Reviews of The Bedford (161)
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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....
We went for Sunday lunch and the service and food were both great.
We had a delicious Sunday roast with great service. thanks
Great place and food! Not as busy as expected. Amazing
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.
Great food and service as always, the bar staff are always very helpful
Great service and food, we had a 50% off voucher so was obviously great value for money! Stuffed Nutella gnocchi was phenomenal!
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.
Great food great cocktails great service great great great great
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 :)
Food was delicious and the service was friendly and efficient.
Excellent service, lovely food, great atmosphere, will definitely come again
Nice venue, generally good food and service fine. Would happily go back.
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.
Great food & friendly service and a fantastic laugh at the Banana Cabernet too- great night 👍🏻
I had a great roast pork, whilst my friends enjoyed a burger and some small plates all were good
One of the best Sunday roasts I’ve ever had out. Absolutely delicious. Q
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.
it was fantastic food and a great lunchtime for us
Excellent service delicious food and free beer for fathers. What’s not to like?
Potatoes were awful, definitely not fresh and probably frozen and reheated
Good atmosphere, excellent service. Beer battered cod was especially good, as were the sharing plates.
All legends loved every minute food was great. Thank you x
Great food, great service, great cocktails, great atmosphere, great venue
Poor service, didn't know menu. Too noisy from live band next door.
The best roast in a long time! Will go back.
Food was delicious and the staff are friendly and efficient. We always love going to the Bedford.
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!)
Couldn’t fault any part of the evening! Absolutely perfect :)
The loive music and atmosphere was fantastic, and the food was good too.
Great food and excellent service. The refurb has been well done.
The food was delicious and they had a nice selection of wine all reasonably priced. Our waitress was also lovely.
great food, great cocktails, great service, great atmosphere, great pub
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 as always. Great food and wonderful service! Never disappoints
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.
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.
The food was good and the service was great. Would recommend.
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.
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.