Superb service, excellent food, great atmosphere. I highly recommend the Lady!
Fantastic staff and service for our group of 20. Nothing was too much trouble. Every thing was made easy in this lovely pub! Thank you!!!!!
Tomás Torre Do Valle
+3.5
A quite nice pub. Probably the best in a 1-mile radio.
The decoration is typical pub, but with some sophistication and with a rather nice ambience. The service is correct and pleasant. They have the usual beers and a good Negroni.
I recommend it to everyone.
Sunday Lunch. It means different things to different people. Growing up it meant lunch with my grandparents, a day we relaxed and caught up with family members. My mother was calm as she didn’t need to cook a special roast after her very busy week. Sunday lunch was a healing experience for all of us, as my grandparents always bought take away so my grandmother could also have a break from cooking.
In central London, it’s never difficult to find either a good pub or a nice restaurant. However, it’s not always so easy to find a great gastro pub, which performs both functions at once. Normally, they are tucked away in London’s more leafy postcodes. Still, there are some that exist, and without a doubt, Holborn’s The Lady Ottoline is a prime example. Just off Gray’s Inn Road, The Lady Ottoline serves refined yet traditional British cuisine. While at first glance the menu may seem a bit basic, all of the dishes are well executed and are made with high quality produce. As a starter, the ham hock croquette and crispy pigs’ ears shouldn’t be feared as there’s nothing on the plate that your palate won’t like; quite the opposite. If available, the lobster, clams and mussels risotto is very pleasant too. Not too creamy, nor too fishy; there is a harmonious balance between all of the tastes. The classic smoked mackerel pâté is an excellent example of what it should be and it’s perfect to sh
An invitation to review the Lady Ottoline in Bloomsbury coincided with a planned meeting with Tracey from Fighting Fifty who joined me for lunch, a catch-up and a bit of a gossip. And, she arrived first, so when I finally found the pub and dining room she was already installed upstairs waiting for me. The original Lady Ottoline appears to have been something of a character who had multiple affairs with the likes of Bertrand Russell and Dora Carrington. A member of the Bloomsbury Set, her friends included Virginia Woolf, WB Yeats and TS Elliot. The eponymous pub is perhaps a little more reserved in style with muted painted walls, framed sepia tinted photos and stripped wooden floorboards. It’s a cosy kind of place, somewhere to curl up with a book or enjoy a leisurely lunch with friends. I was really quite excited to see English wines on the menu. So, of course we started the meal with a glass of Nyetimber fizz. It’s a very reasonable £7.50 for a glass of Nyetimber Classic
I found The Lady Ottoline quite by accident... I happened to pass by it on the way to a friends place. ..This was around the time that they had just opened. ..The food was different then, delicious pub food. Now it seems, they have completely changed their menu and made it into more of a gastro-pub kind of concept...
I don't think that the dishes I mention are even on the menu anymore. ..
I had a delicious starter of cippolini onions and spinach in cream sauce stuffed in puff pastry, folled by jucy, tender sausages with mash. I had sticky toffee pudding for dessert which was superb.
The Lady Ottoline is a beautiful pub, tucked away in a quiet lane just off Grays Inn Road. ..It's a great place to have a meal or even just drinks with friends. ..
A nice and quite pub, located in one of the best neighbourhoods in London. I have been there a few times and the food was always great, I have to say, the best "pub food" I have tried. My personal favourite is the steak and the chunky hand cut chips. Don't forget to get a dessert! Staff was friendly and the waiter pick a wine for us that really suited our dinner. Last and funny enough, I like the character details downstairs, in the restroom :-)
We came here just before the new year for a Christmas lunch and were delighted with the quality of service and food served at this place. Having booked for a table of 8, we sat upstairs by the cobbled wall. The pub smelt of old times with a real fireplace and a festive atmosphere.
Despite the optional Xmas menu, we went for the classic lunch menu as the food was said to be outstanding. I ordered a lobster, shrimp and avocado starter, which was delicate and quite upmarket (even for a gastropub), and the Hereford 8oz sirloin steak with chips and broccoli for my main - I'm not exaggerating when I say that this was probably the tastiest steak I've had all year. It was cooked medium rare and just the right amount of tenderness, sweet and juicy in my mouth.
If you're looking for a tasty pub lunch in central London with a good atmosphere, this is definitely a place to check out.
We had the excellent idea of doing our beautiful wedding reception at the Lady Ottoline a few weeks ago. I have to say, many things were beautiful that day, and they were mostly possible because of this amazing team and great place. The Lady Ottoline is located in Clerkenwell, for which you already have a great setting for a London wedding. The team, led by two excellent managers who were on site during the entire process and day, was faboulous. We are so thankful to all of them for the level of commitment to get this day exactly as we imagined it. The food was excellent, I received many great reviews highlighting our menu, also done in house. They opened earlier for us on the day, to get all our suppliers in on time. And they also allowed our musician to give us her best songs during the evening. One of the best decisions we made for our wedding and we wish to come back as regular clients very soon. Julia and Alec
Such a lovely pub! Warm and inviting atmosphere. Wonderful staff. Banging chicken Kiev. A little Bloomsbury hidden gem!
LOVED the Sunday lunch in here! Every single thing on the plate was cooked to perfection and all-together was a fantastic lunch! The service was kind and very attentive. Would definitely come again!
Pro tip: ask for more gravy as they have a pitcher of gravy on standby :)
Excellent food. We went on a Saturday for lunch and the place was empty. I had the gnocci wich were amazing and my boyfriend had the fish and chips with he loved. I must admit the chips were great.
However the cutlery seemed a bit too old and used.
lovely pub off the beaten track. I went for a Sunday roast. It was absolutely packed and I must say the roast was absolutely gorgeous and the potatoes were divine. absolutely great atmosphere felt very at home. Their homemade infused gin and vodka are a lovely touch, the raspberry and vanilla was particularly good. James was very lovely and I will definitely be going back again and I will tell all my friends about this gorgeous little hideaway.
Fantastic pub located away from the hustle and bustle of Greys Inn Road. My partner and I stumbled across this gem after dinner, and met some of the wonderful team down there including Katie who’s one of the warmest kindest people I’ve met a long time. Can’t wait to go back and try their food, which looks lovely Thanks again for a special evening in this special pub.
Perfect score for me. Delicious food; I highly recommend the burger. Really great beers on tap and cans. And super friendly service. Lovely bunch.
When I came to organise a student event on very short notice, Dave provided a wonderful recommendation and contact: The Perseverance where I successfully hosted a pizza lunch event for Hult’s MIB-4 Cohort. Thanks again for the wonderful service and reccomendation, will definitely be back at The Lady Ottoline for drinks 😃
Best Sunday Roast in London! Staff is always friendly and welcoming.
Food was absolutely delicious- I had the vegetarian roast and it was one of the best I’ve ever had. The service was impeccable- very attentive and friendly. The atmosphere is really friendly and feels like a neighbourhood pub. I’ll definitely be going back.
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