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Fuller's pub in Belgravia, in the Good Beer Guide.

We've been coming here for years. It used to be a truly great pub. Now, the beer is still excellent, but the food is neither as cheap nor as good value as it used to be.

The pub part always used to be quite full till about 9pm most nights; not sure yet if the new dining room has affected this. John visited in July 2008. On a Friday afternoon, the pub was pretty much empty at 4pm (fewer than 10 customers), although it was a bit busier by 6pm. On a Thursday evening (particularly hot day), the pub was very busy at 6:30pm, but by 7pm there were a few empty tables and by 9pm it was pretty quiet. There's no TV, which makes it a good place to actually talk to people.

Following the February 2008 refurb, the function room upstairs has been converted into a "dining room"; tables can be booked for dinner, but they no longer accept function bookings. There are separate menus, but food from the dining room menu can be ordered for consumption in the bar. The facilities have also been much improved - spacious toilets for both sexes are now provided downstairs.

A pint of London Pride was £2.75 in April 2007.

According to the Fuller's website (as of February 2008), food is served Monday to Friday, noon-2:30pm and 6pm-9:30pm. The quality and value of the food has varied quite a lot over the last couple of years. The following are some comments from different visits.

Bob, Martin, elvum and Richard visited in late May 2008. The quality of the steak was excellent, but the portion size was still a little on the small size.

Bob, Martin, elvum, Richard, Jacob and Hannah tried the food in October 2007. The general consensus was that the steak was small, overcooked, and generally worth closer to £6-7 than the £14 that it cost. elvum commented that approximately 4oz of steak for £14 is not a good deal. Bob also wished the pie heresy (puff pastry on top of a bowl of stew) to be noted. The general food situation as of October 2007 was thus: starters range from £4.25 (bruschetta) to £5.45 (selection of European meats); and mains range from £7.55 (bacon and cheese burger) to £14 (chargrilled ribeye steak with chips, grilled tomato and mushrooms). There are four vegetarian dishes on the menu: Waldorf salad (£7.55); goat's cheese salad (£8); and saffron risotto with wild mushrooms and Parmesan (£7.75). Another item listed as vegetarian contained oyster sauce. Desserts are also available, priced at £3.25-£4.

See also:

• Beer In The Evening comments
• Fancyapint review
• Time Out review

GPS data collected by Kake on a Garmin eTrex, 12 April 2007, and released into the public domain: OSGB 528113, 179347