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London
Balham
The Bedford
The Bedford Reviews

The Bedford

British, European

Dishes priced around£12

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Reviews of The Bedford (161)

Read what people think about The Bedford! All reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners.

4.9/6

161 reviews

4.9/6

161 reviews

Food:Great
Atmosphere:Pleasant
Service:Great
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Very Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
saphire s.6 years ago · 1 review

Lovely food and service, waitress was helpful and great place to stay.

"Excellent"
6/6
Irene C.6 years ago · 4 reviews

This was our first visit to The Bedford. We were struck by the warm welcome we got from all the staff. They were very polite and professional and made our night extra special. The decor and ambience had a classy young vibrant style. Loved it. The god was faultless, tasty and well presented and hot. Loved it

"Excellent"
6/6
Sheena W.6 years ago · 1 review

Delicious Sunday roast, good service and not noisy - a great lunch.

"Excellent"
6/6
Chris S.6 years ago · 1 review

Lovely food good value suitable portions nice decor friendly staff

"Very good"
5/6
Sabina B.6 years ago · 1 review

Food was great, very pleased with my roast dinner. Will be going again soon.

"Not good "
2/6
Damien K.6 years ago · 1 review

Poor service, late dealing with us, inexperienced and loud music from adjacent bar was really annoying. Food was good, Cocktails terrible

"Excellent"
6/6
Swee A.6 years ago · 1 review

We all had a great time enjoying the food and atmosphere.

"Excellent"
6/6
Vian O.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food and great service. Will definitely return soon :)

"Not good "
2/6
Flavia D.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Food was ok but service was terrible. All orders were a mess, we ate food we didn’t order, all of us at different times. The tables around us experienced exactly the same. There seemed to be a lot of new staff, who couldn’t cope with the weekend’s crowds. Very disappointing...

"Very good"
5/6
David C.6 years ago · 1 review

comfortable, pleasant place to be, good food and prompt service

"Excellent"
6/6
Helen B.6 years ago · 1 review

Lovely welcoming bar staff and waitress. Food delish and good value. Great decor, fab vibe.

"Good"
4/6
Daniele L.6 years ago · 1 review

Always a great night to be had at the bedford music nights!

"Excellent"
6/6
Elizabeth H.6 years ago · 6 reviews

great food as always great service as always just great

"Very good"
5/6
Camilla W.6 years ago · 1 review

Great Sunday lunch . Perfectly cooked veg . Fab pork and crackling . Huge portion . Friendly efficient service.

"Very good"
5/6
Colin B.6 years ago · 1 review

Friendly service and good food. Bar very busy so quite tricky to get through

"Good"
4/6
Angela W.6 years ago · 3 reviews

Good service. Had a burger and fish and chips. Large portions but could have had more salad in burger and peas with fish and chips.

"Excellent"
6/6
james c.6 years ago · 1 review

Outstanding service, nothing was too much trouble - loved the Sea Bass xx

"Very good"
5/6
Hannah W.6 years ago · 1 review

Tasty food and good atmosphere! We had burgers, and a few small plates which were all good.

"Excellent"
6/6
Frith R.6 years ago · 1 review

A great meal in a great pub, the traditional fish and chips were super delicious and will be back for a pizza...they loop EPIC! Thank you!

"Excellent"
6/6
Hannah M.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food, very attentive and friendly service, couldn’t have felt more welcome. Well done!

"Excellent"
6/6
James C.6 years ago · 1 review

Lovely food and atmosphere, very impressed that the kids meals came out first

"Very good"
5/6
Emma H.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food and good customer service which catered for our dog!

"Very good"
5/6
Beth F.6 years ago · 1 review

2 really great staff made our night! Very patient and friendly- good food advice and the sharing food was delicious - the wine was very good too! A quiet oasis to the side of the busy pub.

"Very good"
5/6
Jenny B.6 years ago · 4 reviews

A buzzy relaxed meal, good food, friendly service ... recommend

"Excellent"
6/6
Jennifer B.6 years ago · 1 review

Loved our visit here! We honestly visited because The Bedford was a place that Ed Sheeran performed at and we wanted to see where he started. The place is very nicely decorated and the food was excellent. Staff was nice as well. Try the baked Camembert, you won’t regret it!

"Good"
4/6
Mario C.6 years ago · 1 review

We had the Sunday roast beef. Very tasty but a bit tough. Could do without the music in the dining room, too.

"Very good"
5/6
Naomi W.6 years ago · 1 review

Friendly staff. Good quality food and catered well to children.

"Awful"
1/6
Carrie B.6 years ago · 1 review

Food was awful, service was awful. Worst restaurant experience to date

"Excellent"
6/6
Olivia H.6 years ago · 17 reviews

Delicious food and lovely friendly staff. This pub has a trendy interior and good atmosphere. The small plates were particularly good. Helped we had 50% off in August deal :)

"Average"
3/6
Chris F.6 years ago · 33 reviews

We went to the Bedford as we had the 50% summer voucher. The steaks and squid were both good, but not great. We were sat in the bar rather than the restaurant so the atmosphere wasn’t great and the table service was slow. They need to update the menu and add bernaise sauce as an option for steaks. I’m glad I didn’t pay full price

"Good"
4/6
Theresa O.6 years ago · 3 reviews

Service was a bit slow, took ages to get my drink, which was only an orange juice and soda so a bit disappointing in that. The roast was good but not enough roast potatoes or gravy and when we asked for extra, we got charged for it, which is a bit cheeky! Would go again but maybe have something different....

"Very good"
5/6
Lauren M.6 years ago · 1 review

We went for Sunday lunch and the service and food were both great.

"Excellent"
6/6
Christie H.6 years ago · 1 review

We had a delicious Sunday roast with great service. thanks

"Excellent"
6/6
Mattia V.6 years ago · 1 review

Great place and food! Not as busy as expected. Amazing

"Very good"
5/6
David G.6 years ago · 2 reviews

We had Sunday lunch with our 2 children (aged 1&3). The staff were very welcoming, friendly and great with the kids. The food was excellent.

"Excellent"
6/6
Chris F.6 years ago · 33 reviews

Great food and service as always, the bar staff are always very helpful

"Excellent"
6/6
Garnet M.6 years ago · 4 reviews

Great service and food, we had a 50% off voucher so was obviously great value for money! Stuffed Nutella gnocchi was phenomenal!

"Average"
3/6
Martin R.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Nice pub, nice atmosphere. The food was nice, average. Nothing to about about. The service really could do with so me improvement, especially at the bar.

"Excellent"
6/6
Elizabeth H.6 years ago · 6 reviews

Great food great cocktails great service great great great great

"Very good"
5/6
Isabelle B.6 years ago · 2 reviews

The food was surprisingly good for a pub and the service we received was absolutely excellent. Thank you for a lovely evening, as a local resident, I shall definitely be back soon :)

"Excellent"
6/6
Tracey D.6 years ago · 1 review

Food was delicious and the service was friendly and efficient.

"Very good"
5/6
Maureen V.6 years ago · 1 review

Excellent service, lovely food, great atmosphere, will definitely come again

"Good"
4/6
Daniel H.6 years ago · 1 review

Nice venue, generally good food and service fine. Would happily go back.

"Not good "
2/6
Nicola I.6 years ago · 1 review

After very pleasant first dining experience in the quiet restaurant area this time without warning placed in the noisy pub area - not pleasant even though food was as good as the last time.

"Very good"
5/6
Fiona M.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food & friendly service and a fantastic laugh at the Banana Cabernet too- great night 👍🏻

"Very good"
5/6
Chris W.6 years ago · 1 review

I had a great roast pork, whilst my friends enjoyed a burger and some small plates all were good

"Excellent"
6/6
Cait R.6 years ago · 1 review

One of the best Sunday roasts I’ve ever had out. Absolutely delicious. Q

"Awful"
1/6
Dawn June G.6 years ago · 1 review

A wonderful historic venue in the centre of Balham. However, the food was worst steak and chips I have ever eaten in my entire life. The chips were clearly warmed up from a previous day and the steak was like a leather boot. For £25.00 I would have been better off going to McDonalds.

"Excellent"
6/6
Elizabeth H.6 years ago · 6 reviews

it was fantastic food and a great lunchtime for us

"Excellent"
6/6
Victoria P.6 years ago · 1 review

Excellent service delicious food and free beer for fathers. What’s not to like?

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