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The Volunteer

The Volunteer

Gastropub and Pub££££
London
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    Peter S.
    "Order the pork pie with piccalilli - you won't be sorry!"(2 Tips)
    Matt T.
    "Good food and a good selection of draft beers."(4 Tips)
    Mike C.
    "great selection of beers"(2 Tips)
    Mah C.
    "Friendly staff, good beers and amazing scotch egg."(2 Tips)
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  • Tom C.heart icon on user image
    Tom CondonApril 15, 2016
    Awesome pub with very friendly staff, great food, great Bloody Marys, great Eggs Benedict, great music playing in the background. I could literally live here!
  • Hena H.
    Hena HashmiAugust 20, 2013
    Fixed price menu is great value but not great food. Fish pie was quite dry, and sausages seemed like economy range. But salted chocolate tart is proper yummy. And vibe is nice.
  • Hans K.
    Hans KestlerJuly 13, 2014
    Come on a Sunday they have a special menu. Had the pork loin, with mac and cheese and cauliflower/cheese. Sides were plenty to share. Reasonable price. Excellent quality.
  • Armando L.
    Good polled pork pie, good beers! (veggies also)
  • Mah C.heart icon on user image
    Mah CarvalhoMay 11, 2016
    Friendly staff, good beers and amazing scotch egg.
  • Norman M.
    Norman McLeodSeptember 14, 2013
    Lovely bar, not rammed with tourists as you might have thought given the location. Seems like a decent local with a few nice beers on tap. Bit pricey though.
  • Eric C.
    Eric CDecember 30, 2014
    Proper English pub. Sit by the fireplace and have a pint of cask ale.
  • Olly N.
    Olly NewportApril 1, 2012
    After complaining about a severely burnt roast, we were offered the food for free and two drinks. Excellent and polite service.
  • Jack B.heart icon on user image
    Jack BerglundDecember 8, 2015
    Been here 5+ times
    Good selection of beers and solid pub food
  • Matt T.heart icon on user image
    Matt Ta-MinJanuary 3, 2015
    Good food and a good selection of draft beers.
  • col m.
    col mcApril 10, 2011
    Been here 50+ times
    The staff are always friendly and the food is much improved, and the French DJ on a Sunday is amazing.
  • Shabe B.
    Shabe BurnsMarch 4, 2010
    Lovely bar were the staff are friendly serving good beer and food. I just had a chorizo burgerand agreat pt tribute... Love it
  • Joseph B.heart icon on user image
    Joseph BuckleyMay 8, 2016
    The food here is really good. 👍🏾👍
  • Fran B.
    Fran BormannJune 24, 2012
    Amazing roast with friendly waiters! Highly recommended!
  • Jay A.
    Jay AndrewsNovember 7, 2011
    Great post-park venue and only a short stumble to Baker Street station afterward.
  • Khriztopher H.heart icon on user image
    Khriztopher HawkesSeptember 11, 2018
    The was a lot of beer that had ran out ! But the guys on the bar was kool
  • Andrey S.heart icon on user image
    Andrey SmuglinJanuary 4, 2018
    Good beer, very good atmosphere here
  • Michael A.heart icon on user image
    Michael AshdownDecember 23, 2016
    Good food and friendly staff
  • Jenicek B.
    Jenicek B.June 26, 2014
    Nice Czech beer!/Fajn ceske pivo - Kozel/Plzen :-)
  • Barry G.heart icon on user image
    Barry GuettlerMay 10, 2013
    Lovely pub. Sierra Nevada on tap!
  • Mike C.
    Mike CampbellDecember 17, 2010
    Really good pub - great food, great selection of beers and reasonably priced
  • Sami W.
    Sami WestwoodMay 27, 2011
    Inflexible re dietary requirements. Served risotto with cream when specified I was vegan, without advising they could not adapt dish.
  • Igor S.
    Igor SSeptember 26, 2012
    Try Australian Shiraz, it's great here!
  • Olly N.
    Olly NewportApril 1, 2012
    If you enjoy your food being burnt to a crisp then by all means this pub is for you. Don't want a charcoal black pile of rubble & instead want something cooked properly, staff policy I'm afraid.
  • Teo A.
    Teo ArdoyAugust 8, 2014
    Nice beer, great food.
  • Justin G.
    Justin GoringNovember 2, 2011
    Been here 5+ times
    Order two rounds at a time as it gets busy. But the food is good.
  • Peter S.
    Peter SigristMay 23, 2011
    Been here 5+ times
    Order the pork pie with piccalilli - you won't be sorry!
  • Karl G.
    Karl GilbertMay 2, 2011
    Try the Fru-Garden (half Fruli and half Hoegaarden) lovely...
  • Panagiotis P.
    Panagiotis PomonisJune 1, 2012
    Try the chilean sauvignon blanc
  • Jerome P.
    Jerome PoulainFebruary 24, 2013
    Super slow service and very difficult to catch their attention. One way is to call the waiter by telephone but even that sometimes doesn't work! It is sad because it could be a good place
  • Andy C.
    Andy CMarch 12, 2010
    Really pleasant place! Great service and fun atmosphere!
  • Nik S.
    Nik SkavinskyJuly 14, 2012
    Spent half an hour waiting for service. Left really angry. The worst place to go, really. Just change your mind and go to McDonald's, which is way more friendly than this hole.
  • James T.
    James TitcombOctober 27, 2013
    Contactless payments!
  • Jeremy M.
    Lovely pub next to the park Read more
  • Monsieur D.
    Monsieur D.February 8, 2010
    Been here 10+ times
    Go to the Volunteer on Sunday morning and enjoy the full english breakfast
  • Julian L.
    Julian LimDecember 3, 2012
    Fish and chips here's kick ass
  • Евгений И.
    Good pub...
  • Raitis P.
    Raitis PetrovsSeptember 11, 2011
    Been here 5+ times
    Go to the bar!
  • Jonny W.
    Jonny WrightAugust 6, 2014
    Slow, confused service... A sandwich has taken 20 mins and counting
  • Anand P.
    Anand PanjabiAugust 20, 2010
    They pour Russian Standard Vodka - not bad for a pub ...
  • Jason
    JasonJanuary 14, 2011
    Been here 5+ times
    Tip? Leave some time to be served as bar service here can often be poor
  • James B.
    James BibbyAugust 13, 2010
    Erdinger on tap, yum
  • Erdem B.
    Erdem BafraMay 15, 2013
    Service is too slow.....
  • Katherine N.
    Katherine NovikovaDecember 30, 2011
    awful service! don't come here in the evening
  • Jason
    JasonSeptember 21, 2011
    Been here 5+ times
    Service nearly always awful at this pub. Avoid when possible.
  • Alexander M.heart icon on user image
    Alexander MyskinNovember 16, 2018
    За стойкой очень дружелюбные ребята. Довольно расслабленно.
  • Garik P.
    Garik P.May 3, 2013
    Дружелюбные официанты и вкусная кухня! Пиво берите британское.
  • Oheart icon on user image
    ODecember 3, 2016
    221B baker street yolunuz düşerse kesinlikle gitmelisiniz. Fiyatlar Londra seviyesine göre normal.
  • MariLotaheart icon on user image
    MariLotaMarch 1, 2017
    Ambientazo! Muy londoner
  • Fabi M.heart icon on user image
    Fabi MacedoNovember 8, 2017
    Gente bonita, local agradável
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