Penny Lane Pub

Ate here yesterday for the first time. Food was great as well as the atmosphere. Will definitely be going there again. Prices are great too.

Went on a Friday night and the downstairs seating was full, so we were directed to the less formal upstairs bar. The tables upstairs are not waited so food and drinks have to be ordered at the small bar area. Beer selection was small but descent, and the food was great. Mr. E bar tending upstairs was timely and polite. Only reason for 4 stars was 30 min wait for a table downstairs. Thank you for the great service
Mr. E
We will return!!!

This is literally a hole in the wall pub. It’s not a place I would generally end up but it’s the only place within walking distance of my friend’s apartment that was open until 2am during the snowstorm week. We stopped in around 11pm for drinks. She ordered their cider and loved it. I just had a regular mixed drink which was made well. The waitress wasn’t the friendliest of friendly but she was attentive and fast.

Nice surprise finding this pub, almost all the restaurants were closed in the area. We were driving around and saw this place open. Food was good I tried the bangers and mash, it was great. The décor was cute. Lots of Beatles memorabilia everywhere and lovely stained glass. Friendly service as well.

We were in town for my daughter’s volleyball tournament and went here from the convention center with the suggestion of Unilocal.The Marriott shuttled us there in 2 shuttles and even picked us up! The atmosphere is super cool, eclectic, and homey all at the same time. As many times as I have been in a large group of parents sitting at one table and children/​young teenagers sitting at another, I have never had a waiter take everyone’s order and ask everyone what last name to put their tab under! What??! So simple yet genius. Will definitely go back next time I’m in Richmond

Fun pub with great ambiance and authentic British décor. The owner greeted us personally and gave a bit of history on the location. Friendly servers. Bangers and mash were great, grown up grilled cheese was good, but bread was too thick to finish. Would be good with a side of tomato soup for dipping. Check out the upstairs bar, pool table, and dart board. Recommend this place!

Maybe it’s just my affinity for soccer and stained glass, but this place earns its own special place in downtown Richmond, at least in my book.
Its eclectic atmosphere gives it a solid combination of homey yet lively, making it a spot you could take anyone from a girl friend to your boyfriend to your dad and have a good time.
Great beer list, but also no judgment from the waiter when your post-​sorority friend who hates beer asks for a vodka cranberry. Their chicken has a tendency to be on the dry side, but their steak and vegetables are always on point. And those sweet potato fries!
Fair warning, the owner (while a wonderful man) is a Liverpool fan, so on game days just make sure you’re not rooting for any of their rivals!

I think I had one of my first legal beers at this bar back in the day!
My best friends graduation was this Friday so she made reservations for about 15 of us to sit upstairs. The owner and his son were SOOO nice and accommodating, they set us up a couple tables upstairs with the dart boards and billiards. My boyfriend and I didn’t eat much, just had a few Hardywood gingerbread stouts, and some curry fries which were really good, but I can definitely attest that their French dip is DA BOMB.
The bar is quaint and looks like what I would imagine an English pub looks like, it’s really cute! It was definitely an older crowd there on Friday, but it wasn’t too crowded which was nice. Service was pretty good — there were a few times we were without drinks but I’m gonna chalk it up to the fact that we were the only table upstairs.

About as authentic a British pub as you will find in Richmond. It has a lot of character inside and out (great courtyard). I have to say I have been here a good many times but have yet to eat here. But my recommendation stands for a fun pub and I’m sure the food is the typical pub fair.
** Reply to Owner below — yea I really need to actually look at the menu next time really. Anyone reading this review please don’t take it as anything negative at all about the food. I just haven’t tried it to review it — — yea I’ve just come for the pub! :) And they have that part down pretty great!

Exactly what it claims to be. Great food, great beers, comfy décor, and good service. I will come by here again for a Guinness and some Fish N Chips.

This place had a casual atmosphere, great for meeting a friend for a drink in a pub. We went here for dinner, however, so I have to base my review on that experience.
I ordered the blue wedge salad with french onion soup. The wedge bacon bits were clearly purchased pre-​cooked, and the salad dressing was most definitely not a traditional blue cheese. It was like they put blue cheese chunks in Italian dressing, and the outcome was not good. The soup was fine, although I found it strange that they just put a piece of swiss cheese on top and melted it. I was expecting a more traditional preparation. My companion had the french dip and thought it was good.
This place gets a second star for the beer selection and eclectic décor (which is in need of a pretty thorough deep cleaning).

Petit endroit un peu caché avec tout le décorum anglais possible et imaginable (Beatles, reine, cabines de téléphone rouge, écharpe Chelsea, ect).
Si vous voulez tester la bière anglaise, c’est l’endroit parfait.
En revanche pour la nourriture c’est autre chose.
Nous avons commandé deux fish n chips et étant habituée à ce plat en Angleterre j’ai été finalement assez déçue de mon choix. Le poisson était très petit, les petit pois fades, et les frites banales…
Les desserts n’étaient vraiment pas fantastiques: ma Boston cream pie sentait l’industriel à plein nez, et le brownie cheesecake était moyen. Rien de quoi tomber à la renverse. Mais encore une fois, je né pense pas qu’il s’agisse d’un restaurant très gastronomique plutôt d’un pub qui propose quelques plats.
Pros:
–I like the atmosphere
–good draft beers and cocktails
Cons:
–fish and chips not authentic at all (my boyfriend is English and that’s what he told me)
–their dishes are way too small…
–Desserts: average

Penny Lane Pub is a good place to find some unique food offerings of English origin, or to drown yourself in an impressive selection of draft beers.
Came here with a few friends to celebrate a 21^st birthday (not mine, too darn old for that) and I was very impressed with their food offerings. While I opted for a not-​so-​British grilled cheese and chips, it was amazing and plenty filling. My friends ordered other sandwiches and were equally pleased. The variety of draft beers is quite good, although in Richmond there is no shortage of places with this quality. I treated myself to a Devil’s Backbone on this occasion, always a pleasure.
Service was on the mediocre side. I think our server spotted us for college students and consequently decided to make infrequent (and stoic) callbacks. She was efficient in getting us our food though, so I won’t make too much of an issue out of it. Still, take it from a former server: treat every table like they’re going to tip you well and you are guaranteed to end up with more money than if you pick and choose who you’re going to give good service to.
Two negative things here: expense and parking. Parking is challenging to find at any hour of the day, and the one way streets often make it difficult to search for them; you may end up having to opt for a garage. The fare here is quite pricey, which keeps a restaurant like this a special occasion only affair for many. If you’re of the moneyed variety though, both these problems cease to be a factor.
Overall: 3.5 stars
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Pros:
— Food is excellent and many of the items are pretty unique to the establishment.
— Draft beer selection is good and a solid place to knock back some beers with friends.
— The ambiance is definitely that of an English pub, interesting decorations.
Cons:
— Parking is difficult unless you’re willing to pay for a garage (not cheap).
— Prices are high for food and drinks alike.
— Service could have used a little more effort.

Great place to kickback and have a drink. Nice crowd and just enough noise to not be a distraction or annoyance. Price wasn’t bad for the location and decadence. I would give it a 5 star but there was one waitress that seemed to be a real charmer (sarcasm). However, she wasn’t our waitress so we still enjoyed the evening. Will definitely take the crew back.