Ryan Hetherington
This bar/restaurant is beautiful on the inside, draped in fairy lights and new, comfortable furniture throughout. They have an extensive wines list (on the more expensive side) which is great if you want to try something new, alongside a gin menu. I attended an open mic on a Monday night and got to see so many talented performers so it was a lot of fun! ✨
Ellie Gillard (Ellie Gillard photography)
A super great London pub wedding venue - spacious inside and loads of fairy lights mean this is a great spot if you're getting married at one of the London Town Halls. There's fab space downstairs for dining, the snug bar is super cosy and the toilets are nice (quite important, a lot of London pubs that do weddings have pretty dire loos!) and, most importantly, it has a great space for dancing.
There's also some cool spots nearby for couple photos - all the industrial stuff near Smithfield Market works really well.
Katie Lowden
Absolutely incredibly venue. We attended a wedding here at the weekend, and the service, food, atmosphere, environment was superb. The industrial vibe with the fairy lights, large windows and seating arrangements made the venue perfect. There was Nothing to fault. The food was top class and all 90plus guests ate steak at the same time. It was perfectly cooked, and tasted divine. The service at the bar was brilliant, any drink could be made and the standard of cocktails and prosecco was excellent. The bride and groom made a great choice picking The Balfour for their special day because the team on 22/10 did an amazing job to make it special for everyone!! Definitely returning to try out more of the menu ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Harris Family
Visited today on our wedding anniversary as the building used to be a bank that my wife and I worked I together before we married.
Lovely setting, food and drink excellent.
Probably the best pie I've ever had.
Guided tour of the old bank vault was a lovely touch and a great trip down memory lane.
Definitely will visit again.
Noé Melo Filho
I went for a social event of a conference. The finger food was really nice. The beer selection on tap was modest, but good. Prices I believe in the same level as anywhere in London.
Dai Tree
A great place to unwind and to enjoy an excellent pint of beer. Great attentive staff. A mezzanine is always a plus, just a very pleasant place to go and have a drink! I thoroughly recommend as a base for exploring Smithfield and St. Bart's. Top marks.
Ellie Baker-Pearce
If you’re looking for a truly unique and wonderful London wedding venue, you have come to the right place!
Everything at Balfour is perfect. We had 100 guests and they all commented on how amazing the venue was!
The food is NEXT LEVEL GOOD!!
We’ve weren’t expecting so many compliments on our wedding food, but the chefs completely smashed it out the park - people were still talking about it for days after the wedding!!
Everything from start to finish was so smooth, communication throughout was fantastic and the service on the day was second to none. I cannot recommend this place enough, you will be completely looked after.
Special shout-out has to go to Matilda who was the BEST. She kept us on track throughout the planning process, her communication was brilliant and she was there on the day for whatever we needed.
Thank you Matilda, and everyone at Balfour for making our wedding day truly unforgettable! 😊
Johanna Thomas
Exactly a year ago we got married at St Barts Brewery and it dawned on me I never left a review. So for those who may be considering this venue for your wedding (from 2021, when all the covid madness has blown over!) I cannot recommend it enough. The staff bent over backwards to accommodate every single request we had. If you want somewhere flexible, where you can have the food you want, the booze you want and literally everything else you want, these are the guys for you. We had simply the best wedding, wonderfully organised by Pam and the crew who were not only great to deal with but super skilled and efficient. The chef is brilliant and the food and recipes we requested were perfectly done. I could keep going but basically this is a venue that really cares, is extremely experienced and will work very hard to make sure you have the wedding that you want. Would give 10 stars if I could. x
Helena Robnik
Funky place for a wedding celebration... quite a large company, so we were a bit squashed for a meal. The food was delicious, a bit small portions, but we had a set menu...
Kristian Woodroffe
Visited for their relatively new open mic night. The bar is beautiful and has a pleasant atmosphere. The bar staff are very knowledgeable and attentive.
There is an upstairs balcony area overlooking the platform and bar below. Also upstairs they have a private bar area which can be booked and would make a great party or company event.
The food is amazing and surprising for a bar.
The area is quite quiet and sits opposite the Elizabeth line station so it is easy to get to.
Overall a great experience and made for one of the best nights out I've had in London
Will be returning!
Natalie Salthouse
I organised my sister’s wedding, originally booked for 2020, rescheduled for 2021, then totally rearranged within 3 weeks as restrictions were not lifted as promised.
Barts Brewery/Balfour were with me every step of the way. Helpful, supportive, flexible, willing to accommodate in any way they could. Even though they were having such hardship themselves having been shut for the duration of the pandemic, they could not do enough to help, and I would whole heartly recommend them.
The day itself was fantastic from start to finish (even though we were operating within restrictions) it did not affect the day at all and that was down to Daria and her amazing team. The food and wine were of a very high standard, I have never known such good quality for large number catering. All the staff were totally ‘on it’ from set up to delivery, nothing was too much trouble, and everything was carried out super efficiently.
For any Central London event this venue is one of the best, high quality, value for money and amazing staff. What more could anyone ask for.
Jasper Squire
Nice chilled atmosphere. Great for an Open Mic gig. They have a great selection of English Sparkling Wine.
Charlie Snell
We held our wedding reception at Balfour St Barts in late November 2022 and cannot recommend it highly enough. Matilda the events coordinator was responsive, positive and offered great suggestions throughout. On the day she worked with our florist (Ribbon and Rose) to make the venue look amazing, she was then a calm presence throughout the day/night.
The chefs and kitchen team did an unbelievable job. We had 90 people for the meal at our reception, and our friends/family are generally quite "foodie". We also had a fair amount of dietary requirements be it vegetarian, vegan, lactose intolerant - everyone was well fed. Whether people had duck/scallops, beef/sea bass or one of the vegetarian/vegan options, if there is one thing our guests have consistently said about our day, its that the food was amazing. Several people have said to us its the best food they have ever had at a wedding - its definitely the best food I've ever eaten at a wedding.
The bar staff - you all contributed so much to our day, having fun with us and our guests. Everyone had a smile on their face and, despite not knowing us aside from the few times we had popped in before our wedding day, seemed genuinely really happy for us which we were so touched by. It felt like you were all a part of the party and that definitely contributed to us all having such a great time.
To all the team at Balfour St Barts, thank you so much.
If you are reading this as you are considering having your reception here, you will not regret it if you do.
Matt Badenoch
I got to photograph a wedding at St Bart's Brewery this summer. The open room with the mezzanine above is fantastic for high energy weddings and a band on the stage makes for one hell of party! Super friendly and helpful staff too. Also great location for photos outside with the park and Smithfield's market right next door. Highly recommend!
Michael Streeter
I had flat iron steak (£10), Smithfield slaw (£2.50) and house red bottle (£20). Service was £4.19. Server didn't ask if I wanted to taste the wine and didn't swap dinner knife for a steak knife (lost a star). Lovely place, delicious food definitely would recommend for groups of 5-10 people. I'll come back here.
Don Harberts
Excellent place for a great quick meal and great service ! Owner was very cordial and service oriented. Wine selection was outstanding.
Location was great for where we were located next to Smithfield market !
Ann Bennett
Had a quick dinner after work in this lovely City pub. The butternut squash ravioli was absolutely gorgeous and a very generous portion. My son had the sausage roll - it was huge and just delicious - he let me try some. I will be having one next time! We couldn't resist the desserts, the brownie sundae is far too good. We will definitely be back, there are so many things on the menu that I must try... will it be that sausage roll, the game pie or bacon steak with duck egg??
Margaret Ngui
The Manager was so friendly and helpful with the menus. Service was good, attentive but not intrusive. Loved the food, the recommended beef brisket was fab. So was the seafood burger, yummy. Both starters of prawns and white bait was very nicely flavoured and cooked. Only comment is the custard, too runny for my liking as I love my custard.
Would def. go back and would recommend.
Sue Connolly
My neices wedding reception was held here and the whole experience was excellent. The tables were beautiful and the food from the canapés to the main meal was very well presented and tasty to eat. The staff were very helpful and polite and the dinner service was great. All in all I would have no hesitation in recommending St Bart's Brewery for a visit or function.
Sonja Dunphy
The staff, the food, the drinks - a perfect venue for our special day and so much better than we could ever have imagined. Thanks to the whole team for making our day so memorable!
James Nash
We hired St. Barts for our wedding reception having been before and loved the food, the decor and more importantly the impressive beer selection! The staff couldn't have been any more helpful and we had a brilliant day, with so many compliments on the food and the venue!
Jaclyn Edney
We had our wedding reception at St Barts Brewery and couldn't have asked for it to be any better. Victoria was fantastic on the run up ensuring all our needs and requirements were met and the team on the day made everything seamless. The venue layout was perfect for our number of guests, the food and the drink options we choose at the tasting were great. I would certainly recommend hosting a wedding party with the St Barts team.
Carl Hodson
Very nice staff always there to help. Top place for a drink.
DJ-Ale Salty
Food, drinks, deco and service was good. However it felt like an oven. Super HOT! Luckily the first floor had lot of ventilation so we ended up switching tables!!
Arif Jamal
Great staff, great atmosphere, great food, great beverages, great location. Simply GREAT!!!
Clair Seago
Absolutely appalling service spent best part of £300. The Monday bottomless bucket only materialisied after 3 requests of the staff to bring them. Apparently 20 wings was enough for that amount!!!
Zak Ryan
Went to a private party at St Barts. Really enjoyed it. Nice and welcoming. Relaxed atmosphere, Good food and very good staff.
Karimah Morrison
Love everything about St Barts! Can't wait for my wedding there! X
Sherry Hostler
Great bar and their own brewed red wine was fab!
Hannah Brown
Fabulous atmosphere, decor & clientele. Food & drink were delicious with polite attentive table service. The live jazz band were a welcome touch. A thoroughly enjoyable evening had by all & we will definitely be back!
Mark Sean Cobain
Great brunch menu and lovely staff, look forward to coming back again :)
London-Unattached
On a hot summer’s night, I’m unwinding in St Bart’s. Not the Caribbean island, but a welcoming cool pub in the heart of London. I’m here to sample the new barbecue soul food menu featuring the finest fresh and sustainably sourced British meat, (as you’d expect, given that we are right by the famous Smithfield meat market), smoked or slow cooked with Kentish apple wood.
Chris Osburn
St Bart’s Brewery has launched a meaty new “barbecue soul food” menu (not such a bad idea for a pub situated across the street from Smithfield Market). Part of the Hush Heath Estate group, the pub uses apple wood from its Kent estate to smoke and cook a range of fresh and sustainably sourced British meat, fish and vegetables.
Millie92
St. Bart’s Brewery is a craft beer gastropub located opposite London’s historic Smithfield Market. In addition to serving a selection of lager and beers (including some from the local Camden Town Brewery), they also serve English wine and cider from the Kent based Hush Heath Estate and Winery. The menu changes regularly and the food includes bar nibbles such as Scotch eggs and Welsh rarebit and more bistro style food including steak tartare and salad Niciose (with seared tuna loin). The space is large and there are two floors – the top one is the formal dining area but you can order food to eat on the lower floor.
Hannah Palmer Mua
Went here with a large group from work.<br/><br/>I started with the prawns, although there was a lot of shell on prawns it wasn't served with a finger bowl which was a bit messy.<br/><br/>For the main I ordered the burger which although it was tasty was so ridiculously huge I couldn't pick it up and eat it. I ended up eating the burger with a knife and fork. Also the huge triple cooked chips were so hard they were inedible.<br/><br/>We went on a travelzoo voucher, three courses and three glasses of wine for £40 per couple which was great value. The wine was also from the owner's vineyard in Kent which I thought was a good touch. Without the voucher I think I would have been disappointed with the cost of the food compared to quality.<br/><br/>Although our waiters were helpful while there they have to go downstairs and out the back for the food so it was hard to grab them for service.
Dominic Williams
The beer in here is ok, but the staff don't tend to know too much about it. <br/>Food is good, but very pricey for what it is. <br/>It's a nice venue and the service is generally good.
Frederick Preston
Beer is not available at this pub, or rather, a restaurant. The food served here is average at best and manages to make you happy. However, the staff needs to catch up on speed as the waiting time for every service is quite long. The venue is quite charming and the location is great though. Recommended for a one time visit only.
Georgia Murphy
Strictly average explains the quality of this restaurant here. The pint is as it should be. The lobster and the burgers are also decent. The portion of the sides along with the mains is ridiculously tiny. Th prices are cheap and that is why one may visit the restaurant if ever one wants to.
Rory Robson
This place is very inviting and i have been here many times for drinks. Visited here with a friend for afternoon beers as well as had lunch here the week it was newly opened. The selection of beers is extensive and reasonable. There are many crafted beers and i really enjoyed the ones we ordered!
Joshua Moss
This is a great place in my opinion.The interiors are very modern and posh.The service too is really efficient. This place has a menu serving some of the most mouth watering dishes ever and the wine selection is extremely impressive too. My visit here with a friend of mine was awesome. I am definitely coming back again!
Mason Ball
I recently tried this bar and had a lovely time here. There was a wide range of options in drinks, especially beer. The ambience is great with beautiful decor. The service is pretty quick but all the staff members are not that decent. Thus, I would like to visit this place again, only for it's drinks and nothing else.
Rishabh Dada
If you are a person who loves beer and loves to try different beers then this is the place for you. They have an amazing variety of beers to choose from. The food is incredible and definitely worth every single penny that you pay. I would definitely recommend their burgers. They are amazing. Recommended.
Maya Goddard
They offer one of the most excellent array of beers I have ever had. The drinks have a very good taste and are unique in its own way. They also serve you with very delicious burgers which are big in size and worth the money. The staff were extremely helpful and warm. I have no reason not to visit this place again.
Jessica Davies
This place is blessed with an amazing location which offers a spectacular view perfect for both business and personal meals. I went here with my friends from work and had an amazing time here. The drinks here are absolutely delicious and there is nothing which disappoints, I highly recommend this place to everyone.
Cschuhle
Good food, decent beer selection , but not the best value for money.
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