The Fat Chicken - London

Great Food. Drinks. Free ping pong and pool in a relaxed genuine pub environment. Good for every occasion.

I absolutely adore this pub! I have been a regular here for years and I always have a fantastic time. The bar staff, especially the Italian one, are amazing. The drinks are affordable and the food is delicious.

Burger was good once I got it, but the staff didn’t care that I didn’t want bacon for religious reasons and brought it with bacon. When it came out for the second time and I wanted to double check, the waitress responded ‘it is whatever you ordered’. Didn’t expect an apology because it’s not the waiters’ fault, but they looked at me like I’d just offended them. They also re-used the burger, so absolutely steer clear if you have allergies You should go to the Victoria if you want to feel unreasonable for making a basic request that actually saves them money, while spending 20 quid for the privilege.

So we have used the Victoria a few times over the years (due to the awesome cocktails) and decided to head out for a few Saturday night drinks pre restaurant. Arrived to a packed pub, with pretty much no social distancing whatsoever. To top it off (despite patrons being packed to the gills) there were only 2 bar staff serving leading to a half hour bar queue tailing out of the pub. One in one out on the toilets too. We will avoid until staffing returns and they get out of the badly organised quasi covid restriction setup they have going on.

I visited The Victoria for the first time in June and I just loved it! It has become one of my favorite pubs, has a great drink menu, staff are super kind and willing to help, but what I really liked were the vegetarian and vegan options, they are wonderful, as I have a restricted diet, I felt very comfortable to eat there.