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The Volunteer London

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Pubs in London - Marylebone
245-247 Baker Street , Marylebone, London, NW1 6XE
+44 (0) 20 7486 4091

The Volunteer is a pub that serves real ales, beers, wines and spirits as well as traditional English food. They can cater for private parties of up to 50 people and provide outside seating on the pavement.
Tags: bar that does food, food, gastro pub, private parties: up to 50 guests, traditional english


The Volunteer London Reviews


Nice atmosphere, not staff. - I used to go to the Volunteer pretty regularly a few months ago, and I went again after ages yesterday. The atmosphere is nice, to be fair - in summer the sidewalk in front is full of people holding their drinks and in winter, there's the odd group of people having a smoke. They have a good selection of beers. What I am less than happy about however, is the service of the bar staff. One of the earlier reviewers said that they were very good when she organised a party - well let's face it, not everyone organises a party, and for the evening drink or two the staff could be more pleasant. I think the biggest issue is their staff turnover - every time you go, it's a different set of faces, mostly. As a result, they don't build a rapport with customers and rarely have I seen a smile. Over the weekends, it gets especially crowded (it's one of the better bars in the area, which is mostly residential) and I have waited 20 minutes to get a drink - I kid you not. A lot of MBA students from London Business School frequent the place as it's just next door. I don't go there much anymore, especially if I have a choice and never on the weekends.  
Tags: bar that does food

Rating  2

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Perfect place for Groups! - I can't begin to tell you how pleased I was with the space and the staff at The Volunteer. I hosted a 40 person party and called a few weeks in advance to reserve a spot and pre-order some food. They staff was very friendly and attentive and called to follow-up on the booking. On the day of the party we realized we'd be over 30 minutes late and they still didn't have a problem reserving our spot. The food was ready on time and there was never a shortage of drinks at our table. All in all a GREAT place for an event with such nice people. I can't wait to go back!  

Rating  5

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sticky toffee pudding...? - I went here for a few drinks with friends, and was pretty happy with the range and quality of booze.

As my stomach started to rumble I had a look and the impressive looking (pub) menu.

I opted for the chicken and ham pie, which was very nice (none of this puff pastry rubbish). Unfortunatly it came with a pitiful helping of (albeit, pretty good) mash and veg. Tasty, but for the best part of a tenner (for pub food) I dont really want to be left hungry.

To combat this feeling of emptiness I decided to have a desert; sticky toffee pudding. Sponge based deserts are quite obviously a filler, but alas, as tasty as it was, another small portion, and 1/4 spoon of ice cream that came with it is not even worth talking about. And it was £3.50 for the pleasure of the second dissapointment.

Overall; a good pub, nice crowd, good drinks and menu, but you better order some sides if you want to full. Rating would have been a 4 if the portion size was worth the cash paid...  
Tags: baker street, gastro pub

Rating  3

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