Came to this spot for bunch and found extremely disorganized service and almost inedible food! One of us got the steak sandwich, which came cold and me, the cod cheek sandwich which was rubbery and disgusting. If you are not from the UK and have high expectations that a pub with such a high review might possibly have good food, please don't waste your time and grab some cheap and tastier eats at the Stables. read more

Again surprised I have never reviewed this place as it is in my hood. I truly enjoy the engineer but for some reason it never is front of mind for local meals in primrose hill. The breakfast is quite nice on a summer day in the garden and the wine list has some yummy choices (nice Malbec). The wife and I decided to have a last minute date night here and enjoyed the use of their scrabble board and equally lovely cheese board (I won) which was fantastic. read more

Great little neighbourhood pub, with a nice garden. Good wine and beer selection. Their burgers represent an upgrade on the art form.

The Engineer is a nice, solid gastro pub. The food isn't the culinary artistry of the Eagle or its ilk, and to be frank the sticky toffee pudding was a big disappointment, but the warm, professional service, the excellent wine list, and the big sunny garden made up for that. We also really appreciated being able to book on Open Table! If you're looking for a gastro pub experience in London and don't have the patience to wait for a table at the likes of the Gun et. al., consider a trip to the Engineer - while perhaps not the best pub food in London, but a really great place to spend a few hours having a quintessential London experience. read more

Great for their cocktails and a bit of celeb spotting. If you are here in the Summer they have a cute little beer garden in the back and if you are there in the Winter please try their Hot Buttered Rum, I didn't like the sound of this but it's amazing.. Like melted apple pie. All of the food I've tried has been delicious but the prices are as you would expect in Primrose Hill pricey for pub food. read more

Beautiful pub that serves all the alcohol you could wish for along with gastro food with a slight twist. Try delicious winter warmers like miso cod on mash served with bok choi. Service is friendly and not in the too cool school. read more

A decent boozer in the famous primrose hill area. Decent selection of drinks, and although I didn't sample it the food looked amazingespecially the burgers. Next time read more

A beautiful pub with gorgeous outside space, but have to say that staff aren't that friendly and £9 for a glass of wine just seemed rather excessive! It was the first place my fiance told me that he loved me, but sadly I no longer love this place. read more

This gorgeous restaurant in the ever-delightful Primrose Hill is everything that gastro pubs should be. The food is top quality and you can get the best of everything you'd expect - fish and chips, sausages and mash - all the best British food. The restaurant itself is very comfy, set out on a few different levels so there are small rooms with just a couple of tables in them, so you can have a very private dining experience. read more

I have had a number of very enjoyable meals at The Engineer, including one with the in-laws. The terrace area is a gorgeous place to eat during Summer (but you need to book). I agree with a previous reviewer that the chef at this gastropub knows what s/he is doing. A gem of a place! read more

The Engineer is such a lovely pub, I wish it was my local. It's bright, airy, well decorated and has a superb garden area. Cosy in the winter and rocking in the summer. Great food, good wines and friendly staff. What's not to like! If only we had an Engineer in SE London... read more

I have had some good experiences of the engineer, from a boxing day feast, to a new years day lunch, the service is usually pretty sharp, and the food is excellent gastropub fayre. One of the few places in london where parking is fairly easy to find, and a nice local crowd free of the usual mash of tourists. You MUST book in advance if you want a table in the restaurant as it does get very busy, and the price does reflect the quality, so dont expect 'pub rates'. read more

Staff excellent, helpful and jolly Food was not ambitious but delivered what it said on the can Very nice space and handy parking Good space read more

A Primrose Hill institution, the Engineer can do little wrong for the regulars who flock there for favourites such as miso-marinated sea bass with bok choi. Despite the ample dining space, the bar area is on the small side, but there is respite in the form of a back garden, which is an ideal spot for long summer lunches. read more

Perhaps my expectations had been too high, however my breakfast experience at the Engineer was a huge disappointment... After being served my breakfast well after my three friends, my pancakes arrived burnt. After sending them back (now well after my friends had already finished), a second plate arrived, also burnt. This time though they were served with a "we burnt them again" which I took to mean "just eat them or you'll be here all day". An over-priced and poor dining experience unfortunately... I never usually write reviews but felt compelled to dispel the 'excellent' myth in this instance. I'd definitely return for a few drinks, but never again for food read more

Well the fears about this becoming a 'chain' pub now it's reopened are completely unfounded. Fantastic meal - both food and service were exceptional. My starter of duck egg was absolutely delicious, others in the party had scallops, the rabbit terrine and the mushroom soup (which was poured at the table - nice touch). Mains were well thought out, beautifully presented and prepared. Only criticism was that I had no room for dessert - although others had the rice pudding (I confess I had a mouthful to find out why he was groaning with pleasure - wish I'd ordered it now) and the bitter chocolate pudding. I arrived much earlier than my dining companions and there was none of that 'ooh what shall I do with myself' feeling, staff and locals were friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be back for that rice pudding.... read more

Nice pub but a bit pricy. I thought the food was good and atmosphere nice but you would expect a bit more at these prices

What has happened to this foodie London institution? I dropped by for Brunch last weekend only to find out that the previous owners had been butted out by their landlords, ghastly Mitchells & Butlers pub co. Whilst some familiar faces and decorative elements have stayed, the soul and personality has completely gone. Along with the quality and attention to detail that made heading to this neck of the woods worthwhile. Food was average and try-hard, and coupled with a dreary run-of-the-mill wine list. I certainly won't be going back. Both out of principal and the fact that it really isn't very good. Such a sad loss. However I hear that the old regime have relocated to the Hampshire Hog in Ravenscourt Park. I'll be off there next weekend to see if it lives up to the standard of the old Engineer. read more

Beautiful pub with a beautiful garden in a fantastic location. However the food was below average and poor value but the service was especially bad, atrocious actually. I've been drinking here for years but will definitely not be eating here again, much better places to eat in primrose hill. read more

AVOID. This is a place for people with more money than sense. Overcooked steak at £22, sent back only to receive a blue steak in return. Asked for medium. Unbelievably poor cooking skills. Duty manager has attitude problem, is extremely anal and takes himself far too seriously to add insult to injury. read more

Remember that high school guidance counsellor who wielded what little power she had to make students lives absolutely miserable? GUESS WHAT? She works here now!! As the hostess at the Engineer--beehive and lipstick on the teeth intact. Want to feel like a powerless youth again surrounded by incompetent and unrestrained authority? Want to be belittled and embarrassed in front of your friends and strangers? Come to the Engineer and ask for a table from this throwback! Picture it: Saturday at 6:15pm. We walk in to a nearly empty place and ask for a table. The bearded hipsters behind the bar advise us to speak to the hostess...that's when we see her---it's hipster Dolores Umbridge...'s daughter?!! She repeats my question "a table?..." *vacant stare* "yes, could we be seated? I ask politely, wondering if I'm about to get told off for not raising my hand before speaking. She exhales deeply as if smelling a week old Scotch egg....exuding hatred....of us, her job...maybe herself? My repeated question is met with solid awkward silence...followed by the creepiest giggle you've ever heard... "Well, I dunno," she adds neither checking the bookings nor looking at available tables. We stare at each other for a solid 20-30 seconds, I turn to walk away. As if waking up that other ears are listening to this exchange she tauntingly yells "we don't serve food for a whole 15 minutes," followed by another creepy as shit giggle. I look at the barkeeps who are polishing their glasses a little too well and keeping their heads down. I'm annoyed, surprised and most of all hungry. "We'll wait," I say, utterly confused as to why this crazy has decided to take out her life frustrations on two people asking for a table. V spots an empty table and asks if it's available...Dolores rushes over to stand in front of nearly hysterically yelling "someone may have reserved this! I don't know! I'd have to check but you probably can't sit her so it just won't work, will it?" Followed by another Dolores giggle. "Could you check?" we request... read more

Awful place. Just went for Sunday roast with 7 people and told 2 of the mains (out of 5) not available, then 5 mins later no roast potatoes, then 5 mis later no lamb, 5 mins later no fish and chips, then 40 mins later the beef come stone cold. The waiting staff and manager were hugely apologetic and very helpful but the kitchen is clearly dire. Even the puddings they offered for free came out stone cold. Terrible place. read more

I really like this pub - I think I could give it 4 stars as it has a great vibe, gorgeous look and good food and is perfect for a lazy newspaper day or a more dress-up proper dining day, but I don't get there enough to feel that much love yet... and I haven't had the pleasure of eating outside in the garden... and we once had a bit of a run-in with one of the waitresses (long story, but she was clearly not happy with our semi-leisurely lunch pace - or perhaps with life in general - and spent most of her service with rolled eyes, and when one of my friends kindly asked her to remove the optional service charge from the bill, she lost it). read more

Had a very disappointing experience here. Had friends in town and wanted to treat them to a classic British sunday roast. We arrived and told the waitress (Antonia) we had booked a table she said she'd seat us and then promptly sat down at a table and started to talk to the patrons. I would later learn that this is her thing she does to try and ingratiate herself with customers while taking their money so as to ease the bitterness of paying her the "discretionary" 12.5% tip on the bill. After an awkward few minutes of the four of us staring at each other and wondering if she was going to get up and seat us we just walked in and sat ourselves. About 15 minutes later she came to take our orders. We ordered roasts and drinks and after waiting another ten or so minutes (the place was not packed) we asked someone else for our drinks. Soon we were playing a game of asking every person that walked by for our drinks and our food. Everyone we saw was looking frustrated and rolling their eyes at how long it was taking to get waited on, get drinks, etc. I'm always surprised given I believe these restaurants make so much of their money on the markup of alcohol when a place like this makes it so hard to get a drink. The food was exceptional with one exception. The potatoes that came with my roast pork were clearly many, many hours old. They tasted rubbery like when you reheat roast potatoes in the microwave the day after you make a roast. For the price we paid it is reasonable to expect some decent roast potatoes. I was actually shocked given all the positive reviews. Was very disppointed with our visit. Probably won't be going back anytime soon. read more

Booked a table for 12.15 for early lunch as service starts at 12.30. Table was not ready until after 12.30 and we did not get our mains until 1.30 (no starters ordered). The restaurant was not busy. The manageress was not interested and could not even manage an apology. Food was nothing special either. Very disappointing read more