The Peasant

We also had our wedding reception at The Peasant in September 2010, and it really was a wonderful day. The staff were friendly and helpful from start to finish. The food was excellent, and our guests commented that it was definitley the best wedding food they had ever had. As others have said it was also unique that we were able to offer our guests a choice of food on the day.

It is a beautifully restored pub, and the dining room upstairs has the perfect atmosphere for a special but intimate event. We can't thank Nick, and his team, enough for making our wedding day far exceed our expectations!!
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Krishna and Tim
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, November 15, 2010

We had our wedding reception at The Peasant. Nick the manager was really good in the run up and all the staff were friendly and helpful on the day. The food was great and it was a massive bonus to have a choice of food for each guest on the day. The atmosphere of the venue is perfect for a city wedding and all our guests loved the decor and vibe.
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

We had a party for about 65 people at the Peasant on Saturday and it was a brilliant afternoon and evening. From the moment we booked the venue, the Manager, Nick, was really helpful and made organising everything so easy, helping us with DJ equipment, our wine choices and making suggestions for when to do what. The venue is great for a party as you can use downstairs for drinks and dancing and the upstairs room for dinner.

The day itself was great. The staff really looked after everyone with glasses of fizz appearing as if by magic as guests arrived. They were really relaxed about the timing of dinner (which ended up starting a lot later than we had planned as we were having too good a time saying hello to everyone) and were also really polite when turning away uninvited people who were looking for a Saturday night tipple. Later in the evening it was so much fun to see all the staff singing and dancing behind the bar between serving people!

The food was delicious and we especially liked the fact that our guests were able to choose from a menu on the day. We had a lot of compliments from our guests on the food, including from all our vegetarian friends who said the veggie choices were really tasty, which makes a change from some places.

We would definitely recommend The Peasant for a party, or just as a lovely place to drop in for some food and a couple of drinks. Thank you for a wonderfully memorable day!
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Heather and Loz
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, July 05, 2010

It seems from reading reviews that the upstairs restaurant is where the good food is served. Unfortunately i only read them after the fact, and ate in the downstairs seating area.

Now, let's remember that this has won some sort of pub of the year award for the last two years. On that basis you expect everything to be pretty special. It wasn't. But before i get to that i do have to make note of a very decent pork pie that they sell behind the bar. Perhaps popping in for a couple of pints and a one of these fabulous little creations is the way forward.

So to the 'Great British Platter'. Here eleven pounds gets you some bread; warm, slightly limp undressed salad; something in mayonnaise; potted salt beef; and 'smoked' salmon. Salt beef doesn't need, nor benefit from potting. This process takes it on a jouney dangerously close to corned beef. And the smoked salmon - well our waitress said that some customers last week had also pointed out the total dearth of any smoked flavour whatsoever. Good to know we weren't alone, though i would add that the flavour, appearance and texture were more akin to salmon steaks cooked the night before, then taken out of the fridge to serve a day later. That's how i eat at home when i'm hungover! it was rubbish.

Haddock on crushed potatoes, poached egg. So far so yawn. Potatoes were filled with grease and more mustard than any person needs in one, or in fact several, sittings. Poached egg may well have been cooked in the same microwave that the salmon appeared to have been. It put me in mind of Wimbledon, both of which feature solid, bouncy yellow balls.

'Sorry' said the waitress, leaving it at that. We silently left without even a thank you, disapointed.
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4 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Thursday, May 20, 2010

I go to the sister pub the Londesborough in Stoke Newington a lot as it's local to me so I thought I'd try out the Peasant one evening when I was in Clerkenwell recently.

The upstairs dining room is lovely and quite unexpected when you are downstairs. One of the other reviewers said they had their wedding reception there and I can imagine that it was fabulous judging by my experience there!

The food was first class and worthy of any west end restaurant but much better value and the service was also excellent.

This one is definitely on my favourites list now!
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catdog
10 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, March 29, 2010

Went to The Peasant on Saturday night after a friend recommended it to me.

We had great time. The food was great, service attentive and the atmosphere spot on.

I would thoroughly recommend The Peasant to you.
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Henry
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, March 01, 2010

We were looking forward to visiting and happy to report that we did have a great meal here. The dishes were excellent and well prepared. I ordered roast partridge and my partner had lamb. The desserts were a really special highlight (banoffee pie that was perfect and not too sweet and a blackberry trifle that was very special). Overall the standard of food was very high.

Nice straightforward presentation and service too. No fussing about or pretension which was also appreciated.
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Steve B - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Monday, October 19, 2009

We had our wedding reception at The Peasant at the start of September and it was everything we could have wished for. From the very first email replying to our enquiry Nick the manager was went out of his way to ensure that everything ran smoothly.

I've worked around the corner from the Peasant for a good few years and so it came to mind when deciding on a venue for our reception. As soon as we stepped inside we knew it was the right choice. To fully appreciate how well the owners have restored this Victorian pub, you really do need to see it. Downstairs is quirky and funky, with a lovely bar area and the upstairs dining room is dressed in circus themed pictures and posters. But with it's high ceilings chandeliers & large windows is grand enough to host a special occasion such as a wedding reception.

Being big foodies, what was offered on the menu was as important as the venue itself and again the Peasant came up trumps. We selected dishes from the current menu, so our guests had a three choices of starter main and desert. From all reports every dish tasted amazing. My confit of pork belly was to die for and I had a whole plate of crackling to myself!

I can't recommend this place enough, it was everything we wanted for our reception and more. It went a long way in making it the best day of out lives.
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John Cleur
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, October 08, 2009

I was at the party last night described below by Vicky. Had a great time. The restaurant upstairs is a great space indeed and the staff made a point of looking after us right from the start in the bar downstairs beforehand. As for the food? Was the fricassees of chicken livers and Iberico lardons with a red watercress and orange salad really only £6.00? I happened to have dinner at Daphne's last week and by coincidence there were variations on some items on the menu also being served here. The food here was equally as good and half the price. So do I prefer a Sloaney Italian restaurant Diana used to be a regular at or a room over a Clerkenwell boozer? Well if opting for the latter makes me a peasant I guess I had better take up farming root vegetables. A lot of covers if it was full though so I wonder if they could keep it going on a busy night. I wouldn't bet against them pulling it off. Recommended
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Steve
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Went to the Peasant last night to celebrate a friends birthday. The food was very good, especially the desserts which even the men raved about!! We had a very nice waitress serving us and considering there were 9 of us, she did an amazing job. The dining room is a very special space. Highly recommend.
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Vicky - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, July 15, 2009