Reviews

Would just like to say a big Thank you to everyone at porters,

i booked the london eye and meal deal you have for my parents and they had a lovely time.

Thanks once again its such a great package would reccomend to anyone.

A HUGE thank you to your team for 3 great evenings, everyone really loved the restaurant, food and excellent service, and it was all so straight forward!
I did tell all it was Weight Watchers approved.

One is tempted to say that before dining at Porters one should check with Mother and double check with Nanny that it is alright to have such an unashamed indulgence. Prepare to return to the good old days and the reassurance that wholesome English food is what made the Empire great and can still delight and embolden the visitor to Covent Garden.

Unlike the delicately poised cuisine of some restaurants there is substance to the fayre at Porters. Starters such as crispy herb crumbed mushrooms with blue cheese dip or smoked mackerel and chive parfait make the point elegantly as does the selection of Porters world famous pies which includes Cumberland pie with herb and cheese potato topping, lamb and apricot pie and luxury fish pie with salmon and prawns. In the grills selection, as one might expect of Porters, the Aberdeen Angus steak has been hung for 21 days.

Concern of this nature carries over to the classic dishes where favourites such as steak and kidney pudding, roast beef and horseradish Yorkshire pudding wrestle for our attention with a wide choice of other classics including braised beef and herb faggots or wild boar and sage sausage with horseradish mash.

Desserts, called hot and cold puddings, are not for the faint hearted or those preserving a girlish figure: but that is a small thing to lose in exchange for steamed syrup sponge, date and walnut steamed pudding, banana, rum and butterscotch trifle, portered stilton or any of the other delights available

Will put your restaurant next door on my list for next visit to London.
APS (6 May 2008)

A rather tired and footsore family of four were in dire need of rest and refreshment last Sunday evening. Having enjoyed a Christmas evening meal with work colleagues at the restaurant two years ago, I tentatively enquired the availability of a table for four adults at very short notice. Delighted to be made welcome, we were superbly cared for by Chris in the lower level dining room. We are conscious that he was working flat out to meet the demands of a large family party and one or two other tables. We wanted to commend him for his courtesy, diligence and good humour whilst under great pressure. Needless to say the food was excellent with generous portions, and a credit to the restaurant's commitment to keep faith with traditional English cuisine. Thank you for rescuing and refreshing four weary travellers on a busy Bank Holiday weekend. We will be calling again and telling our friends.

A wonderful London welcome at the front door. The traditional food came in huge quantities and after our 3 course special we found it difficult to move. I strongly recommend the mushrooms, chicken and broccoli pie and treacle sponge. I will definitely visit again. Thanks Porters!

Went to Porters for lunch. Just straightforward, good British food and good value. A good choice.

Service and menu very good, Very good value for money

Porters is a great English restaurant serving fabulous traditional food. Fabulous service!!!

If you are looking for good, hearty English Food Porters is the restaurant for you. Good choice from the menu and food came in large portions. Service and atmosphere good due to being quite busy

I have never been disappointed. If I am in town meeting friends Porters is always our first choice. well done Porters

Porters - a lively and buzzing restaurant - somewhere to go if you are in a rush as service was very prompt! Good old fashioned food a bit over priced but I think that is what you expect to pay in Covent Garden!

Porters on a Wednesday evening got very busy but service was good - we were going to theatre so didn't want to hang around and it worked out well

Really enjoyed the whole experience. Highly recommend it to anyone and everyone when in Covent Garden

Porters English Restaurant provides hearty & homely food from sausage and mash to steak and ale pie. Portions are large and filling and great value for money.

The food was nice, the portions were large, the service was good (but relaxed) and the atmosphere was friendly. I definitely recommend you try this place for traditional english cuisine.

Porters English Restaurant was an excellent place for pre-ballet meal. Good solid english food. We were also very impressed with the way they dealt with our food allergies.

Porters restaurant was an excellent venue for lunch. The service was prompt and discreet. The portions were very ample, especially for a lunch. Would visit again.

Porters Restaurant - We had family come up to London from Herne Bay Kent and wanted to take them to an English restaurant in London. Porters was a great success, the food was as good as it sounded on the menu. The waiter was very pleasant, the food was very good value for money and all in all the evening was marvelous.

Porters supply good wholesome food at a reasonable price.

I took my sister and her Italian boyfriend to Porter's on his first ever trip to the UK. It was a great choice - he could try tasty traditional English food for a bargainous price. I think he enjoyed the hearty portions and relaxed ambience as much as us Brits did!

I think that Porters English Restaurant is perfect if you are looking for tasty, cheap, simple food. The service was friendly and relatively prompt

We enjoyed our meal the service was very friendly, and was good value for London.

Great place to take visitors who wants to try solid English food, good value for money.

Excellent as Ever!

The food at Porters was very good and the portions were extremely generous

Porters was an excellent choice for a pre theatre dinner- there was too much food for us 50 somethings- the steak and guiness pie had the best filling my husband had ever tasted service quick friendly and efficient.

Everyone enjoyed their pies and steamed puddings - luckily we were a table of women with no interest in a low-carb dining!

Fine family fun.

Took my son to Porters in Covent Garden for his birthday, his girlfriend is Finnish and had never been to an English restaurant. The food was great and terrific value £15 for 3 courses. They even decorated the table with balloons for us. Good but unobtrusive service, friendly atmosphere, good wholesome food and the puddings are outstanding. Maybe not the place for a romantic meal but with a bill of £110 for 6 people where else can you get such value in London?

Service very good with a busy, buzzy environment

Porters English Restaurant was a good choice for a cheap birthday meal before the theatre. It was fun and the waiter was a great character. The food was good and solid stuck to the ribs nicely.

We visited Porters English Restaurant on a Monday evening, for their three course special offer menu. The service was good, and the food itself was excellent - but be warned, it's very filling! Just the thing for a chilly february evening - well worth a visit.

Food excellent - good hearty English grub!

Well recommended by a friend and would recommend to others.

We went to Porters on a Saturday night and it was pretty busy. We sat downstairs and it was fairly noisy with the babble of the conversation and the background music so not somewhere to go if you want a romantic meal or if you just want to chat! Our waiter was excellent - very thoughtful and attentive.

Porters is great for traditional English food, good hearty plates for the cold winter months. Great for pre-theatre

Forget pub food,this place is fantastic!! The service was excellent,the place full but not rowdy,and the food was the best traditional British i have tasted. But be warned the portions are huge,we had the 3 course meal and didnt eat for 2 days afterwards.Struggled to spend 40 pounds!!
Will definately be going back for another visit after a few weeks dieting!

when entering Porters restaurant you notice straight away that it is a nice clean and smartly decorated venue, you are greeted buy happy smiling fiendly staff. the service was very good and the food was well presented and nice and hot not like some places you go. during your stay the staff make sure that you have everything you require, well worth trying out

Food was fantastic.

Porters was fantastic! It serves good classic English pub food and delicious puds. It was the type of menu where you could easily choose 2 or 3 for each course. There was something for everyone. Good sized portions and nothing fancy. You will be bursting at the seams and very satisfied after 3 courses.

Traditional british food, well presented. Excellent, unpushy service.

Porters restaurant provided one of the best value for money meals I have had for a long time. The food was well cooked, served attractively and had a variety of flavours and textures. The meal was for 1-30pm and the table was ready for us when we arrived. The waiter was most helpful and very pleasant. We were not rushed and made to feel very welcome. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone and look forward to eating another meal there soon.

As usual Porters offered good service and excellent food. Really enjoyed our evening.

Porters is "simply the best"

The food was great and service very attentive. Would visit again.

Good value food and a good pick for pre theatre dinner as service is efficient.

The food was delicious and came in nice hearty English portions. The type of food that can really warm you up on a cold winters day. The inside of the bar has character and the staff were friendly.

Staff friendly. the tipsy summer pudding, which is 'divine', 'complete class', etc. Whichever superlative you wish to use, it is wholly deserved here!

Overall a good experience - pleasant surprise to find the restaurant so lively given the time (5 pm) - obviously lots of other pre-theatre bookings. Food was fine - nice reliable fare.

The food was good and the service was excellent

Excellent for parties!

I wanted good English food and to look at Porters provided it. The food was like eating mums home cooking and the waitresses were very attentative. Would definately go back for another pie and mash!

Poerters served good English style food pie was excellent and the service was very good

Excellent 'homey' food, great pies and traditional English fare. Good relaxed atmosphere. Service quick enough to order and eat a starter and main in hour and quarter (in time to get to theatre)

Great for a big group - food excellent and real value for money. Good for overseas guests with traditional english menu.

We needed a turn around in 1 hour and managed 2 courses, just! The food was fresh, hot and very tasty. Will go again.

Never disappointed, friendly with good food

Had Sunday lunch for 9. Great fun - very relaxed atmosphere and great English food - pies, soups, roast beef.... Children enjoyed it to. Friendly and accommodating staff and reasonably priced wine.

Fantastic English food, with excellent wine and great service. Will definitely go there again when in covent garden

A very good standard for the price.

Porters English restaurant serves enormous portions at a really reasonable cost. Service is extremely fast with pleasant staff. You can buy any wine by the glass at a fair price.

Porters has a cosy feel to it and the food matches up to this. Homely cooking, good wine and pleasant staff.

We had a very generous dinner at Porters. Typical english food served in a friendly atmosphere , with a good value of our money. The music was a little too loud but overall it was definetely worth it!

The food is substantial and very tasty and the staff are friendly and relaxed, the service is fast.

Great British hearty food at a good price, what more can you ask for.

I took my husband, he loved the sausage and mash and he had to finish of my pie as the portions were huge. Fantastic experience would defiantly go again.

Porter's - good English Fayre - excellent service and large portions - a must!

Very good English food. Excellent steak pie.

Excellent value for money with a wide range of interesting beers as well.

Excellent meal for myself and 4 18 yr old uni students, lots of food and didn't cost me a fortune with the offer. Great English fare not fancy but very well cooked, great service had loads of fun.

Porters English Restaurant - big portions, food was good. Very health conscious - big portions of veg. Big selection of desserts, white choc ameretto ice cream was yummy.

I booked Porters as a treat for my husband, who loves all things pie related. the pies were great! We particularly recommend the faggots.

Porters is an English Classic. Fine ales, wines and great traditional fare. The pie selection was well received by my guests!

I took some Japanese friends to this restaurant as they wanted to eat traditional English food. The food was better than expected and portions were good. Their pies are highly recommended!

Took some Americans there who loved it because it is an English restaurant.

The venue in covent garden and atmosphere is great, excellent food and attentive service. The Bread and butter pudding is outstanding. Good old English food.

Excellent food, efficient and friendly service.

Small bar area neatly screened from eating area, offering good beers and wines. Busy, bustling atmosphere, attentive staff, excellent English food - huge piesTop rate nosh!

Location of Porter's is excellent, as is the service & ambience - relaxed & homely.

The food portions were large and tasty, especially the home made ice cream. It is well-placed in Covent Garden.

Nice place for a family meal as the children's menu was geared to their tastes and there was a great choice for the grown-ups.

If you like your carbohydrates, this is the place for you.

reat value for money good traditional food good friendly service

A very traditional restaurant, with a pleasant atmosphere, excellent location, and hearty warming food, perfect for winter.

Very hearty fare - not somewhere to go for a light supper, but excellent for a stodge-fest on a cold winter evening. Though I did overindulge and end up dozing off at The Lion King afterwards!

Good comfort food, relaxed atmoshphere. Good quality food with friendly staff.

Porters provides a splendid example of traditional English cooking. Its puddings and pies are excellent and are accompanied by a good selection of wines

Lovely comfort food, nice friendly service, an excellent restaurant to recharge the batteries whilst shopping.

Fantastic restaurant. Food was fabulous, especially the cumberland pie. Great for a quick bite to eat with friends!

Welcome warm and sincere, service efficient and friendly. food excellent, evening sublime.

Food was delicious, the staff were great, adding that little bit extra to the experience, you know who you are (Martin). I would defiantly come back and bring friends.

Fast pre-theatre service.

Fantastic food and value for money, unfortunately no St Emillion in stock so missed out on the good wine!

Atmosphere was excellent upstairs, service was attentive, the food was exceptional and very reasonably priced (the mashed potato is to die for) and I've rekindled my love for suet.

Good english comfort food like sausage and mash to warm you up on a chilly autumn evening.

Friendly buzzy atmostphere, comfort food for the onset of the cold winter evenings. Definitely the type of place for a hot port and a gossip after a hard late-night's shopping!

Good covent garden restaurant for a reasonably priced meal and a chance to just relax,

Second time have been here, and if you're after a pleasant place to have simple english food with friendly staff you cant go far wrong

Always a pleasure to dine here, can never fault the food!!!

booked this for friends they were very happy they could not fault the traditional English cooking would go again

The food was good and great value for money. Busy restaurant which made for a good atmosphere - the staff looked after us well.

Food was really good, ales were magnificent. Our waitress was excellent.

Good English fare (pies, spotted dick etc). Very friendly and helpful staff..Would go again when in the west end

The Salmon Shrimp Fish Cakes were outstanding.

It was good to come back here after 18 months or so. Still excellent value for money though perhaps not much appeal to younger people. The jug of Pimms is superb!

Really tasty food and a reasonable price, nice English classics :-) I would definitely recommend this Covent Garden restaurant - equally for couples and groups.

Simple but good food.

Very good value for money and would dine there again if we're going to the theatre.

Good atmosphere barstaff very friendly food great

Well executed.

I took my mum and dad here and it was most enjoyable, the pies were gorgeous!!!