
Sir John Balcombe Marylebone
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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.
Good to know
“Bright, split-level pub with a piano in the cellar bar, serving British food and real ales.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: restroom
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention beef pie and vegetables, steak sandwich with chips, lunchtime food and drink deal and sausages and mash.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention beef pie and vegetables, steak sandwich with chips, lunchtime food and drink deal and sausages and mash.
Customer Review Summary
Sir John Balcombe draws repeated mentions for its lunchtime food and drink deal, praised for value, with one reviewer calling out "proper steak strips" in a steak sandwich and good chips. Close behind, diners highlight mains like the beef pie and vegetables and a classic sausages and mash, though one reviewer found that dish only decent and the chips merely acceptable. The pub's location by Marylebone station comes up again and again as a convenient stop before or after trains. Service earns praise as well, with several reviewers naming a helpful bartender, and one recalling a manager who gave drink recommendations and arranged a surprise birthday brownie, while another describes staff going above and beyond for a wedding reception. Not every visit lands the same: one reviewer reports a fatty, undercooked steak ordered medium and says the room lacked pub atmosphere, and another notes their usual ale, London Pride, wasn't available on a recent visit.
Customer Review Summary
Sir John Balcombe draws repeated mentions for its lunchtime food and drink deal, praised for value, with one reviewer calling out "proper steak strips" in a steak sandwich and good chips. Close behind, diners highlight mains like the beef pie and vegetables and a classic sausages and mash, though one reviewer found that dish only decent and the chips merely acceptable. The pub's location by Marylebone station comes up again and again as a convenient stop before or after trains. Service earns praise as well, with several reviewers naming a helpful bartender, and one recalling a manager who gave drink recommendations and arranged a surprise birthday brownie, while another describes staff going above and beyond for a wedding reception. Not every visit lands the same: one reviewer reports a fatty, undercooked steak ordered medium and says the room lacked pub atmosphere, and another notes their usual ale, London Pride, wasn't available on a recent 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”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
Bars near Sir John Balcombe Marylebone
- The Prince Regent4.51,9660.4 mi
fish and chips, sunday roast, truffle and parmesan fries
- Lord's Tavern4.37020.6 miWheelchair accessible
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- The Jackalope4.67680.7 miWheelchair accessible
cucumber salad, cask ales selection, wheat noodles with pork
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Balcombe Marylebone | 4.31,054 | — | beef pie and vegetables, steak sandwich with chips, lunchtime food and drink deal |
| The Prince Regent | 4.51,966 | 0.4 mi | fish and chips, sunday roast, truffle and parmesan fries |
| Lord's TavernWheelchair accessible | 4.3702 | 0.6 mi | fish and chips, cod and chips, burger |
| The JackalopeWheelchair accessible | 4.6768 | 0.7 mi | cucumber salad, cask ales selection, wheat noodles with pork |
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