4.5 but worth rounding up. I think I've found my new favorite pub in the Waterloo area! A great craft beer menu, friendly staff, and good food at a good price. Loved that it wasn't too crowded, but I did go on a Sunday afternoon, so next visit I'll have to check it out on a Friday or Saturday to compare and see. Lots of seating. Outdoor area. Cute space. See you next time! read more

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Oh my god - that is some delicious burgers! I had the 'Juicy bastard' - and the 'Hot and dirty' fries. The burger was indeed juicy and the fries were really good provided you enjoy spicy food. A hidden gem indeed. read more

The Steam Engine - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

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Upsetting experience! The hostel rooms are extremely packed and skanky. For a room for 9 there are only 2 sockets and I couldn't even find a spot to charge my phone. There's not a lounge room for guests to sit down and rest. Nor does it have a kitchen. I can't eat my own food or drink my own drinks here. The bar is constantly packed and noisy. Did I also mention the shower here is lukewarm the most, and bathroom is skanky and the bathroom door doesn't even lock? Also the cans I bought from Tesco were taken away from me by the bar-tender because as a paying customer staying in the hostel I'm not allowed to drink my own alcohol here. Not in the bar, not in the garden, not in the hostel room, no where. She asked me to go outside, or buy alcohol here in the bar. I can't even find a place to drink my own drink in the hostel! A lounge room is basic need! This is a really upsetting experience. This is the 4th hostel I've stayed in the UK and the very worst! read more

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Place located near hotel where I was staying, plus I had a desire for a good burger. Reviews said I would get one. I had their daily special, a Truffle Shuffle (burger with a mushroom cap, grutere cheese, lettuce, tomato and truffle mayo). About a dozen draft craft beers on draft. Very good. Food came quickly, although bar service somewhat slow. read more

This pub is a hidden gem for a number of reasons. They include that it is set back from the main street. It is open to the public but is actually the reception/living room bar of a hostel called Bright Inn Hostel. This means it has a few quirks. The first of these is that is doesn't sell food so you are allowed to bring in your own or get some delivered. This means the air smells a little of pizza or kebab or chips. In addition, if you are a resident you can drink at the bar all night and all day. Yes. It is a 24 hour bar for residents of the hostel. There is a 10% discount on all drinks when you show your student card. On a Monday night it is £2 a drink between 8pm and midnight. At other times, it isn't even wildly expensive by London standards to start with. Finally because of the international nature of the guests, it could be a good place to pick up! So if you don't stay or sleep here, why should you visit? Well, it is just like a normal pub. It has satellite sports on sky and setanta showing football, rugby or whatever is on. It has a darts board. It has a pool table, a beer garden too. The guy behind the bar on my visit could not be more chilled, most hostel receptionists are. At the steam engine, you have some real strange conversations going on and actually you could bag yourself a friend for life here, as long as you understand you have just been bagged as a tour guide. read more

We found this pub after discovering that our restaurant of choice was closed. We had ordered the fish and chips burger requesting no bun and a salad instead of chips. We also ordered a juicy burger with tomato and salad. We had two different lagers. The help was very acommodating and the food was yummy. As far as pubs go it was average in abiance. read more

Best hamburger I've ever had. Nest little pub...nothing fancy at all. Real down to earth type of place. read more

The Steam Engine - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

second time here. service is still a little slow but the atmosphere in here is lovely and the burger may well be the nicest I've had anywhere. BIG recommend read more

Went here for dinner last night. I ordered a Meantime beer and it was good. There Cheesus Christ burger was amazing. Great environment and friendly service. I will be going back again before I go back to the states. read more

Why order a burger in London? For the British beef, of course. I had The Cheesy One, which was very tasty and juicy (I wonder what The Juicy Bastard is like). Burgers come with "fries" not "chips" and already have an adequate amount of salt. Friendly staff, a few TVs (without the sound) and music in the background. read more

Nice looking building tucked away on a back street opposite the local cop shop. Has a hostel above. I had a pint of Fullers London Pride which quite frankly was nothing to be proud about. However the pub was clean and bright, service friendly and purely for that I would pop in for a pint. Pool table in here as well. read more

The Steam Engine is a nice hostel also operating a pub (http://www.qype.ie/place/483822-The-Steam-Engine-London ) on the ground floor with the same staff. POSITIVES: (+1) the bed linen were made ready, there was no annoyance of making them in the dark, or others doing it late in the night. (+2) staff were very kind. (+3) my bunk bed had a comfortable mattress. (+4) below the hostel, on the ground floor there is a cosy pub, with discounts for hostel guests. (+5) you can book with hostelworld.com NEGATIVES: (-1) when I arrived there was a fight among some guests of the bar, glasses thrown and broken, a little beer was even splashed on my coat. (-2) staff were busy with the fight so I had to wait to check in. (-3) one of the roommates here was the smelliest one I met in any hostel so far. (-4) here at the Steam Engine for some reason my housemates all arrived very late: 12.40am, 1.00am, 1.30am. (-5) some late comers switched on the strong light in the room when they arrived. When we asked them to use the dim light only they were unable to switch it off. This must be due to some stupid automatic sensor built in the switch by the staff. In the end the strong light was on for a long time multiple times in the middle of the night. (-6) the music and noises of the bar were well audible in my room, rooms are just above the bar. (-7) the room was hot, the air was dry, most roommates were not using their blankets. I prefer sleeping with a blanket in a cooler room. (-8) these factors (-3 to -7) made me unable to sleep until 2am and I was tired in the morning when I had to get up. (-9) in the morning I had to queue for the toilet, because there were only two toilets for a number of dorms with quite many guests. (Maybe the smelly chap in -3 had no shower because of this, too?) (-10) wifi was out of order. NEUTRAL very simple but not bad breakfast: toast, jam, cereals, milk, coffee, tea. SUMMARY - I won't come here again if I have to get up before 10 in the morning, and I would plan to go to bed no earlier than 2am. read more

They've recently teamed up with Burger Craft, so now there are *really* good burgers to go along with the friendly, relaxed atmosphere and the nice ales on tap. This is shaping up to be our favourite neighbourhood pub. read more

I spent three glorious days touring and enjoying all that London has to offer to come home to a wonderfully mustachioed man named Fabio who would gladly serve me anyone of 10 local/unique craft beers from around London and or special brewing companies. I ended up having about 3 to 4 different beers a night and only one of them was not too my liking and that was because it had been sitting on the bar getting warm as I enjoyed the amazing conversations with the cheerful and lovely staff. The hostel above is impressively clean for the amount of people that come through this place every day. This makes for a clientele as diverse as their beer. To sum up: the beer is great, the potato wedges are addicting, the beds are comfy, the bathrooms are clean, the staff is delightful, and there are TV's everywhere. I give this place 6 stars if possible. read more

My husband and I were a bit jet lagged on our first day in London and this pub was right around the corner from our hotel. The staff is very friendly and the atmosphere is very comfortable. We ordered some pub tapas and a pizza. The pizza isn't the best we've ever had but definitely worth ordering. We feel like we have found an authentic London pub. We will definitely come back during our stay. read more