Fine if you don't like the person you're with: get them to fork out for the overpriced drinks and you won't hear a word they've got to say all night. I hated it: pretentious, trite & poor bar service

Very nice venue if you are having a serviced meal I would imagine but we had a special event there last week and it was absolutely awful. No atmosphere, expensive drinks, extremely slow service, they ran out of some platter plates and Southern Comfort (after ordering one round and a few platters). Our one guest who had a kid waited so long for a plate of chips that the one bar staff even offered her his chips on a plate to feed the child...

Eventually settled the bill and moved up the road to a decent bar to continue the event.

Definitely not a place if you have a group of people who are looking for decent service and a fun atmosphere, great if you are the quiet husband and wife with a kid type and want something chilled and uneventful.

Went there last friday for my 27th b'day. Nice and lively vibe all night. Nice change to the war zone on the high street.

I couldn't disagree more with the opinion that Grafton House Restaurant & Bar is just popular with beer boys and stag nights. I go there with my female work colleagues and old uni friends all the time and we always have a great evening.


The staff are fab, very friendly and the cocktails are delicious. There is a always a real mix of clientele drinking there, and we've definitely never seen large groups of drunk guys causing trouble. And as for the fact that locals hate it - my friends and I live in the area and nobody we've spoken has ever said anything bad about Grafton House Restaurant & Bar at all.

Grafton House Restaurant & Bar is too loud and full of beer-boys on stag dos. Grafton House Restaurant & Bar is someone else's idea of a smart bar. No wonder the locals hate it!

I recently ate at Grafton House Restaurant & Bar with my husband and child and we all had a wonderful time. We were a little worried as this site had said that the restaurant didn't accomodate children but they were extremely helpful.



They have great access so getting the buggy in was fine and although they don't have a children's menu the staff were more than happy to make a smaller portion for my little girl. I would definitely go back to the Grafton House Restaurant & Bar!

Recently went to the Grafton House Restaurant & Bar for my friends 30th and had an absolutely fab time. We didn't have a sit down dinner, but ordered lots of little plates to share amongst us all. They were so good I reserved a table to go back there this weekend. The cocktails were fab too and I thoroughly recommend their Recovery Cocktail which goes down a treat. The Grafton House Restaurant & Bar is definitely a place to try out.

Recently visited Grafton House for my sister's birthday brunch, though it had a great, friendly atmosphere, amazing smoothies (perfect hangover cures made with fresh juices, mint, berries etc) and a willing and smiley server who actually seemed to enjoy his job as opposed to most waiters in London.

The roast dinners went down a treat as did my eggs benedict. Grafton House has a clean, relaxed environment with simple yet filling and pleasing food. Seemed ideal for both groups of friends meeting, couples or even families - an all round thumbs up! Must also mention the best sticky toffee pudding I have ever tasted - go for it...