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About Sir John Balcombe Marylebone
Sir John Balcombe Marylebone is a split-level pub on Balcombe St, a few steps from Marylebone station and near Baker Street tube station. Downstairs, a small basement bar holds a piano alongside leather sofa seating. The kitchen serves British dishes including sausages and mash, steak sandwich, and beef pie and vegetables, with London Pride, cider and wine at the bar, subject to availability. A lunchtime food and drink deal runs alongside the main menu, and food and drinks are brought to your table. The pub takes walk-ins rather than bookings for regular service, and it has hosted private events such as wedding receptions and Christmas parties.
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Menu & Prices
12 dishes · mains £3–12- Rosemary & Buttermilk Coated Chicken£10.00
- Buttermilk-Style Fillet£10.00
- Philly Cheese Steak£11.50
- Chicken, Bacon & Avocado£10.50
- Hand-Battered Cod Goujons£10.00
- Tomato, Mozzarella & Avocado£10.00
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention steak dishes, lunchtime food and drink deal, beef pie and vegetables and burgers and chips.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention steak dishes, lunchtime food and drink deal, beef pie and vegetables and burgers and chips.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often point to the food and the lunchtime deal, with a steak sandwich of proper steak strips, good chips and a beef pie with vegetables that even the kids finished singled out by name. Close behind is the staff: the bartender is called friendly and helpful, one reviewer describes a manager who offered drink recommendations and a birthday brownie, and another says the team looked after a wedding reception and a busy Christmas party. Several mention the spot near Marylebone station as handy while waiting for a train, and one calls the restroom the cleanest they had encountered in a while. The caveats are about the kitchen and the feel of the place. One reviewer found sausages and mash decent but not extraordinary, another received a fatty, undercooked steak ordered medium and felt the pub was cutting costs, and a third was disappointed that London Pride was not available. The same two reviewers say it lacks a proper pub atmosphere, while others call it ambient and festive, with a piano-less cellar bar that was empty on one early afternoon visit.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often point to the food and the lunchtime deal, with a steak sandwich of proper steak strips, good chips and a beef pie with vegetables that even the kids finished singled out by name. Close behind is the staff: the bartender is called friendly and helpful, one reviewer describes a manager who offered drink recommendations and a birthday brownie, and another says the team looked after a wedding reception and a busy Christmas party. Several mention the spot near Marylebone station as handy while waiting for a train, and one calls the restroom the cleanest they had encountered in a while. The caveats are about the kitchen and the feel of the place. One reviewer found sausages and mash decent but not extraordinary, another received a fatty, undercooked steak ordered medium and felt the pub was cutting costs, and a third was disappointed that London Pride was not available. The same two reviewers say it lacks a proper pub atmosphere, while others call it ambient and festive, with a piano-less cellar bar that was empty on one early afternoon visit.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Excellent mellow neighborhood pub with a good selection of beers and drinks and cider and wine, as well as a very good and well thought out menu. Love having this in our area. Service is polite and helpful and we've loved the three meals we've had there. Of course they have gold burgers and chips, but they have excellent entrees like steaks, as well as some tasty and sometimes lightly spicy dishes that really stand out. Thanks!”
- Google user
“Amazing place. The drinks are reasonable and the venue is very ambient. Al on the bar was fantastic and helped us out with any of our queries. Would highly recommend to anyone in the area and the location next to Marylebone station makes it an ideal spot to chill while waiting for a train!”
- Google user
“Great pub only 2 minutes walk from Marylebone station. Do a great lunchtime food and drink deal, always been quiet when we have visited. Only disappointment was the London Pride wasn't available on our most recent visit.”
- Google user
“Great lunch deal, proper steak strips on my steak sandwich, good chips, grrreat mayo. Very friendly and helpful bartender Al, very good service! I'll be back!”
- Google user
“Not pub atmsosphere, fatty undercooked steak(ordered medium) staff friendly but just seems like they are trying to cut costs too mycg”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“Bright, split-level pub with a piano in the cellar bar, serving British food and real ales.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair: restroom
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
Bars near Sir John Balcombe Marylebone
- The Prince Regent4.51,9660.4 mi
fish and chips, burger, Sunday roast
- Angel In The Fields4.21,0500.6 mi
stained glass windows, Sam Smith's lager, fish and chips
- Lord's Tavern4.37020.6 miWheelchair accessible
fish and chips, lord's cheese burger, fixed lunch menu
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Balcombe Marylebone | 4.31,054 | — | steak dishes, lunchtime food and drink deal, beef pie and vegetables |
| The Prince Regent | 4.51,966 | 0.4 mi | fish and chips, burger, Sunday roast |
| Angel In The Fields | 4.21,050 | 0.6 mi | stained glass windows, Sam Smith's lager, fish and chips |
| Lord's TavernWheelchair accessible | 4.3702 | 0.6 mi | fish and chips, lord's cheese burger, fixed lunch menu |
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