Ye Grapes

A decent pub just off of Piccadilly, this place was chosen for it’s distance to Hyde Park, seating, and availability of alcohol.
As it was, this turned out to be exactly what we were looking for. We got a place to sit, drinks and, surprisingly, Thai food.
Now I would never ordinarily order thai food in a pub, but they had a completely separate menu for ordering it, and it smelled really good! I went for the favourite, Pad Thai and it was delivered a short while later, still steaming and glistening on the plate. The prawns were plump and juicy and the noodles had a nice bit to them, supplied chili sauce went down well.
Drinks were… typical pub drinks, pints of beer and cider available. Apparently the house red was quite good too.
A good pub tucked away behind Piccadilly, and doing well amongst all of the others (seriously, I think there are 5 or more in the same 2 blocks…)

We spent a few nights at the Hilton around the corner from this pub, so we stopped by a couple of times, both for drinks and for food.
The downstairs pub is cozy, with a great drink selection and excellent bartenders. I got my only Pimm’s of the trip here, and it was delicious. Beer and mixed drink prices were both reasonable.
The Thai food upstairs is an odd addition, but it works! We had a great lunch here at a decent price. My husband’s green curry wasn’t as hot as he hoped, but my red gaeng phed curry was excellent. He enjoyed the chicken satay appetizer and my spring rolls were yummy as well.
Don’t be scared by the pub/​Thai combo; this is a nice little spot for both food and drinks.

For beers this pub is in a great location and has a good selection. My beers were not as cold as I would have liked, but I like beer so I drank it and enjoyed the company.
For food I would go to one of the close by restaurants. The thai food was the downfall. It’s not that I was put off by a pub serving thai food. I have no problem with that, but the food was not that good. Some of it was decent, some was not. My dish was very bland and not enjoyable. It would have been nice to be able to add a little spice to it, but when we asked the only thing they could offer was soy sauce.

It alarms me that this is a British pub that serves Thai food, but the British pub bit of the operation is pretty good. On a Friday after work, we were able to get a table and it wasn’t so packed or so loud that you couldn’t have a conversation. I noticed a couple of tourists, but the crowd was mostly the business/​government after work set. The bar staff were friendly and my wine was good. I’ll go back to this place if I’m in the area again.
Accessibility note: toilets are downstairs in the basement.

Woah, woah, woah! I’m in shock! This place is freaking AMAZING.
I am American, but I don’t consider myself a tourist — especially in Mayfair — as I’m here quite often for work.
In the years and years I’ve been staying at the Dorchester, I’ve never been into Ye Grapes until just this week. I usually see a huge crowd outside and inside on weekdays after work hours, and a decent crowd on weekends.
The other evening when we stopped in, there really weren’t too many people in at all.
The pub has incredibly high ceilings and a lot of décor going on — flags, animal heads, signs — crazy. There are a few TV’s in the corners of the interior, but they weren’t turned on when we were there.
We ordered our drinks and decided to sit by the sweet little fireplace since it was FREEZING outside. After deciding on the steak and mushroom pie and two thai dishes, we placed our order. It came out fairly quick, and I’ve got to say — the pad thai was some of the best I’ve had as of recent. The pie — also insanely good (it was served as a bowl of steak/​mushroom/​gravy with a slice of pie crust laying on top).
I found the seating to be plentiful (with bar table and regular seating options), and everything was clean. The restroom was very clean.
It’s a pub. It’s not fine dining. And I’m sure it can get annoyingly crowded, especially on week nights in the summer. But for all intents and purposes, my visit was great and I will be eating/​drinking there again.

Definitely the worst of the pubs we ate in. Bad service, bad design if the restaurant, yuk food. It appears that they only want to sell the beer to the smokers outside and while every pub can appear to look like that, there are pubs where you don’t feel that it’s their main goal. In a terrific spot in Sheperd’s Market in Mayfair, this alone will keep it in business for years to come!

Pub that serves Thai food. The food is not great, I would regard it as basic but the rices reflect that. The pub is a little better, but radiates that old pub smell that you often wish to forget.

‘Ye Grapes’ — Sounding like the exclamation of an English baron from the middle ages with a particularly bad case of ‘roids — the pub is an altogether more charming vision!
But after finding myself herded into the restricted outside area, under the eye of security with a pint of Marstons Vinegar (oh wait Marston Pedigree you say? Tastes more like my first guess) I was back to unpleasant thoughts. Almost made it through half of my pint, almost. Pub too busy to attempt to take it back.

Monopoly Pub Crawl — Stop #11 — Mayfair (Dark Blue)
To knock off another colour group, we stopped by Ye Grapes to get our Mayfair space signed. This is a small pub, but the bar staff have truly excellent banter and that alone makes it worth a stop. As with many pubs, it had the usual stuff and a few seasonal offerings. We tried one of the Xmas options with was a dark bitter ale — not my usual stuff but actually fairly good.
When I say small, our group of 8 (plus 3 tag-​a-​longs) pretty much filled up the standing room section. It seems to be popular with locals given the number of middle aged men sitting around the pub sipping their pint and I guess the location (slightly off the beaten path) keeps it away from too many tourists.
A quick half pint down and we were off so I sadly can’t tell you much more than that but I hear they do have Thai food somewhere in here!

A pub serving Thai food? Odd but no more so than the Polish-​Mexican restaurant around the corner. The food was pretty good and not too pricey given the location. The usual mediocre beer selection I came to expect in London (seriously, what’s up with that? Has anyone in London ever been to Seattle, Portland or Boulder??) The atmosphere was inviting and cosy. Finally, it’s not a Taylor-​Walker (aka the Starbucks of pubs)

Good example of a well priced english pub in an expensive area of london. They have a selection of Thai and english food, the dishes we had were all well cooked and delicious. It’s not a gastro pub but it’s a grade above the normal crank the wheel pub grub that’s so common in london. Also loved the real ales and friendly staff. Definitely worth popping in to see shepherds market if you’re looking for somewhere not too expensive to while away a couple of liquid hours in Mayfair or Green park.

This little pub always seems to have a happy/​enthusiastic atmosphere and nearly always has an empty table or two. It is in an über-​touristy area behind Green Park station… but is normally filled with office workers rather than tourists.
Things I like:
* Not too pricey
* Lovely friendly staff
* Loooads of space to drink outside if you come with a very large group (I’ve led hundreds of people to this little courtyard after events at the Japanese Embassy!!)
* Once I came here at the weekend, and the place was full of country dancers! They were hilarious!
Things I’m less keen on:
* The loos really, really stink. They must have a sewage problem as it is always smelly despite all the air fresheners they use to attempt to mask the smell. Hold your nose before descending into the stench!
* I’ve only had bar snacks like the spicy chicken wings or chips… it’s not terrible, but i certainly wouldn’t come here looking for a bite to eat!

Stopped in here for a quick bite to eat and a beer. Nice enough place and the toasted ham and tomato sandwich I had was nice. Their chips are delicious.
Atmosphere was lively and friendly. Not the best pub in London by far, but worth a look.
Cheers.

Nice old Victorian building from the outside, a bit weathered on the inside — but lively atmosphere downstairs. However, the few times I’ve been has been for the Thai restaurant upstairs. It is definitely a bit shabby in terms of décor, but the food is good, fairly quick and inexpensive. Good Pad Thai, curries, stir fries, etc. for £6.50 or so each. Easy dinner option when you’re in the neighbourhood.