Recommend a Nice Pub or Bar with Food in Victoria, London

[dom9]

Morning all,

I have a friend (ex-colleague and we will be talking business for some of the night) who has flown into town and is staying at the Double Tree, right by Victoria Station.

I am meeting him for drinks and dinner this evening and said I would pick a location close-by (I also need to get a train home from Victoria).

Does anyone have a recommendation for a 'nice' pub or bar that does some good food?

We'll have a few drinks, no doubt, but I don't think we're looking to get completely hammered as he needs to be alive for meetings at 8am tomorrow.

A sit down bar with a separate eating area is fine, or a pub/bar where we stay at the same table to eat and drink.

Assume it won't be too busy on a Wednesday but somewhere that is unlikely to be standing room only would be a little more sociable for us.

Has anyone been to the Bar and Lounge in The Goring or The Ebury Restaurant and Wine Bar?

[Output Flange]

The Phoenix is a typical Geronimo boozer - that'd be my recommendation.

[dom9]

Good one, Flange - That looks exactly the sort of thing

[Eversleigh]

Output Flange said:

The Phoenix is a typical Geronimo boozer - that'd be my recommendation.

This - great pub.

Failing that have a bit of a walk and head to the Thomas Cubitt.

Just for a drink 23 Grosvenor Gardens wine bar isn't too bad - Adrian the owner is a good boy.

[ascayman]

Output Flange said:

The Phoenix is a typical Geronimo boozer - that'd be my recommendation.

Another for the Pheonix

[dom9]

It sounds like the Phoenix is the way forward.

Will head there and report back tomorrow

Will maybe look in on 23 Grosvenor Gardens if we go for a wander!

Thanks everyone

[Chucklehead]

Boisdale?