The Mad Bishop & Bear, Paddington

As railway station pubs go it's decent enough. Good selection of well-kept real ales. Friendly, chatty staff and plenty of power outlets to charge your phone or laptop, which is helpful when killing time between trains. Drinks prices not too bad for the location. I had a Full English breakfast for about £15 - the sausage was actually really nice, good quality vs your average breakfast cafe, black pudding was decent, poached egg good enough, but the bacon was a tad dry and considering the price of the breakfast, there could have been more than one rasher. However I did order right at the end of the breakfast service period so that could have had something to do with it.

I’ve been to Paddington station plenty of times before but never knew that this place existed. It’s like a little oasis of a pub in a railway station. The menu was small but reasonably priced and the food was pretty decent. The prices were reasonable but the service was itself was excellent. Very speedy, helpful and friendly. I’d happily recommend this place if you find yourself in Paddington with time to spare before your train.

Absolutely wonderful place in an easily accessible location. The food is (for london) quite cheap, especially if you factor in the quality and quantity. Portions are generous, but they’re so tasty you will still want more anyway :) . The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, even when they’re super busy. N.B. Unlike most places, the busiest days here are Wednesday and Thursday (according to the staff)

Not bad for a station pub and nice to have a Fullers venue before getting on a train. The pub is quite big and has some seating outside on the balcony type area too with some original GWR benches. A pint of Heineken and spirit with mixer came to north of £13, so I wouldn’t make a habit of coming here. I guess that just Fullers prices these days which is a shame. Not a bad pub though all in all. Toilets were clean too despite seeing some negative comments on them. Response to owner: it seems so. And by that token people will just buy a lot less. The price of the round would be the upper limit I’d pay. I think in future a couple of cans from M&S for the train will be my go to. Arriving in Cardiff the same round was just over £7 (except it was a Welsh craft lager not a Heineken!) so worth holding out in future I think. It’s a shame as a station pub is always great to go to before travelling and it’s a decent pub, but it’s just not worth the money sadly.