review that said the owners' kids had taken over the pub. I met the owner last night, and he's the quintessential entitled prick you'd imagine someone who inherited the pub to be. I was there with four friends to watch the Canucks win game 6. A guy was sitting on a high-top stool and he kept standing up and blocking the view of the TV for everyone behind him every time the Canucks made a good pass or a good hit; I mean every time. I asked him not to stand up, and he said I could turn around and watch another TV if I didn't like it. Later, I went to the washroom, and when I returned, he started to lip me off and again said if I didn't like it too bad. Things started to get a little heated. The table full of 20-somethings next to him started to yell and berate us, saying he's the owner, he can do what he wants, shut up, or he'll kick you out. He's the owner, it's his bar, shut up. Then, an older man at his table came, sat uncomfortably close to me, and repeated the same thing. Shut up; he's the owner and can do what he wants. The little entitled prick sat there with a stupid smug look on his face as this group berated us. He approached us after the game and attempted a weak apology, saying he gets excited; after all, it's "his" game, and he hopes we return. He obviously didn't put in the hard work his parents did to build the business, or he'd take more pride in how he treated his customers. I'll never be back, and I hope this review makes at least one person decide not to go, either. read more

Randomly went into this place for lunch one day. Turned out to be a terrible decision. The pizza was cheap grocery store frozen pizza. The crust was super dry and you can taste the freezer burn on it. The fish and chips was greasy, chips were cold and dry. Taste like refried fries left to get cold. Batter on fish was soggy and burnt. The batter was twice the size of the fish. Seriously don't recommend anyone coming here wasting their money on the food. Probably good for hanging out as a pub, but definitely not when you're hungry looking for a meal. read more

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Good place for watching combat sports, lots of tvs can be watched from any place of the pub, great vibe Only down side is o, they don't offer food . But across the street the pizza is great read more

Dont come here. Go anywhere else. The guy who owns this bar hangs out in there and tried to start a fight with a friend of mine. He was drunk and belligerent. Its shocking someone like that can run a business and treat their customers with disrespect. He tried to apologize before we left, obviously this has happened with him many times. Would never go back there again. The place just sucks too. Zero stars. read more

Really nice atmosphere. Loved the exposed brick. Very quiet as we went at 11:30 am for a cocktail and some nachos They nachos were very good. The bartender was very attentive to our needs. read more

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Nice atmosphere - Good Beer - Staff were friendly although only one guy covering the whole bar so not table service - maybe thats part of the english theme. DartBoards have seen better days!! No food. read more

Yes, there's a bar in this part of Chinatown. As you can tell with the British theme, the place is as Chinese as fish and chips. I heard many Orientals open chip shops in the UK, but I digress. Parking is available on the side streets for free, if you come after 2200. The inside is surprisingly clean - you'd think everything in this part of town would be dumpy. But nope, the venue is quite well maintained. Pitchers here range from $13 for their in house London Lager or Ale to $20 for the craft stuff. There was a DJ cranking tunes, and people were getting down on the floor. Overall a decent place, but you do have to make a special trip out here. read more

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Not even worth my time to write a review. My friends and I did not have a pleasant experience, mainly due to one of the bartenders belittling one of friends about a drink that was clearly not what she had ordered. If you make a mistake, own up to it. Don't try to dish it off on the patrons. read more

I got back to the train station to catch the Amtrak Cascades back home in the 206 and had some time to kill so I wanted to get some food somewheres nearby. *starts walking towards Chinatown* I end up in here and plant myself at the bar. I had some sort of burger and fries to-go and a whiskey ginger while I waited. Staff was cool and a keg was placed next to me while I waited (corner spot). Pardon moi. Quite a neat place they got here. Back in the train car, I'm nomming on my food. It was subtly smokey/spicy, the burger. I went to the cafe car to get more drinks. read more

Build it and they will come... The newest pub addition to the vancouver scene just opened its doors on the edge of Chinatown in Strathcona.. The old Hotel London from the 1950's under went a sweet transformation to the locals' benefit and rebuilt the pub which is a great tribute to Vancouver's history.. They uncovered huge brick arches and brick walls, added wooden & ceramic flooring plus the floor to ceiling glass windows over looking main st, just one block from the Dunsmuir viaduct on the corner of East Georgia St. This retro pub has a nice size bar for sitting, leather & wood high top seating, 15ft high ceilings, pool table, flat screens everywhere and house beer on tap, gotta love the house London Bitters beer... What a cool addition to vancouver's heritage pub scene.. read more

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I've tried beer many times before and I never really got into it until after visiting this place. Server was kind, warm, welcomming, and friendly. She pointed me to the right direction...light, fruity, and yummy beers! We enjoyed a flight of grapefruit, raspberry, and chocolate beers. Yum! I'm definitely looking forward to breweries in the future now that this pub opened my taste buds to the goodness of delicious beers that satisfy my palette. Mmm! read more

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A loyal England fan paying for my cover and a multitude of drinks for every game with a reservation whether 4am 7am or 11am... I show up 35 mins before the biggest England match and they gave my reservation away and turned us away. Pretty piss poor. I live right in the neighborhood and I wont go back. Head over to Library Sq for better beer and no cover with an equal atmosphere. Wish I had figured that out sooner. No I'm not just salty that we lost. Pretty short sighted customer service from the London Pub. No loyalty back to the locals, they just want an easy buck obviously... read more

Came here for work Christmas party. I know, an odd place to have a work function as it is quite loud. Good space with ample room so it's impressive that all the tables are filled. We had a pre-set dinner special of either salmon or chicken that I dont think is typical of their regular pub fare. I got to taste both and they were pretty good considering this is a pub. I also set a low bar for food after reading previous reviews. My coworker ordered from the menu and had the hummus, poutine and chicken curry. She rated the food 3.8/5. The chicken curry was quite good according to her. I also saw nachos on the table, it looked ok, quite plain with sour cream and salsa. Nothing remarkable. Our server did alright serving our large group. I didn't have to wait long to order drinks and having them come. The best part about the place is the "jukebox." It is basically like a big ipod on the wall. Super cool! Verdict: cool place for a quick stop for drinks. Friendly bouncers and good crowd. Would like to come back and try out the food on the menu. read more

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I went here for drag night. It was very entertaining! The host was hilarious. I did find the food and drinks over priced. Also my glass wasn't clean. read more

Old schools pub style restaurant/Bar. Was seated quickly and got a drink order in. Drinks arrived and orders placed. My beer was a local and was nice and cold. I ordered fish tacos, very happy with them. My wife got fish and chips that was also good. read more

I had fun in this place. Usually I'm only in this neighbourhood to visit Phnom penh, but I had heard from several of my friends to check out the London Pub. Here are some facts about my visit that night. 1) The bouncer was the tallest dude I have even seen in my life, but was the nicest guy around. 2) The beer was reasonably priced and everyone had a good time. I was the DD that night so I got free coke. (Coca Cola) I drank like 7 of them and couldn't sleep all night 3) Darts are fun! They waited for us to finish our game before they turned the lights down and spun the 2 dollar disco ball! It was stupid, but it was fun! 4) They have TV's and I was able to watch sports while my friends made complete asses of themselves! 5) The DJ was spinning great music that night. You need to know where you are going and what function it is going to play in your night for you to have fun. This wasn't a place for me to go dancing that night and I had already eaten, and it was a bit too loud to chill out and talk, but man did we ever have fun. We would be back in a heartbeat! read more

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We went in to the London Pub last night for my boyfriend's 30th Birthday and we had a great time. They were able to reserve a large table for 20 people for us which was really nice. I dont remember the server's name but I wanted to mention that her service was on point and she was also very friendly and accommodating to such a large party. Well done! read more

This was our first beer/food stop after arriving in Canada. It's a great place. Plenty of seating. Large party seating. Zak finished every bite of his bangers and mash. We shared some great French fries. We didn't even need to add salt. There's pool and steel tip darts . The service was great though the beer not as cold as I like it. I'd still go back. read more

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i absolutely love coming to this place it is an amazing pub with amazijg drinks, vibes and food. love the overall atmosphere and cant wait to come back. read more

I used to live in the apartment building next to this pub. I'd come down for chicken strips and deep fried pickles for dinner quite often. So good. The batter is amazing. I miss them a lot! read more

Survey SAYS? bzzzzzz. GF and I dropped in here for a couple of cocktails and it just cratered from the start...maybe that's our fault for coming to a place called London Pub and not ordering a pint. Anywho, I ordered a gin and tonic, and I was given a tonic and tonic. Blecch. GF asked for a bourbon sidecar...the server came back a few minutes later and asked "how do you make a sidecar?" A brief, dumb conversation ensued, and a few minutes later she came back again with a very small drink that looked like a lemon drop and said "sidecars are made with vodka!" Not when you order a bourbon sidecar they aren't, silly. Get a bartenders bible or (brace yourself) use the Internet next time you don't know how to make a drink. The place is big and has pretty good sports pub atmosphere I guess, but two big face plants on a pretty straightforward drink order isn't going to get it done. read more

I like this place. I just moved to the area a few months ago and have been here about 10X since then. My mom and I went for my first time and the bartender was nice and got my mom a shot of Jameson for mothers day (a fan now if I wasn't before lol) The food wasn't amaazing the first time I went but it was totally right for the price. We split a burger (really good) and something else ... it was the something else that wasn't brilliant. (so dont get that lol ) Good times tho for sure Good beer, good specials, AWESOME SOUP both times I had it!! First time it was this blended squash soup. soo good ... mmmnomnom Yesterday I went in and had something like leek and artichoke soup, also awesome. They also have pool. I like pool. read more

This place IS A-OK. For whatever reason, most weekday afternoons I find myself in and around this area for meetings. Generally this means bopping back and forth between coffee houses but occasionally, if the mood strikes, it requires brainstorming over a beer. Fun fact - when you wander into Chinatown looking for a brew at 3pm, this is really one of the only spots that is open. Which is why i'm thankful that is has some good stuff going for it. Why i'm a fan: 1. They have a great beer selection and have a hefty portion of their list boasting local brew. This always makes me exceptionally happy. 2. They carry large bottles of Phillips Long Boat Chocolate Porter - which is my rainy day beer and also the perfect size to split. 3. Even though I find the service is sometimes pretty cookie cutter, they hit some great notes. Half way through our beer, we thought we had a dirty glass. They replaced it AND the 650ml bottle no problem and without making us feel like villains for pointing out a negative. I always like when this happens... because in my books, most negatives can be cancelled out or turned positive simply by how it's dealt with. Good service is gold. Tip of the hat for turning this. Why I'm not an uber fan: 1. It's a little impersonally big and shiny to be considered a "pub". I'm a Maritimes girl so I like my pubs to be a little cozier. For a large party or a business brew, it's a decent spot, but I wouldn't be tempted to come back and curl up apres work. 2. Their wifi drives me bonkers. For some reason, I spend half of my time battling it. Huge pet peeve. Never had the food so cannot comment on that. Until a later date I suppose. All in all - this is a safe pick. read more

Great Location, and Nice Bar & renovation, tough parking. Our traveling social club arrived around 5Pm Wed. We ended up with an inexperienced waitress. We ordered our two bar Food Favorites... Buffalo wings($11) and Nachos ($14) and a beers. Wings overcooked (severe) good sauce but no blue cheese or veggies ($11 !!!! is one of the highest wing Wednesday prices in Vancouver) Nacho's no meat, no Jalapeños, Guacamole was an extra $4, we could only stomach 1/2 they were that bad. We had one refill of our beverages as we choked back the food, waitress cleared and presented the check! We didn't indicate we were leaving (we were actually expecting another person arriving shortly. We took the hint and left. There was a good crowd there (hipster 20 somethings) not a good fit for our 35+ professional crowd. read more

I'm really torn here, because as a pub - a place to drink beer and hang out with friends - as simply a watering hole? The London Pub is A-OK. The space is interesting, and they have Wee Angry Scotch Ale on tap - so, win. However, they are not just a drinking establishment, now are they? No, the London Pub also offers food. Or, should I say "food." Everything ordered at our table was terrible, with only one exception (the mashed potatoes and onion gravy). The veggie pizza was a salt lick, with scads of plastic-y tasting cheese and clearly canned or jarred sauce. I have had better pizza in Laos. :l The pretzel was bland, owing to the fact it lacked coarse salt and mustard. ? It was served with a cheese dip that shared more than one characteristic with vomit - I'm still gagging over it. My BFF claims that her nachos on a previous visit were microwaved! The boy was heard to remark "It's like they've heard of food, but never actually eaten any...." All this, and at prices wayyyy higher than other solid locals like Five Point, the Whip etc. I may be back for drinks ONLY, but our Sunday Night Social Club will never be returning. read more

This was not a very welcoming or friendly experience while in Vancouver. The server wasn't able to provide any recommendations on drinks, and wasn't very attentive. The kitchen opened half an hour later than we were told it would and even when it did the kitchen was out of multiple items on the menu. I understand it is bar food but it really isn't even worth mentioning what we had or how it tasted. There are plenty of pubs in the area, give something else a whirl. read more

The London Pub is alright if you don't plan to eat any of the food. I've been here a few times now but last night I stopped in for a friend's birthday and was served a pizza that despite my raging hunger and slight drunkenness, I could barely get halfway through. That's pretty bad, considering that in a drunken state I will eat ANYTHING. The best part is that I didn't even order a pizza. I actually asked for the Veggie Quesadilla with no red peppers. I guess she either misheard or forgot and I was presented with the Veggie Pizza (I didn't even see pizza on the menu!). The waitress sort of offered to send it back and put in my original order, but then excitedly suggested that she give it to me for the price of the quesadilla. Ok, I get it. You're really busy and you don't want to deal with your own mistake. Fine, whatever. I sat there for about 10 minutes picking off all the olives (but hey, at least she remembered that I don't like red peppers!) and dug in. Blech. I'm just going to say right now that the pizza they serve at 7-11 is ACTUALLY better than this. I know there must have been sauce, because I could see red inside, but it was horribly dry and tasteless. The guy sitting next to me got the Veggie Quesadilla (no fair..) and when we asked him how it was he just shrugged. That made me feel a little bit better. I noticed some people down at the end of our table ordered the giant pretzels with cheese dip. THESE ARE NOT PRETZELS. They came with NO SALT. What the fuck kind of game are you playing London Pub? There were some redeeming qualities about the London Pub though, which is why they get a second star! Yipee! First of all, I like the layout. It's nice and open and I love all the brick walls. The music! When I was attempting to get through my pizza "Love Will Tear Us Apart" came on. I was actually going to write a review about the pizza by changing the lyrics to that song into lyrics about cheese. I'm too lazy though. So yeah, come for the drinks and hang out, but make sure you eat first. read more

Wonderful looking room, nice layout, good beer selection. Unfortunately that's about all I can say that's good about the London. The service is downright terrible - I don't know if they have a special hiring hall for servers who don't give a damn but they've certainly done an excellent job if that's what they were going for. I've been back probably about a half dozen times now - I really do not recommend eating there. Mostly I've ended up at the London due to social obligation rather than by actual choice. It's the little things, like walking to the bar to get a drink and having the bar staff outright ignore you. No "hello!" or "I'll be with you in just a second!", just straight up completely won't make eye contact. You stand there wondering if there's a big sign above your head saying "NO BAR SERVICE" or something that you should have noticed. Or how the servers are often standing around doing nothing (unless they get paid to ignore the customers), yet there's a huge wait to get a beer or a menu. The food is mostly reheated frozen crap. I would highly recommend the pizza-by-the-slice place across the street - he at least uses fresh ingredients for everything. Hell the London can't even get nachos right! In the end I give 2 stars purely for the beer selection, clean bathrooms and the pinball machines. But let me tell you they've barely got that second star locked down in my mind. read more

I joined yelp just to write this review. As others have said "I really wanted to love this place" but I guess it wasn't meant to be. So here is my review; My parents were in town and we were wanting to go to Phnom Penh for their infamous squid and wings but, the line was 40-50 minutes and we were on a bit of a time line so we opted to go to the London Pub. I am going to make a list of what was bad about it to make this easy. My London Pub review list: 1. Server looked and acted like she hated her life and her job wouldn't even make eye contact with any of us. 2. Server "forgot" to tell us what they were out of and that their deep fryer was broken as we were about to order. Which made a few people change their choices 3. The food took forever! 43 minutes to be exact! we could of had our squid and wings! 4. The food was bad, we saw my pizza come out to the wrong table about 30 minutes before everyone esle got theirs so it sat under the heat lamp for a very long time "chewy". My siblings had the beef dip and the salmon saladin. The beef dip "au jus" was spilt by either the server or the cook into the side salad making it a beefy salad. My brothers salmon was the same salad as the beef deep but with stale pecans and a piece of steamed salmon with Kraft bbq drizzled on the top. My gf ordered the edamame and it was covered in way too much rock salt. Oh and I almost forgot the salads were made with the bitter yellow parts of the hearts of romaine lettuce 5. It was 2 in the afternoon and we were the only ones ordering food I have no idea how it took so long and why it was so bad It was honestly the worst meal I have ever had, I was hoping the drink selection was going to be good but sadly nope. With a limited tap range and "Fullers" everything which is a giant macro from england it makes this place a fail. Save your time and money and when in the area wait the 40 min for Squid and Wings or head over to gas town to the Alibi room or even Steamworks. read more

This place serves just about the worst beer I've ever had the misfortune to drink. Seriously, I think this place should be inspected by health and safety because I'm pretty sure they don't clean their beer lines. I watched them serve pint after pint of flat beer, and after sending back my first pint only to get another glass of slop, I realised my only hope was to switch to bottles. If you like beer, do not go anywhere near the London Pub. read more

This was going to be a 4-star but dishonest service. We came here for an event with about 50+ other people. The atmosphere was surprisingly nice and the décor was interesting. We all ordered a bunch of appetisers to share which were good. We ordered two ciders for ourselves. It was a bit loud, so I pointed out what we wanted on the menu. I wanted to pay for the drinks right away but the waitress insisted we open a tab. We and a couple friends went over to play pool; we were a bit annoyed that it was coin-operated (who brings coins to a pub??). We got that sorted, but then had to go find the cue-ball. It would have been nice if there was a sign to let us know we had to get it from the bar. As the night went on, we ordered a few more rounds of drinks, and then checked out. However, when the bill came, I discovered the waitress had been ordering us a more expensive cider instead of the one I had asked for. Looking back, now I see why the waitress insisted on a tab. Quite a shame as I would have otherwise been back. read more

I like brick walls. I like wood floors. And I like micro-brew beer. But I am not sure I appreciate being forced to socialize by YELLING. And repeating "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" every second sentence. Yes, the volume at this brew factory is waaaAAAY over the top. But then again, if you are really invested in going deaf while having meaningless conversation with yourself, the London Pub works. I am also not a fan of endless banks of TV screens. The ones in the London Pub often feature random images of brain-damaged UFC fighters chewing on one another in cages. Then again, they could be reciting OSCAR WILDE (WHAT?) for all I know; I can't hear a word due to the din of the sound system. Bottom line: if you are soooo bored by the company you keep that you enjoy pointless monosyllabic conversation and getting mindlessly distracted ....by by by by by by... huh? where am i?... oh yeah...video, then BOOYAH!! the London Pub is a great place to be Friday night. PS. If you really REALLY need to drink beer in an atmosphere that sounds like rottweilers barking to Nickelback in reverb-verb-erb-erb, you could also set up a half dozen truck-sized speakers in a Quanset hut... read more

I came here to grab a quick bite to eat before work and found it a bit... lacking I suppose. My food experience wasn't as bad as everyone else's, but after reading the other reviews on here i'm starting to feel like I lucked out! The service was pretty so-so. I sat at a table for over 5 minutes waiting for someone to take my order, and while I know five minutes doesn't SOUND like a long time, it sure does feel like it when you're on your own in a place that isn't busy. I think only five or six other parties where there, and I could see the waitresses across the room chatting next to the bar. Maybe the place being called a pub threw me off, because to me that suggests you can pop in for a quick bite to eat and a drink and receive good, no frills service. When a server finally came, she looked at me, then looked at the table next to me with four people waiting (who had just sat down a few minutes before) and walked over to their table. I was pretty insulted because she actually made eye contact with me, then decided to go to the table with more people, possibly since she'd be getting a bigger tip. I then went up to the bar to order a drink and my food. The bartender must be used to people complaining about the servers because before I even opened my mouth he apologized for them basically ignoring me and said he'd make sure I got my food quickly. I ordered a caesar and daily sandwich special, which was Montreal smoked meat. It was actually pretty damn good! Greasy and salty, but that's pretty much what you're expecting with that sort of dish! My caesar was also quite delish, and while i won't be back anytime soon because of the poor service, i'll keep it in mind as the only place in the area where i can order a caesar that has some fixings (aka: yummy yummy beans!). The bartender and the good caesar are basically bumped this up from a one star review to a two! The bartender actually ended up bringing me my food, and it was after this point that one of the waitresses finally came over and asked how the food was. At the end of the meal, she was the one who brought me my bill. She didn't get a tip, but 15% did go into the bartender's tip jar! And as for the place itself... I like the brick walls and big windows, but this place seems guilty of trying too hard to be something. You can tell they spent a lot of money on hiring graphic designers and decorators to mimic the logos and look of an English pub, but between the cookie-cutter waitresses and boring lacquered wood decor you see all over Vancouver, it doesn't have enough character to fill a pint glass. read more

I haven't been anywhere where they carded you at the door in a looooong time. Therefore, in honour of said occasion I have compiled a list of pros and cons: PROS - carded at the door! woot woot! zing! - casual spot where you can actually stand around chatting and not be forced into your seat by militant hostess for being a fire hazard - loud music forcing close contact conversation with cute members of opposite sex (like i need an excuse) - cheap beer hazah! CONS - constant thought of "god i wish they would turn down the music a bit", i.e. i am old - annoying bathroom girls (omg like, so totally, like, freakin, like awesome!) - trying to find coat/purse in the large heap we amassed in the corner - the only black/brown people in here (excluding myself...and i only count for half) are the bouncers. suspect. - ringing in ears the next morning and acknowledgment that i've probably sped up the deafening process by a good year read more

Good pub but waitresses calling customers out on not tipping enough and not tipping when it already 9.15 a pint is rude. Sorry your employers don't pay you enough hun read more