The Bedford

Burgers are served rare in the middle and they didn’t tell us that or ask us how we would like it cooked! Other than that the starters and pudding were amazing

Service was super although the cocktails took a long time to arrive. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Great atmosphere and delicious food. The kitchen and staff catered very well for my food allergy. I love this group of pubs and the Bedford is a great new addition.

Great food and friendly attentive service. I'll be back soon!

We arrived and the place wasn’t packed. It was very loud and there was a band playing. Not something you expected on a Thursday evening when you are taking your stepmother out. After waiting for about 10 mins to be seated I went to get someone’s attention. The Young lady who was collecting glasses told me to wait till She found someone. Once seated, the young man who served us was very attentive and looked after us very well, been also very patient with my stepmother who doesn’t really speak English. He made our evening. I wish I had asked his name. However, it was very loud. Food and service was superb but there is no need for that level of noise on a Thursday evening. Definitely go back but I won’t stay next time if too loud again. It’s ok to shout at each other at the bar but not ok when you are having dinner sitting next to each other.

Lovely waitress, though they were short staffed and it was a little chaotic. Food middling to good, not outstanding. Interior is really pleasant, if a little beige after the refit.

Food was poor quality and some of it arrived late and cold. Nice room but wouldnt eat there again

New Year’s Day lunch. Full house with plenty of headaches in the pub. Friendly helpful staff. Good food

A great, relaxed, stylish pub - with good food. Good for groups and families. Food excellent.

Lovely atmosphere - wonderful service - really average roast sadly. Lovely beef - but roast potatoes were not crispy, gravy was a bit bland and the veg generally lacking a bit of wow.

Fantastic service from a gentleman who helped sort out my table. However, table service was very slow, food was cold and why do you have a weird light in front of a tv! Waited a long time for food and for paying the bill. Thought it was cheeky to put on such a high service charge on considering the poor table service. Had to go to the bar to get drinks as no one would serve us. May come again

Service was reallllly slow. If it was better we may not have really noticed that the food was pretty mediocre.

Such a good pub! Landlord on fraught and the food is exceptional

The roast pork belly was amazing! Huge piece of succulent meat with all the trimmings! Booked in again to go next Sunday. I could it all day everyday 🤤🤤🤤

The food and service was amazing as always. I brought my mum out for dinner and she loved the whole place - food, drinks, decor

We came here as it just opened - the service and food was great and the staff are very friendly. Great for groups and pairs

We cam here to watch the six nations and get some lunch. The table had a great view in the club room and the food was excellent

The Bedford has a huge menu with lots of options to eat. Their 50% off food in January was great and service was very good

Sadly this is the second negative experience we’ve had at the Bedford. Firstly we had to order our food and drinks from the bar after no one came to take our order or give us menus after we had to show ourselves to our table. One staff member told us we could move table because it was really cold near the door, then someone else told us we couldn’t. We ended up being made to move table 4 times despite having booked a table and one of our meals having already arrived. They then brought out the wrong order. Will be going to other pubs in Balham from now on, as last Christmas they “forgot” our Christmas dinner order and apparently the chef wasn’t in (it was a Sunday...). They served us a basic roast (with frozen potatoes and none of the festive additions we had paid for) and then when we chose not to pay service charge, they challenged us and told us we had to pay it because they had “already put it through the till” and apparently you need to expressly tell them you’re not paying it when you’re given the bill....?! It’s a shame because the comedy and live music nights at the Bedford are great.

Amazing food and beer amazing sluts of barmaids and amazing atmosphere I can’t wait to go back again. I love Balham and I love sluts

I had a lovely time at the bedford. We had great yummy foof, good wine and the staff were very attentive! This is my local and I will definitely go again.

Unfortunately this did not live up to expectations ... I thought I had booked for brunch via the website as it only allows bookings from 12 noon, but it was lunch instead (we had all wanted brunch) .. the food was not entirely hot when served and the chips were over salty to the point we all had to leave them. I really want to like it here, but was disappointed on this occassion.

Very nice food and reasonable service. Nice refurbishment and good atmosphere. Presentation of dishes could be slightly more refined (i.e. lemon wedge served in the alioli - not great to squeeze lemon on fish with hands covered in mayo).

Excellent cocktails, good food, good selection of wines at reasonable prices. Friendly staff but service a bit slow as they were very busy during the January promotion

Good food, service could be slightly better as we had to wait a while to pay the bill. Looks really good on the inside ,very fresh. Would definitely go again!

Really nice atmosphere and vibe, and the new refurbishment has made a huge different. Used to be a bit grotty, but with character, but now it's clean and fresh but still has character. Food and service was really good and lots of beers to choose from, will be back!

Had Sunday lunch here for the first time since the recent refurbishment. Couldn't fault it, staff were super friendly and helpful, buzzy atmosphere and the food was delicious. My husband and daughter had the roast beef with yorkshire pudding and I had the salmon. They also welcome dogs! Can't wait to go back.

Excellent food. The staff were obviously new but were eager to please. Great meal followed by a top night's entertainment in the comedy club. Thank you!

Real buzz in the newly refurbished Bedford. Food very good, although service was slow and long wait for our food, we had a very helpful waitress - it was very busy.

The interiors of the Bedford have been refurbished beautifully. The service is a little haphazard. Some food orders had been forgotten and others given to another table which meant our party couldn’t all eat at once.

The food was good and the new menu is quite varied. However the service was a bit slow. This night be because it's still quite new and will hopefully improve.

The staff were lovely, very helpful and attentive. I had the pork fillet with tuna mayo to start, it was amazing and the rib eye steak for main, which for my money is the best steak in Balham!

A great renovation. Nice atmosphere and solid pub menu. Steak delicious but very expensive

Staff were pleasant. Three of us had the Christmas lunch - it was ok. The fourth had fish and chips, and that looked quite nice. Coffee was good and so was the atmosphere.

Despite pre booking was given seats at the bar to eat, instead of a table. Bar was already overcrowded with people trying to order drinks!!! Well below expectations

Recently re-opened (Dec 2018), the pub was busy and looked good. Menu was good pub food - burgers, fish and chips, steak etc and service was attentive. Recommended

The venue has been done up really nicely so we were keen to go and give it a try! Unfortunately, it took 30 minutes for us to order a drink & then they took a long time bringing us our order, after another long wait we finally managed to flag someone down for us to order food & that too took ages to come. After our starter was taken away we actually had to chase our main course TWICE! It finally arrived 1hour 45mins after we arrived for our lunch! The food was okay but lacked seasoning & the extra oomph of flavour - just a bit bland overall. We will try it again as it was very busy, but the service time does leave something to be desired. Room for improvement!

Food was lovely but service was atrocious! Total shambles from start to finish, having to chase everything from drinks to condiments. It took ages for our mains to arrive and at one point not a single diner in the full dining room had any food. Some staff were good but others were less than useless and really spoiled my birthday lunch.

Not the same pub. The vibe has changed and so has the clientele. Quite disappointing as this used to be our local. The decor is lovely.

The venue was extremely busy, I assume this was down to it recently re-opening. The waiter/waitress seemed rushed and service could have been better. The food was OK. It was served warm, not hot which spoilt the meal. Maybe it's just teething problems.

Great food, lovely venue, and lovely helpful staff. The burgers were super tasty and it is close to Balham Station. Just exit immediately to the right, can't miss it.