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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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“Sizeable, modern pub in castle-like building with outside seating, for real ales and pub grub.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention traditional breakfast, riverside outdoor seating, free refillable coffee and tea and app ordering.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention traditional breakfast, riverside outdoor seating, free refillable coffee and tea and app ordering.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast draws the most praise, with reviewers repeatedly highlighting the large and traditional breakfast options, refillable tea and coffee, and fast service even right at opening. Close behind, the riverside terrace and outdoor seating get frequent mention, with several noting it fills up quickly and advising getting there early for a table. Value comes up often too, with one reviewer tallying a large breakfast, a traditional breakfast, a Guinness and a coffee at just over £20. Ordering through the app is repeatedly described as quick, with food and drinks arriving within about fifteen minutes even on a busy pre-Christmas afternoon. A few minor gripes surface: one reviewer found the garlic bread a little dry, and another noted that on the hottest day of the year the air conditioning was undermined by doors and windows left open, leaving drinks less cool than hoped. Staff are consistently called friendly and helpful across visits, including a specific mention of the duty manager and named team members handling a wheelchair access query.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast draws the most praise, with reviewers repeatedly highlighting the large and traditional breakfast options, refillable tea and coffee, and fast service even right at opening. Close behind, the riverside terrace and outdoor seating get frequent mention, with several noting it fills up quickly and advising getting there early for a table. Value comes up often too, with one reviewer tallying a large breakfast, a traditional breakfast, a Guinness and a coffee at just over £20. Ordering through the app is repeatedly described as quick, with food and drinks arriving within about fifteen minutes even on a busy pre-Christmas afternoon. A few minor gripes surface: one reviewer found the garlic bread a little dry, and another noted that on the hottest day of the year the air conditioning was undermined by doors and windows left open, leaving drinks less cool than hoped. Staff are consistently called friendly and helpful across visits, including a specific mention of the duty manager and named team members handling a wheelchair access query.
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 🛳️”
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 | — | — | traditional breakfast, riverside outdoor seating, free refillable coffee and tea |
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| The Three Tuns | 4.52,088 | 0.3 mi | £10–20 | fish and chips, burger, old pub |
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