I live close to this restaurant, and last night, out of curiosity, visited it for the first time since it was reopened under Gordon Ramsay.
As with most of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants it's over-rated and over priced for what it is. The food is OK, but nothing special. But the worst aspect is the ambience and decor. The Warrington Hotel is a stunning building, but Gordon Ramsay has ruined it with crashingly dull furniture and decor. It feels like you've been thrown back to an ageing cruise liner of the 1950s. The service was attentive but also annoying, as it's obvious how Gordon trains them all to sell extras at every possible opportunity. Gordon is pricing his food for profit, and trading on his TV PR. At the end of day, you just feel like saying, 'F*** off Gordon', and promising to yourself you will never visit any of his establishments ever again...

W9 has been very patient.

However a year late The Warrington’s restaurant (& pub) has re-opened with frustrating results. (I heard rumblings of planning issues causing delays?)

In any case one must rejoice in the full retention of the pub's original features and décor! Intricate glass paneling, turned wood and elaborate plasterwork abound. I suppose we have the law to thank for that though. So two stars for legislation!
There was concern over the fate of the pub’s beautiful interior, especially after months of closure. Why it took so long for a carpet re-lay and a spring clean? Who knows?

The three empty celestial vessels are for GR barging upstairs into our local pub restaurant and robbing it of its soul....

GR is going around, seizing fabulous London pubs… and McRamsay chaining them…... Beware.

Whilst the old Thai restaurant upstairs at The Warrington was nothing to write home about, it had character, an upbeat atmosphere, and the decoration was charming in its slightly unkempt, if a little garish ornateness, it was still a place locals oft enjoyed.

Now after more than a year of closure, W9 is presented with an insipid void - whitewash end to end and inhabited by the most boring of ‘habitatesque’ decor.

At least some of its more attractive features such as the windows and chandeliers have been saved.

We didn't bother with the food as it appeared to be the same sort of fairly unexciting fare dished up in GR's other pubs. To that end the bar menu is exactly the same across all three venues and may I note, unchanged in the past 5 months at least.

Sure, visitors to the area will enjoy this gorgeous pub and certainly the food is of good quality, however don't be that person for whom it takes a foul-mouthed attention grabber from the telly, who may have a few decent real restaurants elsewhere, to draw your attention to London's great pubs.