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About The Postern Gate
At 90 Piccadilly, The Postern Gate is a pub set in a castle-like building with a terrace overlooking the river. Seating is also available on the other side of the building for those who prefer it. The pub opens at 8am for breakfast, with free refillable tea and coffee alongside the meal. The rest of the menu runs to real ales and pub grub, with garlic bread among the items on offer. Orders are placed via an app at the table rather than at the bar, and the pub takes walk-ins rather than bookings. Toilets are located in the bar area rather than elsewhere in the building.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast, refillable tea and coffee, riverside terrace seating and app ordering.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast, refillable tea and coffee, riverside terrace seating and app ordering.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is what most reviewers come for, with a large breakfast and a trad breakfast singled out alongside refillable tea and coffee that several mention as good value. Close behind is the app ordering, which reviewers describe as easy and fast, with food arriving quickly even in the busy run up to Christmas. Staff are called friendly and fast, and the castle-like building is described as stunning. The outside seating overlooking the river gets repeated praise, including for a beer in good weather, though one reviewer could not eat on the riverside and ate on the other side instead. Reviewers also note it gets busy, and one suggests getting in early for a table. On the downside, one reviewer found the garlic bread a little dry, and another on the hottest day of the year said the aircon was running while all the doors and windows were fully open, so the cool drink they hoped for never came. One breakfast diner noted the toilets sit in the bar area, which they found unusual for a Wetherspoons.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is what most reviewers come for, with a large breakfast and a trad breakfast singled out alongside refillable tea and coffee that several mention as good value. Close behind is the app ordering, which reviewers describe as easy and fast, with food arriving quickly even in the busy run up to Christmas. Staff are called friendly and fast, and the castle-like building is described as stunning. The outside seating overlooking the river gets repeated praise, including for a beer in good weather, though one reviewer could not eat on the riverside and ate on the other side instead. Reviewers also note it gets busy, and one suggests getting in early for a table. On the downside, one reviewer found the garlic bread a little dry, and another on the hottest day of the year said the aircon was running while all the doors and windows were fully open, so the cool drink they hoped for never came. One breakfast diner noted the toilets sit in the bar area, which they found unusual for a Wetherspoons.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Lovely Wetherspoons! Great amount of seating, both indoors and out. Easy to order, fast service. Couldn’t eat on the Riverside but was able to eat out the other side.”
- Google user
“Hottest day of the year aircon on was on but all the doors and windows were fully open. So hope of a nice cool drink was gone. Other than that all good 👍”
- Google user
“Lovely weather to have a beer on the river!! Typical whetherspoons pub but the building looks so good!!”
- Google user
“nice spoons get busy t time tho nice outside seating area overlooking the river get in early tho forca seat n table 👌”
- Google user
“For someone who used to spend time drinking in the evenings in wetherspoons , and spent a good couple of years avoiding the pub!! Me and my mum came here for breakfast and it was lovely!!! Love the free coffees and teas 👌🏻☕🍵 and a good value for money 🙂 The pub itself is stunning! And very helpful staff 👌🏻 Your also near the river 🛳️”
Hours
- Monday
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Good to know
“Sizeable, modern pub in castle-like building with outside seating, for real ales and pub grub.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Postern GateWheelchair accessible | 4.06,328 | — | — | breakfast, refillable tea and coffee, riverside terrace seating |
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| The Lowther | 3.7774 | 0.3 mi | — | riverside outside seating, homemade chips, steak and ale pie |
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