Glassblower in City of London, Westminster

I visited this place the atmosphere was superb and service was good thanks for every one Abhilash gave the service

Great food and service. Good range of vegetarian options

Nice quick service, relaxed atmosphere. Limited food menu, food ok, typical pub grub.

Nice, quiet atmosphere on a cold Saturday afternoon in January

Alex is one of the best bartenders in Soho - give the glassblower a visit or you're missing out

Following your previous answer to Lola’s review, and being one of the other guests at the table, yes, we are very sure about the place we suffered last night. It’s hard to believe you’re unaware of the situation, especially after speaking to several of your staff members about the long wait and receiving no concern. One of your own employees even told us that he wouldn’t eat at your pub because his standards were higher and that the food was “terrible.” This kind of attitude speaks volumes about the overall quality and service. Instead of responding to reviews after the fact, perhaps you should focus on improving the experience for your customers while they’re actually there. Also, perhaps you could also focus on cleaning the bathroom as well, the terrible smell of urine dampness is so strong that I can’t even imagine how bad it must be for the poor cooks working with that stench right next to them.

A bit shocked to be honest. I booked several days ago for 5.30pm with my girlfriend’s parents after a show on the West End. Entered the pub to meet a bewildered older man behind the bar who wasn’t very welcoming followed by another lady who looked at us like we were an inconvenience when they didn’t realise they were expecting us. When we were followed to our table quite briskly, we were plumped right into the corner where there were stools of different heights, shapes and sizes. The standard should be a lot higher for Central London. I won’t be recommending this place to anyone anytime soon.

Typical English pub. Ate well, I would go back

Terrible Experience - Dirty and Incompetent We had an awful experience at this pub. The place was dirty, with sticky tables and trash on the floor. The service was absolutely horrendous, we waited for over an hour, and no one brought our food. The staff seemed completely disorganized and uninterested in helping. After waiting so long, we finally decided to leave without eating. Save yourself the frustration and avoid this place at all costs.

It was quite nice, but the personal was kinda unfriendly....

Great service, great drinks, great atmosphere+Martina is the best!

Lots of cocktails and beers. No hot drinks.

Very good bar, when not busy, very nice to sit in or out and enjoy a beverage while in the area. Convenient locations around shops, restaurants, the area.

Nice cosy pub with two 0% ABV beers on tap.

Busy but expected at this time of year. Good space. Good range of food and drink.

Short stop for a pint. Fun atmosphere. Lots of festive activities going on. Friendly enough staff and fast service. Always been a favourite of mine. I remember previously there was always board games but didn't see any around this particular night.

Perfectly placed for a quick pint and a snack while you’re shopping in central London.

Hands down best pub in London. Also has some of the best staff!!!

A great selection of beer, good to see less of the normal London pub offerings and more of the smaller independent breweries. Good atmosphere and plenty of space!

Absolutely amazing Hamish is the best and the manager is amazing

Here’s a review for The Glassblower, located at 40-42 Glasshouse St, London, W1B 5JY: "I recently visited The Glassblower for a drink, and I really enjoyed my experience. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, with a cozy yet lively vibe. The selection of drinks was excellent, and the staff were friendly and attentive, making the experience even better. It’s a great spot whether you're stopping by for a quick drink or spending an evening with friends. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area!"

Excellent pub in a central location with prices in line with London standards but not exaggerated. Typical and fun atmosphere with a good selection of beers and cocktails.

Great beer, and even some people dancing with swords!

I had some Italian white wine was very good dry tasty and I've teased some mixed nuts was no bad and I also had a craft Belgian beer was very goog called white Belgian

This is an excellent authentic London pub that hasn't really changed in years.. which is nice. Decent range of ales, beer, wine and spirits. Good pub grub and a great place to meet after work.

A fab venue, friendly staff, tasty food, and good Guinness - thanks

Didn't eat there. But enjoyed the pub atmosphere. Stall very helpful.

A well presented Greene King pub on the edge of Soho, with typical pub fare and a nice moody atmosphere in the evening. We went for Sunday roast but on that day then oven was broken, so only the normal options were available. Had the fish and chips which was okay, nothing groundbreaking but certainly not bad. Service was very good, would go back again for the nice atmosphere and good location.

Exceptional! The food is delicious, I have to go back... I didn't take photos because I was very hungry 🤭🤭

Terrible service and biblical times

Terrible, everything was tasteless and it took them over an hour to serve us. Absolutely avoid

London pub in a great central position, really nice vibe and chilled out. We visited for a drink and had a nice relaxed time 😊

So the staff were nice and they were training two new staff. The food on the other hand was horrible. Brussels sprouts had to be frozen as they were full Of water and tasteless when I bit into them. The sausage I had to push all my might into to get the fork to go into it. I didn’t eat it along with my other food. I would not eat here and if you are just looking to drink then it’s ok.

Excellent beer; excellent service. Thanks to Sanju!

Great ambiance nice people and beers

Just a perfect place to take a break and a short walk from busy region Street. The staff was so kind, the food we ordered was quite good 😊

Excellent service, beer and food. Recommended place for couples, friends... the place is very nice

Friendly stuff, good beer and cozy atmosphere.

Great old pub prices for drinks are reasonable for London

Great pub, great food, great atmosphere.

The place is very nice, the only downside is that it is incredibly loud.

In a nice spot in the center. There is also an outdoor area in front where you can drink your beer standing up. Internally, it serves the ground floor and the 1st floor, which is also available for private parties (as it happened when we went). We really liked the downstairs area and decided to sit and have a beer. We weren't in the mood for a meal that day, but if we had a nice experience we'd keep it in mind for another time. Unfortunately, things didn't go so well... Service fast but definitely not smiling. Just processing. I understand because it was a Friday night, so quite a few people. This means that there was an extreme commotion, a mixture of the voices of the patrons and the music (but you could not understand at all not only more music was playing, but not even what music was playing). When we sat down at one of their tables, the waiter came and collected the empty glasses from the previous ones, but he didn't even bother to even clean up the spilled beer on the table. So we were trying not to even touch it. Hard to want to enjoy your evening and try not to forget and touch your table... At one point we just didn't feel good about the whole situation and left without even finishing our beers. Great selection of tasty beers, but we found them a bit expensive. Although I come to London often and its central is one of my favourites, I will hardly return to this pub.

Don’t let anyone but Alex pull your pint, great atmosphere too

Alex was amazing, great Guinness - Best in London. Definitely recommend.

We drank delicious beers and ate snacks with great service.

Really nice pub. Lots of beer and a very good food selection. Highly recommend

Nice for cocktails beer and other drinks. Good vibes

Typical pub near Regent Street. It probably belongs to the Leicester Arms opposite, but the menus are absolutely identical.

It offers best cider, service is very kind and overall just a great place to spend your night.

Traditional pub in a central location (correspondingly somewhat high prices). The food was very good and so were the drinks. Our food took a while to arrive, but the staff kept us informed so we weren't forgotten.

My wife and I were on our first trip to the UK and were obviously excited to have a proper plate of fish and chips at a proper English pub. Glassblower was just around the corner from our hotel so we thought this would be the perfect place to have our first dinner. We were wrong. First was the service. It started off ok, but definitely not the most welcoming. We dealt with who i assume was the bar manager. Maybe he didn’t like our American accents. We ordered our fish and chips and a couple beers and headed upstairs to wait for our food. My wife and I were having a lovely conversation, excited about all we were about to experience in the amazing city of London. All of a sudden from the doorway, said bar manager yells at us “Mayonnaise or tomato sauce?”. Jarred from our conversation, we looked up bewildered and politely responded “I’m sorry?” To which our portly balding bar manager responded, and I quote: “It’s a simple question”. I’ll repeat that. Paying customers, after asking for clarification of why this man is yelling names of condiments at us with absolutely no hint of explanation, responds by saying: “It’s a simple question”. Wow. Folks lemme tell ya, if we were back home, I’d have had words for our balding, bespectacled barkeep. We laughed it off like good customers and said no thanks and continued to wait for our food. Now for the food. Our plates came in short order and we dug in. What we dug in to was quite possibly the absolute most bland plate of food I’ve ever paid for. I mean it was so bland we actually burst into laughter. The only salt on our dishes was the single pile of flake salt in the middle of the chips. We laughingly tried to move salt around the plate to attempt to season and bring some kind of flavor to the fish. We finished up a memorably bad meal knowing that it could only possibly get better from there. And it did. There are plenty of great restaurants in the Soho area, and you’d do well to try any of them. Just do yourself a favor and skip the ol Glassblower.

Good food, great atmosphere and Stefano the assistant manager is super kind.

The food was amazing, sticky chicken and sticky toffee pudding were a 10/10. It looked and felt just how I had imagined a pub in the UK might be and we didn’t have to wait at all to get in or for service. Loved it!

Typical English pub comfortable environment very kind staff also possibility of board games

An historical pub in the heart of SoHo with easy access to Picadilly and Regents Street.

Nice, busy, pub. Good selection of drinks. Good location for Central London

Wonderful classic pub in the heart of Soho/Piccadilly area. Historical area.

Good pub with a good atmosphere

This place was very nice , was looking for something to eat and was recommended from another restaurant that wasn’t ready for service I loved it . I came all the way from Saint Lucia and I was surprised one of our local rums which is very popular in our country is listed on their menu . I had the lamb chops and some red wine which was just perfect service was quick and the staff are very welcoming easy going . If ever I visit London again I will definitely come again

Super fast service, turned the music down so we could hear each other and made us feel very welcome :)

Very nice place to go to. Great variety of beers and ales and so friendly people behind the bar. Really appreciated Stephano‘s service.

Great food and the staff was really friendly

Thank you Sanju for your excellent service

Great atmosphere, food and beer were excellent and so was the service!!

This was my first visit to a British pub on my first visit to Great Britain after a sleepless 9 hour redeye flight so my judgement might be off a bit but we had a wonderful experience 🤙🏽

Sanju was so helpful. Excellent service..

This pub is an old family home. My grandfather lived there when he was about 3 years old. Amazing to think his Dad popped in there for a post work tipple all those years ago.

Very kind lovely staff thank you

Excellent place, excellent service (they were very friendly with us!) food is very nice! I recommend!

Great PUB close to Picadilli... again and again

staff was extremely kind and welcoming especially since we were coming from out of town. our favourite stop in London. food came very fast. would definitely recommend.

Great selection of beers ,efficient service and my favourite gin

Amazing ambient, really good food and beer!!

My impressions are only positive. I didn't taste the food, so I can't say anything. But I really liked the service, drinks and general atmosphere. Especially I noticed that it was not noisy and I could calmly talk with my friend and not shout over each other. Thank you💛💙

Cozy English pub near Piccadilly

Typical English pub. Full of people and great atmosphere

Amazing location with great beers coming from an avid New England IPA drinker.

We have been here numerous times. We see us return to this pub every time we are in London. This pub is calmness in the chaotic London. Great quality and affordable food. Great pint with friendly and engaging staff at the bar - met Sanju and Stefiano the other day and the gentlemen helped me pick an alternative from the sharing menu as my usual order awas not available. And guess what, they have a good wi-fi so if you are self-employed and need good connectivity like my partner, this is the place for you. Music not too loud in the day and it is as peaceful as a pub can be during the day and times we visited with bar on both floors. I highly recommend this pub!

Bar man with tattoos that sounded Italian was miserable and a face like he was sulking, drinks were just slammed down rubbish customer service experience.

Good proper pub. Staff friendly and service swift.

We stopped by for a drink and nibbles! The food was nice and we enjoyed all 3 dishes. Lovely decor and nice atmosphere

The staff is really nice compared to other pubs around here so far. And it definitely feels like that dark London bar vibe in there, which I thought was cool / relaxing. The patrons even all seemed friendly af! I tried 3 of the beers, all of which were pretty sub-par.. but take that with a grain of salt cause I'm a VERY snobby beer critic, lol They all just had a severe lack of flavor to me.. it was as if they were all made by Annheiser Busch :/ Would definitely take some homies there though if I ever come back!

Fantastic gin and tonics. The fish small plate was the best. I could pass on the bread for the steak sandwich though I enjoyed the side salad. I’d eat here again.

Love how greene king allows their staff to get drunk on shift. Also love having to wait for them to smoke their joint before coming in to do their jobs. Is this company policy or just dodgy management?

A nice place with excellent service

Just to have a beer once. Cool atmosphere. I liked.

Nice little pub, good menu, nice choice of drinks, didn't eat here so can't comment.

Good value central London pub...

Not my usual pub by any means, but had booked a local restaurant and decided to while away a couple of hours wile the wife had her hair done. Totally impressed by the service, quality, and personality of all the staff that served me. The food looked pretty good too as standard pub fare, and the outside seating area is great for a quiet drink while watching the world go by. Less busy than pubs in the main drag and will put on my list next time up West.

Lovely pub for a spot of lunch and beer to rest the tired tourist legs. We got the fish n chips between us and couple of drinks which really hit the spot. Lovely atmosphere, food was excellent and drinks selection better than most. Friendly staff and very relaxed. Could spend the day here…

Very nice people. From now on I'll call the hat a lemon 🍋 squizer :-)

Very nice tent! Friendly people and a cozy atmosphere! Delicious drinks on tap and tasty snacks on the menu. We even made a nice deal with the bartender. Maybe see you soon and for now good luck!

Great place near the Piccadilly square. We were there for the EC soccer finals and the pub was crowded but the service still great! People were friendly and polite, atmosphere great.

Pub in the center of town, great beer and nice people!!! A mention for the host, Stefano the greater , we will be back soon!!

I really liked this Greene King pub. I was here on a damp Tuesday afternoon at 5pm and whilst it was not too busy it had a nice vibe to it. I opted for a double Woodford Reserve bourbon, taking advantage of the double up for £3 special offer (I paid £9.20 for the double, a single is £6.20. The service was excellent. I noticed two cask beers and many kegs. The whisky selection of 18 types was good. They offer a full menu of food in addition to small plates (£17 for 3 plates). The downstairs bar is quite dark whilst the bright, airy, spacious upstairs bar was a revelation. There is a small exterior seating area. This pub is in a great location and well worth a visit.

Amazing pub. Brilliant beers and service. Cannot be missed!

Absolutely loved this place, such a warm and friendly feel compared to a few others we tried before settling on this one. The staff were extremely friendly especially one barman we got speaking to, a bit of a character so we ended up staying for a few drinks. Wish there were more pubs like that in central London! Will definitely be going back!

Gorgeous little bar, great atmosphere ❤️

Unfortunately can’t give it a zero. My partner ,went an order a couple of drinks , when she handed over Scottish £20 note the manager commented’ what kind of money is this? ‘ my partner , who by the way is English, replied it’s £20 sterling and legal tender , the barman shrugged his shoulders , said a comment and made a big scene out of it before throwing it in the till then saying ‘ you are in London you know? Totally disgusted, so much for United Kingdom. Advise you to stay away if you are not from England , drank our beer and walked out never to return

Came in for a snack and soft drink. Prices were a bit ridiculous - £4.40 for a small coke. The dark haired man behind the bar was unbelievably rude, he huffed and puffed at me multiple times and shook his head while I was ordering.