Located in Knightsbridge, we stopped into Paxtons Head for a break after Harrods expedition. It was a great place to relax and take a break. We dining in the front window bit the downs looked amazing as well (check it out if you stop in). I had a Diet Coke and my partner enjoyed a pint from the tap. I had the Mac & Cheese and an order of the House Seasoned Fries. My partner had the Great British Cheese Toastie. Good food and service and a nice respite for our early afternoon adventures. read more

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Used to come here quite a bit when we lived locally, so have been excited to see that Paxtons Head is still around. Menu is consistent with other Greene King pubs. I've only ever enjoyed beverages and dined on the ground floor -- decent windows in the front so you can see out. Was here most recently in October 2023 and had decent service; prompt food delivery. I appreciate how they have a water canister on the bar; easy to hydrate. Nice to pop into if you're wandering around Knightsbridge. Used to be my better half's local when he worked in the area, so I do have lots of good memories here. 2023: 53/100 read more

London is just mindbogglingly huge, despite the fact that I come from a big city myself. I guess it is because I simply don't know where the inner-city ends and the city centre begins, and I don't know if this is an inner-city pub, or a central-city pub, but it certainly feels like a central-city pub, especially the basement. Actually, yeah this pub was pretty cool, especially the basement, though I gather that the basement is pretty popular considering that it seems that people like to book it out, but then again it is a pretty awesome social space. Oh, and they have some nice beers as well. read more

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A traditional pub with great personality and food! Always the fish and chips! Generous portion and the crunch is amazing! Small variety of beers on tap but it good and cold! read more

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I had lunch upstairs at this unusually-named spot, which has been around for about eight years. Long benches surround heavy tables - depending on the crowd, you might be sharing a bench with other diners, hibachi-style. The surroundings are a tad Spartan, but you're there for a meal, right? I heard there was a renovation, but I haven't been there for more than a year. While the fusion fare isn't thrillingly amazing, it'll do in a pinch, and the friendly, quick service - thanks to our server Rodney - doesn't hurt. Loved the free chips, the pork ribs were sweet, and the Thai beef salad fit with the summer weather. With the then-murderous exchange rate (when I was there, it was nearly $2 a pound), Paxton's was especially expensive from an American point of view. Price doesn't necessarily determine performance however, and the food is solidly delicious. read more

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Fantastic pub in Knightsbridge around the corner from Harrods. Big bar on the first floor and seating upstairs as well as a smaller bar with more seating downstairs. Had the Cod and Chips which came with a piece of fried fish that was delicious and covered nearly the entire plate. Huge. Come hear with an appetite if you love fish and chips, because this is the place to be. Of note, I discovered a new drink. Try out the cider with a finger or two of blackcurrant syrup. So good you could drink these all day. read more

Paxtons Head - Absurdly large Cod and Chips - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

Just a typical disorganized British pub where everything is inconvenient and boring food.

I want to preface this with the fact that i had a good time here. Did not try the food but we posted up at the bar and were ordering drinks. The guiness was poured beautifully and tasted like guiness i get anywhere else. Never understood the whole "perfect pour" thing. The service is definitely a little slow. There was no one on our side sometimes and the place wasnt even too busy. There was one tv but you couldnt see it from anywhere but the back of the bar. read more

Paxtons Head - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

Food was amazing, great price, and giant serving sizes. Huge selection of drinks. The all of the workers were funny and super friendly. You could just walk in there with a couple of friends and have a great time. Over all perfect. read more

Passed by dozens of times on the No 9 & 10 buses but never stopped. great location and decent ales. I would recommend it for a break from the Knightsbridge shopping and next time, I will likely use the pub for a pint whilst waiting for the 9 or 10 back to Kensington, especially if it is raining. Part of the same chain as Tattersal, a couple of blocks away. read more

First time back in London in 20 years and found Paxton's Head. Great atmosphere and good selection of beers. Definitely I'll be back for more. Cheers! read more

Walking around Knightsbridge, we spotted Paxton's and had dinner there. It was quite crowded, but we managed to find a table in the pub. The beer drinkers among us didn't know what they wanted, so our server, who was also tending bar, generously brought samples of several to try. Thank you! I just wanted to eat and not spend 20 minutes waiting for everyone else to ask 101 questions. I ordered the chicken and mushroom pie. Although the menu got me with "puffed pastry," the pastry was rather dry and not as buttery as I expected, but still good. The filling of chicken in a mushroom sauce was excellent, and the whole thing came with a little jug of gravy. Need I say more? My husband had "the cod father,"-a giant portion of fish and chips with mushy peas, bread, and a variety of extras including curry sauce in addition to tartar sauce. Because I can't stand peas in any way, shape, or form, I declined to taste. But the fish and chips were quite good. In spite of Paxton's being packed, we had really good service. A bump to 4 stars for that! read more

I am thinking 3.5 stars, but since that isn't an option, I will go 3 so as not to over inflate the review. After leaving Harrod's, we were starving and it was very cold outside - so we tucked inside Paxton's Head. There were a couple of other spots on the street - a Chicago rib restaurant, which didn't sound terrible exciting (I can get ribs anywhere and it was rather pricey) and Mr. Chow, but ultimately we stopped in Paxton's Head because it seemed more authentic. Downstairs was a pub area and it was jammed packed - so we ventured upstairs to the Off the Hook restaurant. There was limited seating and just one guy to run the entire floor. He sat us quickly, but we could tell he was swamped. A guy from downstairs and spoke to him, saying I know you need help, but we are swamped too and he would send someone up when he could. We were there a bit over an hour and that help never arrived. I will say the server moved very fast and I felt a bit sorry for him in taking orders, seating people, picking up the orders and being the cashier as well. While running around the floor, he would stop and go to the kitchen when the cook knocked on the door to indicate the order was up. One person in the party ordered the steak & ale pie, one the chorizo chicken with mashed potatoes and I the 3 bangers with mash. All of us enjoyed the good. One person ordered a diet coke, but when she requested a straw it was indicated that there were none upstairs. I ordered a Guinness, but was told there were no beers on tap upstairs - so I ventured downstairs and ordered a pint. Downstairs it was crowded and understaffed as well. Waiting there at the bar it took a while to get the pint, but eventually I did, and was able get one and take it upstairs. Following the meal, we asked for a dessert menu and were pleased to see sticky toffee with butterscotch. Wow - that was incredible and worth the wait. The biggest challenge was the seating was limited and the tables were small. My legs didn't really fit underneath. Another down note was the bathrooms were tiny. It was just slightly wider than my shoulders and not much deeper than a person standing. In fact it was so tiny that while I was standing there I kept setting off the hand dryer. But it was workable and clean. The server was very friendly and handled the crowd well. There were larger parties that had a reservation, but there were no tables available at the time. He held one behind us, and as we were leaving, he prepared it ours and the table behind for the large party. He was definitely hustling, as were all the employees. The food was excellent, the staff efficient, but the downside was the operations. Being a Saturday and the beginning of the Christmas season, I would expect it to be busy as people leave Harrod's, so I would expect more staff. That would have alleviated some of the challenges and the need to rush all day by the employees. That would also have ensured straws and tapped beer were available upstairs so that customers did not need to go downstairs on their own and bring it back up. read more

Solid enough pub. I've experienced better- we had to sit downstairs and the bar wasn't open, so we had no pub atmosphere, felt like we were just in a basement. We ordered some food (at the upstairs bar) and I had to carry both drinks, my set of cutlery, as well as the menu back down all my myself. Food was okay, nothing to write home about. I had steak and ale pie, my girlfriend had fish and chips. The portions were big, but the potatoes were dry, and my girlfriend said the fish was pretty bland and riddled with bones. read more

The fish and chips was delicious! It was very reasonably priced. Great service and nice atmosphere.

Our food took 55 mins, when it came it was bad and people who came 40 mins after us got their food 5 mins after us. Awful service, waiters made excuses, never apologised read more

Stopped in here when I was on vacation a few years ago. Was impressed a pub was serving Asian food! Great drinks, good pub atmosphere and good food to boot! If I'm ever in London again I'll be sure to stop by one night. read more

Stopped in coming out of Hyde Park to grab couple of pints and to watch the Olympics, great thing was they had beers on tap that I didn't readily find in other places while I was in London. Had the cod and chips, it was ok nothing that blew my mind. There is a tiny bar area with pool table downstairs where the men's bathroom is at. This place was a local that was bought up, done back up by a chain so the menu is chain with a local flair. read more

It was a good restaurant with a very rude manager that marred the experience. The interior was nice if a little quiet on a friday night. My cousins and I asked the waiter and were told that everything on the menu was 50% off with the taste london card, including drinks. So we ordered a bottle of wine with our food, and the food was ok, decent but not spectacular. However when the bill came the wine was not discounted and the waiter had made a mistake telling us that the wine was on discount as well. We brought this up to the manager, as we would not have bought the bottle at all, and the least he could do was offer us some sort of compensation, however he raised his voice at us and made us feel like we made the mistake not the staff and wouldn't listen to us. Would not go back again, and would recommend other places such as the chicago ribshack next door which has better food, ambience and service instead. Sorely dissapointed at how we were treated at the paxton's head, especially since my cousin was visiting and this left a bad impression of London for her. read more

They seemed to only have one English ale on tap, Old Golden Hen. Maybe it's just not a good beer or maybe it was off. Either way I didn't enjoy it. I suppose one can't expect too much in this area. read more

I like this pub. Very good for the area, as it's across the road from the most expensive address in London. 75 Million will get you a perch at that gaff ! .Rent boys apart, its a solid pub. read more