Magpie in City of London, Westminster

Not a huge beer selection, but well served by friendly staff. Worth a visit if you're in the area and fancy a pint.

The lad from leeds was a great laugh and very welcoming

Great pub with good beer. Good private area upstairs also.

Came here for a drink after work with some colleagues and the atmosphere was buzzing, great bar staff and overall vibes. Would recommend for an after work pint or stopping in new to the city of London

Staff serving youngsters JD/Vodka cokes who clearly had way too much of the same in previous pubs, causing one of them to spend 35 mins in the toilet throwing up at 3pm. All this made even more cringe by the armed police car parked outside watching these youngsters waiting outside for their friend with his head down the toilet. A surreal but entertaining clown show.

It looked like a nice pub staff were friendly and welcoming. While I was there staff served a group of youngsters who looked quite intoxicated who ordered doubles while challenging each other who could drink the fastest. One of these youngsters was unable to hold their drink and spent at least 30 mins in the toilet with their friends waiting outside the pub. Staff didn't seem to care

Great pub with lovely beer and food

Great service hospitality and atmosphere. Thank you for a great night.

Can’t fault the staff, absolutely rammed running at their max and still very pleasant and attentive. Food excellent, proper pies.

Excellent service from Brittany!

Found my new local! Absolutely hypnotised by Brittany and her kiwi accent and hospitality, not to mention the best pint in town!

Brittany made our night! Speedy service, good drinks and great convos! Will definitely be back for more drinks and laughs with Brit

Love the Magpie, great bar staff, Britt always provides great yarns!

Really great pub 👍🏼 good pints a great service 👍🏼 a I was served by a lovely kiwi woman.. Brittany perhaps? Delivering good pints a good vibes. 👍🏼

The pub is really cozy. Thanks to Ryan for a perfect Guinness

Kiwi Brit was amazing! Great drink recommendations and chat 😊

Britney made us howl tonight. Big fun energy. Will be back!

Lovely pub when visiting London. Brittany was very helpful with my dietary requirements and was able to help me chose something suitable!

Magpie is a great spot to spend a Tuesday evening! The true gem of this pub is Brittany - always bringing a smile to anyone who is lucky to be served by her . Pours a fantastic pint too! Cheers

We were celebrating our anniversary and Dave was very polite and kind to us and made the experience wonderful. He also gave us directions Around the area

Dave was great, very polite, I really enjoyed my drinks, thank you :)

Wow what a great pub! Found them on TikTok and when I visited I was really surprised! Beautiful Xmas decorations, but the star on top of the tree was this girl called Abbey! She was very nice and helpful :) thank you all

Not bad, though it was very hot and claustrophobia-inducing when I visited.

Busy city pub good place to meet up with friends

Excellent experience for business dinner. thankyou

I hired the upstairs function room for my retirement do, and so glad I did. It holds up to 50 people, and whilst I never had that number here all at once, there was enough room for everyone to move round comfortably. The staff were friendly, engaging and all round excellent....in fact they really enhanced the experience. There is a full selection of drinks available - unlike function rooms in other places - with two staff serving....ensuring no one was waiting around to be served. The food was good too - something others commented on as well. In summary, I'm so glad I chose The Magpie Thank you

We had a re-union and met for lunch. The food was excellent, I recommend the fish and chips. The service was very good. We stayed for 4 and half hours. Very enjoyable.

Hola. Tuve un gran tiempo allí con mis amigos! ambiente muy cálido y el personal era genial, especialmente Juste que era muy amable, atento y no rehuyó de nuestras bromas tontas! Sin duda recomendaría! Tomas

I went there with a friend and we were served by a girl named Justė. She was very helpful and served us very quickly. I would recommend this pub to my friends

When I went the atmosphere was dull and boring...

Great drinks, awesome spot. Popped in for a drink, but left wanting to be best friends with Felix 😂 Top-notch service! Thank youuu

Great service, food and good atmosphere and excellent service, thank you👏

Amazing pub. The food was very good and had a wonderful chat with Félix. Looking forward to go back there!

Amazing experience. Great food. Felix was super nice. I'll be back

Loved the pub, loved the staff. Felix was so helpful. Greeeat bear

Great pub, lovely staff. Will deffo come back!

I loved the Magpie, without a doubt a place to repeat whenever I go to London The staff are super friendly, Félix was super helpful and in a good mood. All my friends loved the service. Great food and drinks. We recommend it

It’s my favourite bar in London. The ambience is great and i go every 2 weeks religiously. Félix is always my bartender, he is so sweet and is one of the best bartenders I’ve ever met. He makes the best drinks and makes me feel so at ease. Look forward to making more memories there.

A menudo visito la Urraca para un almuerzo de negocios. Gran ambiente y buena comida de pub. Excelente personal servido con una actitud positiva. Particularmente gritando hoy por Cheriece que hizo toda la experiencia divertida.

I'm going to London again and the last time I went there, I was served by Felix and he made me want to go there again. He's really nice and handsome.

Absolutely loved my experience at this pub! The atmosphere was incredible, making it a perfect spot to unwind. However, what truly stood out was the exceptional service from Félix. His friendliness and attentiveness made the visit unforgettable. I can’t wait to return!

I love the Magpie, it’s become my go to spot for a really nice pint. It’s tucked away in the busy lanes of Liverpool Street and it’s just got this old world charm that you don’t usually find elsewhere. However, what makes it such a lively place is the team, especially our favourite bartender Felix. He whips up a killer espresso martini, and he’s on top of his game all the time. His food recommendations are solid too, trust him.

Tom was very welcoming and poured a beautiful pint of neck oil in a lovely setting

I had a great evening at the magpie and was blessed to have met the most amazing waiter Felix, he should get a raise, cheers to that!

Lovely pub. Had a nice halloumi sandwitch for lunch. Thank you for recomendation to Justa.

A nice pub to relax while waiting for my train. Had a great service and a nice chat with Juste. Definatlely will come back.

perfect place to get a pint with friends!! The steak burger was sooo good. Thank you to Félix who is always super nice and helpful

I'm going to London again and the last time I went there, I was served by a Felix and he made me want to go there again

Great place and great atmosphere. Best pub in London for sure! Shoutout to Félix for being so nice with us and giving also some tips about our trip in the city. 10/10 would recommend to everyone

Meh. Ok pints but crap service and disgusting loos Edit service is ok but despite the refurb loos are still dirty. God knows what the kitchens / cellars are like if they foh looks that bad.

Defect pint in an atmospheric monsoon pub just off Bishopsgate and opposite Liverpool St so very handy.

Returned to The Magpie for a second time Great place to catch up with friends. Good food and good service but not rushed Hopefully will return next year

£7.70 for a Guinness, £8 for a Paulaner. Someone needs locking up. Music was dreary middle of the road nonsense and had the air con on full blast blowing ice cold air into the face of everyone at our table. One drink and left. Edit - I notice the reply on here said mentioning the music was an 'attack'. Bit strong for reviewing the atmosphere which I thought was the point of the reviews on here, or do you only want the positive ones? Saying you're one of the cheapest in Bishopsgate, I'd like to see the more expensive ones. Take the Pride of Spitalfields literally 5 minutes walk away, an infinitely better pub with Guinness for £4.70 as an example. And i did comment on the price to the bar staff who agreed that you're very expensive, so that was fed back.

The food and drink were good the service was excellent but yet again we fell victim to the Nicholson rip off of asking for a tip when you already charged service. So they are even charging a percentage tip on the service charge. I've complained about this at one of their other pubs and they blamed the computer system. This is disingenuous. They could change it. They could ask your waiting staff to warn people or fill in zero. But they take advantage of the fact that after a few beers people won't notice, as we didn't this time. It left a nasty taste in our mouths.

Good conveniently located pub, decent beers. Music a little too loud.

Nice cosy pub, good service Tucked away down a quieter street Just had drinks there but menu looked like it offered a variety to suit dietary requirements

Excellent service, live atmosphere.

Expensive pint of Guinness @ £7.30 and not poured particularly well

Visited lunchtime. Good service and excellent small plates.

Great old pub at Liverpool Street . Very busy as it’s outside Devonshire square and lots of office folks assemble post work . Good collection of beers

Too loud to have a conversation inside!

Proper old school boozer. Loved it.

What a pub!!! 10/10 for service - the staff are so friendly and you can have a genuine laugh with them. And the atmosphere is perfect, lively enough to keep the night upbeat but not too crowded where you’re being pushed at the bar. Didnt get to try to their food but the lad behind the bar seemed confident their menu was to die for so we must return soon…

Very friendly staff, especially Aimee who made us feel right at home!

The staff is nice and friendly. Good ambiance.

Grandes pintas - especialmente el libre! Ambiente agradable - sensación de pub real. El fútbol estaba encendido. Me refiero al fútbol. Los camareros eran amables!

Another standard central London chain pub. More than adequate but the fish and chips didn't deserve star billing...

Voy a la Urraca cada tanto como me encantan sus goujones de pescado. Era la hora del almuerzo y bastante ocupado. Encontré una mesa sucia que despejé y le pedí al personal algo con lo que limpiar la mesa, que me dieron sin oferta de limpiarla. Los goujones eran encantadores, pero las patatas fritas estaban empapadas y sosas. Me estaba preparando para irme cuando un gerente muy amable llamado Shereece (sp) preguntó cómo estaba mi comida. Le expliqué, y ella se disculpó mucho y sacó las fichas de mi factura ya que claramente las vio salir. Realmente aprecio esto, ya que iba a dejar y escribir una crítica de 2 estrellas, pero la forma en que ella trató el tema hace que este sea un 4 estrellas. Mantenga su buen personal.

I think they are a bit racist. I saw a few comments saying a similar thing so I’m writing this out of disappointment of being racially profiled. They asked for my physical ID (which I didn’t bring bcs I’d just recently experienced a pickpocket) and refused to give me a drink. This part is fine because it was my mistake of not to bring a physical ID. However, the lady only asked for me and another non-white friend while we’re out with a bunch of colleagues who are white and some even younger than us (I’m 31 y.o and my other non-white friend is 27). Apparently we look “too young” to buy a drink. He showed his physical ID and paid for the rest of my friend's drinks. I initiated paying for my own drink because as a married woman, I don’t feel comfortable when a man pays for my drink despite it being merely a half pint of pale ale, then she asked me for my ID. Once again, I don’t mind not being served since I didn’t have the physical ID with me, I understand the risk and since I don’t usually drink if it’s not for social event with my colleagues. But please treat everyone the same despite their race. What triggers me to do this review is because they replied to another comment to appreciate being judged looking younger than our age but just admit that the lady server is racially profiling the non white. P.S: One of my colleague tried being nice and offered me to buy me a drink and despite telling them I’m ok even with no drink, they attempted it anyway because they know my actual age is way past the legal requirement (they were rejected by the lady obviously, but I don’t really care because I just came for a lovely early-evening social with colleagues 😅)

best pub🙏 this lukas guy in the tap is chill

Fantastic pub, brilliant service

Aimee was amazing!! Such good service and amazing food!

Unbelievable service, Brittany x2 spot on as always

Amazing staff amazing food and a great pint

Small pub but seating upstairs. Bar staff charming and helpful. Service rather slow but food was good when it arrived. Definitely go there again.

Popped in few a few pints, good place for sure.

Fast and friendly service with a good selection of ales.

Great pub amazing food, thanks to Ryan and Jithin

The Magpie, tucked away near Liverpool Street, is one of those rare gems that makes you forget, for a moment, the chaos of London. It’s a reminder that amid the city’s relentless pace and overpriced cocktails, there still exist pubs that get it right. And The Magpie gets it very, very right. Just a stone’s throw from Liverpool Street Station—meaning you can stumble out of a train and into this haven in minutes—it’s the kind of pub that makes you wish your commute was just a bit longer, just so you have an excuse to drop in more often. The service? Fantastic. The staff here manage that impossible balance of being friendly without being overbearing. They pour your pint with a smile, as if they’re genuinely pleased to see you, and not just because they’re after a tip. But the real magic happens when the office crowd descends after work. The vibe is electric, but not in a blaring, shout-over-your-pint kind of way. It’s lively, but comfortable, as if you’ve walked into the best sort of house party—one where everyone’s in a good mood, the drinks are flowing, and there’s not a pretentious soul in sight. In a city full of distractions, The Magpie is a solid reason to make the trip into London worthwhile. Whether you’re after a quick drink before catching your train or you’re planning to settle in for the evening, this is the place that’ll have you looking at your watch, wondering where the time went. It’s a proper London pub, and you’d be mad to miss it.

A beautiful pub missing the love. Classical City of London alleyway location with great outdoor street drinking. A large corner pub with Nicholson's seal of quality (they know how to make a great pub). There's a large drinking hall around a square core bar. The draught beer is an okay selection, the decoration is excellent and newly refurbished but with heritage and style to compliment this vintage boozer. Rich, patterned ceiling paper, panelled walls, naked chandeliers and modern droplet lamps set the scene over excellent perimeter perches with high stools. There's a classic cut glass brewery brand mirror, historic local photographs, dark, professional quality, cool air and cool beats. A good crowd of local regulars. All the right styles just needs service to match to make this gem shine.

Ryan was very helpful on my visit, will be returning!

I love this place. It’s my favourite bar in London

Best pub at Liverpool Street, classic English bar

Great pub! So central and lovely bar staff

Gorgeous pub and Ryan was very helpful ! would recommend

Lukas is a great bartender who never smashes glasses

Love the Magpie, one of the absolute best pubs in the city!

Personal amable, cerveza agradable y un cracking fuera del espacio de bebida. Servicio rápido y pub encantador. Recomendado cuando estás en la zona

The Magpie is a lovely pub, not exactly quiet but away from the hustle of the Main Street. We were in the upstairs bar for the Euros, it was quite packed but the one server (Aga) managed it all, serving drinks, running food, collecting glasses, etc. It was a great evening.

Lovely pub, good service, nice ales.

What a lovely pub, food was really nice, the bar staff were very good and interacted really well ( everybody loves a bit of banter) and the atmosphere was great especially for the football.

Traditional city pub. Excellent range of beers and good food

Beautiful old pub. Great service with a smile. Will defo visit again

Lovely friendly pub staff very attentive. Will come back again.

I love this pub. Always a great mood.

And here we go again, this time we visited The Magpie in Sunbury ! Perfectly located with the view on the river it feels like we went on holiday. The pub is so cosy and staff are so friendly. Food freshly cooked and very fast service . They have a function room you can privately book for any ocasion and you can fit there up to 100 people. And its DOG FRIENDLY ! WOW Thank you so much again Ludvik and team we will be back soon !

My favourite spot in the whole area! Not full of cityboy idiotas as well, which is a rare bonus ❤️

This pub was amazing, great staff great hospitality 5 star

The food was great. We tried to ask for takeaway boxes and the staff did what they can. Next time, please provide them because the food is really good and if we can't consume it all, we should be able to take it back with us

Been coming here for years.... Conveniently near Liverpool Street Station. Good outside area but no seating. You will find The Magpie in Bishopsgate London within a short stroll of Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate and Houndsditch - however you won't find another like it. Step in to discover a traditional pub of unique character, revered for its eclectic range of real ales and its quality pub food, which are served, as they should be, with a generous measure of famous British hospitality. The Magpie, 12 New Street, London, Greater London, EC2M 4TP