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Name: The Hour Glass
Address: 279-283 Brompton Road South Kensington, London, United Kingdom, SW3 2DY
Telephone: 020 7581 2497
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4

The Hour Glass

4 (42)

£25 and under

British

279-283 Brompton Road, South Kensington, London, SW3 2DY

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Innovative
Romantic
Good for special occasions

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British, Contemporary British, English
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Food Service Times Sun 12:30 pm–4:30 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
020 7581 2497
Website
http://www.hourglasspub.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
The Hour Glass is an historic pub at the heart of the Brompton Quarter, just a couple of minutes’ from South Kensington tube station. Run by Dave Turcan and Luke Mackay who also own Brompton Food Market, a food shop and deli just round the corner on Thurloe Place, the Hour Glass is a traditional London boozer – small and perfectly formed with plenty of ledges to prop yourself up against with a pint of ale in one hand and a homemade scotch egg in the other. Upstairs there’s new dining room; a beautiful light and airy room with traditional elements but an informal, modern feel.

Location
279-283 Brompton Road, South Kensington, London, SW3 2DY
Neighborhood
South Kensington
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
4 minute walk from South Kensington tube station
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

What 42 people are saying

The Hour Glass reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0

4.0 based on all time ratings

3.9Food
4.0Service
3.7Ambience
3.6Value

Noise • Moderate

42 Reviews

T
Turtlenelly
London3 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 8, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Discovering British food is a worthwhile experience in this gastro pub. I recommend it especially to foreign people, who want to debunk the myth of bad English cooking. My suggestion: eat in the upper floor, more quiet and with a warm atmosphere.
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Rennhm
London16 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 20, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Lovely pub near the Royal Albert Hall, really traditional which we love. The food was great, we had the steak and chips.
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Turkey VIP
London25 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 4, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Visited for our Wedding Anniversary. Booked for 6pm as we wanted it quiet. Looked after by 2 lovely young ladies who treated us to a glass of bubbly and a mixed platter with olives which was great. Food came really quickly and was delicious. I had a perfectly cooked Dover Sole and husband had duck, again perfect. Pudding were delicious brownie and I had whiskey and shortbread. Lovely evening all round
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GeorgeT VIP
Denver19 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 12, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic food and service. Definitely returning! The chef made us a special not on the menu and we were so impressed we bought him a drink. Good home cooking with attention to detail.
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MGS2 VIP
London41 reviews
4.0
Dined on September 20, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great bitter, friendly service, nice food.
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Hilton
London1 review
1.0
Dined on April 22, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Attractive pub with reasonable food except for the Spring Wellington vegetarian option which looked very mediocre and small. Also both burgers were cooked Rare (very) when only one of the two asked for this. We were the only people in the dining room on a Saturday night in central London which seemed rather strange so there was no ambience. When we asked for puddings we were told that was not possible. Rather off-hand staff who obviously didn't want to be there and were perhaps embarrassed that it was completely empty. Its a shame as it could be a real gem.
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01Bush
London6 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 11, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous gem just minutes from South Kensington station!
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OpenTable Diner
London1 review
1.0
Dined on February 8, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
they did not have our booking, restaurant was empty, we cannot comment in other aspects
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CeeBee
Yorkshire17 reviews
2.0
Dined on January 27, 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
Unfortunately, we didn't stay to eat. Booked table in upstairs dining room but all the other tables except ours were full of people drinking. It was so loud we couldn't hear ourselves or the waitress so we left. Didn't expect the place to be quiet but hoped to be able to have a conversation.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
London6 reviews
1.0
Dined on January 21, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We were the only table booked on a Saturday night. We got seated in the pub. At 10:30pm the kitchen closed before we could even order desserts......
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279-283 Brompton Road, South Kensington, London, SW3 2DY

Additional information

Neighborhood
South Kensington
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Food Service Times Sun 12:30 pm–4:30 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British, Contemporary British, English
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
4 minute walk from South Kensington tube station
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

Website
http://www.hourglasspub.co.uk/
Phone number
020 7581 2497
Catering
The Hour Glass is an historic pub at the heart of the Brompton Quarter, just a couple of minutes’ from South Kensington tube station. Run by Dave Turcan and Luke Mackay who also own Brompton Food Market, a food shop and deli just round the corner on Thurloe Place, the Hour Glass is a traditional London boozer – small and perfectly formed with plenty of ledges to prop yourself up against with a pint of ale in one hand and a homemade scotch egg in the other. Upstairs there’s new dining room; a beautiful light and airy room with traditional elements but an informal, modern feel.

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Menu

Draught

Amstel£4.55

Curious IPA£5.60

Frontier£5.10

Guinness£4.90

Peroni£5.75

Yardbird£4.65

Sierra Nevada£5.95

West Berkshire Saazbrucker Pilsner£5.00

Aspalls Cider£4.75

Bitter

London Pride£4.50

Bottles

Budvar£4.55

Sol£4.40

Asahi£4.40

London Pilsner£4.40

Bitburger Alcohol Free£3.00

What 42 people are saying

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