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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 restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about The Bedford before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about The Bedford and book a table with confidence!

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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"Good"
4/6
Theresa O.5 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.5 years ago · 1 review

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

"Excellent"
6/6
Christie H.5 years ago · 1 review

We had a delicious Sunday roast with great service. thanks

"Excellent"
6/6
Mattia V.5 years ago · 1 review

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

"Very good"
5/6
David G.5 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.5 years ago · 33 reviews

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

"Excellent"
6/6
Garnet M.5 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.5 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.5 years ago · 6 reviews

Great food great cocktails great service great great great great

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

Food was delicious and the service was friendly and efficient.

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

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

"Good"
4/6
Daniel H.5 years ago · 1 review

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

"Not good "
2/6
Nicola I.5 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.5 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.5 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.5 years ago · 1 review

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

"Awful"
1/6
Dawn June G.5 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.5 years ago · 6 reviews

it was fantastic food and a great lunchtime for us

"Excellent"
6/6
Victoria P.5 years ago · 1 review

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

"Average"
3/6
Sam B.5 years ago · 1 review

Potatoes were awful, definitely not fresh and probably frozen and reheated

"Very good"
5/6
Anna W.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Good atmosphere, excellent service. Beer battered cod was especially good, as were the sharing plates.

"Excellent"
6/6
Alexander P.5 years ago · 1 review

All legends loved every minute food was great. Thank you x

"Excellent"
6/6
Elizabeth H.5 years ago · 6 reviews

Great food, great service, great cocktails, great atmosphere, great venue

"Good"
4/6
stephen c.5 years ago · 1 review

Poor service, didn't know menu. Too noisy from live band next door.

"Excellent"
6/6
Flavia D.5 years ago · 2 reviews

The best roast in a long time! Will go back.

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

Food was delicious and the staff are friendly and efficient. We always love going to the Bedford.

"Good"
4/6
Paul A.5 years ago · 4 reviews

We were seated in the main bar rather than the side room for lunch at 4pm on a Sunday. It was extremely noisy as the bar was packed and football was also on. Huge portions, but my wife said the belly pork was very fatty and my son said that the beef (served medium rather than medium rare as requested) was rather tough and had lots of sinew. To be fair, my beef was very good though the roast potatoes were rather odd - very dark colour and not crisp at all. For 6 adults and two 3 year olds the bill came to £200 which seems rather steep especially as 2 adults didn't have any alcohol (mind you, £4.50 for a smallish glass of Rhubarb lemonade full of ice is more expensive than wine!)

"Excellent"
6/6
Hev A.5 years ago · 1 review

Couldn’t fault any part of the evening! Absolutely perfect :)

"Excellent"
6/6
Patrizio P.5 years ago · 1 review

The loive music and atmosphere was fantastic, and the food was good too.

"Excellent"
6/6
Cynthia P.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food and excellent service. The refurb has been well done.

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

The food was delicious and they had a nice selection of wine all reasonably priced. Our waitress was also lovely.

"Excellent"
6/6
Elizabeth H.5 years ago · 6 reviews

great food, great cocktails, great service, great atmosphere, great pub

"Not good "
2/6
Eamonn S.5 years ago · 1 review

Ear plugs provided and you'll need them. Music played until 2am and it will keep you awake until that time. No phones in the room, you have to use your mobile to call their outside line to contact reception. The safe instructions are difficult to understand. The service and food in the restaurant was very good.

"Excellent"
6/6
Claire C.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent as always. Great food and wonderful service! Never disappoints

"Average"
3/6
Jane K.5 years ago · 1 review

It wasn’t too busy but we were left unattended at the entrance to the restaurant room for 5 minutes. I had to get the attention of someone behind the bar to ready our seats. I noticed two other tables who arrived after us were served before us & although the manager apologised, it was clear the waitress was overwhelmed. The stew my friend ordered was cold, so had to be taken back. I accidentally spilt my drink, smashing a glass. There were tiny bits of glass still on the table as it wasn’t cleaned properly & there was no offer of a complementary drink. We then had to wait a long period for someone to deal with our bill when two staff were chatting behind the bar. The food was fine but I won’t be going back due to poor customer service.

"Average"
3/6
Selina S.5 years ago · 1 review

We came for Mother's Day but was disappointed at the food which was not hot when it came out and was bland. Definitely overpriced for what we got. The service however was good. Will be coming back for drinks but not food.

"Very good"
5/6
Lori T.5 years ago · 1 review

The food was good and the service was great. Would recommend.

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

Our Sunday roasts were lovely. Very tasty and the buttered cabbage was a lovely addition. The sticky toffee pudding was also delicious. Will definitely be coming back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lee B.5 years ago · 1 review

This was my first visit and will definitely be back. Great food, lovely venue and amazing free music to top it off. Thanks for a fantastic night.